August Gathering
Thursday Night Lights
Thursday, August 22nd, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
at 125 Live (River Room)
125 Elton Hills NW
Agenda
Jim & Angela Miser have adopted TEN children, Eight have special needs and Five are adults still living at home.
Rather than have children, Jim & Angela Miser CHOSE to adopt children with special needs that likely few if any people would choose to adopt. They felt their unique medical training would allow them to meet un-met needs few others could or would meet.
Thus, the international adoption process began. Eventually at child TEN the process would be complete (number wise). Eight of the ten children were substantially challenged with various special needs.
Jim and Angela’s parental commitment has been and continues to be life long, Five of the eight special needs children (all now adults) live at home with the Misers and likely will for their entire life…! That is COMMITMENT!
We chose to speak about valuing children (ALL CHILDREN) by sharing with you Dr. Miser (a UK citizen). As you might imagine Dr. Miser is involved meeting needs of children as a doctor and non-profit organizational head around the world.
This is a MUST opportunity. Without question you will come away inspired. Please help spread the word about this special story and plan now to attend.
We also will be briefly introducing a new community venture regarding how we can better value children who have special needs such as mental health challenges, foster care and adoption needs. Our community friends who work with children who need an extra touch of compassion, will join us.
This is part of “2024 The Year of Respect”, a community-wide initiative that strives to reshape our attitudes and actions toward each other. Join us in this HEAD & HEART experience, as we take actionable steps to build a kinder community that is a light and example for the world. Let’s do this Together!
INTERNATIONAL PEDIATRICIAN / ONCOLOGIST
Dr. Jim Miser
Dr. Miser is Chief Medical Officer of Lixte Biomedical Holdings, Inc, a drug development company in the United States. He also currently serves as a Pediatric Oncology consultant to the Taipei Medical University in Taipei, Taiwan.
Until recently he was a practicing Pediatric Oncologist at City of Hope National Medical Center, a national comprehensive cancer center located in southern California. He served in leadership of that institution as Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics and then
Chief Executive Officer from 1995 to 2006.
In these roles, he gained experience in organizational leadership, established a patient safety program, and developed the institutional quality and cancer programs. He graduated from Dartmouth College with a BA degree and received his MD degree from the University of Washington.
He held positions of Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Ohio State University, Cancer Expert at the National Cancer Institute, Associate Consultant at Mayo Clinic, Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington.
He also served as quality and safety consultant and Chief Medical Information Officer to Bumrungrad International Medical Center in Bangkok, Thailand. His research interests are pediatric solid tumors, sarcomas, pediatric brain tumors and autologous transplantation
for solid tumors in children.
He teaches on a variety of subjects, including medical ethics, strategic planning, pediatric sarcomas, pediatric brain tumors and other subjects.
He is married and the father of ten adopted children, eight of whom have disabilities.
Components of Valuing Others
Encouragement: Giving the Gift of Encouragement.
Listening: The First step to Understanding.
Service: Everyone Can Serve. Everyone Can make a difference.
Respect: Differing and Disagreeing Wisely.
Coming Events
Thursday, August 22:
“Valuing Others with Special Needs”
Dr. James Miser: Their adopted TEN
special needs children.
(Inspiration on Steroids)
5:30 PM to 7 PM at 125 Live (River Room),
125 Elton Hills Dr. NW
Thursday, Sept. 12:
GENERAL PUBLIC BOOK LAUNCH!
“The Listening Tool Kit” Book
5 PM to 7 PM at 125 Live (River Room),
125 Elton Hills Dr. NW
