The return of Cincinnati native Jim Harris, the young adventure photographer who sustained a severe spinal cord injury while on assignment in Patagonia, was a highlight of the Mayfield Education & Research Foundation’s Art & Science of Healing II.
The event welcomed 220 guests and raised more than $90,000 for the foundation’s community education fund.
Patient honorees included survivors of brain aneurysms, brain tumors, back injuries, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease.
The event included the regional premiere of “Places to Go: The Jim Harris Story,” a short film made about his injury, paralysis and his near-miraculous recovery.
A second documentary featured local neuroscience and researcher Jed Hartings, who recently was awarded a $4.2 million Department of Defense grant, based on preliminary research funded by Mayfield Foundation.
Presenting sponsors included The Christ Hospital, TriHealth, Mercy Health and Mayfield Clinic.
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- 2015 honoree Andrew Kiley, a traumatic brain injury patient, with partner Matthew Knotts
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- Brain tumor patient and 2016 honoree Billi Ewing (center) with friends Laeina Lovelace and Jamila Morgan
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- Glen Mayfield, foundation board member and son of founder Dr. Frank H. Mayfield, with wife Lynn
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- Spine patient and 2016 honoree Dr. Richard Rice with wife Jenni Rice
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- Dr. Andrew J. Ringer, foundation board member, with wife Mendy Ringer
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- Dr. Donald Wayne, chief medical officer at Jewish Hospital, with foundation board chairman Dr. William D. Tobler
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- Kelly Bollinger, Mayfield Foundation director, and Dr. George T. Mandybur
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- Honoree Billi Ewing, a brain tumor patient, with 2015 honoree and brain tumor patient Ken Jacques
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- Honoree Jim Harris (center), a traumatic spine injury patient, with parents Mary Pat and Jeff Harris
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- Jim Harris with 2015 honoree Harvey Lewis, another traumatic spine injury patient
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- Dr. Michael C. Kachmann, Dr. Robert J. Bohinski and Dr. Vincent A. DiNapoli
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