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www.carstaroakville.com 905-8457579 905-847 -2595 2212 Wyecroft Rd. 547 Trafalgar Rd. dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 Wednesdays 9am SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010 ontario's top newspaper - 2005-2008 OPEN HOUSE Miss Teen Halton Page 11 Preschool to Grade 8 www.GlenburnieSchool.com A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 51 No. 16 "Using Communication To Build Better Communities" THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2013 32 pages $1.00 (plus tax) Able to breathe By John Bkila OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Oakville's Keith Childerhose is on the road to recovery after double-lung transplant In what his doctors have described as a "textbook" case, Oakville's Keith Childerhose has a new set of lungs and is on the road to recovery. "When I heard that, I thought, `OK. Perfect.' That's exactly what you want... He's doing really, really well and the doctors are very happy with his progress," said Sarah Taylor, Childerhose's wife. "We cannot express how appreciative we are of the donor and the donor's family for supporting their loved one's wishes. None of this could have happened without someone making that decision and the family supporting it." On Tuesday, Jan. 29, Childerhose underwent a seven-and-a-half hour surgery at Toronto General Hospital (TGH) for his double-lung transplant -- two days later, Taylor posted a YouTube video of him doing a Gangnam Style parody in celebration on the Facebook page Lungs for Keith to Breathe. Keith Childerhose He was clearly getting back to his old self, said Taylor. "He's now up every day and walking around the hospital. It depends on how much sleep he's had the night before, it directly correlates with how long or far he walks," she explained. "Yesterday, (Sunday, Feb. 3) he didn't walk too far, but the day before he was literally running around the floor and dancing in the aisles with the nurses -- he's back." When asked how his new lungs were treating him six days post-transplant, Childerhose said via e-mail, "It's like all the bad chapters in the book have ended See Rare page 5 NIKKI WESLEY / OAKVILLE BEAVER / @halton_photog A SWEET CAUSE: Robbie Murray, 10, invites you to come to the Robbie's Rainbow fourth annual Valentine's Chocolate Drive fundraiser at Fortino's on Lakeshore Road West on Feb. 9-10. Robbie's Rainbow has also recently achieved official charitable status. Giving a rainbow of opportunity By Nathan Howes SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Rainbows give 10-year-old Robbie Murray hope because there is always something better on the other side. Murray was diagnosed with Crohn's disease when he was six -- that's one end of the rainbow. On the other end is the charity Robbie's Rainbow -- a local organization he helped create to improve the lives of children living with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. This weekend (Feb. 9-10), Robbie's Rainbow will be holding its fourth annual Valentine's Chocolate Drive at Fortinos in Oakville. Money raised from the sale of chocolate lollipops will support families seeking drug treatments at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). See Robbie's page 3 R E G I S T E R E D M A S S A G E FA C I A L S W A X I N G 511 Maple Grove Drive, Unit 21, Oakville (near Sobeys in the Maple Grove Village) Open 7 days, until 10:00 pm weekdays Call now: Reg . $ 8 9.9 289.837.3838 www.handandstone.ca 5 * Introductory offers valid for first-time visit only. Not valid for gift cards. Massage sessions include a full 50-minute hands-on service and additional time for consultation and dressing. Or book online: