Benefit for Steven Mulonet to be held at the Eagles, February 2nd
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On February 2nd, 2018 The Chinook Eagles will host a Benefit for Steven J. Mulonet from 5 - 10 p.m.. Steven was diagnosed with Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome in August 2017.
On August 11th, 2017 Steven was at home when he began to feel light headed. Later that afternoon he called his Aunt Michelene Edwards and she took him to the local medical facility where his vitals were unusually high for an active 17 year old. It was suggested that he head to the emergency room.
After arriving at the hospital in Havre he was hooked up to a EKG, which showed an abnormal reading. The ER Doctor called the Cardiologist in Great Falls to look over his EKG and it was determined he had Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome.
An appointment was made with the Great Falls Cardiologist 10 days later and in the mean time, Steven had to stay away from caffeine and if his pulse started to race he had to blow into a his hand “like a balloon” to lower his pulse.
On August 22nd, 2017, Steven went to the cardiologist in Great Falls, which is a satellite office for the Seattle Children’s Hospital and another EKG and Echo test were performed and his diagnosis of Wolff Parkinson White (WPW) was confirmed.
Wolff Parkinson White usually doesn’t present until someone is in their late teens/early 20’s. The only way it can be determined is by a physical examination. A parent can check their child’s heart rate by using a stethoscope for abnormalities. A EKG can be done, but will only shows abnormalities if they are occurring when the test is being administered.
Steven had not shown any signs of WPW until the end of July. Signs of WPW include rapid heartbeat, dizziness, lightheaded, shortness of breath, fainting, fatigue, anxiety, chest pain and difficulty breathing. For those who don’t know Steven, he is a 17 year old senior at Chinook High School and is a very active young man,
Steven has been involved with Chinook Youth Bowling and the Chinook Lions Swim team for 10 years. Steven has played football since he was a Blaine County Knight in 2009 and was in high school track for 2 seasons. He has also been a member of the Chinook High School Speech and Drama team for four years. He has been part of the Pep Band for four years and was in the Choir for Choir 3 1/2 years.
Steven has been a member of the Sons of American Legion Post 48 (4 years), member of the Honor Guard (5 years), Relay for Life (5 years), and the Boy Scouts. He also has worked as a Chinook Lifeguard (4 years) and been an employee at the Chinook Eagles bowling alley for the past three years. Steven has assisted the community by volunteering at the Catholic Church, Chinook Lions Booth, branding and the Red Cross blood drive. All you have to do is ask, and he will help.
The Benefit that is being held for Steven is to help defray the cost of out of pocket money used to travel for past medical exams and follow up appointments since his treatment was done at the Seattle Children Hospital on December 5th, 2017.
The treatment that Steven had done was Radio-frequency Ablation. Radio-frequency Ablation is a procedure that uses a thin catheter threaded through your blood vessels and heart, destroying the tissue where the extra electrical current is coming from. This is a permanent fix for most folks. Steven would like to donate to someone else with WPW or to NORD ( National Organization for Rare Disorders). If you would like to donate anything to the benefit please Contact Tammy Doyle 357-2309 or Colleen Mulonet at 357-3837 or 399-3952.
The benefit will include a free will donation dinner with sloppy joe’s, baked beans, coleslaw, chips and desserts. As of now we do have the beef donated for the sloppy joe’s. If you would like to donate anything for the dinner please contact us. If you can, please bring donation items to the Eagles on Thursday, February 1st.
