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<p>Today was the topping-out ceremony for the Texas Children’s Hospital Maternity Center. LTS’s spandrels were in good form. I took a few pictures:</p>

<p>[TCH-Maternity</a> Center pictures by aibarr - Photobucket](<a href=“Photo and Video Storage | Photobucket”>Photo and Video Storage | Photobucket)</p>

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<p>Very nice spandrels! And I love the tree tradition.</p>

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<p>alibarr, refresh our memories on the context…I recall it but it is foggy</p>

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<p>Read my posts from this page…</p>

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<p>I’d designed the beams at the time that LTS had been struggling and needed some moral support, and mused that buildings are named after a bunch of people who just gave a bunch of money. While that’s admirable, it would be great to name parts of hospitals after people who had truly gone through medical struggles. Thankfully, at the time, I was designing a whole bunch of beams for a hospital, and I knew nobody was going to name those. I named the spandrel beams for the basement after LTS and told her to come and visit them sometime. It’s pretty cool to have a part of a building named after you. :)</p>

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<p>I remember it well. Seeing the pictures brought fresh tears to my eyes. Thank you for posting.</p>

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<p>Aibarr…nice.</p>

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<p>aibarr, thanks for posting. and for the opportunity to remember LTS.</p>

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<p>thanks for posting these, aibarr.</p>

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<p>Promising new drug treatment for lung cancer
[Pfizer</a> lung cancer drug promising in early tests - Yahoo! News](<a href=“http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100605/ap_on_he_me/us_med_lung_cancer_drug;_ylt=Avs.o98IjGzprgQzYXECCRqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFkYnUwMjkzBHBvcwMxNDkEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9oZWFsdGgEc2xrA3BmaXplcmx1bmdjYQ--]Pfizer”>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100605/ap_on_he_me/us_med_lung_cancer_drug;_ylt=Avs.o98IjGzprgQzYXECCRqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFkYnUwMjkzBHBvcwMxNDkEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9oZWFsdGgEc2xrA3BmaXplcmx1bmdjYQ--)</p>

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<p>Yes, aibarr…it all comes back now. You were so dear in your intentions and purpose, and kudos for your good work.</p>

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<p>Jill Costello…
And now a vibrant 22 year old will be joining LTS…can’t help but think they’ll be two peas in a pod…</p>

<p>[Jill</a> Costello '06 | In Memoriam](<a href=“http://www.siprep.org/memoriam/post.cfm/jill-costello-06]Jill”>http://www.siprep.org/memoriam/post.cfm/jill-costello-06)</p>

<p>Jill’s caringbridge site journal follows her incredible journey this past year (only 8 pages)…with much grace, faith, love, strength and determination. Amazingly, she posted an a wonderful, strong message just four days before she died…</p>

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<p>gosmom, thank you for posting this. The article about Jill brought tears to my eyes…</p>

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<p>I’m still in awe that she helped her Cal (Berkeley) crew teammates in 2010 NCAA championships in May!
Jill’s Cal teammates and her HS crew teammates lined the church with their crew paddles raised as her casket departed the church.<br>
I had many tears–and I was only watching the services online…</p>

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<p>I wanted to share a friend’s organization dedicated to the prevention of lung cancer. [LUNGevity</a> Foundation: LUNGevity Foundation](<a href=“http://www.lungevity.org/]LUNGevity”>http://www.lungevity.org/)</p>

<p>Please go to the site and see what they are up to.</p>

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<p>Some recent writing about lung cancer among nonsmokers:</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/health/13brod.html?scp=3&sq=personal%20health&st=cse[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/health/13brod.html?scp=3&sq=personal%20health&st=cse&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>[Testing</a> for Lung Cancer Genes - Consults Blog - NYTimes.com](<a href=“Testing for Lung Cancer Genes - The New York Times”>Testing for Lung Cancer Genes - The New York Times)</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/20/science/20lett-ANADVOCATEFO_LETTERS.html?ref=science[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/20/science/20lett-ANADVOCATEFO_LETTERS.html?ref=science&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks for posting. On another tangent, recent research has shown that, in addition to causing cervical, anal, and oral cancers, studies are now indicating that HPV (human papilloma virus) may be a ‘contributing factor’ in some lung cancers cases as well. Hopefully, in time, studies of genetic links and tumor suppressive proteins will lead to more successful treatment options for many different cancers.</p>

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<p>I recently finished reading [Amazon.com:</a> The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (9781400052172): Rebecca…](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Life-Henrietta-Lacks/dp/1400052173/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1279659054&sr=1-1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Life-Henrietta-Lacks/dp/1400052173/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1279659054&sr=1-1) which is a fascinating biography of Henrietta Lacks, the woman whose cells became the first human cells to be successfully cultured–it’s also a scientific essay on medical research. Lacks’ cancer was unusually aggressive partly because she had been infected with HPV and the HPV virus had integrated with her own genome.</p>

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<p>I just read it too, dmd. Fascinating, but sad. Cervical cancer is another disease, that IMO, does not get anywhere near the attention or research it deserves. It is still one of the leading causes (if not THE leading cause) of death in women worldwide! We get pap tests, yet many women are still unaware of the relation between high risk hpv and cancer. Preventive vaccines are available now, thank goodness, but unfortunately, therapeutic treatments have lagged. Too many women are losing their fertility and their lives. With all the attention that surrounded poor Farrah Fawcett and her fight against anal cancer,I think it’s a shame that not once did I see HPV even mentioned. I think it was an opportunity lost in terms of educating people.</p>

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<p>Lost a very dear friend to lung cancer today (metasticized to her spine). Please people, if you love your friends and family, stop smoking.</p>

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<p>So sorry to read this, jym. You’re hearing a lot of sad news about friends and neighbors this week. :(</p>

<p>I thought of LTS all the while I was reading this article, from the current New Yorker: [url=&lt;a href=“http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/08/02/100802fa_fact_gawande]Hospice”&gt;What Should Medicine Do When It Can’t Save You? | The New Yorker]Hospice</a> medical care for dying patients : The New Yorker<a href=“subtitled” title=“What should medicine do when it can’t save your life?”>/url</a> It’s just a wrenching story about (in part) a young woman with lung cancer fighting this awful, aggressive disease. She had never smoked. Very much worth reading, although very hard to get through.</p>