/ ) & <f 1 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, March 3, 1993 3 lliness (continued from page 1) Hontz, had passed away right before the transplant,” Mrs. Shaw said. “When Gary was well enough D B® to be up and around his hospital room, he'd often take a cross and small flashlight and go into the closet by himself to talk to Grandpa in heaven.” Blood tests indicate that he is flow free of leukemia, although doctors have told the family that they must wait three years before declaring the plucky boy com- pletely cured. Gary says that now he feels good and enjoys playing outside, 4 fishing and playing basket- ball. A third-grader at Northwest Area, he is doing well in school, recently scoring several “90's” and #100’s” on his spelling tests. ». He's also a Nintendo whiz. “My favorite game is Double Dragon,” he said. “And I can get to the eighth world in Super Mario 3- it’s pasy.” @- The family now faces another nightmare: Gary's cousin, Char- les Lee, 23, of Dallas, was recently diagnosed with the same type of adult leukemia, detected during ‘routine blood work two days be- fore Lee was to have had eye sur- < ; gery. ; + Mrs. Shaw said that Lee has been a patient at Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia for the past three weeks. Bone marrow D1 @ tests show that his chemotherapy was successful, but he faces-a long road to recovery, Mrs. Shaw gaid. ", Another Back Mountain child battling the often devestating af- termath of cancer, Wendy Reese of Dallas, will also have a birthday ghortly; she'll turn four March 12. But, unlike Gary, little Wendy won 't be well enough to celebrate } i. > @ + Just before her third birthday in January, 1992, Wendy was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Her mother, Jennifer Reese, said ‘that although the doctors tried their best with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, Wendy has severe brain damage. *. She is resting at home now, with nurses and the staff of Hos- pice St. John helping the family to @ keep her as comfortable as pos- sible, Mrs. Reese said. Catastrophic illness and its aftermath have changed the lives of the Turchin family, whose son, Eddie, underwent surgery and lense radiation treatments to De — remove a malignant tumor on his pituitary gland 10years ago, when he was eight. Although the treatments were successful, Eddie has had to take many medications to counteract the complications that they caused. In June, 1992, after Eddie had become an Eagle Scout and gradu- ated from Lake-Lehman High School, doctors found an anuer- ism, a sort of balloon, in a major blood vessel, during a routine followup examination. Doctors told the family that the aneurism was probably a result of the radiation treatments. After surgery in early October, 1992, Eddie suffered two strokes, four bouts of pneumonia and other serious complications, which kept him at the Hospital of the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania until Decem- ber 29, when he was transferred to John Heinz Institute in Wilkes- Barre for rehabilitation. “Eddie's progress has been slow because he has been so weak from all of his health problems,” said his mother, Bonnie Turchin. “He recognizes people and is very aware of what's happening around him, although he still can’t speak yet.” With the help of the staff at John Heinz, Bonnie and her hus- band, Ed, Sr., are learning how to help Eddie with physical therapy and to care for him at home. His mind is good, but he must learn basic motor skills, like getting out of bed, assembling puzzles and writing, all over again, Mrs. Turchin said. Eddie loves to receive mail; his address is Room 200, John Heinz Institute, 150 Mundy St., Wilkes- Barre PA 19702. Support from family, friends and neighbors has helped the Shaws, the Reeses and the Turch- ins through many rough times. Both Gary Shaw and Eddie Turchin received record numbers of cards while hospitalized, their families said. Parents and friends of Wendy Reese's fellow students at the Yucksville Nursery School have helped to raise funds for the family, * including quilt raffles. Friends of the Turchin family have raised more than $18,000 to help defray the costs of travel, food, lodging and other expenses not covered by health insurance. | DH Police. seck hit: Srehran vehicle logo on its side. Doug Higgins at 675-5251. * Dallas Township police are looking for witnesses to an incident @ Sunday morning, February 21, at 10:15 a.m., in the parking lot of the J Countryside Inn at Demunds Corners, Dallas Township, in which a man was struck by a white van or utility truck with a cable television * Police request that anyone who saw the incident call Patrolman PD 54! 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Van Arsdale, of Shavertown, president and chief executive officer of Franklin First Financial Corporation, a parent company of Franklin First Savings Bank in Wilkes-Barre, has been named chairman of the Luzerne County Community College Foun- dation Corporate Dinner. The dinner will be held on Thurs- day, April 1, at 5:30 p.m., at Gus Genetti's, Wilkes-Barre. Guest speaker will be Harvey Mackay, author of “Swim With the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive, Be- ware of The Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt” and “Shark Proof”. Van Arsdale holds an A.A. de- gree in business from Raritan Valley Community College, and a degree in Banking from Thomas A. Edison State College. He also graduated with honors from the Graduate School of Savings Bank- ing. 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The supervisors also approved the purchase of a 1993 Chevrolet Caprice police cruiser for $15,346, fully outfitted with a special po- lice equipment option package, through a state purchasing con- tract. Zoning officer John Krupa warned residents and building contractors that they must post building permits on all buildings which are being repaired or reno- vated. Larry Shewack, a representa- tive of Cable-TV of Hazleton, supplier of cable television to the township, appeared to answer residents’ questions about the company's billing practices. Customers who pay their cable bill 12 months in advance no longer get the thirteenth month free, Shewack said. This practice has been discontinued by many other cable companies. 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