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Q - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday A ugust 13, 2003 Chicago Marathon a leukemia fundraiser for marathon runner By Shelly Sanders Greer SPECIAL TO TH E BEAVER Chantal Ayotte · Special to the Beaver Holly Schefold's p a rtic ip a tio n in the C hicago M a ra th o n on O ct. 12 will serve as a fu n d ra ise r fo r th e L eukem ia R esearch Fu n d o f C anada. H er husband. Derek Schefold. was diagnosed with H o d g k in 's L ym phom a last May. pe DISTINCTIVE LADIES FASHIONS A cats 9i Holly Schefold has run in short fivekilometre races to full marathons of 42.2 kilometres, but the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 12 represents more than a physical challenge. In May, her husband Derek, 28, was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma so Holly. 25, is running the marathon to raise money for the Leukemia Research Fund of Canada (LRFC). Her financial goal is to raise at least $7,000 but her personal goal is to see Derek, who will finish his chemotherapy on Oct. 2, standing strong at the finish line. Holly and Derek met while they were both working at East Side Mario's at Oakville Place. Coincidentally, both were attending Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning - Holly for Early Childhood Education and Derek for adver tising. They married two years ago and set tled in Oakville, where Holly had grown up. Life was going well with Holly working at a Montessori school in Burlington and Derek for an ad agency in Toronto. This January they bought their first house in Glen Abbey and soon after got a chocolate Labrador they named Jersey. As winter turned to spring, Derek start ed having night sweats occasionally, but they were so sporadic he and Holly didn't worry. One day at work, just before Easter, a co-worker asked Derek about the lump on his neck. Derek, who hadn't really noticed the lump, was startled. That weekend, he and Holly went to » clinic. An ultrasound was done as well as a chest X-ray and then they were told it was Hodgkin's Lymphoma. A biopsy was taken to deter mine if it was Hodgkin's or the much more serious Non-Hodgkin's that spreads rapidly beyond the lymph nodes into other organs. After an agonizing two-week wait the results showed it was Hodgkin's. Information from the Leukemia Research Fund of Canada explains that this lymphat ic cancer is from an acquired genetic injury to the DNAof a single cell, which becomes abnormal, or malignant and multiplies con tinuously. The accumulation of malignant cells interferes with the body's production of healthy blood cells and makes the body unable to protect itself against infections. It was a relief to discover it was Hodgkin's, which has an 80 to 90 percent recovery rate, but the chemotherapy and radiation would take months. Currently, Derek is under going chemotherapy once every other week for 16 weeks. "Derek has been off work since the treatment started," said Holly. "The week he receives his treatment is really bad. He's sick to his stomach, tired and develops mouth sores like canker sores." "The mouth sores are the most uncom fortable," said Derek who goes to McMaster Medical Centre for treatment. " The most frustrating thing is not being able to do the day-to-day routine. 1 can't go out in the sun and 1 have to be careful with West Nile. I'm more susceptible as my immune system is so low." While Derek spends his days fighting his cancer. Holly is training with Canada Fit to make a difference for leukemia research. She meets a group of runners on Saturday mornings at the Glen Abbey Recreation Centre for long runs, and also runs during the week on her own. She's also receiving support through Team In Training (TNT), a division of the LRFC that provides coach ing, training, travel and accommodations for the marathon. In exchange for these services. Holly has committed to raising more than $7,000. Funds raised through TNT support Canadian research to find cures for leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and Hodgkin's disease. To date, she's raised more than $3,000 through friends and family and has 14 peo ple coming to Chicago to stand at the finish line with Derek. "Holly has always wanted to do this run so to do it for a cause that's hit home means a lot." he said. To support Holly Schefold. call 905825-9361 or e-mail smpkg28 @hotmail.com. Donations can also be made online at www.leukemia.ca or by calling the LRFC at 416-661-9541 or 1877-668-8326. Indicate the donation is for T N T-H olly Schefold. Interested participants can travel with TNT to Barbados. San Diego, Chicago. Ottawa Montreal. Vancouver, or Victoria with race distances of five kilometres to full marathons for runners and walkers. Scotia McLeod hosts fourth annual Terry Fox Run barbecue Darrell Fox, younger brother of the late Terry Fox who ran half way across Canada to raise funds for cancer research, will be the guest speaker at the fourth annual Terry Fox Fundraising Barbecue tomorrow, Aug. 14, at ScotiaMcLeod. The event, held annually at the ScotiaMcLeod office at 700 Kerr St., has become the kick-off for Oakville's annual Terry Fox Run at the Glen Abbey Recreation Centre on Sunday Sept. 14. Fox, national director o f the Terry Fox Foundation, will speak about the Run inspired by his brother, a marathon runner who had lost a leg to bone cancer. Joan Gibb. president of the Oakville Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society, will introduce him. The barbecue will begin at noon and will feature a bake sale, silent auction and raffle. The barbecue is open to the community, and more than 200 people are expected. Last year's event raised $14,000 for the Terry Fox Foundation. For information, call Chantal Potvin at ScotiaM cLeod at 905-842-9000 or chantaLpotvin @scotiacapital .com. /ftv rn Q m e /ftip titiS a ie BE BDQQC1GQ !K M it E W M U I Slacks, Skirts, Shorts, T-Shirts, Blouses, Sweaters 8 14 ?199 Q M iiO E ^ Designer Fashions Mo;>t Su mmer Stock Jo a n G ibb, president of the O akville Unit o f the C an ad ian C ancer Society, will introduce D arrell Fox, b ro th e r of the late T erry Fox and national d ire c to r o f the T erry Fox F oundation, at to m o rro w 's fundraising b arbecue a t ScotiaM cLeod. Fox will be the guest speaker. T he photo was taken at last y e a r's event. Club gives rental fees to local charities (Continued from page C1) t0 f liO F F FALL STOCK ARRIVING DAILY Hopedale Mall, 905-465-3499 Also in Burlington, Milton, Guelph, Kitchener and Aurora All of the rental fees collected by the club go to support local charities, explained Norm Moffatt. a past-president of the Oakville Civitan Club and a Past District Governor. Rentals begin at $18 per parking space with discounts for two or more spots The club recently donated $3,000 to buy BMX bicycles for the Riders Ready program for special needs children, and also supports Community Living Oakville and STRIDE, both serving mentally handicapped people. "We also spend between $8,000 and $10,000 a year to send 1 0 - 1 2 high school students to the week-long Civitan Youth Seminar in Michigan every year," said Moffatt. The Civitan Farmers' Market is open every Saturday from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., and is open from the first Saturday in May through to the last Saturday in November. Customers buy everything from the first fruits o f spring and to har vest vegetables in the fall. For more information about the Civitan Farmers' Market, or about the club, call Norm Moffatt at 905-8273048 or Doug Guthrie at 905-845-6460. CAN ADI AN ^ COMPUTER T A B I% C L # N D Grand Opening! 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