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Show - 14 Page THK HKRALD. Provo. Utah. Friday. February 6. 1987 Timely news, columns, features and social issues concerning the culture. Today helps to know there are others with cancer It might sound typical of two w onion meeting and talking CanSurmount is personal therapy from one who has had cancer. Patients at arul Utah Valley Regional shopping. """'BuFw fiat makes this conversation a bit out of the ordinary is the fact that one of the women is sitting in her hospital bed undergoing cancer treat follows: Parts of the conversation I 1 such things as children, homes, travel, families, and Medical Center have had gyppilpnt 4rpprt ;rottr this program. Part 1 of 2 I ment, and that the friend at the side ol her bed giving support wears a wig after having just gone through a year of .treaty diagnosed cancer small bruises that were there for no apparent reason. By afternoon this pretty, -- "Jifd" iian four-ear-ol- On November 25. 1985 Karen Thomas Lowe of Orem woke up on a beautiful winter morning to find her bodv covered with v" W'f If . 4 i l "Initially I was in shock' "I thought, can't have cancer. No one young has cancer!' I went to the doctor's office and , "Sometimes you feel like you only one in the world who has it and is dealing with saw all of the older people and said to myself, Tm not supposed to be here.' " are the ' I I I 1 II it," Karen said. "It really helps to know there are others out there and that makes it easier sometimes for you to deal I 1 Karen Lowe with." Now in remission complete after a year of chemotherapy Karen is part of a new effort to 'lis help other newly diagnosed can- cer patients avoid that feeling of "being the only one in the world," who has it. in fair-skinne- girls d of Mexican descent. Ynu stated that the contest should have been limited to Caucasians. It is my understanding that there are only three races. According to the most recent edition of Webster's Dictionary, they are Caucasoid, Mongoloid and Negroid. The girl who won would be categorized as a Caucasian. Merely because most Mexicans in the movies d does and on TV are not mean that they all look that way. Did "Wanting Justice" find out whether the girl who beat her in the contest was naturally dark? Perhaps she had to work very hard to get that tan harder even than "Wanting Justice." You yourself belong to an ethnic group. Do you not consider yourself a Caucasian because you are not a blond? n I do not need another Bible. I cannot use another book from the local Christian bookstore since my reading time is sharply limited. My office cannot handle another pretty picture of the ocean with a Biblical verse printed on it. My desk is loaded with paperweights and pen sets with crosses. I have a drawer full of religious objects that people have sent instead of checks because they didn't want to be crass. am a faithful reader of your column, but this time you are wrong. Because of the subject matter, 1 doubt that you will ever print this letter. - A Spanish American Girl or Very Fair in New Mexico Dear V.F. in New here's your letter. Mexico: Well, We were both wrong. My mistake was far more serious than yours, however, and a great many people wrote letters to clobber me. To be perfectly honest, I can't understand how I let that one slip by. I do know better. Dear Ann Landers: "Canadian Dilemma" wondered how to pay a nephew who was going to perform the marriage service ol their ' xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx SMOCKING ikiifTik'iV IN I i IIINVJXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX ft XXf xx i J XX XX XX v i T: ' v 1 SEE THE FREE 1i 'm XX xx ' ID , SAL, rw1 s : f ! tjUr: o !H:H;::' I) FEB. 7TH THRU SAT., FEB. 14TH Ok, :: V in:!X X ,x 7:30-9:0- - P.M. 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Hurry vitil or phone u hile tupply latin. 0 o THURSDAY ! - -- " V f m f in gain- I n cut-wor- HARDANGER hj:; .: v Hardanger embroidery is a distinctive blend of counted lace and satin stitch blocks done in thread, geometric blocks on linen or Hardanger material. CLASSIC i:::LinT) o n30 From the notional touring exhibit sponsored by the Nordic Needle. Over 50 beautiful museum pieces on deploy. o y "pX : Lttltp 5h- -- m HARDANGER EMBROIDERY 9rJ'.',U Robert Heldfond. Oregon Pharmacist, developed a wrinkle cream, EB5, which women are clamoring for in department stores across the country and which has been proved in research lab tests to safely and effectively smooth facial lines, when used twice daily. Miss Ansoon Kim Central P.O. Box 8365 Seoul, Korea RESOLVEr.NOW! c z OF HEIRLOOM 1 ii '. Anyone who is interested ing a pen pal should write: -- v : Famous Pharmacist n o EXHIBIT if It. v'i ?! Unit- iMi fitness centeR j lhmt' A:HHH: m ' XX XX XX XX XX -- ' XX I the in Kim asks that any students who respond to her request include their names, addresses, ages, sexes and hobbies in their first letters. She also requests that those who write enclose a picture of themselves. her letter country," to student and many other topics ed States. says. "I think international correspondence is proving to be ex a XXXXXxxXxx XXXXXxXXxx ?., J ; particular students are learn more about the life, traditional customs She said Korean eager "I have noticed that so many Korean students are eager to have a pen friend to the students in your am turns up in the last place he looks? Sign me - Spooked in Seattle Dear Spooked: Elementary, my dear Watson. The missing object alwass turns up in the last place ou look because when ou find it uu quit looking. tremely educational and very entertaining. Pen friendship enriches the lives and widens the interests of those who take part in it." Kim recently wrote a letter to The Daily Herald, requesting that any young people who are interested in having a pen pal in Korea write to her. misplaces something it always . - What 1 'peeve." it's more of a "puzzler." Can you solve it for me? Why is it that when a person X X X X X X X X X X X X JT f i I XXI Dear Ann Landers: XXXXXXXXXXXXV-ir-r-r XX XXI XX I Ansoon Kim, who teaches English at the school said her students start learning English their first year in junior high school and continue to study it throughout the rest of their schooling. writing about isn't exactly -- daughter. You suggested no chirk and a gift instead. As a clergyper-son- , may I inform you that 1 would much prefer a check. My husband and I have a son. His mother lives approximately 20 minutes away. When we had no children it was annoying, but now that we have a youngster, she ruins his sleep schedule when she shows up at 8 p.m. instead of 6. (His bedtime is 7. (Tomorrow: She heard about this patient and it was her) in Korea pal Students at Seoul Junior and Senior High School in Seoul, Korea are seeking pen pals in the United States. Dear Dayton: You have condoned your mother-in-law'- s habitual tardiness by tolerating it. Before the next visit, tell her that the boy's bedtime is 7 p.m. and if she wants to see him she must be on time because no longer will you allow her to awaken the child. When she sees that you are serious, she may mend her ways. As for meals, if Mama doesn't arrive on time, start without her and let her cat the dried roast and burned potatoes alone. I appreciate the thought behind all the gifts I have received. However, like many other clergy. 1 am on a limited income and those checks for weddings give me an opportunity to do special things for my family. We can stay at the beach for an extra day. We can buy that lovely cashmere sweater for a birthday. We can go to the county fair and purchase the "all day" pass for the rides. Ann. tell them to send the check and let us choose the gilt. - Pastor in Seattle Dear Seattle: You told 'em - and plenty other clergymen told ME! So. folks, go ahead and be "crass." Send money. The clergy can use it. Dear Ann Landers: How does one deal with a person who is official CanSurmount volunteer. On the morning of Nov. 6, Karen was with Heather Hunt always two or three hours late for every occasion? I am referring to who has submy mother-in-lajected her family and others to this kind of treatment for 15 years. This habit of being several hours late is nothing new. Once when she was invited for dinner at 6 p.m. she arrived at 9 p.m. with no explanation. We foolishly waited for her and sat down to a dried-ou- t roast and burned potatoes. I am angry and frustrated and need help with this problem before I blow my stack. My husband says very little except. "Be patient. She must be busy somewhere." I am Defeated in Dayton inn Landers I For pen ) dark-skinne- program s, Caucasian just white? blue-eye- a tion therapy." In less than a year after being in the position of "being alone," Karen made her first visit as an called CanSurmount. "The program involves volun-terwho themselves are cancer patients, working with newly left, at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center after Heather's second bout with cancer. Dear Ann Landers: I wish to challenge your answer to "Wanting Justice," the woman who felt cheated because she lost a suntan contest to a Mexican. If you go to Mexico, you will see many blond, Utah County a shorter time than I have and yet she's the one that's teaching me," Heather said. "I was diagnosed two years ago with breast cancer. And now it's gone into the bone and liver. I've had a lot of questions and never any answers because there was no one to talk to, but now here Karen is and she's helping me find the answers to a lot of the questions." home and in the hospital with the permission of the patient's physician. They will be there to provide emotional support and help them learn the ropes of dealing with such things as buying wigs or coping with chemotherapy, surgery and the radia- Utah Valley Regional Medical Center and the American Cancer Society have teamed up to begin offering for the first time Former cancer patient Karen Lowe, volunteer with "CanSurmount," comforts Heather Hunt, veeks and months following someone's diagnosis of having cancer are some of the hardest both physically and emotionally," she says. "The volunteers with CanSurmount will visit the new patient and their family both at "compare notes." 1 Is tvR5IcT '"Those first mother of a healthy boy was diagnosed as having leukemia. "Initially I was in shock." Karen said, "I thought, can't have cancer. No one young has cancer!' I went to the doctor's office and sat there and saw all of the older people and saidto myself, Ira not supposed to be here.' " One of the first things Karen said she tried to do was find someone her age or younger who had cancer in order to Orem in her room at UVRMC in to just before Heather was goner battle with breast cancer. For Heather, 31, and a mother of three children all under 10 vears old. having Karen with "her before the surgery and knowing she would be there as a support after she recovered was comforting and a real strength. "She (Karen) has had cancer of patients," says Eva Stoneman, R.N.. and Cancer Clinical Ediiaatos-9f- - X X XXX HOLLADAY 278-284- 6 SUGARHOUSE 484-878- 6 10)11 t'OCtOU'H FASHION PLACE 268-060- 6 "1UII iat! toutx WEST VALLEY 966-138- 8 MI t IMMIttT OGDEN 621-635- 0 OREM 225-775- 0 01 tOutn tti |
