Re: Email: Support Network Sep 16, 2024
Frrom: Guy Miller Struve
Dear Member of the Yale ’63 Family,
More than four months have passed since we last sent out a reminder about our Yale Class of 1963 Support Network, so the time seems ripe for another reminder.
If you or members of your family are encountering health, financial, or other problems, very likely others among your classmates have encountered those problems too. Contact us! By sharing our experiences we may be able to be helpful to you, or direct you to someone else who can help.
As you know, the purpose of the Class of 1963 Support Network (Classmates on Call) is to put in touch with each other, on a confidential basis, classmates and family members who are experiencing or have experienced problems such as illnesses, grief and loss, restrictions on life activities, and straitened financial circumstances. By helping each other in this way, we can reaffirm that, no matter what problems we may experience, we are not alone.
The members of the Classmates on Call group, and their e-mail addresses, are listed below. Additional classmates have volunteered for the group since the last e-mail about it was circulated, bringing the total number of members of the group to more than 90. Additional subject matters have also been added since the last e-mail. For these reasons, we encourage you to review the list again at this time. Where the members of the group have had experience in particular areas that may be relevant and useful, those areas are listed next to their name.
If you don’t find a listing for a particular topic you are looking for, please contact me. I may be able to put you in touch with classmates who have had experience with it. We’ve had good success with this with other classmates.
Dick Ahlborn – Aging Parent Care; Relationship Issues and Late-in-Life Searches; Shoulder and Lower Back Surgeries and Recoveries; Opportunities and Dangers of Entrepreneurial Investments After Retirement; Working Until You Die; Divorce Process -- dickahlborn@gmail.com
Doug Allen – Lymphoma; Severe Chemotherapy and Radiation Treatments and Recovery – dallen@maine.edu
David Anderson – Estate Planning – davidandersonpilot@gmail.com
Tom Archbald – Addictions (Alcohol, Drugs, Sex); Melanoma; Grief and Loss – tomarchbald@aol.com
Jim Baird – Death of a Spouse – bairdj@uah.edu
Jim Biles, M.D. – Urology – jdbiles@aol.com
Michler Bishop, Ph.D. – Overdrinking Problems; Opioid Medication Problems – fmbishop1@gmail.com
Judy Brauner – Bereavement; Separation and Divorce – judila@aol.com
David Breithaupt – Multiple Myeloma – dbreithaupt@aya.yale.edu
Douglas Buck, Ph.D. – Normal Nutrition; Lyme Disease – buckscorner@cox.net
Dan Bullard – Retirement Planning, Prostate Cancer, Open Heart Surgery, Hip Replacement, Alcoholism – dbullard@soundgw.com
Reve Carberry – IgA Vasculitis; APLS – reve@carberrygroup.com
Bill Childs – Back Surgery – wbillchilds@aim.com
Jess Clay – Chronic Back Problems – jessc27@gmail.com
Bill Couchman – Income Tax (Individual and Business); Gift and Estate Tax; How to Sell on eBay and Craigslist; Treatment for CLL/Lymphoma/Leukemia at Mayo Clinic – bill.couchman@aya.yale.edu
Jim Courtright – Prostate Cancer, Including Long-Term and New Post-Prostatectomy Drug Therapies; Urethral Sphincter Re-Implant; Heart Arrhythmia and Atrial Fibrillation – courtrigj@gmail.com
Peter de Bretteville – Prostate Cancer; Knee Replacement (Partial) – pdeb@pdebarc.com
John Derby – Post-Retirement Planning: What Is the Next Phase as You Age in Place? – jmderby@live.com
Bob Dickie – Financial Analysis; Private Companies – dickie.bob@gmail.com
Charlie Dilks – Cancer – charles@dilksconsulting.com
Gene Dilks – Caregiver Support – gene.dilks@gmail.com
Lory Doolittle – Lewy Body Disease; Caregiving; End of Life Preparation for Family Members – lorydoolittle@gmail.com
Chuck Duncan – Neck, Shoulder, Lower Back, and Knee Replacement Surgeries – charly.g.duncan@gmail.com
Tony Elson – Osteoarthritis; Hip Replacement – anthonyelson@aol.com
Fred Finkelstein, M.D. – Kidney Diseases and Problems – fof@comcast.net
Steve Fisk, M.D. – Intensive Care Units – sfisk41@gmail.com
Dick Foster – Cancer – rnf@invaserv.net
Gates Gill – Helping Classmates Tell Their Stories Through Memoirs and Otherwise – writermgg@aol.com
John Gillespie – john.gillespie1@verizon.net
Art Gilliam – Treatment of Colitis – wlokradio@aol.com
Steve Hall – Hip Replacement Surgery; Bereavement; Cancer; Stroke – stevenshall@outlook.com
Mimi Head – Bereavement – mimi.head@ram-tool.com
Dave Hilyard – Borderline Personality Disorder; PTSD; Anxiety Disorder; Depression – davehilyard@hotmail.com
Jim Hinkle, M.D. – Alzheimer’s/Dementia Involving a Loved One, Parent or Otherwise – jehinklemd@att.net
David Joseph – Working With the Elderly, Especially Those Who Are Aware That Death Is Imminent – dijoseph3518@gmail.com
Sutton Keany – Colon Cancer; Substance Abuse (Alcohol); Prostate Cancer (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy) – skeany@optonline.net
Bob Kelly – Multiple Myeloma – rjkdux@aol.com
Peter Kiernan – Hip Replacement – pksurfish@aol.com
Bob Kirkwood, M.D. – Neuroradiology Issues; Brain, Spine, and Related Issues; Medical-Legal Guidance – kirkwoodjr@aol.com
Charlie Kivowitz, M.D. – Internist/Cardiologist – c.kivowitz@yahoo.com
Mike Koenig – Open Heart Surgery; Melanoma; Spinal Stenosis – michael.koenig@liu.edu
Rob Lacy, M.D. – Ophthalmology; Parkinson’s Disease – roblacy88@gmail.com
Jon Larson –Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Using the Esselstyn Nutrition-Based Program) – jonlarson99.jl@gmail.com
Marc Lavietes, M.D. – Asthma; Chronic Airway Obstruction; Lung Cancer – rosemarc9@gmail.com
Mike Lieberman, M.D. – mike@lieberman.net
Susan Lieberman – End of Life Issues; Pre-Diabetes Success With Low Carb/High Fat Diet With Intermittent Fasting – susan@lieberman.net
Barbara Long, M.D. (widow of Steve Parker) – Loss and Rebirth – A Jungian Alchemical Approach to Grief; Melanoma; Alzheimer’s; How Estates Disrupt Relationships – blong@post.harvard.edu
Peter Maffitt – Water Resources; Cuban Issues – pcmaffitt@gmail.com
Collin Middleton – Death of a Spouse; Alcoholism – collinmiddleton@gci.net
Peter (Grinnell) Morris – Working Past Retirement; Mentally Handicapped Children – grinnellmorris@bellsouth.net
Bob Morris – Depression; Manic Depression (Bipolar) – angelhold@earthlink.net
Ted Murray – Sudden Death of a Wife; Merkel Cell Cancer – tmurray@bu.edu
Troy Murray – Aortic Aneurysm; Depuytren’s Contracture; Stroke; Quadriceps Tendon Surgery – troyymurray001@gmail.com
Bob Myers, M.D. – Balance: Fall Prevention and Mobility; Prostate Cancer; Urinary Obstructive Symptoms; Nocturia; Atrial Fibrillation; Cluster Headache – myers.robert@mayo.edu
Geoff Noyes – Prostate Cancer – pgnoyes@yahoo.com
Steve Olderman – Back and Knee Surgery; Long Distance Aged Parent Care – steveolderman@yahoo.com
Phil Otto – Hip Replacements; Prostate Cancer – philotto88@gmail.com
Lea Pendleton – Heart Attacks; Heart Disease; Atrial Fibrillation; Implantable Defibrillators/Pacemakers; Atrial Ablations; Open-Heart Surgery – lbpendleton@me.com
Sheldon Renan – Psychoanalysis; Adult Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) – srenan@gmail.com
Ian Robertson – Bereavement; Cancer (Lymphoma); Depression; Financial Reverses – ianfrobertson@gmail.com
John Rohsenow – Atrial Fibrillation – rohsenow@yahoo.com
Brian Salzberg, Ph.D. – Brain Tumors – bmsalzbe@pennmedicine.upenn.
Alan Schocket, M.D. – Navigating the Maze of the Health Care Industry and Delivery Systems – aschocket@aol.com
Philip Scott, M.D. – Eye Problems – philscott63@gmail.com
Jerry Selness – Prostate Cancer – jerryselness@gmail.com
Ed Shapiro, M.D. – Couples, Family, and Organizational Consultation – ershapiromd@gmail.com
Lisa Sheronas – Advanced Degrees; Aging Parents; Children/Grandchildren; Food Allergies; Hearing Loss; Lyme Disease; Homeopathic Treatments; Laser Therapy – els5x@hotmail.com
Victor Sheronas – Abuse (Emotional and Sexual); Financial Reverses; Physical Impairments (Melanoma; Neuropathies; Heart Surgeries (Afib, Cardioversions, Cardiac Ablations); Spinal Stenosis; ADD); Substance Abuse – vsheronas@verizon.net
Cameron Smith – Hospice-at-Home – camerons5@verizon.net
Michael B. Smith, M.D. – External Beam Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer – sticesmith1@cox.net
Stephen A. Smith, M.D. – Ear, Nose, and Throat; Knee Replacements; Reverse Shoulder Replacements; Cervical and Lumbosacral Spine Surgeries for Spinal Stenosis – stephensmith@aya.yale.edu
Ted Sohn – Family Interventions re Alcohol Use – sohnpt@msn.com
Charlie Soule – Alzheimer’s and Dementia; Bereavement; Prostate Cancer – chassoule@aol.com
Steve Steiner – Recovery from Stroke; Hip and Knee Replacement; Spinal Stenosis – stevenesteiner@aol.com
Phillips Stevens – Alcoholism; Bereavement – pstevens@buffalo.edu
Guy Struve – Hearing Loss; Melanoma; Prostate Cancer; Urinary Retention – guy.struve@davispolk.com
Jim Thompson – Hip Replacement; Dispute Resolution – jlthompson@mmcanby.com
Boris Troyan – Heart Valve Operations; Divorce – troyanb@mac.com
Charles Tucker – Prostate Cancer; Heart Disease; Finding Purpose After Retirement – ctuckernh@hotmail.com
Herb Turin – hturin@netins.net
Joan Turin – hjturin@netins.net
Joe Valenta – Residential Real Estate, Especially Selling and Buying Tips – jrvalenta@earthlink.net
Martin Wand, M.D. – Eye Problems (Especially Glaucoma) – martin.wand@comcast.net
Gurney Williams – Alzheimer’s and Dementia; Caregiving; Prostate Cancer – gurnout111@gmail.com
Steven Wilson, M.D. – Medical Device Implantation for Impotence and Male Incontinence – skwilson@me.com
Ken Witty – Spinal Stenosis – kenwitty41@gmail.com
Woody Woodroofe – Bladder Cancer Surgery – robert.woodroofe@gmail.com
Bill Zimmermann – Trauma, Intimacy Problems, Depression, Mood Swings, Etc. – bill.zimmerman@aya.yale.edu
If either of the following two paragraphs describes you, please contact Classmates on Call:
(1) If you have had experience with health or other problems that you would be willing to share with other classmates and family members facing similar problems, please e-mail us and let us know that. By sharing our experiences, we can help ourselves and each other.
(2) If you would like to be put in touch with other classmates and family members who are facing similar problems, please contact any of the members of the Classmates on Call group listed above, on a confidential basis. If we are not the classmates best suited to be of assistance to you, we can put you in touch with the classmates who are.
This initiative is entirely voluntary. It will achieve its objectives only to the extent that you and other classmates avail yourselves of it. We look forward to hearing from you.
It says something very good about our Class that so many classmates and family members have volunteered to help one another.
This e-mail is not addressed solely to classmates. It is also addressed to spouses, widows, and other loved ones of classmates. If you feel that we can be helpful in any way, please contact us.
Thank you very much.
Guy