Annual OMC Fun Run draws hundreds
Proceeds go to help those at OMC's Cancer Treatment Center

WEST PLAINS — Winners in the annual Ozarks Medical Center Fun Run are as follows:

Top 5 Over-all Male
1. Robson, Max 19:16
2. Foes, Jeffrey 20:28
3. Faulhaber, Eric 20:42
4. Shannon, Greg 20:47
5. Hamby, Joe 21:19

Top 5 Over-all Female
1. Shannon, Carly 20:59
2. Ray, Melinda 21:32
3. Hess, Sarah 23:56
4. Minkler, Jodi 24:08
5. McCrackin, Misty 25:17

Age Group Results Female
9 & Younger
1. Driscoll, Rosemary 33:29
2. Woody, Kameron 34:54
3. Marcak, Rachel 36:47

10 – 12
1. Bolander, Peyton 28:17
2. Kutter, Michaela 28:56
3. Cawvey, Ann Renee 28:57

13 – 19
1. Fine, Elizabeth 34:37

20 – 29
1. Moore, Liz 25:47
2. Douglas, Amanda 30:57

30 – 39
1. Judd, DeAun 26:46
2. Fine, Mary 28:18
3. Dunbar, Julie 28:56
4. Cawvey, Nita 29:04
5. Kutter, Stacy 29:05
6. Williams, Billye 29:31
7. Friend, Valerie 33:11
8. Bales, Gloria 34:51

40 – 49
1. Speake, Theresa 30:23

50 +
1. Romans, Donna 28:05
2. Mickey, Marcella 34:46

Age Group Results Male
9 & Under
1. Cochran, Mason 26:53
2. Harris, Nathan 27:12
3. Bolander, Mason 29:31
4. Bales, Jayden 29:58
5. McCrackin, Jacob 30:52
6. Alsup, Todd 35:22
7. Dunbar, Dylan 37:33

10 – 12
1. Inman, Jordan 23:16
2. Inman, Jeremy 24:13
3. Dunbar, Blaine 25:41
4. Fine, Brenton 27:08
5. Hess, Jacob 28:19
6. Driscoll, Michael 28:20
7. Quarti, Jake 28:24
8. Cooper, Trey 29:47
9. Woody, Korey 29:48

13 – 19
1. Richison, Ethan 21:29
2. Bender, Brodie 23:16
3. Johnson, Brandon 23:16.8
4. Farrell, Dalton 23:17
5. Bolander, Drew 23:17.4
6. Andrews, Trevan 24:09
7. Collins, Dustin 27:53
8. Daugherty, Brandon 29:12

20 – 29
1. Braynard, Dustin 23:21
2. Alexander, Joshua 26:45
3. Douglas, Luke 30:58

30 – 39
1. Roberts, Blake 22:37
2. Morgan, Steve 26:25
3. Cockrum, Michael 26:55
4. Bolander, Mark 29:33
5. McCrackin, James 30:53
6. Dunbar, Doug 38:43

40 – 49
1. Murray, Paul 26:02

50 +
1. Szigity, Marty 23:41
2. Austin, Mike 26:49
3. Driscoll, Steve 30:03
4. O’Mara, Michael 33:03

Breast-cancer survivor: Mammogram saved her life

Jean Haddock of rural Willow Springs wants her example to help others with early detection

Jean Haddock of rural Willow Springs says she would not be here today if it had not been for an annual mammogram she received at Ozarks Medical Center. With October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Haddock wants to urge others not to forget the annual exam if they are older than 40 .

Always faithful about getting an annual mammogram, Haddock can name the exact year she forgot to schedule the diagnostic test used to detect abnormal growths in the breasts.

“I missed one year – 1998, and in 1999, the cancer showed up,” said Haddock. She praised her physician at OMC’s Cancer Treatment Center for walking through her options with her and her husband. “It kind of scared me at first,” she said. “I prayed about it, and I felt confident that everything was going to be OK.”

She had a biopsy Feb. 19, 1999, and a lumpectomy surgery less than three weeks later on March 9. She then underwent 28 radiation treatments as a precaution and for five years, she took tamoxifen, an anti-estrogen drug used to treat breast cancer. Every six months, she had a mammogram, and now for the last few years, she is back to getting just annual exams. She also keeps regular appointments with her OMC radiation oncologist Garry Brown, DO.

Haddock said she never got sick from the radiation treatments. In fact, she said she drove herself to each appointment and back home after the treatment.

She said she chose the lumpectomy as opposed to a full mastectomy after reviewing her information with her doctor. He felt confident the cancer could be removed without taking the entire breast. About one-third of her right breast was removed during the surgery.

“It was the right decision,” she said. “I’m just so thankful.”

Once she learned she had cancer, Haddock said attitude made the difference. “You have to go through it with as good an outlook as you can.”

Her advice to others: “Be sure to get a mammogram regularly, do self-exams on your breasts and stay on top of your own health.

“If I had waited and missed even one more year (of getting a mammogram), it would have been too late,” she said. “But praise the Lord. He was watching over me.”

Now, after eight years, Haddock said she enjoys reading, doing puzzles and going to bluegrass festivals and events.

If you already are established with a physician, you may schedule your own mammogram appointment with Ozarks Medical Center by calling the Centralized Scheduling Department at 417-257-5901. If you do not have a regular physician, please call for a physician’s directory at OMC Public Relations at 417-257-6735.

For information on breast cancer, contact the American Cancer Society at 800-227-2345 or www.cancer.org.

80 golfers participate in OMC Foundation Golf Tournament

Great Rivers Distributing team won first place at the recent Ozarks Medical Center Foundation Golf Tournament at the West Plains Country Club. Team members include (from left) Jeff McDaniels, Jay Garnett, Phil Wade and Greg Beykirch.

“We had a great time,” said Robin Morgan, director of the OMC Foundation. “I want to thank all of the tournament sponsors. It was especially exciting to see the great turnout of teams. No one won the hole-in-one or the putting contests, but there’s always next year.”

Three places were awarded West Plains Chamber of Commerce gift certificates in each of three flights, with Callaway gift certificates given as player gifts, said Morgan.

In the championship flight, first place went to the Great Rivers Distributing team of Greg Beykirch, Jay Garnett, Jeff McDaniels and Phil Wade.
Second place went to the Eleven Point Ranch team of Jasper Warren, Norman Hollis, Seth Huddleston and Mike Warren.

The team of David M. Gohn, Scott Schneider, Barry Slayton and Eric Judd won third place.

In the A Flight, the Ozark Advertising Network team of Jonathan Bergman, Tom Marhefka, Bob Eckman and David Russback won first place. The Burton Creek Medical Center team of Robert Martin, Richard Bowles, George Kramer and Gerry Strange won second, and the MedAssets & Hartford team of Tom Frenz, Brad Williams, Blake Welsh and Adam Frenz won third.

In the B Flight, the Invensys team of Kristi Johnson, Ron Cassidy, Tracy Johnson and James Denton won first place. Second place went to the Fujifilm Medical Systems team of Tim Dozier, Liz Palomino, Wade Davis and Jackie Dowell. Third place went to the OMC Cancer Treatment Center team of Steve Morgan, Charles Morgan, Bryant Marshal and Bryan Eck.

Primary tournament sponsors include Cardinal Health, HOME (Heart of the Ozarks Medical Equipment); Air Evac Lifeteam; RKL Construction Co.; Ozark Advertising Network; Great Rivers Distributing Co. Inc.; West Plains Bank; Gaskin, Hill and Norcross and AIG Valic (Butch Purvis).

The Foundation uses tournament proceeds to buy medical equipment and fund educational programs, said Morgan.
For more information, contact OMC Foundation at 417-257-5700.
No one won the two hole-in-one prizes — a boat and trailer and a trip to Hawaii — offered by West Plains Marine and Ozarks Medical Center Rehabilitation Services.