{"id":275,"date":"2014-10-26T23:51:46","date_gmt":"2014-10-26T23:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/?p=275"},"modified":"2015-04-27T16:20:41","modified_gmt":"2015-04-27T16:20:41","slug":"fall-2014-ana-national-board-meeting-with-the-medical-advisory-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/?p=275","title":{"rendered":"Fall 2014 ANA National Board Meeting with the Medical Advisory Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was looking forward to attending my second meeting as a board member and was excited and emotional.<\/p>\n<p>The meetings from Friday through Sunday were engaging and enthusiastic.<\/p>\n<p>Take 13 AN patients&#8211; post-procedure and watch and wait.<\/p>\n<p>2 caregivers.<\/p>\n<p>11 care providers. (1 by phone)<\/p>\n<p>1 executive director.<\/p>\n<p>Add ingredients and stir gently yet vigorously for two+ days.<\/p>\n<p>Behold the magic!<\/p>\n<p>The weekend overall was exhilarating and exhausting.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to all who participated, and thanks also to the\u00a0members, donors and otherwise supporters of ANA. \u00a0We do what we do because of those who walked this path before us, to hopefully help to make a smoother road for those yet to travel this road.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_289\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141025_112250.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-289\" class=\"wp-image-289 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141025_112250-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"20141025_112250\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141025_112250-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141025_112250-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elizabeth Claus calls in from Yale. New board member David handles the AV end of things on the fly.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_292\" style=\"width: 178px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141025_101750.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-292\" class=\"wp-image-292 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141025_101750-168x300.jpg\" alt=\"20141025_101750\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141025_101750-168x300.jpg 168w, http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141025_101750-576x1024.jpg 576w, http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141025_101750.jpg 1836w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Apparently, Pop is preferred over coffee for the morning pick-me-up.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_291\" style=\"width: 178px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141025_101803.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-291\" class=\"wp-image-291 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141025_101803-168x300.jpg\" alt=\"20141025_101803\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141025_101803-168x300.jpg 168w, http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141025_101803-576x1024.jpg 576w, http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141025_101803.jpg 1836w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Agenda for Day 2. Light topics for discussion. \ud83d\ude09<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_290\" style=\"width: 178px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141025_101852.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-290\" class=\"wp-image-290 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141025_101852-168x300.jpg\" alt=\"20141025_101852\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141025_101852-168x300.jpg 168w, http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141025_101852-576x1024.jpg 576w, http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141025_101852.jpg 1836w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">focused power.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_286\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141026_102447-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286\" class=\"wp-image-286 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141026_102447-1-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"20141026_102447-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141026_102447-1-300x284.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141026_102447-1-1024x972.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141026_102447-1.jpg 1571w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karla&#8217;s award for exemplary vice-presidential-ship. (and for running a kick-ass meeting with the MAB)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_283\" style=\"width: 178px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_162443.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-283\" class=\"wp-image-283 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_162443-168x300.jpg\" alt=\"20141024_162443\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_162443-168x300.jpg 168w, http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_162443-576x1024.jpg 576w, http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_162443.jpg 1836w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This beautiful running jersey was donated by our board member Joel, this shirt will be presented to a randomly chosen member who either joins or renews their membership before the end of the year. (if you just renewed, you can do so again..why wait?)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_281\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_184024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-281\" class=\"wp-image-281 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_184024-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"20141024_184024\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_184024-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_184024-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Board member Deb Walls photo bombs MAB member Rick Friedman.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_279\" style=\"width: 178px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_193400.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-279\" class=\"wp-image-279 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_193400-168x300.jpg\" alt=\"20141024_193400\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_193400-168x300.jpg 168w, http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_193400-576x1024.jpg 576w, http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_193400.jpg 1836w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tom and Karla<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_278\" style=\"width: 178px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_193417.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-278\" class=\"wp-image-278 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_193417-168x300.jpg\" alt=\"20141024_193417\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_193417-168x300.jpg 168w, http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_193417-576x1024.jpg 576w, http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_193417.jpg 1836w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roberta<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_277\" style=\"width: 178px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_193735.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-277\" class=\"wp-image-277 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_193735-168x300.jpg\" alt=\"20141024_193735\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_193735-168x300.jpg 168w, http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_193735-576x1024.jpg 576w, http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_193735.jpg 1836w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">mkarla<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_276\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_193942.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-276\" class=\"wp-image-276 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_193942-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"20141024_193942\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_193942-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.awholenewnormal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141024_193942-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">tom and Me<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was looking forward to attending my second meeting as a board member and was excited and emotional. The meetings from Friday through Sunday were engaging and enthusiastic. 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