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4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, March 23,1994 Section Two Letters to the Editor Happy Ending... 17 Years Later On Monday, March 7th, I received received a card from my mother and father in Newfoundland. In the card were two newspaper clippings. One was a thank you letter to all the family and relatives and friends and co-woikers who offered support and sympathy at my Uncle Buck's funeral. Since Uncle Buck was so close to me all my life, I naturally felt a little sad and couldn't help but get a little teary-eyed. Then I looked at the other clipping clipping of a newspaper folded up in the card. As I opened it, my eyes fell on a picture of my little cousin who died 17 years ago. The newspaper clipping showed a picture of my cousin and also a photo of a couple with their new baby under a caption which read "Miracle Baby." The heading said: "Mother, Baby, Owe Lives to Teen Dead 17 Years." What a shock! What does all this mean? How could Sandy (Sandra) have possibly saved somebody's life when she was dead. I was puzzled and bewildered. I felt shivers through my body and tears starting to trickle down my face as I read first about the motorcycle accident and began to remember it all so well. I had temporarily forgotten how Aunt Sarah and Uncle Bill Nichols had made that great decision to donate donate Sandy's organs. As I read on, I understood how Sandy played such an important part in contributing to the lives of a mother and her baby. The newspaper clipping noted that Sandy's kidney had bean successfully successfully transplanted into a woman who, 17 years later, gave birth to a six-pound one ounce boy. He became became the first baby bom to a Newfoundland Newfoundland mother who had received a transplanted kidney. And this is only the second such case in all of Canada. The newspaper article went on to explain how the kidney recipient searched for the family of the donor after she and her husband learned of her pregnancy. They hoped to name National Wildlife Week Observed From April 10-16 Dear Editor: From April 10 - 16,1994, Canadians Canadians will celebrate a very important event - National Wildlife Week (NWW). Each year, a different theme is chosen for NWW. This year's them is: "Biodiversity Works for Wildlife. You Can Too!" It emphasizes emphasizes the importance of biodiversity not only to wildlife but to all living ' things. The Canadian Wildlife Federation has been promoting NWW since 1963 and thanks to the tremendous support of publications such as yours, libraries, school boards, municipalities municipalities and local community centres, it has been a most rewarding and positive positive experience both for us and in turn, for wildlife. After all, awareness is the first step towards wildlife conservation. conservation. During NWW, thoùsands of students students will begin working on habitat improvement projects as part of CWF's Habitat 2000 program. As well, hundreds of municipalities will declare the week and initiate wildlife- related events and activities in their communities. We look forward to your support and hope that you and your community community will join us in our quest to ensure ensure a healthy future for wildlife. Sincerely, Sandy Baumgartner Manager, Communications and Programs Outlook From page 3 strange that I hung around kids who lived on farms when I was a teenager. During my 20s, as my friends moved away from New Brunswick for a better better life, those farm trips stopped. As did the self-educating about farms. These days, I can be found scooting scooting around the countryside on my days off, taking pictures of faims or just driving by them and dreaming. I often wondered, as a child, if the stork had dropped me off with the wrong family. However, I tend to think maybe I just yearn for a simpler lifestyle. To me, fanning seems to be it. I respect the farmers in Clnringlon who arc willing to remain farmers and not sell out to developers. That takes a lot of guts. It also takes strength to not fold the cards up when a provincial agency like the Interim Waste Authority targets targets one's land as the next 'potential' dump site. The fanners in this area fought back and won. What 1 am trying to say is that, while some journalists do not enjoy pulling on the rubber bools to go into bams, pastures and the like, I am not one of that breed, However, no more pig bams, pleaseI (I hop Outlook readers enjoy reading the Farm Supplement in this week's papers.) their child after the person who "had given Angela a second chance at life so many years ago." Through the help of a local clergyman clergyman and a local newspaper editor, the couple successfully located the parents of the daughter whose kidney kidney had been donated in 1977. Andy and Angela Glover, of Gambo, Nfld., have named their son Nicholas Alexander. The mother and baby are both doing fine. It must have been tough back then for Aunt Sarah and Uncle Bill to have made their decision to donate donate thcir'daughtcr's kidney. But, it must be a great feeling to know that a part of Sandy still lives now. Her kidney has made possible two miracles. miracles. Thank you, God! Yes, Aunt Sarah's and Uncle Bill's little girl and my cousin lives today. Yes, I signed my donor card after reading of this miracle. I hope this letter, which has been written during Organ Donor Awareness Awareness Month, helps encourage others to donate their organs. Yours truly, Steve Russell, Bowmanville Parvo Virus is Deadly, But Preventable Getting to the Church in Style Parvo virus is a potentially deadly disease which usually affects young, unvaccinatcd puppies. The puppy becomes becomes very lethargic and develops severe vomiting and diarrhea. Deterioration Deterioration can be rapid and, if left untreated, untreated, death can result due to dehydration. dehydration. It is an extremely frustrating disease, since it can be very easily prevented with a proper vaccination program instigated between 6 and 8 weeks of age. Parvo vims is a very tough vims, and can last for up to a year in the environment. environment. Puppies are infected .by coming into contact with the virus in infected stool, vomitus or saliva. Owners can potentially bring the virus virus in on their shoes or hands. In the affected dog, the vims is usually shed from day 3 to day 14 following infection. Fully vaccinated dogs can fight off the infection with the antibodies from their vaccinations. vaccinations. In unvaccinated dogs, the vims vims destroys the cells lining the intestine. intestine. This obviously prevents these cells from doing their job, which is absorbing water and nutrients into the bloodstream. Affected animals need aggressive intravenous fluid therapy, since this is the only way in which they can absorb anything. It takes at least 3 days for the intestinal cells to begin regenerating, therefore fluid therapy can be required for 3 to 10 days before patients are able to eat and absorb food on their own. Most adult dogs can usually fight the disease disease off relatively quickly but young puppies are much more vulnerable. If left untreated, infection with parvo vims can potentially lead to death in both puppies and unvaccinated unvaccinated adult dogs. Some species, such as the Rottweiler, are especially prone to infection from Parvo vims, and their vaccination program should be adjusted accordingly. A good vaccination program is essential essential to prevent Parvo vims infection. infection. Usually, three vaccinations, given given at 8, 12 and 16 weeks of age are adequate. If the mother of the puppy was not vaccinated, the puppy will not receive protective antibodies through the milk, and giving four vaccinations beginning at six weeks of age is important. Also, - the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association now recommends recommends that susceptible breeds, such as Rottweilers and German Shepherds, Shepherds, should receive a final vaccine at 20 weeks of age. After this, all dogs should receive yearly boosters for Parvo vims, along with their routine routine vaccinations against Distemper, Parainfluenza, Hepatitis, Leptospirosis Leptospirosis and Rabies. The Statesman Proofreader's z Words of the Week...^ epergne -- A centre ornament for dinner tables, for holding flowers or fruit. ewer -- A pitcher or water-jug with a wide mouth. <4 Bill and Sonja White, of Enniskillen, made their way through Bowmanville aboard a carriage pulled by their horse, Partner, on Saturday Saturday afternoon. They were en route to the home of a bride who was going to be driven to the church in grand style for her wedding. The Regional Municipality of Durham Works Department HOLIDAY CLOSURE OF TRANSFER AND RECYCLING SITES The Oshawa, Cartwright and Scugog Transfer and Recycling Sites will be closed Friday, April 1,1994 for the Good Friday Holiday. Normal operations will resume on Saturday, April 2,1994. V.A. SILGAILIS, P. ENG. 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