Steve Christner: Annual Christmas Party with Chinese Pollyanna

Monday, December 3, 2007

Annual Christmas Party with Chinese Pollyanna

Yesterday was our annual Christmas Party at Mom Mom Janes. Many families and kids come and we have a chinese pollyanna which is alot of fun.

For anyone who does not know what a chinese pollyanna is I'll briefly explain. Everyone brings a $5 gift wrapped up and receives a numbered ticket when they come in the door. The numbers are called out and if it is your number you can pick an unopened gift or you can choose to take a gift from someone who already opened a gift. So for example if my number was called and I picked an unopened gift and it was $5 of lottery tickets than someone who comes after me has the option of taking my gift from me and then I repick a gift or take one from someone else. Once a gift has been taken twice than the gift is no longer available to be taken. It's alot of fun. The kids love it.

Here is a slideshow of the party. This also includes my family taken turns getting our picture taken with our nephew Luke.

3 comments:

Unknown said...: Dear Steve,

I'm a 19 year old girl from Belgium and I study audiology.
For Pathology I have to make a presentation about the Goldenhar syndrome and I was wondering if you would give me the permission to use your pictures in my class (+- 25 students). You can contact me on big.groda@gmail.com.

Greetings,

Jade; November 27, 2009 at 4:01 PM
Anonymous said...: Dear Steve, your story is so such a big inspiration and hope for me:) I m a woman with hemifacial microsomia , and now I will starting my own battle about reconstructing my face... I would wish you and your familly lots of happyness!!! p.s. sorry for my bad english :( greetings, Jola; October 10, 2010 at 8:19 AM
Unknown said...: I was suffering from a severe headache and even the potent pain killers only gave me slide relief. I went for a CT Scan plus MRI and doctors found a ‘blood clot’ in the brain. Neurosurgery was suggested and had a stroke while going through angiogram. My life was miserable until Dr Itua herbal made medicine was introduced to me. I took Dr Itua Herbal Made Capsule Plus 3 times daily and within 20 days I saw big relief from the pain and within a few weeks I was able to walk and gain back my mobility. The following MRI confirmed the ‘blood clot’ had disappeared and the doctors were very surprised and said it was a ‘miracle’. Now, I am doing Cardio 2 times a week.You can contact Dr Itua herbal center on drituaherbalcenter@gmail.com his herbal made also cure Herpes Virus,HPV,ALS,MS,Hepatitis,Diabetes,HIV,Cancer,Parkinson and so many other diseases humans can have.; April 18, 2021 at 2:19 AM

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WHAT IS GOLDENHAR SYNDROME?

A term that is often used synonymously with "Oculo-Auriculo-Vertebral (OAV) Spectrum," is a rare disorder that is apparent at birth (congenital). The disorder is characterized by a wide spectrum of symptoms and physical features that may vary greatly in range and severity from case to case. However, such abnormalities tend to involve the cheekbones, jaw, mouth, ears, eyes, and/or bones of the spinal column (vertebrae).
Synonyms of Goldenhar Syndrome (Oculo Auriculo Vertebral Spectrum)
FAV - Facio-Auriculo-Vertebral Spectrum
First and Second Branchial Arch Syndrome
Goldenhar-Gorlin Syndrome
OAV Spectrum
Oculo-Auriculo-Vertebral Dysplasia
Disorder Subdivisions:
Hemifacial Microsomia (HFM)

A variety of terms has been used to describe this extremely variable disorder. According to the medical literature, when malformations primarily involve the jaw, mouth, and ears and, in most cases, affect one side of the body (unilateral), the disorder is often referred to as "Hemifacial Microsomia." If abnormalities of the vertebrae and the eyes are also present, the disorder is often called "Goldenhar Syndrome."

In most cases, Goldenhar Syndrome (OAV Spectrum) appears to occur randomly, with no apparent cause (sporadic). However, in some cases, positive family histories have been present that have suggested autosomal dominant or recessive inheritance. In addition, some researchers suggest that the disorder may be caused by the interaction of many genes, possibly in combination with environmental factors (multifactorial inheritance).

MY MEDICAL CONDITIONS

1. Severe Chronic Pain: Suffering from severe chronic pain to neck, ears, jaw, eyes, and head due to vertebral malformations ( refer to Vertebral Malformations down below).
2. Sarcoidosis: involves inflammation that produces tiny lumps of cells in various organs in your body. The lumps are called granulomas (gran"u-lo'mahs) because they look like grains of sugar or sand. They are very small and can be seen only with a microscope
3. Craniofacial abnormalities: bones of the upper and lower jaws (maxillary and mandibular underdeveloped. Absence (anotia) and/or malformation (microtia) of the outer ears (auricles or pinnae). Eye abnormalities (cysts on the eyeballs, epibulbar dermoids and lipodermoids.
4. Difficult Intubation – Class IV Airway
5. Klippel-Feil Syndrome: It is a rare disorder characterized by the congenital fusion of any 2 of the 7 cervical (neck) vertebrae.
6. Prominent Cervical Kyphosis, Cervical Scoliosis , · Cervical Lordosis: There is two much curve in the spinal column in the neck or cervical area.
· Kyphoscoliosis: Backward and lateral curvature of the cervical spine
· Rotoscoliosis: Abnormal rotation as well as a lateral curvature of the spine. In my case convex curve to the left in the upper cervical spine and convex to the right in the lower cervical spine.

MY 13 SURGERIES

MY SURGERIES (13)
3/6/2006 – Posterior occipital cervical to C5 fusion - Presbyterian HUP, Dr. Kingsley Chin
1/29/2006 – Lung Biopsy (Bronchoscopy) - HUP, Dr. Larry Keiser
6/8/1993 – Excise excessive skin and subcutaneous tissue Left ear & Graft, rib cartilage to left ear - CHOP, Dr. Linton Whitaker
9/28/1992 – Incision & Drainage, Abscess (complicated-Left mandible near bone graft) - CHOP, Dr. Linton Whitaker
8/17/1992 – Reconstruct mandibular ramus with bone graft; Lefort I osteotomy; reconstruct midface; intrusion, single piece; Genioplasty; sliding osteotomy single piece; Reposition left ear; excise skin graft & Otoplasy (set right ear back) - CHOP, Dr. Linton Whitaker
x/x/1991 – Removal of left eye dermoid cyst - Frankford Hospital (Torresdale), xEye Surgeon
8/31/1983 – Removal of wisdom teeth - Presbyterian, HUP Medical Center, Dr. James A Tatoin, Jr.
6/x/1973 – Conchal Stage Otoplasty (left ear) - CHOP, Dr. Linton Whitaker
3/x/1973 – 3rd Stage Otoplasty (left ear) - CHOP, Dr. Linton Whitaker
2/x/1972 – Partial elevation of (left ear) - CHOP, Dr. Linton Whitaker
8/23/1971 - 2nd Stage Otoplasty with Costal Cartilage Implant (left ear) - CHOP, Dr. Linton Whitaker
4/16/1970 - Excision Scar and rotate ear parts (left ear) - CHOP, Dr. Gerald Aker
10/14/1969 - 1st Stage Otoplasty - CHOP, Dr. Gerald Aker