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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22,1990
THE TULIA (Swisher County) HERALD
PAGE THREF
Tulia FHA Collecting UPC Symbols
To Assist Nazareth's Lorelea Acker
Although not all members of the Tulia FHA Chapter know Nazareth
High senior Lorelea Acker, they have enthusiastically joined a campaign to
assist the 17-year-old who has been diagnosed as having a malignant brain
tumor.
Nazareth, Tulia and other FHA chapters are collecting UPC symbols
(bar codes) from the following products: ScotTowels, Viva and Job Squad
towels; Viva and Scott napkins; ScotTissue, Waldorf, Cottonelle and Family
Scott bath tissue; Scotties facial tissue; Baby Fresh, Wash-A-Bye Baby and
Sofkins Wipes. These UPC symbols may be taken to the high schools.
Karen Barnett, Tulia High homemaker instructor and FHA Chapter
advisor (sponsor), says these UPC symbols will "go to help defray some of
the expense" for Miss Acker, who will be residing at the Ronald McDonald
House in Amarillo "for six-seven weeks while she receives radiation treat-
ment at High Plains Baptist Hospital" in Amarillo. 4
The campaign was started by the Nazareth FHA Chapter. Teresa Partes
is the sponsor and Gwen Hoelting is president
S.T. A. N. D., Inc.
Annual Meeting
Serious Texans Against Nuclear
Dumping, Inc., (S.T.A.N.D.) will hold
its annual meeting on Monday, March 5.
The meeting will be at 7:30 p. m. at the
Swisher Electric Cooperative Willie
Room.
The election of officers and directors
will be the main item of business. Dis-
cussion will also be held concerning the
status of nuclear waste issues. All
members are encouraged to attend, and
the meeting is open to the public.
Various Reports On
Ehly's Condition
Wayne Ehly is "showing some signs
of improvement" early this week, ac-
cording to friends. He remains in Lub-
bock General Hospital where he earlier
underwent surgery.
Another source said his condition
was "about the same."
The 32-year-old Tulia man was flown
to the Lubbock hospital by a Care+Link
helicopter ambulance following a Feb. 8
motorcycle accident north of Tulia.
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What Is Value Of Organ Donor?
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the difference between good and fail-
ing health... and often between life
and death.
He also knows that a new organ is
not foolproof.
Last summer, he "caught a virsus,"
which caused his transplanted kid-
ney to cease to function.
With a transplant recipient, "the
immune system is so low,"
McCaslin's wife Shirley explains.
"They have to be careful being
around anybody with a cold or flu."
Effects of the virsus on the 37-
year-old Tulia man’s kidney forced
him to revert to dialysis treatment in
October.
He must have thought his misfor-
tune would not end because soon
after resuming dialysis treatment, he
suffered a broken hip and "had to re-
enter the hospital."
"I know that I will have to have
another transplant," he relates. "I just
don’t know when."
HOME DIALYSIS
He is "making it pretty good"
physically at present, although he
undergoes treatment with which
most persons would not feel comfort-
able.
"I've got my dialysis down pretty
good," he explains. "I do it here at
home. I take it (treatment) four times
a day and it takes about 30 minutes a
time. It doesn't take much time out of
the week, but if I had to drive to
Lubbock three times a week to be on
the (dialysis) machine, it would ruin
three days."
The day before being interviewed,
the Tulia man received 41 boxes of
medication at his home — 605 North
Collins where he and his wife, par-
ents of four offspring, reside with
two of their children. The 41 boxes
represent "about a month's supply,
plus a little extra."
The grandfather of a seven-
month-old returned to Tulia from
Odessa "when I got sick."
His transplant was performed at
Lubbock General Hospital, where he
remained a patient for two weeks.
Then he and his wife stayed at Hie
Guest House, a home-away-from-
home for recent transplant recipi-
ents, another four weeks while re-
ceiving daily treatment as an outpa-
tient.
"The doctors wanted him to stay
close to the hospital for four weeks in
case of complications," Mrs. Mc-
Caslin explains.
She adds that "the place we stayed
had a hot plate and a little ice box and
we fixed our meals there. Danny was
on a set diet and he couldn’t just go to
a restaurant and eat."
FRIENDS APPRECIATED
"They started a love fund for us
when I was sick," he explains.
"Nobody will ever know how much
we appreciate it and how much it
helped."
For his second transplant, he will
travel to Methodist Hospital in Dal-
las. "The doctor who did my first
transplant in Lubbock ran off with
his nurse," he says with a grin.
Danny McCaslin is as aware as
anyone how rapidly failing health
can occur and how drastically it can
change one's life.
"None at all," he replies quickly
when asked if he had health problems
before the routine physical examina-
tion detected the malfunctioning
kidneys.
Holcomb Healthy 23 Years After Receiving Cousin's Kidney
When a 24-year-old Texas Tech University student's kidneys "failed" over
20 years ago, he had "several offers" from prospective donors.
"As it turned out, he and I had the best physical match," Larry Stewart of
Tulia remembers. The cousins, Bill Holcomb and Stewart, were within a few
months of the same age.
Holcomb, the recipient, and Stewart, the donor, traveled to Denver, where
the kidney transplant was performed at Colorado General Hospital on Jan. 3,
1967.
The science of transplanting organs was in its infancy or even pioneering
stage at that time and "Colorado General was one of the few
hospitals in the country which was doing transplants at that time," Stewart says.
Holcomb is the son of Genella Holcomb and the late Calvin Holcomb of
Tulia.
Stewart, who was "about two weeks shy of my 24th birthday," at the time
he became a donor, modestly downplays his role. It was no big deal" on his part,
he contends, and most other persons would do the same for a cousin.
Currently a Swisher County deputy sheriff, Stewart says he experienced
"no ill effects related to the donation of the kidney itself. He was hospitalized
"only three or four days."
The cousin remained in the Denver area until 1979, which allowed him to
be near Colorado General in the event that further medical attention was
required. The kidney he received from Stewart was rejected by his body in 1972,
and he received a cadaver organ.
HOLCOMB HEALTHY PERSON’
Holcomb is "a healthy person who takes a few pills," in his wife's tcrminol-
°gy. , „ ,
Although organ recipients frequently have a greater number of medical
problems than other individuals of similar age, Stewart says the cousin has
generally experienced good health since receiving the transplant 23 years ago.
He has had a successful career, having been associated with ATT for a
numberof years. Today, he is a network operations supervisor for the phone firm
in the Magdalena, N. M. area.
REAL POSITIVE ATTITUDE’
Holcomb has always nurtured "a real posiuvc attitude" about his transplant.
"Doctors believe his positive attitude has been a contributing factor to his well-
being," family members relate.
The T ulia native is adamant in encouraging individuals to sign donor pledge
cards. He fully realizes the value of replacing a diseased organ with a healthy one.
He has been aware of this for 23 years!
News Briefs
MISS MACKENZIE ENTRY
FORMS — Tulia girls interested in
participating in the annual Miss
Mackenzie Pageant can secure entry
forms at the high school office or at
The Herald. The pageant is scheduled
for 8 p. m. Saturday, March 17, in the
Silverton High School Auditorium.
VFW-SPONSORED DANCE—
Crossroads Band will provide coun-
try and western music for a Tulia
VFW-sponsored dance on Saturday,
March 3. The public is welcome to at-
tend the dance from 8 p.m. to 12
midnight. Admission is $10 per
couple or $5 per single.
COLLEGE AGE RETREAT —
The 7th Annual College Age Retreat
is scheduled for February 23-25, at
the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center in
Amarillo. The retreat is open to all
denominations. All young adults (col-
lege age) w hether attending college or
not, are encouraged to attend. The
main topic for the retreat will be
”How's Your Love Life? — Aw ake In
Christ's Kingdom”.The fee is $40 per
person which includes 2 nights lodg-
ing, 5 meals, and materials. Call 383-
1811 for more information.
Kay Sturgess "Much
Better', Back In ICU
According to an early-week report,
Kay Sturgess was "much better" al-
though she had a "downturn” at mid-
week and was readmitted to the North-
west Texas Hospital (Amarillo) inten-
sive care uniL
Mrs. Sturgess was "talking again
and had asked about a son
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