CONGRATULATIONS, DR. MAYSCHAK!
We wish to congratulate Dr. David Mayschak on his retirement after 34 years of practicing medicine. Dr. Mayschak has served tirelessly to improve the quality of life of his patients. He has worked in communities in Texas, Alaska, and New Mexico and touched countless lives. David has truly shown a servant's heart in treating his patients and their families, and his care and dedication will be missed.
However, we wish Dr. Mayschak all the best as he retires and moves on to other interests and passions. His interests are many, and we know he will continue to bless those near to him and throughout the community.
Please feel free to share memories, love, and well wishes for Dr. Mayschak in the comments section below.
Congratulations, Dad! We love you so much. You have been such an amazing example to us of how to serve others throughout your career. We are excited to see what lies next for you (Aaron and I are particularly excited to be taste-testers for your scones and would love to pre-order your book). :) ~love, Dev
ReplyDeleteBook??? I want to preorder one too!!! Sarah Jackson
DeletePops Romano,
ReplyDeleteI think this calls for a "woot woot!" Throughout your years of service, you improved the lives of many. Your selfless spirit is inpiring, and I know you'll continue to give in this next stage of your life... hopefully in the form of plentiful scones to your loving daughter. ;)
Congratulations, and happy retirement!
Congrats on your retirement, David! We hope to see you again soon and enjoy some geocaching in sunny NM and plenty of warm scones. Liz and Ed
ReplyDeletetesting for Will Miles... ;)
ReplyDeleteWell done thou good and faithful servant, now your reward:
ReplyDeletejoin your kamerad in sailing around Tahiti, scuba diving in Bonaire, birding in Arizona, baking scones in Scotland, geocacheing in Italy, baking bread in Bavaria.
Couldn't be happier to hear of your retirement, David. A well deserved rest. I wouldn't have had my wife by my side all these years without your skills and compassion. Thank you so much. Enjoy your life in retirement. I hope we get to connect again when I am down your way.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to miss having a coffee break partner, but at least I won't lose my photography pal!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on retirement. You have touched countless souls including my own. You are a huge inspiration, and I couldn't be happier to have such a great friend.
Cheers!!!
David - Pres just won't be the same without you! I will so miss your thoughtfulness, sense of humor, and the wonderful way you cared for your patients.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your long, accomplished career and on your well-deserved retirement. I hope we can stay in touch and do some beautiful NM hikes in the future.
Jill Slominski
Congratulations, Pops! I can only hope that I get to positively influence as many lives throughout my career as you have throughout yours. In a system that doesn't always put the patient first, you have always made patient advocacy your priority. And while scones are great and all, I hope that you spend even more of your retirement time at the grill, passing on the tricks of the trade to your "grillmeister."
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Trev
Congratulations on your retirement, Unca D!!! May the next stage of your life bring you many blessings and happiness. I know you have definitely made your mark on this world and countless lives. I'm very proud to call you my uncle and have been since the day you baptized me! You're an inspiration. I look forward to seeing what new interests retirement will bring! I hope it brings you to Chicago for a visit! Love you tons,
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David, Congratulations! You have brought compassion and care to people all your life, wherever, and in whatever capacity you have served others, and I know that will not end with your retirement. The very best to you as you move on to new things. Our family is privileged to know you and to be joined with your family through Joel's marriage to your (and our) dear Devon. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Uncle D. on your long and interesting career(s), and forthcoming well deserved retirement! I'm sure you will continue to discover even greater depths within yourself, filling your days with meaningful experiences and bright new adventures.
ReplyDeleteSophie and I are very much looking forward to visiting you all in New Mexico...sooner rather than later!
Congratulations, David! I am so excited to see what kind of adventures and new passions arise out of retirement. Your interest and acknowledgement of the details of how beautiful life can be are always inspiring to me and cause me to take a moment to fully appreciate the here and now. You have an incredibly gentle spirit. That's the first thing I thought of the first time I met you. You have a way of putting people at ease and I just can't imagine how many lives you've touched-it's just too many for me to fathom! I think of you and I think of peace. I am honored and truly blessed to not only call you a friend, but also my anam cara.
ReplyDeleteMuch love,
Christina
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right doing,
ReplyDeleteThere is a field. I'll meet you there.
When the soul lies down in that grass,
The world is too full to talk about.
Ideas, language, even the phrase each other
doesn’t make any sense.”
From Essential Rumi by Coleman Barks
Congratulations David!
What an honor it has been to walk with you as a colleague and a friend. I bow to you for all you have shared. May all the goodness you have given to so many, come back to you a thousand fold.
“Mahalo” for the mentoring, for the thoughtful conversations and light hearted jest.
Words cannot describe my gratitude… I trust you will know it in your being.
Enjoy the exciting journey ahead… finally, time to relax and delve deeper into your life’s passions!
Many Blessings of Peace & Love My Dear Friend,
Leslie T.
Congrats Unca D!!!
ReplyDeleteI am so happy, but surprised for you! I thought you would never retire! One thing I know; you will never retire from life; from giving of yourself, and from always being there for all of us who love you! It has been a remarkable journey for you so far, and I know your life will be as exciting and as adventurous as your very nature has been! Looking forward to visiting you all soon in Sunny New Mexico; the land of enchantment!
Wishing you Peace, joy, and many blessings !
Love, Lymmer
Congratulations Dr. Mayschak!
ReplyDeleteIt has been a pleasure and a privilege to work with you while caring for our hospice patients over the past few years. Even the Blackbelt committee meetings were more interesting with you there:-) You have been a wonderful role model, and I strive to integrate pieces of what I have learned from you into my personal practice. I wish you the best on your new retirement adventures. May you have many years and fabulous health with which to enjoy them and your family.
All the best!
Patty W., Presbyterian Hospice RN
Dear David,
ReplyDeleteWow, what an exciting 7 years we have had! What a blessing for PHH it was when your health caused you to look at changing jobs. It was a big move for your whole family. I am so grateful that you chose to share your exceptional talent with our patients and our team in getting our Palliative Care program initiated and helping us keep it strong. Your gentle personna and palliative care expertise has made it easy for our colleagues within the hospital to accept our program---- and with each individual relationship that you developed for them to trust your (our) ability to make life better for their patients--and to make their work easier. I want to thank you for your help in developing our team, in gaining the acceptance of our system of our program and of our consistently improving ability to provide exceptional patient and family care.
On a personal level, thank you for your friendship, support and caring that have helped me do the administrative hard things that have made our programs better. You have helped me lead with dignity and courage because of your modeling and have reminded of the necessity of tapping into my spirituality to gain strength and remaining centered.
Jennifer, I am also grateful for the support that you have given David as you have been a critical part of his being able to meet the challenges of his role of Medical Director as we developed our program--and of his survival with some health issues. You both will always have a very special in my heart and memory and I hope that you will come see us as you travel.
My love, caring and blessings to you David and to your family--
Lesley
PS I am so sorry that I cannot be there for your retirement celebration in person. Know I am there in spirit.
You must also know that Doug also extends our wishes for you to come see us.
He also is so appreciative of the beautiful picture--it totally changes with the sun as it comes through our windows--and reminds us of our love and gratitude for all of our phenomenal Palliative Care team and the privilege of serving beside you. Love you!!
Dear David,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your retirement! and Happy Birthday!!
Thank you for the good you have done and your kindness to me. I miss you in Alaska!
Sincerely,
Leslie Delaney
David,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on an extraordinary career that has served so many !! (pink flamingos and all ... :-). Miss not seeing you and the family. Was just looking at a picture from Nancy Lake when you all were up there many years ago.
Mark Jackson
Palmer, AK.
David Mayschack, retire you? Tell me it isn't true. Wow, how time flies! Seems like yesterday we were working in the O. R. together. You have helped so many people and saved so many lives. I know, I was there! I enjoyed working with you and wouldn't trade it for anything. I have tried to attach a couple pictures but haven't figured out how to attach them to this blog. I tried for 2 1/2 hours, I finally gave up. I sent them to Devon and I hope you get to see them. The one picture is when the hospital had some kind of community fair. You were in the "Dunk a Doc Tank". Maureen Shay and I gathered all the methylene blue we could find and dumped it into the tank. We were trying to turn you blue like a Smurf. Obviously, and disappointingly, we did not have enough. The other pic is of the O.R. nurses. And yes we still look the same! I still think of you every time a scrub tech cuts steri strips crooked. I always chuckle. Good luck in your new adventure! God bless, Sarah Jackson
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Sarah
Sarah, can you re-try emailing them to me? devonvedwards@gmail.com Thanks!!!
DeleteEnjoy, David, enjoy! I am sure that having your family so near will doubly make retirement enjoyable. So much to live. I cherish the memories of our contemplative conversations!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Dr. Mayschak! I hope you, your wife, and your family enjoy many years of your retirement! I have always enjoyed working with you. I appreciate that you would always take the time to say a quick hello to me and knew me by name (not something all doctors do). You have made many patients and their families much more comfortable while being faced with severe illness and difficult decision making. God bless, Jenny Haag (IMC nurse)
ReplyDeleteDr. Mayschak,
ReplyDeleteSo happy to hear about your retirement! Seems like it was just yesterday that I was starting out circulating in the OR at Valley Hospital. I have many memories of you, Carl Stanberry, Sarah Jackson and myself called in for emergencies in the middle of the night by Bobbie Read, RN. I can still hear her voice on the phone as though it was yesterday. It was always a pleasure to work with you, no matter the circumstances. Best of luck to you and Jennifer. Enjoy your retirement years. I hope to follow soon!
Cheryl Curtis
Congratulations on your retirement David! I think of you, Jen, and the kids often and know you will have a fun retirement with that crew around....Love you guys. Oh yeah, I've heard a lot about scones, but I'm thinking pie. I just may show up at your door one day requesting a fresh berry pie!
ReplyDeleteDiane Cross
My deepest gratitude to all of you! Oh my, I have been overwhelmed, and humbled, by the outpouring of love on this occasion. (Birthday and retirement. That's either a double whammy or a twofold blessing!) Each of you, and I do mean every one of you, holds a special place in my heart, a space where we visit in stillness. But I sincerely welcome seeing you and visiting in person. (Yes, that is an invitation!)
ReplyDeleteI love you all, and am honored to be gifted with your friendship.
Much peace and blessing to all in this coming year and those to follow.
David
Congratulations on your retirement. May it be filled with good health, happiness, and lots of adventures. Valley Hospital was my first adventure as a traveler and I enjoyed my years spent back and forth to Alaska over my seven years as a traveler. Remember your GREEN hair and the pink flamingos? There was always some "shenanigans" going on.Lap Chole's we just on the horizon with Dr. O'Malley from Providence coming out to Valley to proctor. I had just returned from an assignment in California where I learned the Lap Chole. procedure and assisted teaching the Valley Staff. Such good memories. In my years at Providence I worked often with Dr. O'Malley.
ReplyDeleteI did spend one assignment at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The assignment was not the best, however, I loved New Mexico. In 1996 I returned to Mass. to spend time with aging parents and see my son married. I worked in the eighteen room OR at Baystate Medical Center until full retirement in 2012. With its eighteen rooms for trauma and inpatient surgery, twelve room outpatient unit, and now another outpatient orthopedic unit work and life was never dull.
In retirement life is also not dull. Still the "outdoorsy" girl who enjoys bicycling, camping, lap swimming and the gym. The roller blades and running shoes have been put to rest for personal safety sake.
Enjoy the years ahead. You truly have earned these golden years.
SURPRISE----------This is Joan Benoit.
Hello, Dear,
ReplyDeleteWell, it’s been a great journey for you professionally, starting as a warehouse worker at Midas, through the glory days as an Andy Frain usher, the years of service as a hospital chaplain, and ending as a physician. Even that career has evolved as you moved from general surgeon to hospice director to palliative care program coordinator. It’s been a long time since patients asked to see your driver’s license because you looked so young with your long brown hair and even longer sideburns, but you still have that marvelous sense of wonder and excitement about new ideas and knowledge.
It’s been a life of service to others, and I don’t expect that to change. Remember that letter you sent to all your colleagues inviting them to send you their uninsured patients after Mother Teresa advised you to remember that charity begins at home? I thought for sure we’d end up living in a box, or at least permanently with Carol and Will, but instead we had a wealth of wonderful patients, and you helped them all, even the ones that you couldn’t save. It takes a very special person to help someone with end of life decisions, and you have that gift in abundance. Every patient has a story, and you’ve taken that journey with them, often to the final chapter. What a rare and wonderful person you are.
You deserve a chance to reflect on all the many years of service and dedication, but I don’t expect that you will ever stop making a difference in other people’s lives. I can’t wait to see what the next adventure will be.
Love,
Your biggest admirer, j-doe