Lisa's Promise

	.................................... .................................... The Anti-Aging and Vitality Center of Cleveland Felicitas Juguilon, MD Medical Director Chief Medical Officer, AVC Board Certified Anti-Aging Medicine 6000 Lombardo Center Dr. Suite 150 Seven Hills, Ohio 44131 (Tel) 216.573.5600 .................................... The Anti-Aging and Vitality Center of Atlanta Michelle M. Fischer, MD Medical Director Board Certified Anti-Aging Medicine Dmitriy Pelishev, DO Certified Anti-Aging & Regenerative Medicine Board Certified Family Practice Medicine 325 Hammond Drive Suite 204 Sandy Springs, GA 30328 (Tel) 404-255-5583 .................................... The Anti-Aging and Vitality Center of Dallas Raul P Rodriguez, MD Cosmetic Surgeon American Board of Surgery American Academy Cosmetic Surgery American Society Liposuction Surgery Texas Cosmetic Surgical Society Nancy Wiese, DO Board Certified Preventive Medicine Member Of Institute Functional Medicine Juan Francisco Quiroz, MD Board Certified Family Practice Medicine Member American Academy Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine 6101 Chapel Hill Blvd. Suite 200 Plano, TX (Tel) 972-312-8881 .................................... The Anti-Aging and Vitality Center of Pittsburgh Aldino L. Pierotti, III, MD Medical Director Board Eligible Anti-Aging Medicine Member American Academy Anti-Aging Medicine 201 South Craig Street Suite 100 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (Tel) 412-235-7087 .................................... Corporate Office Anti-Aging & Vitality Centers 7570 West 147th Street Suite 302 Saint Paul, MN 55124 (Tel) 800-599-7820

Every company is started for a reason. We were too.

Anti-Aging & Vitality Centers was created because of a promise. A promise to Lisa.

In January of 2001, Lisa, a vibrant and beautiful 38 year old woman passed away.

Lisa was a loving mother, a beloved sister and daughter and a friend to so many.

She was also the love of my life. We were engaged to be married.

As a mother Lisa was educating her precious 11 year old daughter to enter the wonders of becoming a woman.

As an artist, photographer and graphic designer, she was elated that her new business was beginning to take hold.

And as my fiancée and best friend she was overjoyed at our fast approaching wedding day. We had just built our dream home, planned a beautiful wedding and a honeymoon in Hawaii.

Our lives were full of hope, joy and promise.

In November of 2000, Lisa was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer.

She never smoked. She always ate healthful foods, was physically active and regularly exercised for many years. Lisa would faithfully visit her doctor whenever she experienced any health concerns.

It did not seem fair that a person who took such good care of her health should be confronted with such a frightening diagnosis.

Ever positive, we would face this dilemma head on.

In January 2001, only 10 weeks after the shocking diagnosis, Lisa was admitted to a major Minneapolis hospital. After several more days, her health was failing fast. As she was rushed to the intensive care unit she shared her love for her family and said to me, "I love you. Do everything!"

With all my love, I promised.

Two days later, Lisa died.

My promise to do everything to preserve her health and life came far too late.

I asked myself over and over "what went wrong?"

Could it had been that doctors who must often see their patients within a 5 to 7 minute visit may have missed something important? Or was it the act of reading her chart while attempting to listen to her that somehow allowed some crucial detail to go unnoticed? Was there too much focus on responding to disease rather than preventing it from ever occurring?

Several years later it became clear to me that all of the above contributed to something being missed. Sadly, today, all of these things continue to be contributing factors in the loss of love and promise of life. It is a story that is repeated over and over in our country every day. And though I can do nothing to change what happened to Lisa, I can honor the promise, "Lisa's Promise" by sharing it with others.

In early 2005 Deborah Haynes, a forward thinking colleague, joined me to create the Anti-Aging & Vitality Centers. As a Registered Nurse for many years she was well acquainted with the anguish that comes from the ravages of illness and disease and was convinced that there was a better way to get in front of it by practicing proactive healthcare. In mid 2006, Dr. Felicitas Juguilon, a gifted, compassionate and highly trained Anti-Aging and family practice physician who shared a philosophy for prevention joined the team.

Together we opened our first Anti-Aging & Vitality Center in Cleveland, Ohio. A Center focused on giving each person what they were often missing:

The time to talk and be heard.
The caring, concern and attention to details.
The knowledgeable and compassionate physician that understands the challenge of current and potential health problems and is dedicated to overcoming them now and for years to come with individualized safe, effective science based treatment protocols.

Our Centers now operate in Cleveland Ohio, Atlanta, Georgia, Dallas, Texas and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a growing organization, we have committed ourselves, our physicians and our staff members to make Lisa's Promise - Our Promise.

Michael J. Boxenbaum, CEO & Co-Founder

Our Promise to you.

We promise to do everything. Not all at once. Not at any expense. But everything we can that is in your best interest.

We promise to give you the time needed and to listen to you. To learn what is truly vital to your health and important to you in protecting your health now and in the future.

We promise to offer you more than just conventional care. More than just prescriptions for your symptoms. We offer you the high quality services, products, and leading technologies proven to be safe and effective. And we customize all of this for your individual needs.

We promise to be your partner in health. To offer all we can within our means to assist you to reclaim your health from the inside outsm.

Our promise is to you - our valued patients - in honor and loving memory of Lisa.