| Show Zbe5altfaktZtibunt LIFESTYLES Lifestyles Desk: 237-207- F6 SUNDAY July 12 1992 5 0 Channel intelligence CENTS Y M woomomoshamommetwim ofpfted children - don't show them off -:::' p ' ::' :'':e ' I 1 ‘ ' i-- - ''' c " l ' i : 1 '' yo teJ''''' : " 1 ''''':Ik:'''- iHi 4 Ann - 4 c ::: '1' -''' r 4 I 0 I : -- ' ' ' '': '' i !: ':04''''''''"'t' ' ':::' ' ' ! ' '': i I ' ' s : i ' t: 1 -- 4 ' Castel: 1i ' 1 '' I - '-- - t : ' 1 - e1' -s H i: ' ' '' 1 4 r v- t I :' 1 ''''' '1 ' '' ' ) I t ' "4-1- t it ' li'" 1 ' ' :' k !:' ' '' it r- - 114106 ::: 74' ' ) f -: :li ' ' t ''''‘ "'l ' ' " II 1 :4 - "-- :: i : - ' f' 1 Yi k-'- - kt1 :1 kt ' t ' 'el :'' 1 1 1 " ':: i- '::01') ' ' ' ' ' : 1 117 : ' ' ' ' " 1 '471'-04- Jim- ' ' ' ' I — :: "" t i'' 1 '' ' i A 1 ''' : ' : ' t - ' I 4 9 - ): Av kick EganThe Salt Lake Tribune During the past decade Salt Lake resident Roland B Allen who has alopecia universalis watched his hair fall out - 17 - 7i rjEil-- c)j-Irtz- ri dr ' C? 1' '''''” ii 1IIL i iI Alopecia areata Sudden onset of patchy hair loss without scarring leaving almost completely bare smooth round patches Usually reversible treatment may help Sudden onset of diffuse shedding accompanying use of cancer drugs or radiation treatments Usually reversible with cessation cancer treatment Of Gradual thinning from the roots with or without Androgenetic alopecia (male pattern baldness) increased shedding Probably hereditary cosmetic options are available drug helps some: in women hormone therapy may help in men receding hairline and balding crown familial tendency May be related to systemic early stages reddening and excessive scaling of scalp patchy hair loss with scarring leaving pale scalp In Scarring alopecia disease glassy-smoot- fferent" Telogen effluvum Tinea capts Traction alopecia Sudden onset of diffuse shedding from the roots after illness surgery childbirth drug therapy nutritional problem or stopping use of oral contraceptive Reversible Patchy hair loss without scarring: stubble or black dots indicating breakage scaling and redness Fungal infection treatable with drugs or topical antitungal medication Widening part lines and thinning or loss of hair above ears and along frontal hairline May be reversible when patient Trichortilexis Breakage of haw in nodosa people who use harsh chemicals on it so that it will not grow beyond a short length stops wearing hair style that puts hair under traction unless caused by years of tension on the hair Usually reversible when chemicals are halted mild topical corticosterold may be necessary for inflammation For children under 10 behavior ramification to stop hair twisting or pulling may help for older patients counseling or psychotherapy may be needed Patchy hair loss with stubble or black dots indicating breakage pattern may be bizarre or geomemc Trichotillomanta ri r:z4 t 1 ::::2 L I ri Li 1 61(0 114 5 -- 7 ( 71 J 1- n r - (I 0 '''''' 7:11 all of it L -- -- ' 1 St man arms himself with support humor to battle disease prejudice OUTLOOK effluvium Li 1 SYMPTOMS Anagen j -k -- ' -- DISORDER - :r'S Adams 7 11 by pla: ly — a — tha: : -- -- -- t hours In d the ME ious te deals - j Fred f i :E: 1 ''' is day af all dur eight the af - ' V ( quiet librar) ' ' Tt 1 chise - ' 4 ' '' '4 ' :s II Con : — N: ' '1: - 1 : replied "Yes be has been reading since he was 22 months old No one ever tried to teach him to read One day he just picked up a newspaper and started to read out loud' I was not completely convinced so I handed the child my paper and said "Can you read this?" He said "Certainly" Ann his pronunciation of some rather difficult words was perfect That's not all Ann This boy can name every state in the union and all the capitals He can name every country in the world and the capital city of each one He rattled off the capitals of Malawi Gabon and Australia as though he were reading them His father asked me to pick a number from one to 41 I chose 38 The father asked his son "Who was the 38th president of the United States?- - The boy immediately answered "Gerald Ford" lie then asked which was the seventh colony to become a state The youngster replied "The fifth was Connecticut the sixth Massachusetts and the seventh Maryland" I am dumbfounded by that youngster's brilliance and would like to know if you have ever heard of anything like this Should he be entered in the Guinness Book of World Records? I am — Stunned in Detroit Dear Detroit: Guinness Book of World Records? I hope not His precociousness may create enough problems without him becoming a celebrity What is going on here is called spontaneous reading This is the process by which a gifted child usually under 3 teaches himself to read Children who read in this fashion do not sound out the letters as most children are taught to do in school They read entire words Their - mind deciphers language as : if it were a code When they : crack the code they read Period There is surprisingly little information to be had on this subject Some of these gifted children tend to be more sensitive and vulnerable because they see themselves as which indeed they are I hope the father of the little boy sees this and will stop playing parlor games with his son's genius Ile should not be parading the child's brilliance by quizzing him before strangers That father should seek out an educator who can help channel this boys extraordinary abilities in a way that will enable him to grow at the proper rate and live as normal a life as possible This is no small challenge Dear Ann Landers: I am a nurse who has enjoyed your column for many years Nurses run into all sorts of unexpected situations and some of them can be quite amusing although they might not seem funny at the time For example: A woman checked into the hospital last night and it was apparent she was about to give birth at any moment She went into labor so rapid' ly that she had her baby right in the elevator When it was over one of the nurses in an effort to comfort the embarrassed said "That's noth- mother ing Last year a woman gave birth on the front steps of :: the hospital" The new moth' er cried out "That was me" — NU Los Altos Calif Gem of the Day: ming-th----: parent of a these is not easy but it's a :! days small price to pay to have - someone in the house who can program the VV ' s1 '': A - 1 'i": :711:1f:' '::: Landers 54 ' 4 '::1'': '''''''''' 4 '1' -- g ' i keel Over the past several years I have had the opportunity to travel a great deal on behalf of the Utah Shakespearean Festival and our state in general I have en- - 'I 4t'-4- 7-- da 1 narrow view making arts bestkept secret : F 'i' 4'' 11 - Utah promoters take I Dear Ann Landers: Sitting in a doctors waiting room I saw something that really blew my mind A little boy who appeared to be no more than 3 sat quietly next to a man I assumed was his father The child was reading Time magazine I asked the father if his son was actually reading lie 7- Br de ha By Barbi Robison THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Hair today gone tomorrow is no joke to Roland B Allen Eight years ago while shampooing the Salt Laker saw one side of his hair on the shower floor A month later he lost all scalp hair and bought a wig He was diagnosed with alopecia areata Six months later the hair returned briefly but left again He has lost all body hair since even nose hairs a condition called alouniversalis pecia The disease has no cure Mr Allen constantly explains his looks and like most victims battles with his insurance company which often denies claims With the encouragement of Dr Leonard Swinyer a Salt Lake City dermatologist Mr Allen and wife Patti formed a support group for alopecia victims The group meets every two months in Dr Swinyerts office 3920 S 1100 East No 340 Salt Lake City The couple has a second reason to be involved Their teen-ag- e daughter has the disease though in a lesser form They join the likes of the late actor Humphrey Bogart (his hair later grew back) the late philanthropist John D Rockefeller and National Alopecia Areata Foundation spokesman Mark Murphy a Green Bay Packer defensive back Mr Allen explains 1 of the US population about 25 million dispeople have the ease Some have bald patches about the size of a dime or quarter Of those 25 million 25000 will have alopecia totalis loss of all scalp hair Although the scalp is the most commonly affected area the beard in men or any site can be affected alone or with the scalp In one of five people with alopecia another hair-follic- hair-bearin- le family member has had it Because there's no cure the cause unknown Mr Allen tried several treatments: minoxidil which didn't work the steroid predni- brand name Rogaine sone which added 25 pounds PUVA a ultraviolet light treatment which caused before 80 of the hair to grow it fell out again "It the disease has a life of its own" explained Mrs Allen famlong-wav- e ily supporter extraordinaire drum beater for drawing atten- tion to the disease "Any treatment has to be for the rest of your life And with PUVA side effects can be skin cancer and cataracts" Mr Allen tried cortisone treatments on his mustache once The multiple injections with a tiny needle by a dermatologist were a lesson in pain he didn't wish to repeat The Allen daughter does not want her name used "Losing my hair at 12 was a traumatic experience" she said "When I began high school I decided not to tell anyone about my alopecia" Father and daughter are in good health other than the alope- cia "The disease is not life threatening but life altering" Mrs Allen said "which means research is not a priority However research has increased in the last two years One problem is the disease affects each person differ- ently" For many in support-grou- p meetings family members usually need help more than the victim When a meeting attracts a number of children and their parents the children and adults meet sep g 13 See F-- 7 Column 5 - - n Bridge fanatic deals Salt Lake a better band - - By Carolyn Monson THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Rich Castelli built a house of card:: hes betting will be a sound business investment He hopes it the notion people only play games in a smoke-fille- d saloonlike atmosphere Featuring a high vaulted ceiling and big windows the new will-disp- - - Wasatch Bridge Center also has oversized cards decorating the walls Special lighting and soundproofing also enhance the cards center located at 3338 Temple Salt Lake City He hopes the estimated 25000 Utah bridge players will want to join him there in a game of bridge He is a life mas hand-painte- d - - — ter player and has worked as a tournament director joyed seeing through the eyes of travelers how Utah is perceived However I have found thatt a banquet of misconceptions abounds when the name Utah is mentioned and some of these are caused by the state agencies charged with promoting Utah Of course there are some public relations problems and individuals that abgeeennc have battling sometimes successfully for years including the old rumor mill on polygamy the United Order and frontierlike lifestyles On these fronts we all seem to be doing our best But I have found the arts in Utah to be tragically a well-kesecret All too often the individuals I talk to across the nation have never heard of the Utah Symphony the Utah Opera Company Ballet West and Utah Shakespearean Festival I have even had some register surprise that Mormon Tabernacle Choir members are allowed to wear jewelry Many of these misconceptions stem from ignorance rumor or outrageous lying but I think more could be done by the agencies we have given the charge of promoting our state More could be done to dispel the erroneous perception Utah has nothing to offer but skiing and the outdoor life What I'm asking for is a balance for a wider spectrum of what makes Utah what it is including some of the greatest artistic endeavors in the country Our license plates cry out "Ski Utah!" and hundreds of thousands of dollars are pumped out in ads brochures posters billboards and television commercials extolling the quality cf Utah snow Our own Utah Travel Council fills Phoenix Ariz with billboards and posters featuring backpackers campers hikers and even mountain bikers leading people to believe the only time Utah is "a pretty great state" is when one is young enough and physically adept enough to carry a backpack This narrow view although attractive to a certain segment of the population certainly precludes a lot of people from considering a vacation in this state It seems to me it is time we reveal to our neighbors the whole buffet of Utah attractions Skiing and rappelling backpacking and camping are certainly a marketable option for those who find those activities attractive but our state also contains gentler vacation options to those less prone to outdoor physical ex- Dur left tal room drinki the m soft d: en The Franc trol b sional ways My gr playe( studie every Castel t In a: gle learn ment montl points ter" A 1 I v some south found tied it "TI ers b didn't game Lake he de hanch ness ed tt EZE Eli ister( Alfre it by ists Loui: only awar - 25-pou- I Jel Lake versi mor( Adol al PI 1r I 1 art h uate depa Dc the yille 50 tl nam Fell( mon NJ a se ertion We have hotels and motels of luxury status resorts with world-clas- s golf courses some of the loveliest shopping malls in the nation exquisite old restored architecture and festivals that have achieved national and international reputation Indeed Utah is a plethora of activities and pleasantries Let's not sell Utah short — or narrow — and let's not sell Utah to just a ski crowd I personally can't think of a single item that would seem less attractive to a relocating industry or business from Minnesota or Wisconsin than to know we have "the greatest snow on earth" I I I I i 1 i 1 i i 1 "As a director I visited hun- dreds of centers I chose the best features of each and added more to this one- - he said- The facility an American Contract Bridge League fran El See F-- 7 Column 1 Fred C Adams is founder and executive producer of the Utah Shakespearean Festival now in its 31st season He teaches directing and theater history at Southern Utah Univerlity A A |
