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Show r i FORVOMENONLY ur Surgery -- She grinned at me good okturedty, tucked in her multitudinous drtss and jggled like a scoop of pudding in si-k- nf By DR. LINDSAY R. CURTIS In a" than mood, I downright tngry, in fact laughter. ns Now. Dae," she wheezed, quit dreaming tip problems, will ya? I was BORN fat, and your physician, and also your friend. I find it my frustrating to sit by and watch you shorten your life this way, I muttered. Opal," I said and leaned forward tin my desk, supposAs I'm healthy as a horse." You eaJLke-one- , anyway," I thought, then began talking about the Importance of diet and exercise for the 10th time. And, for the th time, I got nowhere. As usual. Opal excused her condition with plenty of rationalizing. a stubborn refusal to face the truth. That was last year. Less' than a month ago when Opal ing you should base to undergo emergency surgery of the terrible both of problems wed face 1 some-tina.-Thi- r reported for an annual physical examination, she broueht along a tumor of the ovary, on with a h gh potentiality for malignancy. COULDN'T WAIT As a result, we couldn't wait for her to start reducing. The surgery had to be done NOW! From the fnoment we hefted Opal onto the operating table until the finish three bows later it was a struggle. The anesthesiologist groped and probed for some time among layers of fat to administer the spinal Next there was the problem of trying to make an oxygen mask fit Opai'g rounded face andmam- - Age 42, jolly, outgoing, generous, my friend and patient Opal had only one enemy on herself. She weighed earth a tidy 20 pounds. SHORTENING LIFE mule tome people were buying cemetery lots and epitaphs to writing their preparation for the final summons. Opal was busily digging her grave with a spoon. W&iUCl tflcWtfa Monday,-Januar- A9 29, 1968 y Time To -- .Ai. 7 Knit A Sweater w By LOIS HOLMES Ijtsfr blossoms am embroid- ered on a incision. Brother. assistant my What we need is a midget with a ladder to climb down through all that adiposia and tell us what's going on." blinked. STARTED OPERATING Merely grunting in reply. 1 set cautiously to work. About 180 minu'es later a haras? "d, sweating, badlv fatigued medical team finally won its bit-ti- e with the blubber, c'n-e- d the wound and groaned with We should have held our breaths. Oily minutes afterward Opal's lungs collapsed from" the burden of her owa bulk.'" - They were reinflated! by means of a positive pressure breathing machine, although the recovery required a couple of worrisome davs and nights plus a lot of suffering on the patient s part. Oh the third dav. to further test our skill ard Ooal's endurance. phlebitis (dots in the vens) of. the leys occurred. By administering anticoagulants that threatened the original surgery, and by extraordinary vigilance, we also conquered this problem. Opal is doing fairly well now. And, shes actually losing a little weight interesting A Most Interesting B PAULINE GRAVES In furn shmg ou' hone, clothes and as with life, it is fun to let vounelf go every once in a while. To do or to buy something way out" gives a lift that shows you are not in a rut. The unexpected will surprise and it might your even surprise you. Just such a gesture Is the wall shown here. It is pure decoration, a wall that is a or ! WOMCM path of wool and orioa far this fluffy most sumptuous sweater. On a chilly winter day or when cool summer breezes blow, you'll find lots of excuses to show of! its beauty. Two strands of yarn art knitted together for cuddly comfort, and a large stitch gauge makes k quick to com- Ute . OMIV- am. Mil. - In IN Ka la?, CrrNt. M (Ml Lae roe car. D- TRY THIS IN YOUR HOME th friends, Or. Cant petal-so-ft -r "conversation Al- piece." though filled with shelves, the area devotes only a minuscule portion to books. Instead, fin astonishing collection pf unrelated Items fills the niches. And It is more of a series of niches rather than shelves that cover tbe space. in an Made of 1" by is, unsymmetrical, yet balanced, arrangement, the niches are in assorted sizes and shapes, each just right for the object displayed therein. Even the backs offer variety, some left open to the panelled wall, others painted in diverse colors, and a few papered with striking des'gns. Ano'her vrint to note, not , all i f five objects sta :d on the shoves. Many hang on the . wall nr the backing, framed r by the niches around them. This, too, adds spice to the whole idea. The expense of such an ar- - -rangement lies in the value of the objects on display. It can fbe done rather cheaply, with lots of color and amusing or unexpected things comprising a giant size assemblage. , ' Make Yourself Glamorous.f Mom 7 By JOHN ROBERT POWERS A recent letter from young, conscientious wife and mother plete; Full directions are included for both floral motifs in actual size plus diagrams for their ; pattern, and is available in heni knit ONLY. Knit a sheath in worsted by using Sheath Patton No. To order the patten for Blossom Time Mohair Cardisend gan, No; Hand Knit-G(1 fat currency, check or money order to: Lois Holmes Sweater features pretty of California. Deseret Nears, P.O. Box (002, Inglewood, gift, just for fun? Pm knitting Calif. 90302." aa alghaa, using lots of odds adPlease prmt your name, and ends its beautiful dress, ZIP code and patten number plainly. Send IS cents extra for EACH patten for first-clas- s mail and special handling, or 25 cents EACH for air mail For the sheath ask for pattern No. HK-35- 8 (hand knit) or MK-35- 8 (machine knit) arTcdMaskTVryckvrKr Basic Sheath HK-35- an airway through a that couldn't be straightened out because of her qundup c'lin. The difficulties thus far. however, were relatively minor. A great, lolling mantle of fat literally buried the area where we needed to make our tain windpipe relief. DESERET NEWS J t plaint I feel as though Id clothes. The 3. embroidered blossoms. result? the When she mirror she didn't like what she saw and looked After more Inquiries about her beauty routine, we made a number of suggestions. Now, Instead of wearing lipstick only at night she puts it voices a recurring aged 15 years In the past five, she laments. .. With a handsome husband and two small children, she had been devoting all her time and energy to them and to the care of her fairly large home. She didn't have time for herself, her looks, her 8. was discouraged and unhappy- in . on first thing in tbe morning and wean it all day. She has a standing appointment once a week to have her hair shampooed and set. Her husband was happy to pay for a baby sitter. She takes time to use cleansing preparations on her face instead of just plain water. She is proud of her hands because she used hand cream. Tbe husband has told her how much more attractive she is. He makes a point of taking her out to dinner and moyie or dancing one night each week. They are both bappier. ibis young wife and mother Is one of GO million women in this country. She has learned, -women's .that beauty is a family concern. Beauty isn't a sign of her vanity, nor of selfishness. Actually, it is her dally responsibility to her family, to herself, to her community. And it goes without saying, how she looks will affect how she feels. When she looks best, she is happy. fortunately, How do you like my eye shadow? 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