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Show Review -- Wednesday, Oct. 7, 1987 -- Page 3 y Work and optimism help man overcome disability BvMARCEM-AWALKE-You' could sit around and feel rrv for yourself or you could get and accomplish everything you n That is the philosophy of Gail Pleasant Grove man who Albiston, a J inoperable brain tumor, but ! lhas not let it stand in his way of 5 doing what needs to be done. had been discovered The tumor Gail was 26. The doctors say 1 Ire is a 60 per cent chance he fc Luld be paralyzed if they tried to does not want to j operate on it. Gail tv (,ke that risk. si Bom and raised in Idaho, Gail V snent time visiting relatives each t i summer. Once whe he was visiting, O of paint was dropped on his Ld and he was in a coma for 14 J L,s This may have been the cause jj of (he later development of the 'Tail takes medication which jijes it possible for him to lead a H fairly normal life. He has a spell once in a while where he is in-f- el capacitated and does not recognize H people nor know what is going on about him It lasts a few then he days and is better again. Fortunately, he can tell when he is going to have one of these spells and can prepare for it. Because he knows when one is coming, he is able to keep his drivers license and although he is considered disabled' he is able to do the work that needs to be done. Six years ago Gail and his wife, Kathleen, who is a nurse, bought a house in Pleasant Grove on 200 South. "It was a real mess when we moved in. It had been a rental home for about 25 years and it had not been well taken care of," Gail said But they got a good buy on the house. They did most of the repair work on the house themselves. They used 15 gallons of paint on the inside of the home and paneled the walls. They redid the ceiling and put all new carpets down. They had to have the home fumigated three times to get rid of all of the cockroaches, Gail noted. The back porch had been used to overhaul engines and Gail needed to '' ' f V ' . " y - wj ' ' '. VJ t- -, - . ' ' i- ' : '. :i-- A ' ! : 1 ; . yS ; ;: K I : . . f i ' ' ' .i i' " f - - ' ' -' I rf t' "' '" , ? v. J use a wood chisel to get the grease off. They finished the rooms in the basement and redid all the windows in the house, putting thermalpane windows in all around. At that time, Mountain Fuel Supply would help with insulating houses so they had the entire home insulated and now it only costs them about $43 per month year round for natural gas. The yard was in bad shape and had a wooden fence which was falling down, there was hardly any grass and there was a forest of trees. They could not remove one tree stump on the east side of the house, so Gail cut it to ground level and planted a flower garden over the top of it. The circular flower bed is an attractive addition to the yard. Gail and his family added a chain link fence, cut down 26 Chinese Elm trees and had Grant Fowles come in and fell a huge Cottonwood tree that leaned over the house. There is a garden spot on the other side of the flood control ditch and it was full of rocks. It took a long time, but Gail got it cleared and now he has a large garden plot which keeps his family and some of the neighbors adequately supplied with vegetables during the summer. They have built an attractive arched bridge over the ditch to give access to the garden which his daughters, Rachel, 10 and Mary, 9, have helped him plant and take care of. "People ought to take pride in where they live, whether they rent or own," Gail stated. He and his wife spend about $75 to $150 per year on flowers to make their home look more attractive. Now that the house and yard are looking good, Gail has been doing some woodwork. He had never done any before, but he started out with simple things and now has made grandfather clocks, cedar jewel boxes, kids toys, etc. He refinished some old Singer Sewing Machines. He worked on one for years. It had sat out in the snow for quite some time before he got it. Both of the sewing machines now sew. One is both electric and treadle. Gail sent the refinished machines back to the Singer Company. They went clear through the machines and fixed them up so they work very well. Recently Gail and his two daughters built a large shed out back. The girls would hold up the wallboard, etc., and he would nail it into place. They insulated the building, wired it, painted it, etc. Always accident prone, Gail had a terrible summer just past. He was trying to get a car part at a wrecking yard and while assisting the em-ployee there to remove the part from a car he fell from a high stack of cars. He received some serious injuries then. Later he had to have eye surgery and then he spent 28 days in LDS Hospital for surgery of an ab-dominal tumor. When he was putting a new roof on his home a few years ago, he fell and broke both wrists, one in 12 places and the other in 14 places. The High Priest Quorum then finished the roof for him. Through all of this, Gail has kept an optimistic outlook. He is called in quite often by neighbors who need things repaired and he enjoys doing Gail Albiston, center, who has not let a physical illness impair his ambition, spends time with his two daughters, Rachel, left, and Mary. this for people. Gail feels that there is no sense in sitting around feeling sorry for yourself. There is plenty that needs to be done and he is willing to do it. "I couldn't stand it if I had to just lie about," he said. "I would sleep my life away and that is no way to live," Gail added. So he keeps busy, very busy. Police Blotter J,4 3 Continued from front page 1 male adult for DUI . Given Percivil, 310 W. 1100 North, reported that $450 in cash and a $900 stereo unit had been stolen from her home. This was a forced entry burglary, according to Officer Jay 1 Thornton. There are possible suspects in the theft. ' Sgt. Steve Frampton has referred a case of possible child abuse to the - Dept. of Family Services. The in-- Ji cident was reported on Sept. 30. a I Wendy C. Top, 1185 E. 830 South, repoted the theft of a Sears 10 speed cfc bike from Valley View School. The '(: bike is valued at $125. it Officer John Lloyd is investigating si: the theft of a pickup truck, which xt- was subsequently recovered in Salt ,) Lake City, from Mike's Truck Stop in Lindon. The truck was owned by tg Jay A. Curtis, Orem. He had ap-- parently left the truck overnight at efe the truck stop. se; The pickup was valued at $700 and had considerable equipment in the bed of the truck. The truck and the equipment were later found in Salt Lake City. There isnosuspect in the theft at this time. The Police Dept. reported that a S successful police auction was held Saturday on the lawn at the Public mj, Safety Building. They auctioned off m; bicycles and some other items which 1.1 tad gone unclaimed for some time at the police station. They were able to sell all that they had planned to auction. Two girls were injured when a car left the road at 6200 N. 4850 West on Thursday morning and ended up in a ditch. Amy Adams, Lindon, was the driver of the car. The officer said that she apparently missed a right turn in the road and the car went headfirst into the ditch. Her passengers were Julie Sutch and Teresa Hatch. All three were taken to American Fork Hospital by Pleasant Grove Ambulance where two of them were treated for injuries and released. The third girl was apparently unhurt in the mishap. There was $3,500 damage to the Adams car, according to Officer Jeff Wilson. Another accident occurred on Saturday at 100 E. and 100 South during the police auction. Cars driven by Susan Jones, Highland, and Diane Messersmith, Pleasant Grove, collided in the intersection. Then the Messersmith car slid sideways and hit a parked rental car. ': There were no injuries. Damage to-t- he Jones car was set at $1,000 and there was $1,500 damage to the Messersmith auto. The rental car sustained $300 damage. IeEverest After having the chance to try to make it up the cliff side, participants enjoyed a mountain barbecue. idfci eiU Continued from front page n j,: Mount Everest is more than 29,000 feet high, rising five and a half miles t to a,X)vesea 'evel. Surveyors disagree j,,!; mi the exact height of the world's j: Iiighest mountain. estd'J British Government survey in t; the middle 1800's set the height at 25,002 feet. The Indian government ventf mW set the present official height irrin3Li al 29,028 feet. But a widely used e "official figure is 29,141 feet, jj . t Interestingly, , geologists agree ,miss:' Mount Everest is actually jjliss W"ig taller. It is a young, still aj 0 Awing mountain that grows by ion. !!Ule amounts each year. So by full' f2 ' utahs on Everest may nave t0 Ais' a few milimeters higher, lstf: "Mser, said. ' Saturday's media event included a" introduction to equipment used iaii,lj Jithe climb, including clothing , ms for warmth, and the various ire llemsof climb paraphenalia. peasant (Srouc iReuieui ISSN No. 8755-907-2 U.S.P.S. No. 0 Published weekly except y for Thanksgiving and Christmas by Newtah, Inc. 11 South Main Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062 Telephone Numbers Advertising & Circulation. 9 News 3 Publisher Brett R. Bezzant Editors Marc Haddock Marcella Walker Subscription price $16" per year Second class postage paid at Pleasant Grove, Utah Postmaster: Send address changes to P.O. Box 7. American Fork. Utah 84003 ji It ff ' ft r? it j '! N S'r V V Some say they'll go back up. Or, for those who prefer, we also offer a AND OUR FEES ARE DOWN TO 0. 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