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Oakville toddler needs bone marrow transplant Oakville Beaver Staff hen Erik Lo enters a room what you see at first is a brightâ€"eyed and happy 10â€"month old. Close behind his stroller, however, follows a mobile array of IV‘s and medical monitors making it obvious how well he‘s bearing up under his unfortunate ordeal. CAll YOU help me? A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 31 No. 142 By HOWARD MOZEL Can CLASSIFIED...................... 3235 Paper SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Ashbrooks, The Bay, Consumers Distributing Home on the range Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement #435â€"201 Page 12 Oakville musician enjoys life with Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra On Oct. 24th, Erik with a "K" (hence his nickname Special K) was diagnosed as having acute myelogenous leukemia, a rare form of blood cancer for which a bone marrow transplant will drastically improve his chances for recovery. To that end, parents Walter and Kimberley Lo, of Oakville, held a press conference Wednesday at the Children‘s Hospital at Chedokeâ€" McMaster Medical Centre to explain their situation and draw attention to the Unrelated Bone Marrow Donor Registry. With Erik seated between them, the couple outlined the urgent need for people to enlist to help not only their son ,but also countless others. ‘"We urge everyone out there to register," said Walter who, with his wife, wore tâ€"shirts labelled "A new marrow ... a new life." Walter characterized his family as "very private people," but explained that the situation demands that they reach out. Six weeks ago Erik developed fluâ€"like symptoms and it was determined at Oakvilleâ€"Trafalgar Memorial Hospital that he was "severely aneâ€" mic." A more devastating diagnoâ€" sis followed. Since then â€" as Erik has underâ€" gone one surgery and two chemotherapy treatments â€" the couâ€" ple has been camping out in his small room, waiting until the disâ€" ease goes into remission so that his blood can be tested and the search can begin for a compatible donor. Walter said doctors estimate this may happen in three weeks. Walter and Kimberley, as well as their families, will not be tested until remission since there will be 45 Bronte Rd., Oakville 825â€"3248 Specializing in The Group of Seven Contemporaries / Appraisals Restoration Exhibition of Paintings by the late Frank Panabaker R.C.A. (1904â€"1992) DECEMBER 4â€"29, 1993 (See ‘Parents‘ page 3) Christmas with Panabaker Tenâ€"monthâ€"old Erik Lo, or Special K, as he has been affectionately nicknamed, needs a bone marrow match for a transplant to dramatically increase his chances of surviving acute myelogenous leukemia. (Photo by Peter McCusker) By DIANE HART Special to the Beaver ny money spent on Oakville‘s popular waterfront park should be concentrated : down at the water‘s edge, according to some Coronation Park residents attending a municiâ€" pal public meeting Wednesday night about a proâ€" Town has master plan for sprucing up Coronation Park FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1993 posed master plan for Coronation Park. ‘"It‘s like putting drapes on a dirty window...first you have to clean the window," said Arleen Reinsborough. She said shoreline protection was needed more than upgrades. "What‘s the point ir spending millions on a park that‘s being eaten away every year?" asked Marisa (See ‘Coronation‘ page 2) 36 Pages 75 Cents (GST included) Patients needed to participate in a drug study to examine the effects of a new drug being developed for the relief of symptoms. e Must be in good health, over 45. For information call: PrRrostTATE PROBLEMS? 1â€"905â€"897â€"9754 1â€"416â€"971â€"8193