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DISH is honored to be one of the sponsors of this year's Health Museum’sProfessionals Circle Second Annual Triple Crown Polo Fundraiser! It's happening Sunday, May 2 and early ticket sales are so strong they are closing ticket sales on Monday April 26th because the event sold out last year! It's fashion, gorgeous hats, beautiful people, drinks, bites and of course...POLO! All in the name of raising money for one of DISH'S favorite museums in Houston!

CLICK HEREto purchase your tickets and we will see you there with hats on! 

Not only will this be THE festive spring fete, but all proceeds support The Health Museum's health education programming and entertaining science-based exhibits.

There will also be swag bags for attendees for the first 250! How exciting!! Free stuff!!

The event chairs Sharon Aboussleman and Errol McLaughlin join DISH in thanking you for your support of our fundraiser and The Health Museum.

We look forward to seeing you at the Houston Polo Club on May 2nd!

The heck you say...

Maybe he'll share some with Larry. No doubt he's feeling some extra stress over his current marital issues.

Luci Baines Johnson, the youngest daughter of former President Lyndon Johnson, is being treated at the Mayo Clinic for what doctors suspect is a rare autoimmune disorder that affects the nervous system, her personal physician said Saturday.

Johnson, 62, who was flown by air ambulance to the clinic in Rochester, Minn., on Friday, remained in the neuro-intensive care unit, said Dr. Dudley Youman, her doctor in Austin and a family friend.

Initially, Johnson was admitted to a hospital in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday after experiencing "extreme weakness" in her arms and legs, Youman said.

Youman said Johnson had a mild viral illness preceding this, a sore throat and hoarseness that might have been some kind of warning sign.

"She had been in excellent health prior to that, with no medical issue of this type," said Youman, speaking by phone outside her hospital room, which was packed with family. "It was sudden onset."

Youman said he and other doctors suspect Guillain-Barre syndrome, which affects the nerves that control movement and can cause paralysis.

After running extensive tests at the Texas hospital earlier in the week, Youman said doctors decided it best to move her.

Testing continues, and Johnson is being closely watched and is undergoing immunoglobulin treatment for her presumptive diagnosis, her doctor said.

Family spokesman Tom Johnson, who is not related to Luci Johnson, said her husband, Ian Turpin; her four children, and her sister, Lynda Johnson Robb, were among those with her at the hospital.

Although the cause of Guillain-Barre syndrome is unknown, its sudden and unexpected onset can make it a devastating disorder, according to the National Institute of Health. Recovery is not quick.

Luci Baines Johnson is the founder of investment firm LBJ Wealth Management and vice president of BusinessSuites, a nationwide office business service center.

She serves on numerous boards including the LBJ Family Foundation, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation Board and the SafePlace Foundation Board.

She is a trustee emerita of Boston University, a life trustee of Children's Hospital Foundation of Central Texas and the Seton Fund. She is also a member of the advisory board of Trinity Episcopal School, and a former member of the advisory boards of The University of Texas, School of Nursing and the School of Communication.

"She's a very active person, socially, physically and mentally," Youman said. "This is just a dramatic change."

Johnson was the last person, before Chelsea Clinton, to go directly from the White House to college when she decided to attend the University of Texas in 1966. It was her impending wedding, however, that generated more media interest.

DISH Contributer: Lori Geshay

The Omni Riverway Hotel hosted the elegant affair for the Children’s Assessment Center (CAC) and FENDI Galleria Boutique and helped create the extravagant ladies luncheon and fashion show. As you entered the Omni, the staff eagerly anticipated your every move including free flowing champagne and wine. The CAC guests gazed in utter bliss at the divine FENDI mini-boutique outside the ballroom. The crisp white table cloths were accessorized with lovely white hydrangeas and the menu-- fit and fabulous, of course. During the fashion show, the audience was intoxicated by the blush, caramel, and white sheer fabrics and left most, well- breathless with desire along with the FENDI lucite sky-high stilettos! Talk about mouth watering!! These are a MUST-HAVE for Spring ladies. Simply delish! 

Party goer Lucinda Loya is certainly one of Houston’s best dressed and she proved it in her uber chic nude boots. Simply spectacular!  As always, the gracious and kind hearted Sharin Gaille looked stunning. Attendees included: one of DISH'S best girls Nancy Marcus Golden, Beatriz Maney, Lucinda Loya, Debra Duncan, Jen Frank, Johnny Vassalo, Sharin Gaille, Pilar Sapina, Natalie Reitman, Farnoush Forotan, Rasha Nasreddin and DISH'S newest writer, Lori Geshay.  10% of all FENDI items purchased were donated to the CAC and the luncheon raised money for the most note worthy cause.

The CAC’s mission is to provide a professional, compassionate and coordinated approach to the treatment of sexually abused children and to serve as an advocate for all children in our community.

A huge thank you goes out to all who graciously attended and donated. 

Special cheers to the Chairs:  Lisa Holthouse and Amy M. Lee, event underwriter-HEB, and fashion show underwriter-Holthouse Foundation For Kids as well as all of the sponsors. For more information about the Children’s Assessment Center and how to contribute, please visit their website at www.cachouston.org. 

CLICK HERE to see some photos from the event!