¢ B4 CASTLEGAR NEWS, August 9, 1981 WINNIPEG (CP) — Many eight-year-olds de- test the thought of taking a bath, but for Carlos Costa, the victim of a rare skin disease, it’s a painful ex- perience. Carlos, a happy, friendly body who likes Spiderman and wants to be a fireman when he grows up, is aul- fering from dystrophic epi- dermolysis bullosa, a dis- ease which strikes only once in 50,000 births. His skin is so delicate a simple touch can cause painful blisters and bleed- ing. Doctors say mosi vic- tims live only into their teens. Michael Hammond of Florida, dubbed The Crisco Kid because nurses used the vegetable shor- tening to ease his pain, died six weeks ago at age nine. “When Carlos was born they told me there was no cure and he was going to die in three months,” said his mother Maria, who came to Canada from Por- tugal 10 years ago. “I said, ‘give him to me please. He’s my son and I want him at home.’ “They said take him, but don’t expect him to live too long.” DIFFICULT YEARS Carlos will be nine in June. Those nine years have not been easy for him Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa Painful experience or his parents who must care for a boy who cannot eat normally, sleep nor- mally, play normally with other children, or even brush his teeth. There were many times, Mrs. Costa recalls, when she would bathe her son “and his skin would fall off on my hands.” During his first five years, Mrs. Costa said the boy could not wear clothes, including diapers. He was kept on sheets, washed daily because of blood, and set on the diningroom table. ‘ “T thought ho would neve walk; he was so skinny, only bones.” He couldn't eat solid food until he was five because of painful blisters around his lips, in his mouth and throat, and he is still res- tricted to soft foods. Fiery red sores on his legs, arms, knees, elbows, chest and back are itchy and painful. Exposure to summer heat, winter cold and air pollution can cause painful blisters. The re- peatedly broken skin on his hands and feet has formed skin “envelopes” which en- case his toes and bent fin- gers. He has no nails. ‘EX kD’ (CELLENT Lucy McDonald, the in- structional aide who tutors Carlos when he misses Grade 2 classes at a local school, says despite his suffering, “he's an excel- lent kid to work with.” “His behavior problems are absolutely nil because he hasn't had that much contact with other kids up to this year,” she said. “He's been an adult pretty well all his life.” Until recently there has been no hope for Carlos and other children affected with the disease because there is no cure or ac- cepted treatment. But a Romanian biochemi Breakthrough for the blind OTTAWA (CP) — If Ro- land Galarneau has his way, he'll be able to read this story someday. Not tead’ in the usual sense of the word because Galarneau is blind and that will never change. But if his work on de- veloping a homo computer terminal with a braille print- er is successful, Galarneau and the other 82,000 blind Canadians will gain access to the same kind of information banks as the rest oj us in the next decade. That would include every- thing from basic information sources such as dictionaries lopedi data Pavel Kozak, claims to have successfully treated © victims of the disease — of which there are several types — with a special diet, salves and medicinal teas. Kozak presented case histories of his treatment to the Atlantic Dermatol- ogical Conference in Mon- treal two years ago. Mem- bers of the American Aca- demy of Dermatology were reportedly impressed with results of the therapy, but Kozak didn't release de- tails. The Costas are hoping Kozak will accept an offer to test his treatment under medical supervision at a children’s hospital in Ham- burg, Germany. “I hope it's true,” said Mrs. Costa. “To live all your life like that — that’s awful.” Sperm bank service found in great demand TORONTO (CP) — Some- where in Canada lives a man who, although he doens't know it, has fathered 40 children, each with a differ- ent woman. Amazingly, no one has tried to slap him with a paternity suit. The women, all married, wouldn't want to and couldn't if they did. They have no idea who he is. He is a sperm donor. And he'll never know where his children are. He is one of hundreds of men providing sperm to women in fertility clinics across Canada. The Canadian Fertility So- ciety in London, Ont., esti- mates these men are respon- sible for at least 1,000 births a year. Dr. Michael Jewett, who works in the fertility unit in a Toronto hospital, thinks the number is closer to 6,000. The amount of human arti- ficial insemination being done in this country is large enough to have spurred the federal government to com- mission a. report on the subject. Entitled The Report of the Advisory Committee on the Storage and Utilization of Human Sperm, the nearly 70-page study has been sub- mitted to Health Minister Monique Begin. SUGGESTS SPERM LAWS Committee chairman Dr. Sidney Segal of Vancouver said the report deals with the legal, ethical and technical aspects of sperm donating and makes suggestions for Oh! our ever changing times By Brace Levett Prejudiced? Perish thought. Biased? Never has it been the su . Chauvinistic? Unthinkable. How dare you? Explain then, this onset of panic that comes with the realization that she who stands before you fondling the stethoscope is not the receptionist. Nor is she the nurse. She is the doctor. “You may put your clothes on the chair.” “What, all of them?” “Not necessarily. You may hang the jacket on the peg, if statistics, 40 per cent of this year’s freshman class in tnedical schools across Can- ada are women. “Now, when I say ‘cough,’ I want you to cough.” “You mean you're going to ... Is it really necessary?” “It is the standary ex- ploration for hernia.” Much has been written of the difficultieis faced by women aspiring to azccep- tance within the medical profesion. Suddenly, glove time. “This may feel a bit weird.” “Is there no way we may it’s surgical- “Does that hurt? Or that?” There is, however, a rela- tively small body of work chronicling the trauma ex- perienced by the male upon his first encounter with a doctor of the female persu- asion. “Now, this may tickle just a little.” Sometime later, back at the next, she was tinkling a pitcher of martinis — hands steady, serenity the word for the unwrinkled brow. “Was it terribly embar- rassing?” “You knew! You let me go, knowing...” laws to govern the selection of donors. At the moment such laws are non-existent. Doctors throughout Can- ada say sperm donors are in big demand. Studies show that 16 per cent of North American couples are unable to have children. __ Ina third of these pairings the fertility problem resides in the male, making artificial insemination of the women a viable alternative. Dr. Jewett said such cou- ples are no longer willing to accept their childlessness. Whereas before many would have chosen to adopt, more now are turning to artificial insemination. “People are knocking down the doors asking for this service,” said Jewett who spends a good part of his week drumming up donors. Donors are easy to find. Jewett recruits his people from the 100 medical stu- dents doing their internship at a Toronto Hospital. Other physicians, such as Dr. Pat- rick Taylor of Calgary, Dr. Abraham Eisen of Toronto, Dr. John Jarreii of Hamilton and Dr. Douglas Ackman of Montreal advertise for do- nors in university campus newspapers. TURN MANY AWAY The responses to their ads are large enough to enable them each to artifically in- seminate 50 to 800 women a year. And moat of these doctors turn away 80 per cent of the men who apply to them, for reasons fanging from low sperm count to genetic defects to poor medi- cal history. The sperm donor's part in the artificial insemination process is an emotionally un- rewarding one. He receives a call from the doctor telling him when his sperm is needed. On that day the donor masturbates, either at home or in a clinic washroom into a sterile plastic jar which he then puts into a brown pal bag and leaves either outside the doctor's office door or with a secretary. He then goes away to await another call which may never come at all. The donor is never told why if his sperm is no longer needed. He is never told how many times he's been a father. And he is never allowed to meet the woman oes'd recacry and banks with news stories, advertising, educational ser- vices, banking and mail — not unlike Telidon, Cansds’: way television system. “It puts us on the same footing as everyone else and that’s all we can ask for,” says the 57-yeer-old Hull, Que., inventor. His microbraille terminal is the culmination of 20 years of work on various computer systems to make life a little easier for the blind. EARLY TROUBLES Born with two-per-cent vis- ion, Galarneau was refused entrance into a technical schoo! while still in his teens. A self-taught machinist, he worked most of his life with the department of public works and taught himself electronics and engineering at night. In the late '60s he began working at home on a high- speed computer to convert English and French into braille st a faster pace than the 70-odd pages a day using itional hods. With neay (SCB). We didn't have very much to start with, except ideas,” he laughs. Supported through its early years by donations from a Montreal philanthro- pist and a handful of ‘small federal initiative grants, SCB has recently been awarded $260,000 in grants from three federal departments to de- velop the microbraille ter- inals. “WINDING UP In a jumbled, run-down former school, Gelerncau and his staff of 10 are putting the finishing touches on the new the help of his five children, he built a room-sized com- puter in his basement with parts scavenged from Bell Canada. turning out 300 page: braille each hour for a variety of government departments and universities. In 1972, after his worsen- ing disabilities cost him his job, Galarneau poured his pension money into his own company — Services Con- verto-Braille-Cypihot Galar- P which regular-computer terminals minus the viewing screen. Connected by phone to a data bank, they print the same information in braille — at about one line per second — that regular terminals show on their screens, Their cost, at present, is about $4,000, about half the price of comparable systems on the market. And the price should drop to about $2,500 when full production begins. SCB is building 10 such terminals, which will be tested by blind people in Ottawa and five Quebec cities beginning this summer. It is also helping to develop an information bank for the blind, OUTLINES PLANS “We're going to try to find people want. I have a feeling it will be pretty basic stuff.” peple want. I have a feeling it will be pretty basic stuff.” If the trial is a success, Galarneau hopes to begin production next year, using as many handicapped work- . He already 3 asp i employs three blind persons. Aside from the Canadian market, the product has great sales potential in the United States and overseas, say department of communi- cations officials. And Galar- neau couldn't be happier. “For me, this is my life. I just want to keep helping blind people.” The next trick up his sleeve — one he has already started to work on — is a machine that can print braille on both sides of a piece of paper. “You'll see that one soon,” he predicts. No fear computers will take over world EDMONTON (CP — Fear of computers taking over the world? No need, says Herbert Grosch, a computer consul- tant from The Hague. He said computers as intelligent as ants are still 100 years away. “Ants are a lot brighter than today’s computers,” he told a computer seminar or- ganized by Burroughs Busi- ness Machines Ltd. Grosch, consulting editor of Datamation, a computer industry magazine, and for- mer manager of IBM's space program, said despite its ef- ficiency, the computer is not intelligent. “The dream of (computer) intelligence will happen but it's a long .way off.” Winnipeg man going in circles over skunk WINNIPEG (CP) — George Novotny is worried a skunk that has been hanging around his Winnipeg home may be rabid. But he doesn't know where to turn for help. Novotny said police would come if the animal attacked someone. The Winnipeg Hu- mane Society would become involved if the skunk was in- jured. And city authorities would take skunk’s remains away if he were to kill it. Novatny said a federal government veterinarian would examine the skunk for rabies if it was caught. But “I made the remember?” D P' ciated, but in medical schools in Hamilton, Sherbrooke, Que., and Montreal, female fledglings actually outnum- ber the male. she an olive. Was there just the trace of a smile? “Now you know how I have felt,” she said softly. “All these years.” wi of he has helped to fulfil. MONEY PRIME MOTIVE One has to wonder what drives so many men to take part in such a process. Jarrell said the sperm donor's prime motivation is money. the would not do the actual trapping. Novotny said, “I have frus tration in that there is some- thing that’s a ue erelict car abandoned in Eremenko sflats New heart added to old heart LONDON (REUTER) — Surgeons have given a pa- tient a new heart without removing the diseased one in the first operation of its kind in Britain, The operation was performed on Peter Scott, 61, at a hospital near London, a hospital spokesman sald. Scott was given a heart ofa teenage girl who died in a road accident. Ding Dong shared with slug BURNABY (CP) — A black slug has turned up in a box of Hostess Ding Dongs and health inspectors are trying to figure out how it got there. Health inspector Roy Wong said the slug’s pres- ence in the package bought by a Burnaby woman is being investigated by the Burnaby health inspector and federal authorities. The slug was discovered when 14-year-old Robbie Ku- jala reached into a Hostess box to grab a snack and found the creature munching its way through the chocolate candies. “The slug was all curled up — it was the size of a ping pong ball,” his mother, Carol said. Wong said he doesn’t think the slug got into the box while it was in the Kujala house “which makes it very mysterious as to how it got in there.” Francis Distributors Ltd., the Burnaby company that distributes Ding Dongs in B.C., and ths Seattle bakery whe the Ding Dongs ori- ginated, is skeptical. “It’s the first time I've every seen anything like that and I've been in the business 20 years,” said Jack Warn, sales manager for Francis. 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Grant-Hughes nuptials Couple wed beside A pretty poolside service in’ the yard of the bride's parents’ home was held yes- terday afternoon, uniting in marriage Kay Hughes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Denny Hughes of Castlegar, and Randy Grant, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Miles of Cran- brook, B.C. Clusters of flowers floating in the pool provided a colorful backgound, as the bride, escorted by her father, app- roached Rev. Roy Hubbeard to the strains of the tradit- ional wedding march, Wedding march. The auburn-haired bride was charming in a gown of Victorian influence, fashion- ed of eggshell-colored poly- ester cotton. The lace bodice featured a Queen Anne neck- line, trimmed with seed pearls, and full sleeves ga- thered to deep buttoned cuffs. The bias skirt fell gracefully to a deep ruffle at the hemline. A picture hat completed her ensemble, and she carried a cascading bouquet of coral roses, white carna- tions and baby’s breath. The bride's jewelry was the groom’s gift of a delicate gold chained neck piece of a single ruby surrounded by eight pearls. Matron-of-honor was the bride's cousin, Mrs. Linda Isaak of Oliver, B.C. and bridesmaid was Mrs. Athlyn Eason of Vernon, B.C. Both attendants were identically attired in polyester cotton sundresses of pale blue, patterned with darker blue roses. White polyester cotton sleeveless jackets complem- ented their outfits, and each carried a cascade of white daisies, tinted blue carn- ations and baby’s breath. Mr. Aage bo of Cas- Mr. and Mrs. Randy Grant the reception, Mr. Murray Grant, the groom's brother from Vancouver, was master of ji tlegar was best man, while the groom's brother, Mr. Rick Grant of Marysville, B.C. was usher. Guests gathered at the Nordic Hall in Castlegar for Centering the head table was the three-tier wedding cake, which had been baked by Mrs, Bunny Horswill and decorated by Mrs. Ivy Sal- ekin. Blue silk flowers en- hanced each tier, while the top layer was adorned witha blue flower under a brandy snifter, atop which were:two doves carrying wedding rings in their beaks. The toast to the bride wes proposed by her brother, Mr. Tom Hughes of Castlegar. Attending to the guest book were the sisters of the newlyweds, Miss Rhonda Hughes and Miss Ann Miles. Following a honeymoon trip to various. points in the U.S. and the Okanagan, Mr. and Mrs. Grant will return to their home in Castlegar. - College bus service scheduled Bus service -between the Castlegar campus and cam- puses in Nelson and Trail has been scheduled by Selkirk College and will begin Sept. 8. publ Mail su CASTLEGAR year ($28 In co where the Post Off ter Carrier service). on newsstands is 3 edition. The price d carrier for bot! ERRORS The Costleger News will not be responsible for any errors in otter one . Trips from Nelson to Sel- kirk College in Castlegar will depart from the David Thompson University Centre at 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. with return trips set for 8:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Each trip takes about 45 minutes. All trips will stop at Peebles on Baker Street, and other sel- ected points between Nelson and the Castlegar campus. Tickets are $1 per trip and may be picked up at the Sel- kirk College Bookshop, or the main office at DTUC and Trail. An early morning depart- ure will leave the Waneta Plaza at 7:30 a.m. with a sec- ond trip scheduled for 4:45 p.m. from the Trail campus at 845 Victoria. From the Castle- gar campus buses sre planned for departure at 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. The bus service will not op- erate on weekends, holidays or other college closures. / Vital Statistics | CASTLEGAR NEWS; August 9, 1981 Pulpit & Pew by Ministers in the West Kootenay aii By Pastor DIRK ZINNER, Seventh-day Aventist Church “Take the Highroad!” “Our life is like a road that branches. One way is broad, well travelled and pleasantly easy. The other is less used, . steep and narrow. One leads the traveller where he can sense some of the fleeting pleasures of fame, fun and fortune. But then the road begins to wind, dropping into a dark canyon. Light’ and pleasure turn to darkness and eternal death. “The other path climbs upward into the heights. Over the mountain one sees brilliant splashes of light, and the music of hope and peace echoes in the traveller's ears, At last the path levels out into a plain of living green, Life here is eternal and filled with freedom, peace, joy and fellowship. : “At each fork in the road we must choose which route we will follow. God offers no middle road, We either walk with Christ or we walk away from Him. However, we can return to Him even if we have strayed. Like the father of the prodigal son, He sees us afar off and runs to meet us.” Yet, the question. How can we walk: with Christ? Simply by trusting — or exercising our faith ii Al “Faith: We were created to expand our consciousness through prayer, to extend’ our hands in service, to ex- press our thanks with joy, to expand our energies with wisdom, and to exemplify our love by deeds.” — Ministry Magazine. - Listen to these encour- aging words as penned by one of my favorite authors: “God never asks us to be- lieve, without giving suffi- cient evidence upon which to base our faith. His existence, [Wedding Bells / Congratulations and best wishes to Mr. and Mrs, Randy Grant, who were married Aug. 8 in Castle- gar. The bride, Kay, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Denny Hughes of Castlegar and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Miles of Cranbrook, B.C. . . s Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Lyle William Schock, whose wedding took place Aug. 8 in St. Peters Lutheran Church in Midicine Hat, Alta. The bride, Rhonda Merlene, is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Merele Cameron of Rossland and the groom is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. William Schock of Redcliffe, Alta. s s s Congratulations are extended to Mr. and Mrs. Michel Therrien, who were married Aug. 8. The bride, Marion, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pete A. Strelive of Glade the and groom,is the son of Mr. and. Mrs. Antoine Therrien of Pontiex, Sask. * 8 Congratulations and best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Michael Moro, who were married Aug. 8 at St. John's Anglican Church in Indian Head, Sask. The bride, Georgie Lorraine, is the daughter of Mr. R.G. Ferguson of Trail and the groom is the son of Mrs. Mary the late Jack Moro. . ; sere Ves ‘Congratulations go out to Mr. arid Mrs. Gareth Hughes, ° whose wedding took placo Aug. 8 at St. Anthony's Church in Trail. The bridé, Lisa, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guglielmo Di Domenico of Trail and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gwilym Hughes of Castlegar. __ HOMEGOODS FURNITURE WAREHOUSE Tues. - Sat. 9:30 - 5:3 China Creek “Drive a Little to Save a Lot” BIRTHS DONAGHY — To ba? ond Mrs. Creek, adaughter, born Aug. 3. HOPKINS — To Mr. and Mrs. insertion. It is the: respon- I of the odvertiser to when it is first published. It is agreed by the odver- tiser requesting space that the advertisement is accepted on the condition that in the event of failure to publish any od- it descrip- it that e of tion of the advertising space goods or services need net Sold: Advertising is merely an offer to sell. t be withdrawn at any time. NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT however that copy THAT PART AND THAT PAI ONLY G ery advertisement repared from repro proofs, engravings. etc., provided by the advertiser shall remain in ‘and belong to the advertiser. CASTLEGAR NEWS Established Aug. 7, 1947 Twice Weekly May 4, 1 Incorporating the Mid-Week Mirror published from Sept. 12, 1 to Aug, 27, 1 Lv. ies) (CAMPBELL Publisher Aug. 7, 1947 to Feb. 15, 1973 BURT CAMPBELL Publisher LOIS HUGHES, Managin: ASS MUART FLEMING, Ad Manage! june. of Castlegar, cson, born Aug. 5. : * © e@ KINAKII fo Mr. and Airs. Mick IN — Te ey Kinakin of Costlegar, a gir, bom Aug. 4, OLSON —To Gerald Lightburn Jr. and Denise Olson of Castlegar; son, born July 14, PRESTON — To Mr, ond Mrs. Raymond Preston of Castlegar, a son, born Aug. 4. a KOORBATOFF — Nastia Koor- NEW IN TOWN? LET US PUT OUT THE HAT FOR YOU! batoff, 88, of Winlaw died Aug. 6 ‘at Kootenay Lake District Hospital in Nelson. Funeral services were held Community today at 1:30 p.m. Interment w! be In the Perry Siding Cemetery. Thompson Funeral Home Is in care of arrangements. we ee MAGLIO — Harry Freddie Maglio, $4, of Castlegar died July 31 In Kitimat. * He ‘was raised and fils education. 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