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RUNNING FOR HER LIFE IN CHILTON MEMORIAL'S APPLE CHASEReleased: 05/10/2002
Nehama Vaksman, 26, a financial analyst from Wanaque, said Chilton Memorial’s staff saved her life nearly three years ago, when she had an obstruction of the intestinal abdomen, and was initially misdiagnosed at another hospital. At the time Vaksman was misdiagnosed in 1999, she was a graduate student at Rider University. She said she had terrible stomach pains and was taken to a hospital, but was released after being told she had constipation. Vaksman said her parents drove to the university and took her home to Wanaque, but that her condition worsened as the hours passed. Later that evening, she was rushed by the Ringwood Ambulance Company to Chilton Memorial Hospital. According to Vaksman, Dr. Steven David of Chilton Memorial ordered a variety of tests and discovered that she had gangrene in seven inches of her intestine. Vaksman said she was dismayed when she learned the intestinal condition was rare and that she had developed it, but considered herself immensely lucky to be at Chilton Memorial where she was diagnosed correctly and cared for by compassionate doctors. “Dr. David didn’t just diagnose me. He stayed by my side all night, even after his shift ended to make sure I was all right,” Vaksman said. “And Dr. Margaret Sacco came into the emergency department early on the Monday following Memorial Day to perform intestinal surgery. They were wonderful.“ Vaksman was hospitalized for a week after her surgery, but recovered quickly and was able to complete the rest of her classes that semester at Rider University. She said she only learned of Chilton Memorial’s fund raiser this year, when 40 employees at Becton Dickinson, where she works as a financial analyst, signed up to compete in the Apple Chase 5-K, 10-K, Slow Poker Walk and Fun Run events. “I’m running for Chilton,” Vaksman said with confidence. She said she was grateful she was correctly treated at Chilton Memorial and was running in the fund raiser event in appreciation. Proceeds from the Apple Chase will be used to support The Boys and Girls Club of Morris County in Peaquannock and to add Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) to the Cancer Center at Chilton Memorial. This revolutionary radiation therapy offers pinpoint accuracy to help doctors see, target, and treat cancerous tumors. It will allow for the delivery of higher doses of radiation beams to cancerous cells than previously possible, while preserving healthy surrounding tissue, improving a cancer patient’s speed of recovery. Chilton Memorial Hospital is a fully accredited, 256-bed, acute-care, community hospital. Its many services include the Chilton Cancer Center, the Comprehensive Breast Center, a Cardiac Catheterization/Angiography Suite, a family-centered obstetrics program featuring home-like labor/delivery/recovery rooms, and a state-of-the-art Emergency Department. It is located at 97 West Parkway, Pompton Plains, NJ, 07444. For more information about Chilton Memorial's facilities and services, please visit www.chiltonmemorial.org or call (973) 831-5000. PHOTO CAPTION Nehama Vaksman, a financial analyst from Wanaque, gives Chilton Memorial Hospital President & Chief Executive James Doyle, Jr. a hug at the Apple Chase, a 5-K, 10-K, Slow Poker Walk and Fun Run that is a fundraiser for the hospital and the Boys and Girls Club of Morris County in Peaquannock. Vaksman said she was “running for Chilton” in the 5-K race because the Chilton Memorial staff saved her life three years ago.
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POMPTON PLAINS, N J (May 10) . . . Nearly 700 competitors participated in Chilton Memorial Hospital’s thirteenth annual Apple Chase on Saturday, May 4, but only one said she was running for her life.
