Brother Donor Saves Life With Bone Marrow Transfer
Dr James Patriquin, an ophthalmotometrist, received a bone marrow transplant from his brother Sheldon after a severe bone marrow failure. The operation in August 1978 at Princess Margaret Hospital gave him a 95 percent chance of normal life by 1979. The brothers’ blood types differed, requiring a blood factor adjustment and drug therapy. Sheldon endured multiple marrow extractions and a week of soreness for the life-saving procedure. Parsley tip included: chop parsley immediately before use for best flavor.
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New Glasgow
N.S
James Patriquin
Sheldon
James
Patriquin
Princess Margaret Hospital
Toronto
Canada
Guides Observe Year of the Child in Chetwynd District
The 1979 International Year of the Child was celebrated by local Guides. The Local Guide Association handed out Brownie and Guide Annuals to Elementary Schools. First Brownie Pack made Halloween suckers for the Nursery School. A Wishing Well at the year end banquet supported Upper Volta water projects with donations. A local guide received a new uniform and area churches received copies of the IYC Magazine.
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Brownie
Jennifer Berkeley
Vicki Westerlaken
The
Chet
Chetwynd
Local Guide Association
Upper Volta
IYC
Girl Guide Association
Ralph Larsen
Policies and IYC programs highlighted at district banquet
An ICBC stance confirms policies not affected for metal chimneys while a district banquet honored IYC Day Camp attendees. Girl Guides activities including bake sales funded school sports gear, hospital gifts, and dolls with T shirts. District Commissioner Mrs. Ralph Larsen leads Guiding. Fire Commissioner cited for chimney maintenance.
Polar Sea Icebreaker Sets Antarctic Resupply Record
The Polar Sea, based in Seattle, carved a supply channel to McMurdo Station in under 18 hours. Averaging about one nautical mile per hour, it breached ice 1 to 2.5 metres thick, completing the route in under 17 hours 40 minutes to clear the way for forthcoming supply ships to the Ross Sea station.
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Seattle
Polar Sea
Coast Guard
Antarctica
McMurdo Station
McMurdo
Ross Sea
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