07.09.12...

As a reminder, Meineke of York will be donating back to Mack Madness a portion of the cost of each oil change through May 2013. Visit them at 1775 Rodney Road and simply show them the Mack Madness Oil Change card you received at the event. Depending on the level of service will depend on the donation they will make. A minimum of $5 per oil change will be donated. We have additional cards if needed. Just contact us.

I’d like to share one final thought... I always enjoy the balloon launch because it’s our way of celebrating Mack’s birthday and connecting heaven and earth. As I came from under the pavilion and B-Tropical was playing and singing Happy Birthday, the balloons were well on their way ascending into the sky above the tree line. I shared with my sister that I missed the actual release of the balloons. Later, it was after midnight and the last thing we did before leaving Naylor’s was load up the dunk tank. As we placed the dunk tank on the hitch of our truck, a red balloon went floating by… It was Mack’s way of saying, "Daddy, you didn’t miss the release, I had your own personal balloon launch planned for the end of the day..." Ed Schneider

02.11.12...

 

Lisa and I wanted to share an e-mail we recently received from Dr. Bob, Mack’s PICU doctor in Hershey. Mack continues to GIVE in so many ways! Here is Dr. Bob’s e-mail...

We have recently started an initiative here at the hospital focused on the prevention and treatment of RSV in pediatric cancer and hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients. As you know, this has always been a high priority at the hospital. It is our hope that this initiative will further enhance our ability to prevent and treat this virus among these children. As we did for Mack, we want to continue to provide the most state of the art therapy for these vulnerable children.

Needless to say, "Mack" has been the source of much of my motivation in this endeavor. In short, we have developed a set of guidelines that delineate the most up-to-date therapies aimed at the prevention and treatment of RSV infections in pediatric oncology and HSCT patients. We have formed a group that has met monthly since the Spring with representatives from multiple disciplines of medicine (e.g. oncology, critical care, pulmonology, infectious disease, pharmacy, respiratory therapy, and nursing) to research and develop these guidelines. We have purchased state of the art equipment to ensure the safe delivery of certain medications. We have developed a data collection form such that we can collect data and monitor our outcomes. It is our lofty goal to eliminate deaths related to the RSV virus for these children. We hope to share our ideas with other children's hospitals to make this a widespread mission. I will be presenting many of our ideas at a North American Oncology / Critical Care meeting this coming March. I will certainly keep you abreast of our progress.

Best wishes and please let me know how I can help.
Bob

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Testimonials

• “We had such a WONDERFUL, MAGICAL time at Mack Madness last year! From the horse rides, games, crafts, yummy Ritas snacks ... to the beautiful "balloons to heaven" ceremony! We felt Mackie with us all day, and even Mollie - our 4-year-old - was aware that little McKenzie was looking down with a smile!
  
  Thank you for including us in such a special, perfect celebration of your daughter's sweet life. We look forward to laughing, and crying, with you next year as we gather again to remember and witness the lives Mackie touched with her smile and pure love!”The Scheoppner Family