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Show Citizen, Press, Rev iew - Wed., March 1 1, 1987 - Page IS 'Bowl for Breath' benefit aided cystic fibrosis When Justin Jones took part in the recent "Bowl for Breath" competition held at the Jack and Jill Lanes, he wasn't doing it just for the sport of it. Justin, 9 and the son of Rick and Julie Jones, Highland, has Cystic Fibrosis and he knew the importance of raising funds to help with research to find a cure for the disease. Justin, along with Heather John, daughter of Rock and Susan John, American Fork; and Brian Nielsen, son of Rex and Connie Nielsen, Cedar Hills, are among local victims of the disease who would benefit from any research breakthrough. Mrs. John, chairman of the local contest, explained the "Bowl for Breath" is one of the main fund for raisers Fibrosis Cystic Research. Last year bowlers at the Jack and Jill Lanes raised over $2,200 for the cause and "this year it looks as if we will pass up that amount," she said. Youngsters in the junior league who participated in the "bowl" obtained pledges for the number of pins they bowled. Several adults also participated, Mrs. John said. Justin, who will be 10 in May, bowls every Saturday and says he collected $136. Mrs. Jones said victims of the disease are born with it but Justin wasn't diagnosed as having Cystic Fibrosis until he was Heather, on the other hand, had a blockage in her intestine when was was born, Mrs. John said, and doctors discovered she had the disease then. She will be three in March. Mrs. Nielsen said it was discovered that Brian, now 9, had it when he was months old. He has been lucky, she said, against polygamy, had been stimulating. He liked this hostage and he wished she were an ally instead of an enemy. Eventually he dozed too. Hours passed. Suddenly the cry resumed, louder and more frequent than before. It did sound like a crying child, but it couldn't be. Ben shook Nellie. Instantly she was on her feet, facing the direction from which the sound was coming. FOR YOU because he has been able to be treated at home and hasn't had to spend time in the hospital as many youngsters do. Cystic fibrosis, they explained, is an inherited, fatal disease that attacks the lungs and digestive system. The body, they said, produces abnormal amounts of thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs and pancreas, interfering with breathing and digestion. The combination of repeated infections and the respiratory presence of this thick mucus causes the progressive breakdown of lung tissue. Ultimately 95 percent of children and young people with cystic fibrosis die from respiratory complications. Half die by the time they reach their early twenties. Over the years, scientists have made some major breakthroughs in understanding the nature of the disease, however. The goal of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is to prevent and control the disease. The foundation supports an innovative network of research centers and individual research grants which focus on finding the gene that causes the disease, determining its defect and developing new treatments for people with cystic fibrosis. Mrs. John expressed appreciation to everyone who participated in the "Bowl for Breath" competition or donated to it. She also gave a "special thanks" to Jack Wadley, owner of the Jack and Jill Lanes and to members of the bowling leagues "who were very generous." "We hope we can educate everyone who doesn't know what cystic fibrosis is," she said. 'r- - v m r r . 555 ry mmfss. Brian Nielsen, Heather John, Justin jones, sponsors of "Bowl for Breath" fund raisers. ftiBflBff Eventually Nellie drifted into a weary slumber. Having not slept the previous night, she was more tired than Ben. He looked up at the stars, wondering at the strangeness of sharing his warmth and saddle blanket with a woman who would send him to jail if she got the chance. He wouldn't give her the chance. He remembered his promise earlier that evening to let her go home. He would miss her, even though she was the enemy. Keeping an eye on her had been a challenge. The debates, the arguments for and JUST hurried forward. OcThey casionally, as the breeze shifted directions, they made adjustments in their course. They were getting closer. Then the crying stopped. They continued forward slowly to the edge of another aspen grove. "I smell something dead," Nellie said. "Me too," Ben said, stopping, reaching out and grabbing what appeared to be a little tree about as big around as an arm. When he tried to shake it, three other trees about the same size shook too. They formed a rectangle and appeared to be supporting a large black bundle about a foot above Ben's head. "What is it?" Nellie whispered. "I think we're in an Indian burial ground," Ben said, whispering too. "These poles are holding up a body." "What about the cry?" Nellie asked. "Do you believe in ghosts?" "Be serious," Nellie scolded. "What's making the sound?" L-- R, thank I Lamanite Generation will perform March 18 Art "I don't know. Let's wait until we hear it again." It wasn't until the darkness began to fade into a gray dawn that they again heard the cry. It was weaker now, less steady, but close. Ben and Nellie hurried forward, guessing it couldn't be very far away now. And it wasn't. Reaching the top of a gentle swell, they spotted another burial rack, with four poles supporting a body wrapped in a dark buffalo robe. "They wouldn't have buried someone alive," Nellie ventured. "I don't think so," Ben said. Nellie stopped, reaching out and placing her hand on Ben's arm, causing him to stop too. "Look, it's moving," she said. "Must be the wind," Ben said. The body atop the poles was swaying slightly. "The wind isn't blowing," Nellie said. They moved closer. The body continued to sway. Sagebrush prevented them from seeing the ground at the base of the poles. "It has to be a child," Nellie cried when they heard the cry again. She ran forward, Ben at her heels. All Month: Fine Arts Exhibition, Gallery, 303, Harris Fine Arts Center (HFAC), free and open weekdays 8 o.m.-- 5 p.m. Extended Hours: p.m. Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays, they reached the poles, neither understood what they saw, at least not at first. Nellie had been right. The cries were coming from a child, a shivering Indian boy, perhaps six or seven years old. He was fully clothed, his back on the ground, directly underneath the elevated body. One of the boy's legs was in the air, held up by a leather to one of the thong attached crosspoles above. The boy's foot pulling on the thong had caused the body to sway. Doug Snow oil paintings, B. F. Larsen Gallery, HFAC, free and open daily 7 a.m.-l- Upon seeing Nellie and Ben, the boy made a feeble attempt to scramble free but was unable to, his right foot being held three feet above the ground by the thong. That's when Ben and Nellie noticed the dried blood on his hands. the Ukraine, directed When 5-- 9 p.m. Drama Born Yesterday, Garson Kanin comedy directed by Tad Danielewski, Margetts Arena at 7:30 Theatre, HFAC. March p.m., and March 16 at 4 p.m. Tickets: 378-744- in Hollywood, A Night in by Charles Whitman, 24-2Pardoe Drama Theatre, HFAC. March 31 and April at 7:30 p.m. and March 30 at 4 p.m. Tickets Comedy 378-744- Dance Children's Evening of Dance concert, March 11, 7:30 p.m., Dance Production Studio, 185 P.E. Building. Richards Otehr performances March 12, 13. Tickets: available at the door. Average Summer Earnings of Last Year B YU Students Energy Savers is taking applications now for summers sales opportunity in the Midwest. 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