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By Jewell Cardwell
Beacon Journal staff writer
Published on Monday, Sep 29, 2008
Tarence Kinsey, newly signed Cavaliers guard, is a huge respecter of nurses and couldn't wait to make a few hand-shaking rounds at the Cleveland Clinic last week.
Tarence was accompanied on his mission by someone with inside knowledge of the important role that nurses play. His mother, Alisa McPherson-Howell, has been a nurse for more than 22 years in Tampa, Fla. Mom and son delivered 10 fruit baskets to the nurses on duty.
Tarence was a free agent before signing Aug. 1 with the Cavs. He played two seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies, averaging 7.7 points a game. He split the season last year between the Grizzlies and the Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul of the Turkish Basketball League.
Benefit for new van
The folks behind the Road Runner Akron Marathon graciously gave special permission last year for Tyler Esposito to be pushed in his wheelchair by his mother, Lauri, on the 13-mile half-marathon course.
It was a way for this mother and son to raise awareness of Tyler's personal journey: a 27-week preemie born with multiple disabilities, including cerebral palsy, cortical blindness, bronchial pulmonary dysplasia, seizure disorder and scoliosis.
A decline in his health didn't allow the now 11-year-old Tyler to participate this year. Nonetheless, Tyler — under the watch of palliative care for a couple of years now — continues to defy the odds.
His mother is not only devoted to her son's well-being, but to that of other children. She's a supervisor at Akron's Ronald McDonald House, where she previously volunteered for 10 years.
But she's always on the battlefield for Tyler, looking for ways to improve the quality of his life.
To that end, she set up a Tyler Esposito Van Fund at Fifth Third Bank, 230 Howe Ave., Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221, for donations to get a modified van to accommodate Tyler's wheelchair because he's getting too heavy for his mother to lift.
To help, Riverfront YMCA in Cuyahoga Falls is donating its facility for a family-night-out fundraiser 6:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, with proceeds going to Tyler's fund. The van needs to be large enough to accommodate Tyler (who is outgrowing doctor's expectations) in his wheelchair, along with a nurse or family member and all of the machines needed to keep him alive.
Free food, a bake sale, games for kids and silent auction await you. Admission is $5.
Making a wish
Kudos to 17-year-old author Stephen Beirne who recently presented a check to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, Cleveland Region — proceeds from the sale of his book November Reign.
Stephen, who was diagnosed in 2005 with chordoma, a rare tumor that occurs in the spine and base of the skull, passed his time during hospital stays writing the book. It's available at The Learned Owl in Hudson.
The Hudson youth is a senior at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy.
Shoe exhibit at Galleria
In Her Shoes: Taking Steps to End the Violence is an unusual shoe exhibit planned for Oct. 18-25 at The Galleria in downtown Cleveland.
Sponsored by Women's Network Inc. and the Women's Empowerment Board, the exhibit features 385 pairs of decorated shoes, representing the 385,000 domestic violence incidents in one year in Northeast Ohio.
The Kent Roosevelt High School Women's Studies group and art students combined forces earlier this month, decorating 177 pairs of those shoes. For more information, please call 330-256-1122 or visit http://inhershoes.eventbrite.com
Boss Hoover Walk
Excitement is building for the 25th annual Boss Hoover Walk at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, on the campus of Walsh University.
A one-mile handicap-accessible route around campus is planned. Those desiring a longer walk will be guided by volunteers through the tunnel under East Maple Street.
Registration can be done through the mail: North Canton YMCA, 200 S. Main St., North Canton, OH 44720, or in person at the YMCA by Oct. 11. Walk-day registration is at noon in front of the David Center at Walsh, 2020 E. Maple St. A $10 donation gets you a T-shirt, a chance for door prizes and refreshments. The first 200 registrants will receive T-shirts from Mobility Works, which sells handicap-accessible vehicles.
All proceeds benefit the North Canton YMCA's ''Exercise for the Physically Challenged'' class, which is free to all adults with disabilities. For more information, please call Terri Pollock at 330-499-2587 Extension 117.
Patches collected
Cleveland MetroHealth police officer and former Veterans Affairs and Plain Township firefighter/EMT Scott Dillon, diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma in 2003, is still pursuing a Guinness World Record, collecting service patches from police, fire, EMS and security departments from around the world.
Dillon needs 2,811 patches; he has 2,000.
Interested in helping? Please mail your service patch to: Officer Scott Dillon, P.O. Box 292, Munroe Falls, OH 44262.
By the way, Dillon — who has since been diagnosed with diabetes — plans to auction off his record-setting collection on eBay and donate the proceeds to the American Cancer Society and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Benefit for autism
When the Golden Flashes from Kent State University and the Zips from the University of Akron do battle Saturday on the gridiron, the local autism community will be one of the winners.
That's because KSU is asking fans to ''Help the Flashes Fight Autism.'' Representatives from Autism Speaks are selling $13 reserved seats for the game, donating $4 from each ticket to the cause.
''Autism is a lifelong neurological disorder that impairs a person's ability to communicate and relate to others,'' Autism Speaks member Allen Moff said.
''Today, one in 150 children [one in 94 boys] is diagnosed with autism. But autism receives less than 5 percent of the search funding of many less prevalent childhood diseases.''
For more information, please call Moff at 330-805-0266 or e-mail him at moffallen@hotmail.com.
Jewell Cardwell can be reached at 330-996-3567 or jcardwell@thebeaconjournal.com.
Tarence Kinsey, newly signed Cavaliers guard, is a huge respecter of nurses and couldn't wait to make a few hand-shaking rounds at the Cleveland Clinic last week.
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Akron, OH
Posted 08:00 AM, 09/29/2008
Thank you, Ms. Cardwell.
