Family Advocacy TAD Part I.mov

Written by Ciel M. Stevens

Family Advocacy TAD Part II can be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsjOX4b4pIE

Some footage was taken from The Tyler Kahle Story: Dissection at Any Age video, which can be viewed at:
PART 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtNvFOZgv4M&feature=related
PART 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLbSJ-bHxSE&feature=related
PART 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYllkWKiFoY&feature=related

CREDITS

ORGANIZATIONS
National Marfan Foundation
Thoracic Aortic Coalition
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections
The John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health
The Methodist Health System, Omaha, KS

INDIVIDUALS
Debra Kahle McMillan, for Sharing Tyler's story
Dianna Milewicz, MD, PhD,University of Texas, Houston Health Science
Jonathan Martin, NMF Director of Education & Awareness Programs
Brian S. Tinsley, www.aorticdissection.com
Richard Merk and Beth Merk, for their candid interviews
Bass Park Skateboarders
Video and Photography by Leona Merk
The National Marfan Foundation
The Tyler Kahle Story: Dissection at Any Age
http://www.health-is-wealth.org/heart.html
Sara Krulwich and Mel Gussow, Photographer and Journalist for the New York Times
Methodist Hospital Health Connections
Linda Deutsch, Associated Press
ABC, 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter
Cincinnati.com
Amy Yasbeck, The John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health

MUSIC
Linger by The Cranberries (1994)

Seasons of Love, Rent (Original Broadway
Cast Recording)
Written and Composed by Jonathan Larson

Written by Ciel M. Stevens
Produced and Edited by Leona L. Merk

Category:

Education

Tags:

• thoracic aortic dissection
• marfan syndrome
• connective tissue disorder
• public service announcement