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Weston Times (1966), 17 Mar 1966, p. 22

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SOMETIMES YOU MAY WONDER:â€" "HERE‘S A BRIEF STORY OF MY LIFE" FOR BUTTING INTO THE MIDDLE OF THIS SALES BROSHURE BUT 1 HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL TO "PARDON ME "Should I or should I not contribute to this cause or that cause?" If you have read this f4r you know now the good work perâ€" formed by Cancer research through donations received. You also may understand that volunteer workers throughout the Weston area give In April, 1963 (Cancer Month) I was operated on with a 50% chance of survival. The tumour weighed 1% Ibs. The entire kidney was removed. The Doctors knew immediately that the operation was a success but I remained in hospital for over four weeks to fully reâ€" "hey woere very upsel naturally and in the intervening weeks, I was moved from Sick (fifdnn’s Hospital to Northwestern Hospital to Princess Margaret Hospital and then back to Sick Children‘s. The illâ€" ness was known as Wilm‘s disease, a tumor too large to operate until it was shrunk down with radium treatments. "My father and mother emigrated from Scotland ten years ago locating their home in the Westonâ€"Downsview area not too far away from Dad‘s work at Canada Packers. I was born on November 23, 1962. I was a delicate baby but did not complain too much. However early in 1963 during one of my visits to the Doctor it was quite noticeable that my stomach was distended. Our family Doctor recommended a slnci::!ist who knew immediately that it was cancer and told my Little Bros. (Weston) Ltd., Ward Funeral Home Ltd., 2035 Weston Rd., Weston Wood‘s Trucking Co., Ltd. o Pss Chucg Siz wong TO OFFER &A GREAT BIG AND I WANT Ackrow & Wells Ltd., 1980 Weston Rd., Weston ~ Arthur Press Ltd., 20 YELLOWSTONE ST. (JANE AND FINCH AREA) They _were very 1 1766 "MY NAME IS GARY JAMES HC 2209 Weston Rd., Weston THE WESTON TIMES THIS MESSAGE IS PUBLISHED BY THE FOLLOWING FIRMS IN THE INTEREST OF COMMUNITY SERVICE THANK YOU TO ALL OP YOU WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY ... WESTON AREA UNIT FUND DRIVE IN APRIL 1963." 17 ; W. P. Graham & Sons Florists, 1942 Weston Rd., Weston Latimer Heating & Plumbing, 2386 Weston Rd., Weston > Grant Brown Motors Ltd., 1576 Weston Rd.. Toronto 15, Ont.‘ R. A. Saalmans, 1883 Weston Rd., Weston 1 $Beiie e boPectdinastesputhe: of helping cancer victims. When { from home to home . ... business ously as you can to our $25,000 c may be helping in 1966? their time, energy and at Inthe mua nd CDDEL e Do O LC LCO CBnV COVOF WITre menLng six months and now yearly. T would not be alive wfi‘y .... almast three years since my operation, if it had not been form contributions to the Cancer Fund Drive campaign all over the‘ world and the reâ€" sultant research developments of curtailing and cul'mti this dreadful diseaso. Your contribution helps ... . every contribution helps . ... the Weston Unit helped my parents and now my father Mr. Hook is a volunteer driver in the Weston Unit taking other patients down t# the Princess Margaret Hospital for treatments." me for which she has been ever ‘riieffi cover. During this time the Weston Area Cancer Unit committee drove my fnother down to the hospital « Since April 1963, the checkâ€"ups have been every NO oo e en ae e e n n c en Lt 7 i44 1 on n mt SR m ctims. When the fund drive commences in Aprit .... business and industry please give as gener our $25,000 campaign goal. Who knows who you en > some. expense their s me. expense their assistance in many ways K. N. Rumble Electrical Contractor, §4 Treelawn Parkway, Toronto 15, Ont. Coleman the Tailor, ~ 1874 Weston Rd., Weston Northwest Transportation (Pledged to Safety) â€" Weston B Alpha Engineering Co., GARY JAMES HOOK, 20 YELLOWSTONE ST., DOWNSVIEW, P.O.. ONT 1852 Jane St., Westom a Cancer Unit volunteer driver the hospital every day to visit

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