in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, D ec em be r 6, 20 18 | 14 NOWOPEN IN OAKVILLE AT 2501 HAMPSHIRE GATE, UNIT 7A (South side of Dundas, just west ofWinston Churchill) TEL. 905-287-4148 3 DAYS ONLY! INCREDIBLE DEALS! THURSDAY, DEC. 6 - SATURDAY, DEC. 8 60%OFFREG. PRICEHOLIDAY FASHIONCOLLECTIONS DRAPERY PANELS 50%OFFREG. PRICEIndividually priced Entire Regular Stock! Entire Regular Stock! 80%OFFREG. PRICEDISCONTINUED TRIM Individually priced for example: An annual fundraiser that helps families going through leukemia treat- ments is returning to Oak- ville. The fourth annual Christmas Mix and Mingle will take place Saturday, Dec. 8 at 6 p.m. at the Galaxy Banquet Hall, 475 North Service Rd., in Oakville. An Evening of Care & Courage is the night's theme. There will be food, entertainment and danc- ing. "An Evening of Care & Courage delivers Christ- mas cheer to leukemia pa- tients in difficult times. The financial burden of treat-financial burden of treat-f ments and worry from fam- ily and friends keeps some cancer patients from expe- riencing the joy of the sea- son," said Dorothy Vernon- Brown, co-founder of the charitable non-profit group DonorDrive4Dorothy; she is also its director of mar- keting. Vernon-Brown is a leu-Vernon-Brown is a leu-V kemia and stem cell trans- plant survivor. "Cancer not only affects the individual, it impacts an entire family, including children. Our fourth annu- al Christmas Mix & Mingle, An Evening of Care & Cour- age, is hoping to ease the burden of an unbearable situation for leukemia pa- tients and their families. During this season of joy and giving, we also want to inspire hope in other pa- tients who need a stem cell transplant to survive but do not have a related donor," said Vernon-Brown. According to the Mayo Clinic, leukemia is cancer of the blood-forming tis- sues, including the bone marrow and the lymphatic system. Some forms of leu- kemia are more common in children; other forms of leukemia occur mostly in adults. Leukemia usually involves the body's white blood cells. Since 2015, Donor- Drive4Dorothy's Gift-a-Pa- tient program has dis- bursed $15,000 to 15 patients and their families from Mississauga, Hamilton, Windsor and Toronto.Windsor and Toronto.W Vernon-Brown says herVernon-Brown says herV organization also has di- rectly added more than 750 potential donors to the Ca- nadian stem cell and bone marrow registry. Vernon-Brown believesVernon-Brown believesV at least three of the first four leukemia patientsfour leukemia patientsf helped by DonorDrive4Do- rothy are still in treatment, some of them at Princess Margaret Hospital in To- ronto and the Juravinski Cancer Centres in Hamil- ton. "Patients are usually of black ethnicity and other visible minorities, under- going treatment for a fight- ing chance to survive. The best hope for many is a stem cell transplant," she said. "According to the Cana- dian Cancer Society, 90 per cent of cancer patients will endure financial hardship, which often results in a de- cline in overall household income, which leads to debt, distress and pro- longed or lifelong social as- sistance. The financial bur- den becomes even more taxing at Christmastime," Vernon-Brown added.Vernon-Brown added.V The four major types of leukemia are acute lym- phoblastic leukemia (ALL), chronic lymphocytic leuke- mia (CLL), acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The Leukemia and Lym- phoma Society of Canada website says that 22,510 Ca- nadians are living with, or are in remission from, some form of leukemia - 13,040form of leukemia - 13,040f males and 9,470 females. An estimated 5,900 peo- ple were diagnosed with leukemia in 2016. About 2,900 Canadians died from leukemia in 2016. Tickets for the fourth Annual Christmas Mix & Mingle cost $50 each and can be purchased online at https://bit.ly/2Q93iUL. 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