Show Christmas Seal Campaign Open The annual Christmas Seal Campaign got underway this week with the mailing of Christmas Seal letters to Utah homes and businesses it was announced today by Lyman F. F Smart President of the Utah Tuberculosis and Health Association The t traditional ronal colorful Christmas S Sea Seals e a l 1 s carry the theme Lets Stick Together Use Christmas Seals Seals' and are symbolic of the fight against respiratory diseases Mr S Sma Smart m a r t said the 1969 Christmas Seal Campaign was the most successful in Utah's Ufah's history Public contributions showed a 17 increase for a total of 61 We have set for forr ourselves the goal of another substantial increase in c campaign amp a i contributions contributions contributions con con- for the present camp Mr Smart said He explained that not only inflation but the epidemic of chronic respiratory disease exert demands for both in increased increased increased in- in creased financial and volunteer service effort liE Emphysema E m p h y s se e m a a and chronic bronchitis deaths death's are doubling every five y years Already emphysema emphysema emphysema em em- is the second leading cause of disability for which workers are awarded Social Security be benefits n e fi t s. s Almost Americans are known to have emphysema Mr Smart said The Christmas Seal Christmas Seal Association Association Association tion has cond conducted many valuable service projects this year In cooperation with its medical section the Utah Thoracic Thoracic Thoracic Thor Thor- Society and the Hospital Hospital Hospital Hos Hos- pital the association has sponsored sponsored sponsored spon spon- m monthly o 0 n nth t h l 1 y Respiratory Disease S Self Care elf Car e Classes Pulmonary cripples are taught to rehabilitate themselves and thus restore greater activity to their lives The main problem Mr Smart explained is that the lungs of these people have been so destroyed destroyed destroyed des des- troyed by emp emphysema or another chronic lung disease that th their ir breathing has been restricted Some are areso areso areso so critically short of breath that they literally have difficulty even moving about their own home let alone more vigorous activity The Christmas Seal Self- Self Care Cia Classes s have been successful successful successful suc suc- in improving the lung power of th these se patients and thus increasing their physical ac activity activity activity ac- ac said Mr Smart |