July 31, 2015 [15]
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Federal Way students named to UW dean’s list FROM STAFF REPORTS
The following students from Federal Way were named to the University of Washington dean’s list for winter 2015 quarter: Ridwan Mahamud Abdilahi, Dustin Philip Abrahamson, Cristina Marisel Acuna, Samuel Jacob Alfaro, Aleenah Halim Ansari, Shawntel N Bali, William Lucas Barcelona, Luciana Isabel Barrera, Kaia Elizabeth Barth, Jonathan Kjell Beardsley, Youcef Yacoub Bennour, Christina Maria Beran, Jessica Danielle Bolich, Edward A Bolton, Nicole Bowman, Thomas James Bowman, Josie Taylor Bresson, Ericka Leeanne Budinich, Louis Palani IV Cambra, Marie Laurence Carmelo, Morgan Lorraine Cassaday, Alla V Cheban, Matthew Young-Kwon Chi, Yumee Chi, Mari Emiko Chinn, Julie Suna Chung, Kevin Remington Chung, Hakeem E Clark, Jeremias Roldan Cordoba, Amanda Jo Cornejo, Jasmine Nicole Dacones, Samuel Walker Dalin, Alexander Dedaj, Emily Jane Delp, Chantel J Dixon, Marina S Dolgova, Ling Dong, Jennifer Tarah Edmond, Christine Nicole Elting, Chaeliana Rose Erkelens, Holly Faccenda, Jacqueline Elaine Figueras, Kylie Nicole Fisher, Taylor
Erynn Flesner, Chris Gabriel Deng Flores, Mary Margaret Frederick, Joshua Dean Fulcer, Alejandro Lorenzo Garcia Ochoa, Francis Jordan Gutierrez Gaspay, David John Goldstone, Anita Jane Gorbun, Emily Anne Gore, Tjinder Singh Grewal, Gaurav Gupta, Julianne Myung Ha, Sameer Hakimi, Forogh Hakki, Walter Fred Hanson, Alexis Joy Harroun, Micah Deanne Orda Hipolito, Hien Thanh Hong, Jesse Hong, Jongkun Hong, Jillian Ann Honrade, Yu Huang, Mindy Huynh, Ivan Ivanovich Jr Ialanji, Elizabeth Hull Jackson, Lindsey Hull Jackson, David Zion Jang, Glaries Binta Jatta, Carmen L Johnsen, Kirsta C Johnson, Lara Elizabeth Jones, Highway Jun, Yeseul Kang, Manvir Kaur, Kevin Dom Ke, Brian Seng Khang, Tehreem Iqbal Khokhar, Ashley H Kim, Daniel Shinwoo Kim, Grace Kim, Jodi Hea Hyung Kim, Julie H Kim, Justin Dongmin Kim, Mary Elizabeth Kim, Stephen Sung Kim, Robert Mugo Kinyanjui, Molly Kirby, Jenny Ko, Rithvik Paul Lagisetti,, Ashley Larican Leano, Eunho Lee, James Hyeongwoo Lee, Jin-Hee Lee, Rachel S Lee, Saemina Lee, Sarah K Lee, Yung Woong Lee, Sandra Maria Lemus, Kayleah Faye Lewis, Devon M Linn, Jill Ramirez Lopez, Katherine Elizabeth Madonna, Brenda Elizabeth Matthews, Karina Sergeevna Mazhukhina, John
[ FAMILY from page 14] found out about the hemangioma tumors. “It looked like strawberry marks,” Eaton Burns said. “Like a rash on her butt crack and inside, it curved a little.” Her doctor recommended she go to a dermatologist, who recommended she go to a neurosurgeon. Kaylin’s first MRI was less than four months after she was born. Today, she’s had seven MRIs since she was 2 years old. “Right when the doctor walked in, he said, ‘Sit down … plan on this being the next 20 years of your life,’” she recalled. “And I fired that neurosurgeon and got a new one at Seattle Children’s Hospital.” Eaton Burns said she will not accept that type of mentality for her daughter. Kaylin’s internal tumor is intertwined in her spinal chord. They won’t be touching that one, she said. That tumor has its own blood feeding source and Eaton Burns estimates it’s the size of a half-dollar. Because of the tumor, Kaylin’s spine is already two inches shorter than normal. She regularly goes to physical therapy to strengthen her right leg. “When she plays with other kids, she knows she’s a little bit different and can’t do everything they can do,” Eaton Burns said, noting games like balancing on curbs or balance beams. If she starts dragging her right foot, the family will need to take her to the emergency room.
David McCleary, Matthew T McIlnay, Heidi Hansam McKenna, Rosalina Portia McKinzie, Marissa Anne Meyer, Colin James Miller, Eunice Min, Mauro Levy Molina, Jonathan Whitney Mount, Mikhail Vladimirovich Murashkin, Michael Eugene Nicol, Jonathan Ariel Nolasco, Thomas Dillon Oakes, Sean Michael O’Bryan, Mae Angela Napenias Oreiro, Gabriel Joshua Otero, Neil Anthony Panlasigui, Daniel Hun Park, Edward Tae Park, Ji-Min Park, Kristopher Thomas Patterson, Gabrielle Evelyn Paulson, Melissa Lynn Pederson, Justi K Pfutzenreuter, Phi Le Pham, Heidi Lynn Poortvliet, Alex Sergeevich Prokopchik, Richard James Jr Proszek, Tyler Jay Proszek, Chenshan Qiu, Vivek Kelan Ramanujan, Kayla Mackenzie Ramey, David Rho, Sean Douglas Robbins, Viktoriya A Rossiytseva, Kurt William Schiewetz, Renae Seam, Dong Won Shin, Abraham Philip Shouse, Justin Young Sim, Svetlana A Slobodchikova, Nichelle Eun-Jin Song, Sarah Nicole Spinelli, Kimberly A Stewart. To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must have completed at least 12 graded credits and have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (out of 4). Students are notified that they have achieved this distinction when they receive their grades for the quarter.
For the external hemangioma tumor, they’ve been able to do laser treatments and have experimented with medication to reduce the size, color and ulceration. But the biggest fear is that her chord could snap, leaving her paralyzed. “We won’t know until she’s done growing,” Eaton Burns said, adding it could be well into her 20s. Until then, the soon-to-be kindergartner at Nautilus Elementary is perfectly content playing pretend games of victim/doctor, Barbies and being Momma Lynch’s “BFF.” In fact, as part of the car wash benefit, Eaton Burns anticipates shirts for sale that read “Don’t be jealous because Kaylin’s my BFF.” In addition to the T-shirts, car wash and breakfast, Stoneback said a signed Seahawks football, Seahawks jewelry, preseason tickets to the Seahawks vs. Raiders game and baskets will be available at an auction during the benefit. Seahawks players may also show up as well. The car wash and breakfast benefit to help the Burns will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 2 at Jersey’s Sports Bar, located at 35509 21st Ave. SW in Federal Way. For more information on the event, visit www.facebook.com/ events/1001370586622861/. To donate to help the Burns, visit www. gofundme.com/kaylinsmedicalfund.-
Airman graduates from basic training FROM STAFF REPORTS
Air Force Airman 1st Class Blake J. Gunderson graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Gunderson is the son of Lisa J. Gudnerson and Joseph M. Gunderson, both of Federal Way. He is a 2013 graduate of Todd Beamer High School.
County Council confirms Harborview board member FROM STAFF REPORTS
The Metropolitan King County Council confirmed the appointment of Lee Ann Prielipp, who resides in King County Council District Seven that serves Federal Way, to the Harborview Medical Center Board of Trustees. This appointment fills the council-at-large position for a four – year term to expire on July 31, 2018. “Lee Ann brings to the Harborview Medical Center Board a strong, analytic background from her involvement in educational organizations and her service on state-wide boards,” said Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer. “I was honored to first appoint her to represent our district, and I am pleased that she has been appointed to an at-large position.”
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