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A6 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 COMMUNITY • RECORDS Signing up to save a life By JADE McDOWELL Staff Writer Cindy McIntyre was dying. On July 8, 2014, she was in the intensive care unit of Oregon Health and Sciences University, suffer- ing from congestive heart failure and fading fast. The 57-year-old Hermiston woman had already had her “inal conversation” with her sons. Steve, her hus- band of 39 years, was glued to her side, and now her sis- ters were there, too. “I thought, ‘Oh that’s nice they’re here for a visit,’” she said. “Later I found out they were there for Steve because everyone knew it was just hours be- fore I was going to expire.” Instead, a miracle hap- pened. “The doctor said, ‘How would you like a transplant tonight?” she said. Twenty-two people in the United States die each day waiting for a life-sav- ing organ transplant, but Cindy was not going to be one of them. A life had end- ed somewhere that day, and the deceased had been an organ donor. Steve said the transplant was cutting it so close that the surgeons didn’t even have time to attach all of the nerves in his wife’s chest, like they usually would, leaving her with some lin- gering numbness and cold issues. “They were already starting to take her heart out while the other heart was being prepped,” he said. Later, the couple found out that a Umatilla man had been on the transplant list ahead of Cindy but had agreed to give her the heart available that day, rolling the dice on his life in order to save hers. He received a transplant of his own a month later. The McIntyres are just one example of Oregonians who were more than will- ing to recognize DMV Ap- preciation Week this week. Many associate the Depart- ment of Motor Vehicles with nothing but long lines and failed driver’s tests, but for those whose lives have been touched by the organ donation process the DMV is a literal lifesaver. Leslie Brock, executive director of Donate Life NW, said before the DMV started asking people if they wanted to be organ do- nors, about three percent of Oregonians were on the list. Today, 75 percent of people in the state who are eligible to be an organ donor are. “We’ve got some very generous and amazing peo- ple in the state,” she said, noting that the national av- erage is 52 percent. Oregonians can sign up online at www.do- natelifenw.org to become an organ donor starting at age 13, but 98 percent of the state’s sign-ups come from the DMV. “Without their staff ask- ing that question, we would not be able to save as many lives as we do,” she said. After her own heart STAFF PHOTO BY KATHY ANEY Cindy and Steve McIntyre share a moment Friday at McKenzie Park. The Hermiston couple has held strong to each other through Cindy’s congestive heart failure and a heart transplant that came in the eleventh hour. transplant ordeal, Cindy said she has become an ad- vocate for organ donation. Last week, in Enterprise she gave her irst school presentation for Donate Life NW. She said when she signed up to be an organ donor years before her own heart troubles, she thought of herself as a hero ready to save lives should the worst happen. Instead, in 2011 she woke up to ind her hus- band pounding her chest af- ter she had turned blue and blacked out. It was the irst of many heart-related epi- sodes, caused by a genetic defect, that continued after she had a pacemaker put in. The pacemaker saved her life 54 times before she stopped counting. “I’ve had eight Life- Flights and I don’t know how many ambulance trips,” she said. Cindy’s new heart not only saved her life, but im- proved it by stopping the frequent trips to the hos- pital and fear of the next blackout. Transplant life isn’t al- ways easy, however. The sound of a helicopter can trigger feelings of PTSD. She is on 20 different types of medication and had to take an early retirement from Hermiston School District due to the way the anti-re- jection medications suppress her immune system. “Once you have the transplant, it’s a never-end- ing story,” Steve said. But she’s alive. Cindy and Steve treasure their time together, and love going to movies or vis- iting family. Just seeing something beautiful like a rainbow reminds Cindy of all the things she has to be grateful for, she said. STAFF PHOTO BY KATHY ANEY Cindy and Steve McIntyre have held strong to each other through Cindy’s congestive heart failure and a heart transplant that came during the eleventh hour. Worship LANDMARK BAPTIST CHURCH 125 E. Beech Ave. • 567-3232 Pastor David Dever REPORTS: continued from Page A5 truck picking up a portable toilet at Second Street and Quincy Avenue, Umatilla, ran over and killed a cat. 6:40 p.m. - Several ducklings found a new home. A Boardman resident reported driving home in the morning and seeing the young fowl waddle onto Paul Smith Road. He said he took them home and will keep them until someone claims them. ARRESTS, CITATIONS MONDAY •Umatilla County Sherif’s Oice arrested Cody Josiah Winn, 37, of Hermiston, for possession of Hydroco- done, harassment and supplying contraband (drugs), after a woman at 5:53 p.m. reported Winn may have violated a restraining order. SUNDAY •Hermiston police arrested Martin Ornelas, 28, of Hermiston, for irst-degree burglary, second-degree mischief and violating post-prison supervision. SATURDAY •Morrow County Sherif’s Oice arrested Leobardo Jacquez III, 40, of Boardman, for unauthorized use of vehicle and on three warrants for failure to appear. FRIDAY •Morrow County sherif’s deputies responded a little after 10 a.m. to a report of a domestic disturbance at Northwestern Motel & RV Park, 389 N. Main St., Heppner. There, they found William Ray Beaver, 27, who had felony warrants from Spokane police and the Washington Department of Correction for escaping from custody. Deputies placed him behind bars in the Umatilla County Jail, Pendleton. THURSDAY •Umatilla police at 8:53 a.m. re- ceived a call to respond to the Cross- roads Truck Stop, 2020 Highway 730, for an intoxicated driver in a green vehicle that ran into a yellow pole. Police arrived and arrested Douglas Harold Loundagin, 52, of Richland, Washington, for driving under the inluence of intoxicants (alcohol). •Hermiston police arrested Christopher Deshawn Sullivan, 29, no address provided, for unauthorized costs and fees. COURTS: continued from Page A5 fees. •Ray Klein Inc. vs. John L. and Ka- trina M. Mattila: judgment for $434.20 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Luis R. Gutierrez: judgment for $1,527.17 plus interest, •Credits Inc. vs. Angelica Pacheco: judgment for $643.46 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Heidi Howard: judgment for $3,277.34 plus interest, costs and fees. use of vehicle after a 9-1-1 caller at 9:19 a.m. reported he made a delivery at Columbia Auto Body & Paint, 955 N. First Place, and a man stole his white box van. WEDNESDAY •Hermiston police arrested Jessica Cruz, 32, of Hermiston, on a failure-to-appear warrant and for possession of methamphetamine. •Morrow County Sherif’s Oice arrested Kayla Marie Connell, 24, of 1072 W. Orchard Ave., Hermiston, for reckless driving and unauthorized use of a vehicle. YOU’RE INVITED TO A MEDICARE BIRTHDAY PARTY! Are you turning 65 between now and the end of September? If so, we would love to see you! Join us for a FREE and fun event & learn more about Medicare • The basics of Medicare • Your rights & responsibilities • Social Security & Disability Benefits Saturday, Oct. 1 10am-1pm Sun. Bible Classes...................10:00am Sun. Worship Service..............11:00am Sun. Evening Worship..............6:00pm Wed. Prayer & Bible Study......6:00pm www.hermistonlmbc.com First Christian Church “Proclaiming the Message of Hope, Living the Gospel of Love” Bible School 9:15 AM Worship Gathering 10:30 AM 567-3013 775 W. Highland Ave., Hermiston NEW HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH 1350 S. Highway 395, Hermiston Sunday Worship Services English- Pastor Dave Andrus 9:00 & 10:45 am Spanish- Pastor Genaro Loredo 9:00 & 10:15 am Classes for kids during all services For more information call 541-567-8441 GSMC Conference Center #1 Grace Baptist Church Sponsored by: 555 SW 11th, Hermiston 567-9497 Good Shepherd Medical Center SHIBA Office Questions? Call 541-667-3507 or hosborne@gshealth.org •Credits Inc. vs. Jonathan R. and Shannon Lunzmann: judgment for $970.44 plus interest, costs and fees. Nursery provided for all services Sunday School - 9:30 AM Worship - 10:45 AM 6:00 pm Wed Prayer & Worship - 7:00 PM “Proclaiming God’s word, growing in God’s grace” St. Johns Episcopal Church Join Us On Our Journey With Jesus. Scripture, Tradition and Reason Family service 9am Sunday N.E. Gladys Ave & 7th, Hermiston Fr. Dan Lediard, Priest. PH: 567-6672 We are an all inclusive Church who welcomes all. Seventh-day Adventist Church Saturdays Sabbath School........9:30 a.m. Worship Service......11:00 a.m. 567-8241 855 W. Highland • Hermiston Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church 565 W. HERMISTON AVE. National Coffee Day 1255 Hwy. 395 S. • 567-5834 oasisvineyard.us Worship 10:00 AM “come as you are” DAILY MASS: Monday-Friday ...............................English 7:00 am Thursday...............Spanish 6:00 pm SATURDAY:.........English 5:00 pm ...............................Spanish 7:00 pm SUNDAY:..............English 9:00 am ..........................Bilingual 11:00 am ..............................Spanish 1:00 pm Ofice..............................567-5812 Echo The Full Gospel Home Church 21 N. Bonanza Street, Echo OR Phone: (541) 376-8108 235 SW 3rd Phone 567-7678 Rev. Ed Baker - Rev. Nina Baker Sunday: Sunday School........10:00 am Worship...................11:00 am Evening Service........7:00 pm Wednesday Service..7:00 pm “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” 1 Pet. 5:7 Community Church Sunday School • 9:30am Worship • 10:45am Children’s Church • 11:15am Potluck & Communion ~ First Sunday of the Month NEW BEGINNINGS CELEBRATING National Coffee Day CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Worship Service 10:30 AM Sunday School 9:00 AM Pastor J.C. Barnett Children’s Church & Nursery Available 700 West Orchard Avenue P.O. Box 933 Hermiston, Oregon 541-567-8441 September 29th To share your worship times call 1379 N. First St. Hermiston, Or. 97838 Terri Briggs 541-567-6020 541-278-2678 Mon-Fri 4am-9pm • Sat-Sun 5:30am-9pm
