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Show All I want for Christmas are By Elizabeth Hanson News writer All she wants for Christmas are her two good legs. And just as fast as I can get them back, says plucky Marie Ovesor. Atwood, who is fighting her way back from a devastating pedestrian-auto accident last September in Price. She was crossing the street on a red light and had nearly reached the curb when a women motorist, making a turn, struck her. Marie was thrown over the hood and dashed onto the road. I sat up and looked two good legs back to household duties and taking care of husband, Lavar. The separation has been misery for both. Marie has always kept the house immaculate, meals delicious and everything in order. The Atwoods teamed together for 25 years as they ran a farm and cattle operation at Elmo, their native town. Marie took care of the place while Lavar worked at the mine. Since they had 95 head of cattle at one time and fed them on the pastures year to urban setting. Now, however, they have adjusted well, enjoying friends and relatives in either county. Marie is being cared for at the home of Vonnie Dee and Don Allred. Vonnie Dee is taking time off from clerking in a fabric store until she is satisfied mother can make it on her own. Marie will be January 26. THE HEALTH CARE MAZE Where can we turn around, the work was to control some of the continuous. Marie factors which have pumped water out of caused medical care at my legs and the ditch to keep lawn, costs to soar, yet still couldnt believe what flowers and blue maintain and improve had happened to spruce flourishing. the quality of care? Some possibilities They brought the pine them, she said. revealed breaks tree from the moun- are offered in The in three places. She tains as a sapling and Health Care Maze, a it grow health education became a pinup girl. watched booklet available from Pins were placed in through the years. The two children, Blue Cross and Blue her right knee and a Dee and Shield of Utah. This 28 two part fiberglass Vonnie cast on her left leg. Sheldon, grew up and page booklet The cast permits a left home. Sheldon was discusses some of the bend at the knee and killed in a motorcycle-truc- k causes of rising health accident 10 care costs: inflation, prevents the stiff knee often caused from a years ago when he was unhealthy lifestyles, increasing medical leg held immobile. a Lavar suffered liability suits, and use Marie tasted of hospital emergency the in knee life for the injury hospital first time at a Payson mine years ago and rooms for routine hospital. She had arthritis settling in the medical problems. But never been joint has crippled him it also offers hope and somewhat. Ten years gives examples of how before. hospitalized The hospital stay was ago, the farm work doctors, hospitals, and too bur- Blue Cross and Blue followed by three became weeks in a con- densome and the Shield Plans are valescent home and Atwoods sold the working together to frequent therapy. She property and moved to control costs, while has yet to touch her Price. ensuring that a high feet to the floor. She is Country girl, Marie, level of care is still hoping she will be able faced painful ad- available to everyone to use a walker and be justments from rural who needs it. For your 1981 13A Wednesday, December?, Emery County Progress 9 She hates that 70 because it is a little more than 69. It has about killed me to think I cant get up and move having about. so Greenwell Motel But in many friends and relatives showing me kindness and sending cards and flowers and things has sweetened life, she says. Since moving to Price, Marie slipped on the ice and broke a wrist, and fell off a ladder while cleaning windows and broke a Monday, Dec. 1 4 9 a.m. to 12 Noon Margorie Breinholt Hearing Aid Specialist CLEANING ANDCHECK-UOF ANY HEAPING AID ELECTRONIC HEARING TESTTOSEE IF YOUR AID STILL FITS Factory Fresh Batteries If you can't come in, we'll come to you. Just call us at the motel. P shoulder. Now the third time around should be the last since bad happenings occur Bel,one Heari"9 in threes. All Lavar wants for Christmas is his wife back home. Price Center Aid 234 W. Center in Provo Phone 375-414- 4 X-ra- ys Marie Atwood, pictured in her wheel chair, was injured accident last year. She said that her Christmas wish an to have two good legs again. She is an Emery County native currently living in Price. - The only birds that can fly backwards are hummingbirds. GRAND OPENING Join the in is O i id i'l V 5 Danger Signals of Pinched Nerves: 1. Headaches 2. Neck Pain 3. Shoulder Pain 4. 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