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se Appointment is by the local municipal council + at the recommendation of the School Board The Library Board trustees oversee the expenditure of the library budget, set policy for ~@peration of the public library and develop longâ€"range plans for facilities and services. The Library Board meets at least 10â€"12 times a year. Members also serve on standing ~€ommittees. A realistic time commitment would be 8â€"10 hours per month. "A person is qualified to be appointed as a member of a Library Board who: (a) is a Canadian citizen . (b) is at least eighteen years old : (c) is resident in a municipality for which the library board is established : (d) is not employed by the library board or by the municipality fMembers of the Library Board serve without remuneration. Please send written applications and resume by November 23, 1994 to: i EL. Sweeney, Secretary Halton Roman Catholic School Board 802 Drury Lane, Box 5308 Burlington, Ontario L7R 3Y2 0'0'040}' Irene McCauley €hair of the Board We‘re here. The Consumers Distributing SuperStore is officially open. Now the fun stuff starts. Come in and find out for yourself it‘s like to shop in a store designed by customers. (YÂ¥qu W/«f even have time ty 5%0/7.) When you try out our selfservice stateâ€"oftheâ€"art electronic ordering kiosks, you‘ll be using leadingâ€"edge interactive technology that‘s new to Canada. And you fl)e automatically entered in our Kiosk Contest, where you could win a G.E. Camcorder, a KitchenAid Countertop Collection, or a Seiko Desk Clock. You don‘t even have to place an order to be entered. It‘s unlike anything you‘ve seen before. But the only way you‘ll find that out is to visit us. We‘ve planned some great events every day during our Grand Opening, so you‘ll have lots of reasons to come in. SEPARATE SCHOOL RATEPAYERS for appointment to local PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARDS Serving Burlington, Oakville, Milton and Halton Hills Term of Office â€" December 1, 1994â€"November 30, 1997 C) Consumers Distributing> m binmy op iD 225 4 ruo) 5 249M | invites application from SUPERS! ORâ€" EL. Sweeney Director of Education Because our store has something for everyone, we‘ve planned events that will interest everyone in your family...from special appearances by visiting Superheroes, to Friday night workout demonstrations with fitness instructors! Our special events are updated daily â€" check this week‘s flyer or ask instore! QEW While waiting for a muchâ€"needâ€" ed matching donor to save Josh‘s life, Carolyn got pregnant with her fourth child, hoping the newborn would be a match . . . Then the miracle happened. An unrelated donor was found in the United States in November, 1993. Josh had just turned three, and his health was stable, thanks to the blood transfusions and medication. Then at Christmas, Josh‘s health took a turn for the worst. A cold had led to mouth sores which didn‘t go away. He suffered a bad reaction to his medication. (Continued from page 15) They were also told that bone marrow transplants have a 90% sucâ€" cess rate. "It started with rashes," Carolyn said about a month before he was to Trip to Disney World ‘cured him‘ C3 Consumers Distributing SUPERSIOR: experience the difference! THE OAKVILLE BEAVER LAKESHORE RD. go into the Hospital for Sick Children for his bone marrow transâ€" plant. "The medication was affectâ€" ing his muscles and joints â€" he couldn‘t walk without falling. He had itchy red patches on his skin, and no appetite. His weight was going up and down by five pounds between about 22 and 27 pounds." His monthly blood transfusions were now necessary every two weeks, plus platelets every other week. The seriousness of his condiâ€" tion resulted in his bone marrow transplant being moved up about a month to early April, 1993. By the time he got his transplant on April 16th, he weighed 20 pounds. He spent seven weeks in hospital. "The first day we knew Josh‘s transplant was working, Addison was born," said Carolyn. Their OAKVILLE TOWN CENTRE 310 North Service Road, Oakville (905) 338â€"2400 _ So, even though we‘ve planned all these great events for the next five days, we suggest you leave some time to shop, too. And there‘s more. How about a contest where yeu choose the prize! Our "Win Your Dream Jewellery" contest lets you pick up to $1000 worth of fine jewellery, and if you win, it‘s yours. Plus giveaways. Gifts with purchases. Free stuff. Fun stuff. Why alll the fuss?2 Because we‘re celebrating a new way of shopping for Canadians. A store that promises to have exactly what you want, every time you shop. A store where you can browse, or just get in and out in a hurry. And a store where the 5% promise guarantees you the lowest prices. However, it would be another year before Josh would be well. What followed is months of anguish for the family, as Josh struggled to overcome two unexpected blood diseases, plus serious malnutrition. He spent the month of February on intravenous in the hospital, folâ€" lowed by an IV hookâ€"up at home every night for about another month. "We learned how to do it ourselves so he could be home," said Carolyn. fourth child, and second son, was born on May 10th, 1993, and with the good news from Sick Kids about Josh, "it was like they were both born." He was thin from malnurishâ€" ment. "Josh was eating, but his body wasn‘t absorbing the nutrients from his food, even though he was That was followed by two unexâ€" pected blood disorders. "What is normally expected after a bone marâ€" row transplant didn‘t happen to Josh." In fact, the Hospital for Sick Children had not previously encountered a case of auto hemolytâ€" ic anemia following such a proceâ€" dure. eating more." Two weeks later, he developed auto hemolytic anemia, as his blood type was changed after the transâ€" plant from ‘O+‘ to ‘Aâ€"‘. Josh came down with the first of these two blood disorders in early July. Two weeks of gamma globuâ€" lin treatment, about three units of this blood product, cleared up a problem known as ITP. "His own antibodies from his old blood cells still left in his body were destroying the platelets of his new blood. "We first thought he was having total bone marrow failure." "His old red cells were attacking his new blood cells. He immediateâ€" ly required two blood transfusions in about two hours," Carolyn explained. "It lasted six months, and Josh required about 30 blood transfuâ€" sions during those six months." He received the last transfusion just after Christmas. "There was no cure, and Josh had to be treated with transfusions until (the condiâ€" tion) burned itself out. All of his old red blood cells are now gone." f Then, something cured Josh. "Exactly a year after his transâ€" plant, we got a trip to Disney World, all six of us, from the Children‘s Wish Foundation (which grants wishes for seriously and terâ€" minally ill children and their famiâ€" lies). "We celebrated the first anniversary of his transplant at Disney World. And yes, Disney World was great. Joshua just lived it, we all loved it. "That trip cured him. It was the best medicine." "He‘s OK. Before you knew something wasn‘t right. He wouldn‘t play. Right now he‘s makâ€" ing up for lost time." CFUW hosts local authors On Tuesday, Nov. 15th, the Oakville Canadian Federation of University Women‘s Club will host Author‘s Night, a stimulating evening with two celebrated Oakville authors â€" Dr. David Posen, author of Always Change A Losing Game, and Theresa Pitman, coâ€" author of All Shapes Sizes: Promoting Fitness and Selfâ€"Esteem In Your Overweight Child. Since then Josh has gained weight, he‘s now 34 pounds. During the summer, he started his reimmuâ€" nization treatments, a process which takes about two years. "Every two months he has to go for shots. All of his immunities had been wiped out. His natural immunities have to come back." Josh had to wear a mask for the first six months he was home from his transplant because he lacked immunities. There is no rejection of either the bone marrow or his new blood. He is no longer on medication. "He‘s all natural." Josh was given a clean bill of health at his last checkâ€"up at the Hospital for Sick Children on Oct. 27th. "He‘s not due back for another six months. All of his blood cell counts are normal. Dr. Posen started a family pracâ€" tice in Oakville in 1971. In 1985, Dr. Posen gave up his general pracâ€" tice to devote his time exclusively to stress management, lifestyle counselling, and A soughtâ€"after speaker, he has been engaged to speak about stress manâ€" agement by educational, governâ€" ment, business, and professional groups in Canada and the United States, including IBM, Bell Canada, KPMG, and the Royal Bank. Always Change A Losing Game is Dr. Posen‘s first book. Pitman is a professional writer who has lived in Oakville for 11 years. In addition to teaching Creative Writing and English at Sheridan College, Theresa writes a column for The Oakville Beaver and has written for several parentâ€" ing magazines, such as Great Expectations and Today‘s Parent. Pitman wrote All Shapes Sizes: Promoting Fitness and Selfâ€"Esteem in Your Overweight Child as response to her own interest as al mother of four, and the interest 0 many other parents in this topic. Author‘s Night is also Gues Night. Members are encouraged t« bring a friend. Autographed copie of the books Always Change Z Loosing Game and All Shapes Sizes: Promoting Fitness and Self Esteem In Your Overweight Chilc will be available at the meeting. November 9, 1994