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Addi t i ona l l y,
its blood work
revealed a Ibis Friends Of Veterans Reaches
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received daily wound care. The strong support for our
All in all, this sea turtle’s recovery is unique in every veterans was on full display
way. Topsy is the first to receive an Inconel implant to in April when a full field of
correct its buoyancy disorder. Although the innovative golfers participated in the Ibis
procedure was not a total success, it provided LMC’s Friends of Veterans (IFOV)
rehabilitation team with unique insight to treat other annual golf tournament. The
patients with similar conditions and to strengthen chances tournament raised almost
of more successful releases. Topsy also received advanced $200,000 to help support
CT imaging thanks to the medical staff at Jupiter Medical and provide services to our
Center, providing a greater understanding of the pathology Palm Beach County veterans.
of diseases in sea turtles. Moreover, the sea turtle offered With the proceeds from this
new antimicrobial approaches to infection, tissue healing year’s event, IFOV has raised
and understanding about chronic stress in sea turtles. more than $1,000,000 for our
“While two years is a considerable stay, Topsy’s veterans.
clinical course offered unique insights into the medical The Ibis Friends of
management of a complicated case,” said LMC Director Veterans was founded by
of Rehabilitation, Dr. Max Polyak. “What we’ve learned a handful of Club at Ibis
from Topsy’s health journey will add significantly to members in 2012 with a
our approach in treating similar injuries and diseases in singular goal of raising funds
future patients.” for local charitable organizations providing supports and
In its recovery, Topsy’s buoyancy disorder was services for veterans in need who reside in Palm Beach Charity News on page 8
temporarily alleviated with a lead weight attached to its
carapace, which was regularly assessed and refined. After
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