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Thieves steal from United Way Thieves helped themselves to computer equipment owned by those who do their best to help others when the offices of the Oakville United Way were burglarized this week. Erik, born Jan. 16, 1993, was diagnosed on Oct. 24th as having acute myelogenous leukemia, a rare form of blood cancer for which a bone marrow transplant drastically improves chances for recovery. In November, the call went out for compatible donors to the Unrelated Bone Marrow Donor Registry. Last month Kimberley explained that, at the time of the November press conference to publiâ€" cize their plight, they realized the According to Halton Regional Police, the Chisholm Street offices were entered sometime overnight Monday through a smashed glass door. Taken was a computer, Panasonic document scanner and a Panasonic laser printer valued at between $4,000 and $6,000, says United Way executive director Mack Gould. The 14â€"month old toddler returned to Oakville ahead of schedâ€" ule Wednesday afternoon, less than three weeks after he underwent a bone marrow transplant. Asked earliâ€" er that day if he and his wife Kimberley had made any special plans for their son‘s return home, Erik‘s father Walter explained they simply wish to get some rest. "We just want to get on with our lives â€" and get some sleep," said Walter. "It‘s been a long and tiring road to recovery." "The thieves also tried to pry open the safe, and they managed to get only one envelop with very little cash in it, under $50," Gould said. "The good news is no information about our donors was stolen. We didn‘t store anything on the hard drive of that computer. Everything is stored in our main computer to which all of the other equipment was connected." Gould explained while the United Way has both donated and purchased computer equipment, the stolen items were purchased. By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff "Naturally, we would like to have the items returned," Gould said. During the same time period and close by on Woody Road, police also report the theft of computers from Special Interest Cars. Toddler goes home after bone marrow transplant home Thieves kicked out a boarded up air conditioning duct and took $10,000 worth of equipment. Police say the two incidents are likely relatâ€" ed. There was an error in the Wednesday April 6th ad the ad should have read: Owned Operated by Bob Keen Frank Heaney. The Oakville Beaver apologizes for any inconvenience 1027 Speers Rd., Unit 25 fter months of tension, treatments and heartache litâ€" tle Erik Lo is finally back MACHINE SHOP chances of finding a suitable donor were very slim. Even so, she and her husband felt it was vital to spread the word about the Unrelated Bone Marrow Donor Registry. Fortunately there was another option. While in remission, some of Erik‘s own bone marrow was removed and stored after which he was treated with chemotherapy. On March 18th, he underwent what is known as an autologuous transplant. During the threeâ€"hour procedure Erik‘s marrow was reâ€"infused into exactly as shown 490 SPEERS ROAD _ _| is | WE MAKE ANY DISPOSAL OF SETâ€"UP FREE OLD MATTRESS sc3 AVAILABLE AVAILABLE M |AYAWAY Guaranteed lowest price. In and out of hospital for months, Erik had been away from home since March 13th during this latest ordeal. After: working out some lastâ€"minute details with physicians on Wednesday, however, the entire famâ€" ily was together again under their own roof. "Erik was very fortunate to have been able to use his own bone marâ€" row and we are very pleased with his his body, dramatically increasing his chances of survival from 30% to 70%. 2 1/2 " posts picture not exactly as shown Enamel finish Once home, Walter said a certain level of sterility must be maintained for about six months. This includes no contact with pets or public places. Erik will also return to McMaster Medical Centre on a weekly basis so that doctors can monitor his progress. Blood and platelet transfuâ€" sions will likely also be done. progress," said Walter. "It‘s still early â€" we‘re not at the point where everyâ€" thing is fine and dandy â€" but he is producing healthy cells on his own. He‘s healthy and happy." ueen =â€"]) 2" Iron single over double. Sleeps 3 Available in assorted colours. Single