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Special diet buys Callum time
JW^ w' Care Plus Mbbilit'% :conk Until they can raise enough money for six year old Callum Kaye to
have life saving treatment, his family are relieved that a new organic
diet appears to have slowed the progress of his cancer.
Six months ago, Callum from
Scooters, powerchairs, Penhill was having up to thirty
stairlifts, wheelchairs fits a day which left him paralysed
and more and almost lifeless for days at a
time; it seemed he did not have
We also se rvice all long to live.
types of disability 0 Medics at Great Western Hospital
equipment and Oxford treating him for medullo-
Tel: 0800 0746612 blastoma, a severely malignantbrain
tumour, had told his parents that
Tel: 01793 615327 there was no hope of recovery. But
his mum Anna Eagle was not ready
Unit 12, Birch, Kembrey Park, Swindon SN2 8UU
to give up and contacted Kevin
Wright, whose own son, Bobby, was
diagnosed with the same condition
when he was three.
Kevin had researched all the
available options and campaigned Unfortunately the trip is on hold
for treatment for Bobby who is also for several months until the result of
six and in good health. the latest MRI scans come through
Amazing moving 3D colour pictures. Callum's family have made explained Anna. "I wanted another
A perfect gift for any expectant Bobby their inspiration and they scan to check on Callum's condition
parent to help them bond have received advice on treatment and a second opinion.
available and tests to discover the "I went to see Mr Hargreaves at
with their baby. underlying causes of his cancer. the Royal Marsden Cancer Hospital
LU 0a0yScaf. CU.uKJ advice on Callum's diet. Within and he had his team analyse the
CruciallyAnna received valuable
scans. They say that Callum has ra-
a short time of making radical diation damage to his DNA. There's
changes, Callum's fits dropped to some kind of genetic disorder and
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and is trying to take steps. treatment.
"The cancerous cells have stabi- "It's a great shame that this
lised and I think a lot of that is to do was not picked up much earlier
with the food," said Anna. "We've so we knew what we were deal-
taken all sugar out of his diet. He ing with, but Mr Hargreaves has
has fresh juice, goat's milk and recommended that Callum spends
home made bread. Everything he more time in school to build up his
eats is organic and he doesn't have strength."
... 7 0o6essiotial, a660J a461e Aenilsly y any E numbers." Callum attends a weekly phys-
She added that Callum's sister iotherapy session at Brimble Hill
n Open evenings until 7-pm four days a had benefitted from a change in Special School on the Learning
week diet as well. Campus and loves bouncing on
A large scale appeal is trying to the trampoline.
2 ) Competitive, affordable prices raise the money needed to send him He will start going to the school
(In comparison with the N'.H.S) to the USA for a course of specialist for two or three days a week at the
treatment at a clinic in Texas or the end of June.
3l Free dental treatment for children Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer www.callumsappeal.co.uk
Centre in New York. www.bobbysfund.org
4) Payment schemes are available
Safe exercise for sufferers of lung disease
-5 ) Cosmetic treatment available,
Sufferers of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) now
including: have support at a newly formed group in Freshbrook.
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Julie Martin has suffered from of light exercises and stretching,fol-
6) Plenty of parking space a chronic lung condition for three lowed byateabreakandachanceto
years but didn't know that there chat. Julie said, "the exercise opens
Denplan was help available until she was up the airways and gets the blood
7) Disabled access available
referred to a lung function group flow going. People do as much as
at GWH. they can and there's something for
She found it very helpful to meet everybody.
other sufferers, hearguest speakers "This type of disease can be
and take some gentle exercise. After quite lonely because it's not easy
the twelve week course ended Julie to get about. We talk about ways
and fellow members decided to of coping."
form the Sarah Silk Support Group, Sarah Silk Support meets every
named after their GWHpulmonary Thursday, 2pm to 3.30pm at Fresh-
nurse who now attends the Fresh- brook Community Centre. New
brook sessions, members are welcome to drop in
Each week there is a programme or call Julie on 331384.
