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May 2015
A Gift Of Life To Her Sister By Bob Weir, Contributing Writer
When Heather Hunt of Longmeadow, Mass. learned that she was an ideal liver donor to save her sister’s life, she was overjoyed. Her sister, Kristen Wolff, a 20year resident of Flower Mound, developed liver disease a few years ago. “This came on really, really fast,” said Heather. “We, like most people, didn’t know anything about liver disease. What we saw in Kristin, for a year or so before she was diagnosed, was some sort of symptom that you would think would be low blood sugar. For example, she was a little more fatigued then you’d expect her to be. I actually made her go get a blood test to see if she was pre-diabetic because of what I was noticing whenever I spent time with her. And in no time flat she had something that appeared to be a bleeding ulcer. Soon after learning about the continuous symptoms of deteriorating health, I came to Flower Mound to help. We consulted her local doctor and told him that she was having these various symptoms that we seem to be sort of chasing, and he said she was in the end stage of liver disease and needed a transplant, otherwise she would die. “Now that I understood what was happening, I could go back and check off all the boxes for liver disease,” Kristen said,
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By Dawn Cobb, Editor
Two-year-old Mia Steedley smiles with glee as she sits astride the horse slowly being walked around an arena at the Victory Therapy Center in Flower Mound. Her mother, Ashley Turner, is tearful as she describes how her daughter’s treatment during the past year has helped develop more than motor skills. “She’s growing more. She’s talking more,” Turner said. “It’s helping her more than I ever thought it would.” The toddler, who was born with a cleft in her brain, is learning how to walk – the only disability she has suffered from the birth defect. The blonde, blue-eyed girl giggles as she is guided to do exercises in the saddle as part of strengthening her body’s core muscles – a key element in helping her to strengthen her legs as she begins to walk. “They’re really great at what they do,” Turner said, adding that as she watches the foursome surround her Two-year-old Mia Steedley smiles as she sits astride a horse slowly walking daughter, she believes it takes a lot of patience and around the arena, guided by therapists and volunteers with Victory Therapy Center. commitment to do what the center does for others. See VICTORY on Page A22
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Brad Trapnell of Highland Village, owner of What’s On Tap off FM 407, enjoys bringing an assortment of local brewer’s yields to area residents.
A beer connoisseur would find What’s On Tap in Highland Village the perfect hangout. A novice would be intrigued by how much there is to learn about beer. Tucked inside the District of Highland Village development on FM 407, What’s On Tap brings an assortment of local brewers’ yields all into one location where Brad Trapnell has created a business based on a lifelong love of the yeasty beverage. A brewer himself, Brad dabbled in home brewing as he worked in the mortgage loan service industry, realizing recently that a dream could become a reality if he just sat down and drew up a business plan. “My wife and I would drive to downtown Dallas,” he said of the couple’s jaunts south to find places serving local brews. “Our thinking transformed from ‘why can’t we do that’ to ‘why don’t we do that.’ ” So he did. And what he created is a blend of brewing history mixed with local flavor from the 36 assorted beers to the hand-hewn tables from a local Flower Mound High School wood smith. A logo on the wall features a veritable history lesson on the brewing industry See TAP on Page A19