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Safe Sitter class for
children ages 11 to 14
Extra Life
OCT
NOV
NOV
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Children’s Hospital’s
Koppel Plaza Building
Class costs $
25.
Visit www.etch.com/healthykids
to register. Learn correct
babysitting techniques, emergency
responses and how to use
babysitting as a business.
Starts at 8 a.m.
Your computer
Mark Your Calendar
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Extra Life is a 24-hour gaming
marathon in support of Children’s
Miracle Network Hospitals.
You can join a team or play
individually, and if you select to
support East Tennessee Children’s
Hospital when registering, all
funds raised will help patients
through equipment purchases,
training and additional care. You
can play on Nov. 5 or schedule
another day that works
for you. To register, donate,
sponsor a player or to
find out more, visit
www.extra-life.org or
email Children’s Hospital CMNH
Program Director Ellen Cole at
ecole@etch.com.
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Children’s Hospital
Caring for Mia
Fantasy of Trees
Family of Champions
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
opened its Genetics Center, a new
service offered to patients in the
region, and welcomed pediatric
genetics specialist Austin Hamm., M.D.,
to the Children’s Hospital team.
Through the care of the East
Tennessee Children’s Hospital Cleft
and Craniofacial Clinic, Mia’s Berkley’s
cleft lip and palate is being repaired.
Join us for the 32nd-annual Fantasy
of Trees. This year’s event benefits
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital’s
Pediatric Anesthesia Department.
AJ Cucksey was named the Children’s
Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH)
Champion for the state of Tennessee. He
and his family will spend the year sharing
his journey with brain tumors and how
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, a
CMNH affiliate, has helped him.
It’s About Children is a publication
of the Marketing Department at
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital.
Editor: Jessica Boyd
Designer: Deborah Hosterman
Cover photo by Michael Dayah
Connect with us:
www.etch.com/ItsAboutChildren
ItsAboutChildren@etch.com
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CPR class for parents and teens
age 14 and older
MEDIC blood drive
Car seat inspections
NOV
OCT
NOV
NOV
6 to 10 p.m.
Children’s Hospital’s Koppel Plaza Building
Class costs $
25.
Visit www.etch.com/healthykids to register.
Learn CPR so you can respond to emergencies
in your home.
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Knoxville Police Department,
917 East Fifth Ave., Knoxville
It’s free.
You don’t have to register to attend. We’ll
teach you everything you need to know
to make sure your car seat is used and
installed correctly. For information on
other car seat inspections in the region,
visit www.sittingsafer.com.
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7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Children’s Hospital’s Koppel Plaza Building
It’s free.
Call 865-541-8165 for more information.
All blood used at Children’s Hospital is
provided through MEDIC. One donation
can help up to three people. Donors must
be at least 17 years old, weigh more than
110 pounds and have an ID.
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Story by Cassidy Duckett Britt
Family of
Champions
Despite being only 6 years old,AJ Cucksey
has already met senators, seen his beloved
New York Mets play and chatted with Miss
America. He’s even performed “Rocky Top”
for Peyton Manning and befriended his
favorite University of Tennessee football
player, quarterback Joshua Dobbs.
In May, the Farragut Primary School student
was selected as the Children’s Miracle
Network Hospitals (CMNH) Champion for
the state of Tennessee. During his year-long
ambassadorship, he and his family will share
their story of how East Tennessee Children’s
Hospital, a CMNH affiliate, helped them.
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AJ with his sister, 4-year-old Gia.
also struggling with nausea, which they thought could
be a virus. AJ began demonstrating behavioral changes
and struggled to sleep through the night, something the
Cuckseys had discussed with their pediatrician.
	 “I knew there was something going on with my
child,” Shannon said. “I never thought it was something
like a brain tumor. That never crossed my mind.”
	 It was. An MRI showed that AJ had seven brain
tumors. He was moved from the Children’s Hospital
Emergency Department to a room in the Pediatric
Intensive Care Unit (PICU) where he waited for surgery
with Children’s Hospital pediatric neurosurgeon J. Gentry
Savage, M.D.
	 Because of the location, the tumors could not be
surgically removed. One was next to the brain stem,
another next to the pituitary gland and another next to
	 “We are so eager to help,” AJ’s mother, Shannon,
said. “We want to talk about Children’s Hospital and the
great things they have done for us and our friends. By
being treated there, we were able to keep our support
system at home.”
	 The Cucksey family’s relationship with Children’s
Hospital began in fall 2014. During a trip to Disney
World, Shannon noticed AJ’s gait had changed; he
couldn’t even wrap his legs around his dad, John, when
he was picked up. Shannon and John were concerned.
	 The Cuckseys cut their vacation short and rushed
back to Knoxville, where they headed to Children’s
Hospital before even going home.
	 Prior to their trip, the 4 year old was having vision
issues, so the Cuckseys had set up an appointment with
a pediatric ophthalmologist when they returned. He was
continued from page 4
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According to the National Cancer
Institute, 40 to 50 children out of
one million in the United States
are diagnosed with a brain tumor
annually. Low-grade glioma makes
up almost half of all brain tumors
in children. Only 2 to 5 percent
have more than one tumor at the
time of diagnosis, like AJ did.
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Learn more about Children’s Miracle
Network Hospitals and the thousands of
children helped every year at www.cmn.org.
From left, Gia,
Shannon, John
and AJ Cucksey.
the optical nerve. During the surgery, Dr. Savage took a
biopsy to determine what was causing the tumor growth
and placed a ventriculoperitoneal shunt to allow for the
flow of fluid that had built up in AJ’s brain because of
the tumors.
After a week in the PICU, AJ went home. It was
Halloween, and he could barely walk more than 10 feet
at a time. He decorated his wheelchair with spiderwebs
in honor of his intended costume, Spiderman.
Shannon and John received the diagnosis quickly:
it was a non-malignant tumor referred to as pilocytic
astrocytoma, a type of low-grade glioma, meaning the
tumors could grow slowly larger but not spread to other
parts of the body. AJ would need to start chemotherapy
immediately.
The Cuckseys were referred to pediatric oncologist
Susan Spiller, M.D., at Children’s Hospital. Dr. Spiller
explained, “traditional chemotherapy is designed to kill
everything that is growing, but low-grade glioma grows
so slowly, it can be hard to treat.”
The day before his port was implanted, AJ’s left
side started to droop. Dr. Spiller said, “his left leg was
completely stiff, and his left arm was drawn up.” The
movement of his arms and legs on this side was visibly
slower, all due to neurological issues with the tumors in
his brain.
Shannon said, “that was really the first time we saw
how unpredictable and how powerful these tumors can be.”
Weekly for about a year, the Cuckseys brought AJ to
Children’s Hospital for chemotherapy treatments. While
he was severely fatigued at times, AJ was able to continue
to enjoy the company of his family and friends in his
hometown. “We were able to keep our jobs and able to
keep going to church,” Shannon said. “[AJ’s sister] Gia
could be with him and he could see his grandparents and
aunts. All of those things are so important.”
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AJ with pediatric oncologist Susan Spiller, M.D.,
at his off-chemo party.
In addition to their local support system, the Cuckeys
developed a family in the Children’s Hospital Hematology/
Oncology Clinic. “You build this sense of community
there—whether it’s the employees, volunteers or other
patients,” Shannon said. “As parents, to have people who
put their eyes on your child every week, it was security.
AJ could be himself.”
	 In November 2015, AJ had his final chemotherapy
treatment. His tumors have shrunk or remained the same
size. Every three months, he returns to the hospital for an
MRI to check the state of the tumors.
	 “There is not a day that goes by that I don’t have to
explain that my child has brain tumors,” Shannon said.
“It’s one of those things that AJ will live with forever. We
just don’t know what impact it could have on him.”
	 AJ is aware his eyesight is affected, and he understands
he has tumors, but this does not keep him from living as
normally as he possibly can. “He’s back to running and
playing,” Dr. Spiller said. “It’s a dramatic improvement
from when he first started treatment. Now, I see nothing
wrong with him in his physical exams except his vision,”
Dr. Spiller said.
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AJ singing his favorite song,“Rocky Top.”
	 Dr. Spiller does not expect AJ to have any long-term
effects from his chemotherapy treatment, and the Cuckseys
are comforted knowing Dr. Spiller is still monitoring their son.
	 “She understands that it’s more than just a medical
condition,” Shannon said. “I can talk to her very openly and
very honestly not only as a pediatric oncologist who knows
a lot about brain tumors and my son’s condition but also as
a mother who knows what she would need to take care of
her own child.”
	 “She doesn’t talk at me,” Shannon said. “She’s with
me. She shows real empathy for the position I’m in.”
	 As a Champion, AJ will participate in advertising
campaigns for CMNH in an effort to raise awareness and
funds for the network, which provides donations to local
children’s hospitals around the country. These donations
directly helped Children’s Hospital purchase the CT scanner
used to detect AJ’s tumors, as well as a medical stroller
he used.
	 “We want to do this forever,” Shannon said. “We are
able to talk really genuinely about how great Children’s
Hospital is. As a parent, you can rely on it. They make it
about taking care of the whole family.”
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AJ with some of the Children’s Hospital Hematology/Oncology staff.
It’s About Children, Issue 3 • 2016
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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. In the United States,
more than 15,000 children are diagnosed with cancer every year, and the most
common childhood cancers are leukemia and brain tumors.
Last year at Children’s Hospital, 47 children were diagnosed with a form of
cancer, and currently, there are more than 200 patients in follow-up treatment.
From pediatric oncologists, oncology nurses, Child Life specialists and other
clinical staff members, the experts in the Children’s Hospital Pediatric Hematology/
Oncology Department help care for patients and families during a difficult time in
their lives.
For more information, visit www.etch.com/practices. To support the
Hematology/Oncology Clinic, visit www.etch.com/giving.
AJ was named Children’s Miracle Network
Hospitals Champion for the State of Tennessee.
At the announcement,AJ was joined by Children’s Hospital staff and Miss Knoxville, representing the
Miss America organization, a CMNH partner. From left are Children’s Hospital nurse manager
Diana Burdick, Children’s Hospital oncology nurse Karen Johnson, Shannon Cucksey,AJ, John Cucksey,
Miss Knoxville Brianna Mason and Children’s Hospital President and CEO Keith Goodwin.
Diana Burdick, Children’s Hospital oncology nurse Karen Johnson, Shannon Cucksey,AJ, John Cucksey,
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Three-year-old Mia Berkley’s smile lights up a room. Her
laugh is infectious, and her energy is contagious. She is caring,
nurturing and social, and she looks up to her older brothers, Eli, 10,
and Truett, 5. “She’s very playful, smart, sweet and helpful,”
her mother Betsy said. “She’s always mothering, too. She always
has a stuffed animal or a doll wrapped in a blanket.” Mia also
loves to play outside, paint and color.
Caring for Mia
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A little more than two years ago, life for Mia
looked quite different. She was born with a cleft lip
and palate, and in December 2014, she was adopted
from an orphanage in China by a loving family in
Knoxville.
	 Betsy and her husband Darin began the adoption
process in 2012. The Berkleys explored a few different
options before they felt they should adopt from China,
eventually learning about a little girl with an unrepaired
cleft lip and palate in an orphanage there. “When the
adoption agency sent us her picture, we fell in love
with Mia,” Betsy said.
	 Cleft lip and palate is a common birth defect that
occurs when a baby is born with an opening in the lip
and the roof of the mouth. A cleft lip may be a small
opening on the edge of the lip or can extend into the
nose or gums. A cleft palate can extend from a small
portion to a large majority of the palate inside the
mouth. A child with a cleft deformity may be born
with either the lip or palate affected or both.
	 In Mia’s case, the left side of her lip was affected
and the top of her mouth was almost completely
open. Because of her condition, the Berkleys brought
Mia to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital’s Cleft and
Craniofacial Clinic for treatment with pediatric
otolaryngologist and reconstructive surgeon Mark
Ray, M.D., who specializes in cleft lip and palate,
along with the interdisciplinary team there.
	 A cleft lip and palate can cause abnormal facial
appearance, but it can also cause other issues.
	 Dr. Ray explained the potential complications.
“Cleft lip and palate can cause some orthodontic
issues,” he said. “The teeth don’t come in straight.
Cleft can also cause major speech issues.” Other
possible complications include hearing and feeding
problems as well as psychological issues children can
face interacting with their peers.
The Children’s Hospital Cleft and Craniofacial
Clinic is made up of pediatric otolaryngologists, audiologists,
dentists, geneticists, nutritionists, oral surgeons, orthodontists,
social workers and speech language pathologists. The clinic
currently treats more than 200 patients in the East Tennessee
region. The team is approved by the American Cleft Palate-
Craniofacial Association and Cleft Palate Foundation and is the
only approved cleft palate team in Tennessee.
Mia prior to her surgeries.
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From left, Mia, Betsy, Truett, Darin and Eli Berkley.
	 Dr. Ray completed two surgeries to repair her cleft
lip and palate. In February 2015, he repaired Mia’s lip.
Three months later, he repaired her palate, completely
closing it.
	 The Berkleys are thrilled with Mia’s progress so far.
“She wasn’t on the growth chart when we got her,”
Betsy said. The conditions at the orphanage plus Mia’s
cleft lip and palate made it difficult for her to eat, but
with a well-balanced diet and the surgical repair of her
lip and palate, she began registering at 95th percentile.
	 Mia’s speech is significantly affected by the cleft
lip and palate, so her next step is speech therapy.
“Recently, it’s been a language explosion,” Betsy said.
Close family and friends can understand a lot of what
she says, but Mia has struggled with hard “c” and “k”
sounds. In August, she started weekly speech therapy
at Children’s Hospital’s Rehabilitation Center.
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Mia’s journey for cleft lip and palate repair is not
finished. She currently goes to the clinic periodically
for check ups with otolaryngology, audiology and the
other specialists there. Next spring, Dr. Ray will repair
her nose. In a few years, Mia will most likely need a
bone graph in her mouth to help her adult teeth grow
in properly. Some cleft patients require another surgery
in their mid-teenage years as the condition can affect
the growth of the middle of the face, something Dr.
Ray will be able to help with if necessary.
The Berkleys are thankful that Mia has been
followed by the same pediatric specialists throughout
the journey to repair her cleft lip and palate. “Dr. Ray
is very straightforward and we can talk to him easily,”
Betsy said. “It’s been great – I can’t say enough about
the staff and the surgery center.”
For now, Mia is focused on keeping up with her
older brothers. “Right now, her brothers play baseball,
so she’s learning to swing a bat,” Betsy said. But she still
finds time to be a girl. “She loves to have her toes painted,
she loves princesses and she loves Minnie Mouse.”
Mia and her brothers.
Mia with pediatric otolaryngologist and
reconstructive surgeon Mark Ray, M.D.
Photo credit: Shain Rievley at Bloom Photography16 It’s About Children, Issue 3 • 2016
Pediatric surgery at
Children’s Hospital
Children’s Hospital’s Scripps Networks Tower surgery waiting area rendering.
Surgical procedures can cause anxiety, and at
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, we want to ease
that anxiety when your child requires surgery. From
the more common tonsillectomies to the most
complicated facial reconstructions, the pediatric
surgeons, anesthesiologists and surgical staff at
Children’s Hospital are expertly trained to provide
the best care for your child.
This fall, Children’s Hospital will open the Scripps
Networks Tower, which will house a new inpatient/
outpatient surgery center as well as a new neonatal
intensive care unit, a rooftop garden and two levels
of parking.
The new surgery center will feature state-of-the-
art operating rooms and new technology as well as
provide easier access for surgery patients and their
families. When the new surgery center opens,
patient families will be able to park in the new
building and take an elevator straight up to the
surgery waiting area.
For more information on pediatric surgery
at Children’s Hospital, please visit
www.etch.com/surgery. For more information
on the Scripps Networks Tower, please visit
www.etch.com/expansion.
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Genetics launches at
Children’s Hospital
In August, East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
opened its Genetics Center, a new service offered to
patients in the region.
“Though our genes shape many aspects of our
personal features, clinical geneticists focus on those
genetic variations that have medical consequence,”
pediatric genetics specialist Austin Hamm, M.D.,
explained. Clinical genetics specialists are physicians
specializing in the identification and treatment of
medical conditions with a genetic cause. “We see
patients for a variety of indications, including birth
defects, developmental problems, diseases that run in
families and inborn disorders of metabolism.”
Dr. Hamm joined Children’s Hospital after
completing a fellowship and residency in genetics at
the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is a
graduate of the University of Tennessee Health Science
Center and completed his pediatric residency at the
University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
at Chattanooga. He is board certified by the American
Board of Medical Genetics & Genomics as well as the
American Board of Pediatrics.
“Genetics is a rapidly changing field,” Dr. Hamm
said. “There are lots of technological advances that will
continue to make genetics an exciting field of medicine.”
Dr. Hamm is originally from Ramer, Tenn. He and
his wife, pediatric oncologist Jennifer Hamm, M.D., who
will join Children’s Hospital’s Hematology/Oncology
Department this fall, have two children, Lucas, 7, and
Adrienne, 1.
News
YourchildmayvisittheGeneticsCenterif:
• There is a family history of a genetic condition.
• His or her newborn screening test recommended follow up.
• He or she has certain symptoms or traits.
• His or her growth or development is concerning.
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Summer fun	 Every summer, East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
hosts its annual summer camps. Camp Cure, geared
toward endocrinology patients, and Donald M. Gally
Camp, geared toward Rehabilitation Center patients,
are both held at Kiwanis Fresh Air Camp while Camp
Eagle’s Nest, a camp for hematology and oncology
patients, is held at Camp Wesley Woods. This summer,
more than 150 patients attended Children’s Hospital
camps.
	 The camps offer Children’s Hospital patients a
week of summer fun that many patients may not get to
experience otherwise, filled with crafts, swimming and
other activities.
	 Physicians, nurses and other clinical staff
members as well as Children’s Hospital volunteers staff
the camps, help with all the activities and ensure patients
receive their necessary treatments and medications.
	 Children’s Hospital camps are funded by community
donations. If you’re interested in supporting these
camps, visit www.etch.com/giving.
Campers at Camp Eagle’s Nest.
Donald M. Gally Camp had a visit from Shangri-La
Therapeutic Academy of Riding (STAR).
Camp Cure campers worked on arts and crafts.
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Every year, thousands of visitors kick off the holiday season by enjoying on-stage performances, shopping for gifts, purchasing
ornately-decorated Christmas trees and participating in children’s activities like face-painting, cooking-decorating and ornament-
making. This year, Fantasy of Trees proceeds will purchase much-needed equipment for the Pediatric Anesthesia Department.
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital presents
the 32nd-annual Fantasy of Trees premier
Christmas event in Knoxville. Fantasy of
Trees is Nov. 23–27 at the Knoxville
Convention Center, and this year’s theme is
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.
Media sponsors:
Preview Party
Tuesday, Nov. 22: 7 – 10 p.m.
(Separate ticket required, $
75 per person)
Daily Show Times
Wednesday, Nov. 23: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 24: 3 – 8 p.m. (Thanksgiving Day)
Friday, Nov. 25: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 26: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 27: Noon – 6 p.m.
General Admission Tickets
Visitors can purchase tickets for the following prices:
Adults: $
8 • Children Ages 4 to 12: $
4
Children 3 and under: FREE
Fantasy 4-pack: $
20 (online only)
For directions, parking and more information, visit www.fantasyoftrees.org.
Tickets may be purchased online or at the door.
Follow us on Twitter @FantasyofTrees.
Your Dollars at Work
Charitablepottery
Ellie Kotsianas loves to be creative and work
with her hands. “I loved art as a kid,” she said. “I loved
drawing, sidewalk chalk and Play-Doh.”
Kotsianas’ love for art led her to minor in art at
East Tennessee State University. “That’s where I fell in
love with ceramics,” she said. After college, Kotsianas
started Bug Pottery with East Tennessee Children’s
Hospital in mind. “I owe my life to Children’s Hospital,”
she said. “Anyway that I could give back, I wanted to.”
Her custom-order ceramics are inspired by nature,
and most of her designs feature a tiny lady bug
somewhere on the piece. Portions of proceeds from
sales of the pottery benefit Children’s Hospital.
She credits Children’s Hospital for being the
reason she could continue her passion for art. When
she was 12 years old, Kotsianas contracted a staph
infection. Starting with pain in the hips first, it
gradually worsened. By the time she was rushed to
the Children’s Hospital Emergency Department, her
body was becoming septic. “The infection had spread
through my entire body,” she explained.
Children’s Hospital specialists in the Pediatric
Intensive Care Unit (PICU) put Kotsianas in a
medically-induced coma for her body to heal. After
three weeks, she came out of the coma, spending two
weeks in recovery.
Ellie Kotsianas working on her ceramics.
Ellie’s work.
Since her recovery, she has had no
more issues due to the infection. She
did suffer from chronic hip pain and
had total hip replacement in 2014.
Since healing from the infection
14 years ago, Kotsianas has given back
to Children’s Hospital, just as she said
she would. From volunteering at the
annual Fantasy of Trees event in high
school to interning in the Development
Office in college, she has served the
hospital as much as she can. Now,
she’s given about $1,000 to Children’s
Hospital through her pottery proceeds.
If you’re interested in learning
more about Bug Pottery, visit
Kotsianas’ Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/bugpottery or
her website at www.bugpottery.net.
22 It’s About Children, Issue 3 • 2016
Peyton putts with a team at the golf tournament.
Peyton visits with Children’s Hospital Ambassador families.
Thefinalround	
	 A beloved former University of Tennessee
quarterback came back to Knoxville for one more golf
tournament. Recently retired NFL Denver Bronco and
former Volunteer Peyton Manning announced at the
19th-annual Peyton Manning Golf Classic to benefit
Children’s Hospital that this year would be his last
tournament.
	 The golf tournament raised more than $222,000,
which will purchase much-needed equipment in
outpatient surgery. Throughout the day at Fox Den
Country Club, the 260 golfers enjoyed breakfast, lunch
and a reception. Manning visited with golfers and
Children’s Hospital patients who serve as ambassadors
who attended the tournament.
Majorsponsors:
• United Networks of America
• Cellular Sales
• Delta Dental
• Knoxville News Sentinel
• Republic Plastics, Ltd.
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  • 2. 8 5 12 Safe Sitter class for children ages 11 to 14 Extra Life OCT NOV NOV 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children’s Hospital’s Koppel Plaza Building Class costs $ 25. Visit www.etch.com/healthykids to register. Learn correct babysitting techniques, emergency responses and how to use babysitting as a business. Starts at 8 a.m. Your computer Mark Your Calendar 2 It’s About Children, Issue 3 • 2016 Extra Life is a 24-hour gaming marathon in support of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. You can join a team or play individually, and if you select to support East Tennessee Children’s Hospital when registering, all funds raised will help patients through equipment purchases, training and additional care. You can play on Nov. 5 or schedule another day that works for you. To register, donate, sponsor a player or to find out more, visit www.extra-life.org or email Children’s Hospital CMNH Program Director Ellen Cole at ecole@etch.com.
  • 3. 12 20 4 18 Genetics launches at Children’s Hospital Caring for Mia Fantasy of Trees Family of Champions East Tennessee Children’s Hospital opened its Genetics Center, a new service offered to patients in the region, and welcomed pediatric genetics specialist Austin Hamm., M.D., to the Children’s Hospital team. Through the care of the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital Cleft and Craniofacial Clinic, Mia’s Berkley’s cleft lip and palate is being repaired. Join us for the 32nd-annual Fantasy of Trees. This year’s event benefits East Tennessee Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Anesthesia Department. AJ Cucksey was named the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) Champion for the state of Tennessee. He and his family will spend the year sharing his journey with brain tumors and how East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, a CMNH affiliate, has helped him. It’s About Children is a publication of the Marketing Department at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. Editor: Jessica Boyd Designer: Deborah Hosterman Cover photo by Michael Dayah Connect with us: www.etch.com/ItsAboutChildren ItsAboutChildren@etch.com Spotlight8 7 12 2 CPR class for parents and teens age 14 and older MEDIC blood drive Car seat inspections NOV OCT NOV NOV 6 to 10 p.m. Children’s Hospital’s Koppel Plaza Building Class costs $ 25. Visit www.etch.com/healthykids to register. Learn CPR so you can respond to emergencies in your home. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Knoxville Police Department, 917 East Fifth Ave., Knoxville It’s free. You don’t have to register to attend. We’ll teach you everything you need to know to make sure your car seat is used and installed correctly. For information on other car seat inspections in the region, visit www.sittingsafer.com. 3Donate at www.etch.com/giving 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Children’s Hospital’s Koppel Plaza Building It’s free. Call 865-541-8165 for more information. All blood used at Children’s Hospital is provided through MEDIC. One donation can help up to three people. Donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh more than 110 pounds and have an ID.
  • 4. 4 It’s About Children, Issue 3 • 2016 Story by Cassidy Duckett Britt Family of Champions Despite being only 6 years old,AJ Cucksey has already met senators, seen his beloved New York Mets play and chatted with Miss America. He’s even performed “Rocky Top” for Peyton Manning and befriended his favorite University of Tennessee football player, quarterback Joshua Dobbs. In May, the Farragut Primary School student was selected as the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) Champion for the state of Tennessee. During his year-long ambassadorship, he and his family will share their story of how East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, a CMNH affiliate, helped them. continued on page 6
  • 6. AJ with his sister, 4-year-old Gia. also struggling with nausea, which they thought could be a virus. AJ began demonstrating behavioral changes and struggled to sleep through the night, something the Cuckseys had discussed with their pediatrician. “I knew there was something going on with my child,” Shannon said. “I never thought it was something like a brain tumor. That never crossed my mind.” It was. An MRI showed that AJ had seven brain tumors. He was moved from the Children’s Hospital Emergency Department to a room in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) where he waited for surgery with Children’s Hospital pediatric neurosurgeon J. Gentry Savage, M.D. Because of the location, the tumors could not be surgically removed. One was next to the brain stem, another next to the pituitary gland and another next to “We are so eager to help,” AJ’s mother, Shannon, said. “We want to talk about Children’s Hospital and the great things they have done for us and our friends. By being treated there, we were able to keep our support system at home.” The Cucksey family’s relationship with Children’s Hospital began in fall 2014. During a trip to Disney World, Shannon noticed AJ’s gait had changed; he couldn’t even wrap his legs around his dad, John, when he was picked up. Shannon and John were concerned. The Cuckseys cut their vacation short and rushed back to Knoxville, where they headed to Children’s Hospital before even going home. Prior to their trip, the 4 year old was having vision issues, so the Cuckseys had set up an appointment with a pediatric ophthalmologist when they returned. He was continued from page 4 6 It’s About Children, Issue 3 • 2016 continued on page 9
  • 7. 7Donate at www.etch.com/giving According to the National Cancer Institute, 40 to 50 children out of one million in the United States are diagnosed with a brain tumor annually. Low-grade glioma makes up almost half of all brain tumors in children. Only 2 to 5 percent have more than one tumor at the time of diagnosis, like AJ did.
  • 8. 8 It’s About Children, Issue 3 • 2016 Learn more about Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and the thousands of children helped every year at www.cmn.org. From left, Gia, Shannon, John and AJ Cucksey.
  • 9. the optical nerve. During the surgery, Dr. Savage took a biopsy to determine what was causing the tumor growth and placed a ventriculoperitoneal shunt to allow for the flow of fluid that had built up in AJ’s brain because of the tumors. After a week in the PICU, AJ went home. It was Halloween, and he could barely walk more than 10 feet at a time. He decorated his wheelchair with spiderwebs in honor of his intended costume, Spiderman. Shannon and John received the diagnosis quickly: it was a non-malignant tumor referred to as pilocytic astrocytoma, a type of low-grade glioma, meaning the tumors could grow slowly larger but not spread to other parts of the body. AJ would need to start chemotherapy immediately. The Cuckseys were referred to pediatric oncologist Susan Spiller, M.D., at Children’s Hospital. Dr. Spiller explained, “traditional chemotherapy is designed to kill everything that is growing, but low-grade glioma grows so slowly, it can be hard to treat.” The day before his port was implanted, AJ’s left side started to droop. Dr. Spiller said, “his left leg was completely stiff, and his left arm was drawn up.” The movement of his arms and legs on this side was visibly slower, all due to neurological issues with the tumors in his brain. Shannon said, “that was really the first time we saw how unpredictable and how powerful these tumors can be.” Weekly for about a year, the Cuckseys brought AJ to Children’s Hospital for chemotherapy treatments. While he was severely fatigued at times, AJ was able to continue to enjoy the company of his family and friends in his hometown. “We were able to keep our jobs and able to keep going to church,” Shannon said. “[AJ’s sister] Gia could be with him and he could see his grandparents and aunts. All of those things are so important.” continued from page 6 9Donate at www.etch.com/giving AJ with pediatric oncologist Susan Spiller, M.D., at his off-chemo party.
  • 10. In addition to their local support system, the Cuckeys developed a family in the Children’s Hospital Hematology/ Oncology Clinic. “You build this sense of community there—whether it’s the employees, volunteers or other patients,” Shannon said. “As parents, to have people who put their eyes on your child every week, it was security. AJ could be himself.” In November 2015, AJ had his final chemotherapy treatment. His tumors have shrunk or remained the same size. Every three months, he returns to the hospital for an MRI to check the state of the tumors. “There is not a day that goes by that I don’t have to explain that my child has brain tumors,” Shannon said. “It’s one of those things that AJ will live with forever. We just don’t know what impact it could have on him.” AJ is aware his eyesight is affected, and he understands he has tumors, but this does not keep him from living as normally as he possibly can. “He’s back to running and playing,” Dr. Spiller said. “It’s a dramatic improvement from when he first started treatment. Now, I see nothing wrong with him in his physical exams except his vision,” Dr. Spiller said. Visit www.etch.com/itsaboutchildren to see AJ singing his favorite song,“Rocky Top.” Dr. Spiller does not expect AJ to have any long-term effects from his chemotherapy treatment, and the Cuckseys are comforted knowing Dr. Spiller is still monitoring their son. “She understands that it’s more than just a medical condition,” Shannon said. “I can talk to her very openly and very honestly not only as a pediatric oncologist who knows a lot about brain tumors and my son’s condition but also as a mother who knows what she would need to take care of her own child.” “She doesn’t talk at me,” Shannon said. “She’s with me. She shows real empathy for the position I’m in.” As a Champion, AJ will participate in advertising campaigns for CMNH in an effort to raise awareness and funds for the network, which provides donations to local children’s hospitals around the country. These donations directly helped Children’s Hospital purchase the CT scanner used to detect AJ’s tumors, as well as a medical stroller he used. “We want to do this forever,” Shannon said. “We are able to talk really genuinely about how great Children’s Hospital is. As a parent, you can rely on it. They make it about taking care of the whole family.” 10 AJ with some of the Children’s Hospital Hematology/Oncology staff. It’s About Children, Issue 3 • 2016
  • 11. 11Donate at www.etch.com/giving September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. In the United States, more than 15,000 children are diagnosed with cancer every year, and the most common childhood cancers are leukemia and brain tumors. Last year at Children’s Hospital, 47 children were diagnosed with a form of cancer, and currently, there are more than 200 patients in follow-up treatment. From pediatric oncologists, oncology nurses, Child Life specialists and other clinical staff members, the experts in the Children’s Hospital Pediatric Hematology/ Oncology Department help care for patients and families during a difficult time in their lives. For more information, visit www.etch.com/practices. To support the Hematology/Oncology Clinic, visit www.etch.com/giving. AJ was named Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Champion for the State of Tennessee. At the announcement,AJ was joined by Children’s Hospital staff and Miss Knoxville, representing the Miss America organization, a CMNH partner. From left are Children’s Hospital nurse manager Diana Burdick, Children’s Hospital oncology nurse Karen Johnson, Shannon Cucksey,AJ, John Cucksey, Miss Knoxville Brianna Mason and Children’s Hospital President and CEO Keith Goodwin. Diana Burdick, Children’s Hospital oncology nurse Karen Johnson, Shannon Cucksey,AJ, John Cucksey,
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  • 13. Three-year-old Mia Berkley’s smile lights up a room. Her laugh is infectious, and her energy is contagious. She is caring, nurturing and social, and she looks up to her older brothers, Eli, 10, and Truett, 5. “She’s very playful, smart, sweet and helpful,” her mother Betsy said. “She’s always mothering, too. She always has a stuffed animal or a doll wrapped in a blanket.” Mia also loves to play outside, paint and color. Caring for Mia 13Donate at www.etch.com/giving
  • 14. A little more than two years ago, life for Mia looked quite different. She was born with a cleft lip and palate, and in December 2014, she was adopted from an orphanage in China by a loving family in Knoxville. Betsy and her husband Darin began the adoption process in 2012. The Berkleys explored a few different options before they felt they should adopt from China, eventually learning about a little girl with an unrepaired cleft lip and palate in an orphanage there. “When the adoption agency sent us her picture, we fell in love with Mia,” Betsy said. Cleft lip and palate is a common birth defect that occurs when a baby is born with an opening in the lip and the roof of the mouth. A cleft lip may be a small opening on the edge of the lip or can extend into the nose or gums. A cleft palate can extend from a small portion to a large majority of the palate inside the mouth. A child with a cleft deformity may be born with either the lip or palate affected or both. In Mia’s case, the left side of her lip was affected and the top of her mouth was almost completely open. Because of her condition, the Berkleys brought Mia to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital’s Cleft and Craniofacial Clinic for treatment with pediatric otolaryngologist and reconstructive surgeon Mark Ray, M.D., who specializes in cleft lip and palate, along with the interdisciplinary team there. A cleft lip and palate can cause abnormal facial appearance, but it can also cause other issues. Dr. Ray explained the potential complications. “Cleft lip and palate can cause some orthodontic issues,” he said. “The teeth don’t come in straight. Cleft can also cause major speech issues.” Other possible complications include hearing and feeding problems as well as psychological issues children can face interacting with their peers. The Children’s Hospital Cleft and Craniofacial Clinic is made up of pediatric otolaryngologists, audiologists, dentists, geneticists, nutritionists, oral surgeons, orthodontists, social workers and speech language pathologists. The clinic currently treats more than 200 patients in the East Tennessee region. The team is approved by the American Cleft Palate- Craniofacial Association and Cleft Palate Foundation and is the only approved cleft palate team in Tennessee. Mia prior to her surgeries. 14 It’s About Children, Issue 3 • 2016
  • 15. From left, Mia, Betsy, Truett, Darin and Eli Berkley. Dr. Ray completed two surgeries to repair her cleft lip and palate. In February 2015, he repaired Mia’s lip. Three months later, he repaired her palate, completely closing it. The Berkleys are thrilled with Mia’s progress so far. “She wasn’t on the growth chart when we got her,” Betsy said. The conditions at the orphanage plus Mia’s cleft lip and palate made it difficult for her to eat, but with a well-balanced diet and the surgical repair of her lip and palate, she began registering at 95th percentile. Mia’s speech is significantly affected by the cleft lip and palate, so her next step is speech therapy. “Recently, it’s been a language explosion,” Betsy said. Close family and friends can understand a lot of what she says, but Mia has struggled with hard “c” and “k” sounds. In August, she started weekly speech therapy at Children’s Hospital’s Rehabilitation Center. 15Donate at www.etch.com/giving Photo credit: Shain Rievley at Bloom Photography
  • 16. Mia’s journey for cleft lip and palate repair is not finished. She currently goes to the clinic periodically for check ups with otolaryngology, audiology and the other specialists there. Next spring, Dr. Ray will repair her nose. In a few years, Mia will most likely need a bone graph in her mouth to help her adult teeth grow in properly. Some cleft patients require another surgery in their mid-teenage years as the condition can affect the growth of the middle of the face, something Dr. Ray will be able to help with if necessary. The Berkleys are thankful that Mia has been followed by the same pediatric specialists throughout the journey to repair her cleft lip and palate. “Dr. Ray is very straightforward and we can talk to him easily,” Betsy said. “It’s been great – I can’t say enough about the staff and the surgery center.” For now, Mia is focused on keeping up with her older brothers. “Right now, her brothers play baseball, so she’s learning to swing a bat,” Betsy said. But she still finds time to be a girl. “She loves to have her toes painted, she loves princesses and she loves Minnie Mouse.” Mia and her brothers. Mia with pediatric otolaryngologist and reconstructive surgeon Mark Ray, M.D. Photo credit: Shain Rievley at Bloom Photography16 It’s About Children, Issue 3 • 2016
  • 17. Pediatric surgery at Children’s Hospital Children’s Hospital’s Scripps Networks Tower surgery waiting area rendering. Surgical procedures can cause anxiety, and at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, we want to ease that anxiety when your child requires surgery. From the more common tonsillectomies to the most complicated facial reconstructions, the pediatric surgeons, anesthesiologists and surgical staff at Children’s Hospital are expertly trained to provide the best care for your child. This fall, Children’s Hospital will open the Scripps Networks Tower, which will house a new inpatient/ outpatient surgery center as well as a new neonatal intensive care unit, a rooftop garden and two levels of parking. The new surgery center will feature state-of-the- art operating rooms and new technology as well as provide easier access for surgery patients and their families. When the new surgery center opens, patient families will be able to park in the new building and take an elevator straight up to the surgery waiting area. For more information on pediatric surgery at Children’s Hospital, please visit www.etch.com/surgery. For more information on the Scripps Networks Tower, please visit www.etch.com/expansion. 17Donate at www.etch.com/giving
  • 18. 18 It’s About Children, Issue 3 • 2016 Genetics launches at Children’s Hospital In August, East Tennessee Children’s Hospital opened its Genetics Center, a new service offered to patients in the region. “Though our genes shape many aspects of our personal features, clinical geneticists focus on those genetic variations that have medical consequence,” pediatric genetics specialist Austin Hamm, M.D., explained. Clinical genetics specialists are physicians specializing in the identification and treatment of medical conditions with a genetic cause. “We see patients for a variety of indications, including birth defects, developmental problems, diseases that run in families and inborn disorders of metabolism.” Dr. Hamm joined Children’s Hospital after completing a fellowship and residency in genetics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and completed his pediatric residency at the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine at Chattanooga. He is board certified by the American Board of Medical Genetics & Genomics as well as the American Board of Pediatrics. “Genetics is a rapidly changing field,” Dr. Hamm said. “There are lots of technological advances that will continue to make genetics an exciting field of medicine.” Dr. Hamm is originally from Ramer, Tenn. He and his wife, pediatric oncologist Jennifer Hamm, M.D., who will join Children’s Hospital’s Hematology/Oncology Department this fall, have two children, Lucas, 7, and Adrienne, 1. News YourchildmayvisittheGeneticsCenterif: • There is a family history of a genetic condition. • His or her newborn screening test recommended follow up. • He or she has certain symptoms or traits. • His or her growth or development is concerning.
  • 19. 19Donate at www.etch.com/giving Summer fun Every summer, East Tennessee Children’s Hospital hosts its annual summer camps. Camp Cure, geared toward endocrinology patients, and Donald M. Gally Camp, geared toward Rehabilitation Center patients, are both held at Kiwanis Fresh Air Camp while Camp Eagle’s Nest, a camp for hematology and oncology patients, is held at Camp Wesley Woods. This summer, more than 150 patients attended Children’s Hospital camps. The camps offer Children’s Hospital patients a week of summer fun that many patients may not get to experience otherwise, filled with crafts, swimming and other activities. Physicians, nurses and other clinical staff members as well as Children’s Hospital volunteers staff the camps, help with all the activities and ensure patients receive their necessary treatments and medications. Children’s Hospital camps are funded by community donations. If you’re interested in supporting these camps, visit www.etch.com/giving. Campers at Camp Eagle’s Nest. Donald M. Gally Camp had a visit from Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding (STAR). Camp Cure campers worked on arts and crafts.
  • 20. 20 It’s About Children, Issue 3 • 2016 Major sponsors:Presenting sponsor: Credit Unions C A R E Credit Unions C A R E Credit Unions C A R E Credit Unions C A R E Credit Unions C A R E Credit Unions C A R E Credit Unions C A R E Credit Unions C A R E Credit Unions C A R E Credit Unions C A R E Credit Unions C A R E
  • 21. 21Donate at www.etch.com/giving Every year, thousands of visitors kick off the holiday season by enjoying on-stage performances, shopping for gifts, purchasing ornately-decorated Christmas trees and participating in children’s activities like face-painting, cooking-decorating and ornament- making. This year, Fantasy of Trees proceeds will purchase much-needed equipment for the Pediatric Anesthesia Department. East Tennessee Children’s Hospital presents the 32nd-annual Fantasy of Trees premier Christmas event in Knoxville. Fantasy of Trees is Nov. 23–27 at the Knoxville Convention Center, and this year’s theme is ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. Media sponsors: Preview Party Tuesday, Nov. 22: 7 – 10 p.m. (Separate ticket required, $ 75 per person) Daily Show Times Wednesday, Nov. 23: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 24: 3 – 8 p.m. (Thanksgiving Day) Friday, Nov. 25: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27: Noon – 6 p.m. General Admission Tickets Visitors can purchase tickets for the following prices: Adults: $ 8 • Children Ages 4 to 12: $ 4 Children 3 and under: FREE Fantasy 4-pack: $ 20 (online only) For directions, parking and more information, visit www.fantasyoftrees.org. Tickets may be purchased online or at the door. Follow us on Twitter @FantasyofTrees.
  • 22. Your Dollars at Work Charitablepottery Ellie Kotsianas loves to be creative and work with her hands. “I loved art as a kid,” she said. “I loved drawing, sidewalk chalk and Play-Doh.” Kotsianas’ love for art led her to minor in art at East Tennessee State University. “That’s where I fell in love with ceramics,” she said. After college, Kotsianas started Bug Pottery with East Tennessee Children’s Hospital in mind. “I owe my life to Children’s Hospital,” she said. “Anyway that I could give back, I wanted to.” Her custom-order ceramics are inspired by nature, and most of her designs feature a tiny lady bug somewhere on the piece. Portions of proceeds from sales of the pottery benefit Children’s Hospital. She credits Children’s Hospital for being the reason she could continue her passion for art. When she was 12 years old, Kotsianas contracted a staph infection. Starting with pain in the hips first, it gradually worsened. By the time she was rushed to the Children’s Hospital Emergency Department, her body was becoming septic. “The infection had spread through my entire body,” she explained. Children’s Hospital specialists in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) put Kotsianas in a medically-induced coma for her body to heal. After three weeks, she came out of the coma, spending two weeks in recovery. Ellie Kotsianas working on her ceramics. Ellie’s work. Since her recovery, she has had no more issues due to the infection. She did suffer from chronic hip pain and had total hip replacement in 2014. Since healing from the infection 14 years ago, Kotsianas has given back to Children’s Hospital, just as she said she would. From volunteering at the annual Fantasy of Trees event in high school to interning in the Development Office in college, she has served the hospital as much as she can. Now, she’s given about $1,000 to Children’s Hospital through her pottery proceeds. If you’re interested in learning more about Bug Pottery, visit Kotsianas’ Facebook page at www.facebook.com/bugpottery or her website at www.bugpottery.net. 22 It’s About Children, Issue 3 • 2016
  • 23. Peyton putts with a team at the golf tournament. Peyton visits with Children’s Hospital Ambassador families. Thefinalround A beloved former University of Tennessee quarterback came back to Knoxville for one more golf tournament. Recently retired NFL Denver Bronco and former Volunteer Peyton Manning announced at the 19th-annual Peyton Manning Golf Classic to benefit Children’s Hospital that this year would be his last tournament. The golf tournament raised more than $222,000, which will purchase much-needed equipment in outpatient surgery. Throughout the day at Fox Den Country Club, the 260 golfers enjoyed breakfast, lunch and a reception. Manning visited with golfers and Children’s Hospital patients who serve as ambassadors who attended the tournament. Majorsponsors: • United Networks of America • Cellular Sales • Delta Dental • Knoxville News Sentinel • Republic Plastics, Ltd. 23Donate at www.etch.com/giving
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