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Show . ' ' ' ' ' ' "V, y. - ' , ' ' , (:' .. ' - X . ' if, . - -. V ; k ... " : - ., " ' ' ' l T" ' " t' : i ? J.X ' " ""5 -. i ' i . V . , - j 1 , - , - J - 4 rV . fi. -i" .. - - - - -i ( . . - v , it IS HARD TO TELL Angela is a leukemia victim ; as she sits on her father's lap, Police Chief Jonathan Jones. Also pictured is Angela's mother, Bonnie Jones. Leukemia victim shows success i With six active brothers and sisters, 'id participating in such activities as fling Vernal Express newspapers, fler skating and jump rope; it is hard guess that Angela Jones, 6, suffers jom acute lymphocytic leukemia ILL). B started about three months ago jien Angela's parents, Police Chief ' nathan and Bonnie Jones , noticed she k pale, had no energy and had some "nises that wouldn't heal, jigela was diagnosed at the Uintah mty Hospital to have 900,000 can-jus can-jus blood cells per drop of blood ch put her in the high risk area or 20 cent to 30 percent chance of cure. t this point the Jones' contemplated ither to put Angela through the pain hospital treatment or to try ething else, r kller much consideration," said Jones, "we decided it was right to ( her to Primary Children's pital and get the right treatment." en years ago there would be no hope , leukemia patients, but since that i'tie they have made tremendous brides, Mr. Jones said. 5 Angela's treatment at the hospital lolved taking bone marrow samples, treating the cancerous cells with harsh drug chemotherapy, and forcing the drugs through the body. She also received radiation treatment to keep the cancer from spreading to her nervous ner-vous system. The harsh drugs caused her to lose her hair. Despite all the pain involved in the treatment, Angela remembers the hospital best for the squirt gun fights with nurses, watching television, and blowing up plastic surgical gloves 'like balloons. "The most scary thing when she first got home from the hospital was keeping her from cutting herself," Mrs. Jones said. During this time her blood would not clot because of the drugs she had to take, Mr. Jones explained. Many children die during this period. ' ' After a couple of weeks, Angela was -back at school and doing everything she did before. Mrs. Jones said the teachers at Maeser Elementary were very good to inform the children of her illness so they wouldn't bother her. "Only one boy tried to pull her wig off," Mrs. Jones said. "She told him if he did he'd have to wear it and he didn't bother her anymore." "We know what the consequences of the disease could be," said Mr. Jones, "we've talked it over with the kids and we live with it." Even though Angela's leukemia is in a state of rest, it could reoccur at ; anytime. "It has brought our family closer together," said Jones, "and we don't take things for granted so much." "It's neat to know there is hope," Mrs. Jones added. "It would be a terrible disease if there weren't any hospitals, friends or hope," Angela expressed her gratitude for all the cards, milk shakes and friends . . who helped her while, she was in the hospital , ,vh f Although there were 22,000 projected hew cases and 15,000 deaths from leukemia in 1979, there is hope through efforts of many organizations working to stop cancer, said Corey Grua, American Cancer Society. |