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fter almost five months since he was diagnosed : SRA with leukemia, Oakville‘s Erik Lo finally underâ€" went a bone marrow transplant Friday at the Hospital for Sick Children. As of press time, Hospital for Sick Children public affairs assisâ€" tant Nancy Hall said the transâ€" plant was scheduled to take place Friday afternoon. Parents Walter Toddler undergoes lifeâ€"saving operation A Metroland Community Newspaper â€" Vol. 32 No. 33 "Canada s Best mm@ /sz;aqaer . CCNA Better Newspapers Competition 1993 Â¥ SAVINGGS Erik was born on Jan. 16, 1993 at Credit Valley Hospital in Mississauga. On Oct. 24th Erik was diagnosed as having acute myelogenous leukemia, a rare form of blood cancer for which a bone marrow transplant will drasâ€" tically improve his chances for recovery. Erik has already underâ€" SP and Kimberley Lo were with their 14â€"month old son and were unavailable for comment. WErEkend In November, the call went out for compatible donors to the Unrelated Bone Marrow Donor Registry. Erik‘s parents, as well as their families, were not tested until remission since there were too many cancer cells in Erik‘s blood to get an accurate reading. Siblings make the best match (in this case there are none) although gone surgery and chemotherapy treatments. A parental match occurs once in every 750,000, underscoring the importance of getting as many people as possible to register. (Since Walter is Asian and Kimberley Caucasian, a match was that much more difficult.) With a transplant complete, Erik‘s chances for recovery jump from 30% with chemotherapy alone to about 70%. only in 25% of cases. Crowd Pleaser As you can see from the faces of the children, Indiana Bob and his Last Charade show was a defiâ€" nite crowd pleaser at the Glen Abbey Public Library Thursday afternoon. The show, which featured Indiana Bob clowning, jugâ€" gling and unicycling was just one of several March Break Specials at the Oakville Library branches this past week. (Photos by Peter McCusker) SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 1994 24 Pages 75 Cents (GST included) Today‘s SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Loblaws, Food City, Canadian Tire, AP, Kmart, Miracle Mart, Biway, Sears, Ryan‘sâ€"Pet Food, Tradition continues Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement #435â€"201 100% Government Guaranteed Strip Coupons Maturing in 2004 9.19% *Rates subject to change Mark Sli (416) 359â€"4633 Erik Lo 338â€"6550 24 Hour Once again, Ed Williams completes his annual St. Patrick‘s Day walk