Our Patients' Talents

Olivia Neylan Cornell "Princess Emmalucious"

Congratulations to our patient Olivia for the release of her book.  You can see more at

www.princessemmalucious.com

Donna Deekins "Snow Queen"

Donna Deekins has a unique past as she was the long standing Snow Queen at the revered Miller & Rhoads department store in downtown Richmond, Virginia.  For those thousands of Richmonders that took their children to visit Santa at Miller & Rhoads ( a long standing Richmond tradition) the Snow Queen was a big part of this special experience.  Donna shares her memories, adventures and misadventures of this special job in her book "Memories of a Snow Queen".

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Peace at Home, by Edward Sando - 7th Grade

Edward is a brave young man with a tragic past. He is a native of Liberia and his family was attacked in a civil uprising. Edward lost some of his family and had to hide out in the country side for sometime. He developed a severe case of facial gangrene and was brought to this country by a Liberian angel by the name of Comfort Miller. I performed the initial surgery on Edward and Dr. John Jacobs a plastic surgeon in Virginia Beach performed a reconstruction of Edward's nose. Edward is a brave young man who became a US citizen and has taken up art. He is obviously very talented and we believe he will become a well known artist in the future.

Our patient Cindy Patterson has assisted Hurricane Katrina victims, we are very proud of her.

Mary Ann Worsham is a brave woman with a very sad story.  Her book is truly an amazing journey of survival.  Her near death experience underlines the severity of domestic abuse.  Mary Ann has become a spokesperson for all victims or potential victims of domestic abuse and it is our honor to have her as a patient.  Dr. Niamtu is a spokesperson for Safe Harbor Women's Shelter and his wife sits on their board.  To find out more about domestic abuse visit www.safeharbor.com

Janet Pelasara is a strong and wonderful woman.  Her daughter was abducted and murdered in a tragic incident at Virginia Commonwealth University.  Janet bravely fought for justice and endured numerous painful trials involving her daughter's assailant.  While this tragedy would have broken many people, Janet transformed her loss into a positive situation and has become a staunch advocate for victims rights.  Janet has appeared on numerous national talk shows and written a riveting book about her experience "The Taylor Behl Story, Love you More".  Janet's advocacy will assist countless other families and she is a very brave woman.