Fall 2014 ANA National Board Meeting with the Medical Advisory Board

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.

Take 13 AN patients– post-procedure and watch and wait.

2 caregivers.

11 care providers. (1 by phone)

1 executive director.

Add ingredients and stir gently yet vigorously for two+ days.

Behold the magic!

The weekend overall was exhilarating and exhausting.

Thanks to all who participated, and thanks also to the members, donors and otherwise supporters of ANA. We 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.

Elizabeth Claus calls in from Yale. New board member David handles the AV end of things on the fly.

Apparently, Pop is preferred over coffee for the morning pick-me-up.

Agenda for Day 2. Light topics for discussion. 😉

focused power.

Karla’s award for exemplary vice-presidential-ship. (and for running a kick-ass meeting with the MAB)

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?)