20 EmaedornC® % & BEST FISH IN OAKVILLE | {\;ï¬sz oo ‘"@bEp, > Monnay I Carolyn and Chris Turner, of Oakville, are hopeful that an upcoming bone marrow transplant will provide a cure for their twoâ€"yearâ€"old son Joshua who suffers from aplastic anemia. (Photo by Azwero Versd) Financial Assistant BUSINESS DIPLOM A Oakvilie‘s Business School 338â€"6600 t m T D W NNR DOR ?I\\JE WB C _2 All Frames S\me\m(\e E* Eake ol you! AX \ense$ U FFaDE ; Sour P wIth pmchase of you! pyx lense$ & Large sel e e ce rataad e af ut h err zced l e e eed e afug {ï¬mm reerecrceatu l JA o US J C 2 ".;. :t anc Monnay Dininc Seeciar ;}__/~__Tuesoay Dining SPEciAL :) _ é Epnespay Dininc Speciar~ 0 malimrars »cwoieee 4 ~BOUILLABAISSE PROVENCALE® seummpn rieu â€" "cwoce N_ OPEN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FOR LUNCH 12 PM _FOCUS Tratalga! yillaget qptician cIDo CroSsS pvgâ€" Atom Pala HE UAKVILLE BEAVER â€" Large gelectio" of frame" aIPPOimment arranged . We acceP! §" l vision cale programs in atine Aitcathctraa ruirea rai ratnca nsl rsbned udnc Asd n ratthcs Fortunately for the Turners, an unrelated donor was found in the United States about two months before Christmas. At the time, Joshua had been sta: bilized with the regular blood and platelets transfuâ€" sions. With aplastic anemia, Joshua‘s bone marrow does not produce any red or white blood cells, nor They turned to the Red Cross for help from its Unrelated Bone Marrow Registry with its 42,000 potential donors. Aware that the odds were one in 40,000 in finding a donor, the Turners also know that a bone marrow transplant would mean a cure Given intravenously, such transplants have a 90% success rate. "A match (donor) was found in November, but no action was taken because Joshua was stable," said his mother Carolyn, now seven months pregâ€" bone marrow donor medication and trips to the hospital for platelets and blood transfusions to keep the boy alive. Meanwhile, his parents, Chrnis and Carolyn Turner of Oakville. Community Editor aplast1c life thre last Au 1t $ By WILMA BLOKHUIS It was a 40,000â€"toâ€"one longshot but a compatible bone marrow donor has been found in the U.S. for twoâ€"yearâ€"old Joshua Turner Beatinc Tke OppsS itelets T life saving bone marrow transplant may x come as early as the end of March for little Joshua Turner. The twoâ€"yearâ€"old boy was diagnosed with having istic anemia, a rare threatening disease, s August. Since then, | ""He required a been a resimen of 3 inxijouslv for L "He required a complete blood transfusion every month, but since coming down with the cold, the blood transfusions are being done every two weeks." WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1993 PAGE 11 SWORD FISH ... llatatnlnimim i n i o e 1993 JEEP CHEROKEE COUNTRY 4 DR. 4x4 GLENLEVEN JEEP/EAGLE 1/2 PRICE OPTION DISCOUNTS VEHICLE PRICE BEFORE DISCOUNTS 437 1 1U Automatic Transmission 4.0 L Engine 6 cyl. Owners Choice Protection Plan Standard BOTTOM LINE PRICE OPTION DISCOUNTS Garnish 26G Country Decor Package Discount Cash Back Applied TOTAL DISCOUNTS Air Conditioning AM/FM Cassette Tilt Steering TOTAL OPTION DISCOUNTS YOU HELPED MAKE JEEP CHEROKEE THE BEST SELLING COMPACT SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE IN CANADA‘S HISTORY the end of April to early May, has been moved up to the end of this month to early April. ‘"We were told they wanted to start getting him ready the last week in March," said his mother. "He‘s been moved up." Preparing Joshua for a bone marrow transplant will include "high doses of chemotherapy to wipe out his immune system and existing bone marrow. The high doses will leave him totally defenseless so his body won‘t reject the (transplanted) bone marâ€" row." The bone marrow, to be taken from the American donor (the identity and whereabouts of this donor is kept anonymous) will be flown to the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto "where Joshua will receive his transplant the same day," said Carolyn. Joshua had taken a turn for the worst, coming down with a cold, mouth sores, and a bad reaction to his medication at Christmas. "It started with rashes . .. the medication was affecting his muscles and joints â€" he couldn‘t walk without falling. He had itchy red patches on his skin, and no appetite. His weight was going up and down by five pounds between about 22 and 27 pounds. He‘s a little small boy. .. nant with her fourth child. "Last month we decided to go ahead with the transplant." (The Turners have two daughters, Lauren and Carson.) He required a complete blood transfusion every month, but since coming down with the cold, nplete DIO0G § the brood transfusions are being done every mOnth, but two weeks." And, & Joshua also receives vn with the platelets every other tAz week. (See ‘Father‘ page 13) Miller Real Estate Ltd "22,022 PAUL SCHELL ales Representative RE ALT musseLs G*° 845â€"9180 Due to the seriousâ€" ness of Joshua‘s conâ€" dition, his bone marâ€" row transplant, origiâ€" nally scheduled for has been moved up to April. Monoay ALL YOU CAN EAT $2,588 $1,100 $750 $738 $515 $133 $90