Little Brittany Giberson sufâ€" feres from an extremely rare liver disease â€" Tyrosinemia â€" which requires her to have 24â€"hour attenâ€" tion. Without a liver transplant â€" n Oakville resident has A joined the struggle to help _ a 15â€"monthâ€"old Mississauga girl alive until she can receive lifeâ€"saving liver transâ€" plant. By MARK HOLMES Special to the Beaver Tot waits for lifeâ€"saving liver transplant Summer will probably never sound as sweet as when the second annual Oakville Jazz Festival swings into downtown Oakville next Friday, July 22nd. Pictured here beside the official Jazz Festival Poster are (left to right) artist Maxine Schacker, whose painting Sweetness and Swing was used for the poster, festival communiâ€" cation‘s manager Mike Belobradic, and Rosa Damonte and Trish MciIntosh, of MediaCom), who provided free advertising space for the poster on Oakville bus shelters. (Photo by Peter McCusker) A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 32 No. 84 h + Brittany‘s mom â€" 25â€"yearâ€"old Heather Hames â€" is optimistic that her daughter will survive the ordeal that began six long and To help Brittany‘s family cope with medical and drug costs not fully covered by Ontario‘s health program, Oakville Beaver adverâ€" tising representative Stacie Roberts â€" a cousin and good friend â€" of the girl‘s mother has set up a trust fund in Brittany‘s name. Brittany will die. The condition worsened, fluid buildâ€"up made breathing difficult for the child and then came the It was shortly after Brittany was born that her mother noticed a slight distention of her, stomach. Dozens of doctors produced dozens of diagnoses, ranging from viral infections to cancer. Hames also hopes the rest of her family, husband Bob Giberson and son Jesse, will come through the nightmarish test all right. merciless months ago. "Whether you‘re into the urban jazz setting at Towne Square, the scenic stage by the water at Lakeside Park or the hot feel for nightime jazz in a club, this event has something for everyone," said Mike Belobradic, the festival‘s communications manager. Performances take place on two outdoors stages located in Lakeside Park and Towne Square. In addition, live jazz is also being provided at numerous participatâ€" ing downtown clubs and restauâ€" rants: Mardi Gras, Admiral Nelson, The Queen‘s Head, Grabbajabba, Sharkey‘s on the Water, Paradiso, The Bearded Collie, Desserts Unlimited, Theé Oakville Club and Cognito‘s. Feature performers at the 1994 festival, which opens in conjuncâ€" tion with Midnight Madness and runs to July 24th, include the Peter Appleyard Quartet with Ed Bickert; Jim Galloway‘s Wee Big Band and latin jazz performer Memo Acevedo. owntown Oakville streets, | restaurants and parks will " fill with the sounds of jazz next weekend as the second annuâ€" al Oakville Jazz Festival gets underway, Friday, July 22nd. Oakville .‘ Jazz Festival | swings into _ action Friday ; All jazz events are free of Hames noted there have only been two cases of the genetic order diagnosed in Ontario and what little research is being done on the disease is in Sweden. Since April, Hames and her husband have taken shifts at Sick final, devastating diagnosis. Britanny has Tyrosinema, an exceedingly rare condition known only to afflict two groups of peoâ€" ple â€" those of Dutch or French Canadian/Aboriginal heritage. (See ‘Impressive‘ page 11) (See ‘Ordeal‘ page 5) Paper Festival director has found the ultimate sales kick Waterfront whirlwind Canadian Publication®Mail Product Agreement #435â€"201 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Food City, Kmart, Canadian Tire, Biway, AP, Longo‘s Brittany Giberson 28 Pages 75 Cents (GST included) 100% Government Guaranteed Strip Coupons Maturing in 2004 *Rates subject to change Mark Slipp (416) 359â€"4633 9.41% Page 3 Sales Representatives BIG ON SERVICE 21â€"22