Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 7, 1985 Page: 3 of 12
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Local man’s vision improves
following laser operation
A nine hour bus ride and a
30-minute laser operation was all
it took to provide one Palacios
man with a new, and improved,
outlook on life.
, Nearly completely blind since
birth, Tommy Tolleson has never
allowed his handicap to interfere
with his independence. Gingerly
finding his way along the side-
walks and streets of town, he has
become a familiar figure to many
residents. Strumming the guitar
and singing, he has entertained
people at Leisure Lodge, the
senior center and other public
functions.
An injury at birth left scar
tissue that permanently damaged
his left eye. Vision in his right
eye had decreased to just two-
percent as a result of a cataract.
Nothing could be done to repair
the left eye and over the years,
doctors had given little hope of
anything ever being done to halt
or restore vision in the right.
The rapid advancement in
technology however, changed
that prognosis. After hearing on
a Dallas radio station of a
procedure that could remove the
cataract and of an agency that
would help offset some of the
costs, Tolleson decided to take
the gamble and it paid off.
He admits he will never have
20/20 vision, but at the present
time the vision in his right eye
has increased from two percent
to 18-20%. He will travel again to
Dallas this weekend to get fitted
with a pair of permanent glasses
that are expected to increase the
visual efficiency to 30-35%.
“It’s a lot better than seeing
nothing,” Tolleson said this
week. "I’m real excited about it.
I could hardly see before and now
it’s a lot better.”
Through the years Tolleson
said he had visited several
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doctors, but all were reluctant to
tackle the case, fearing it would
be too risky. Then early this year
he heard on radio station KRLD
of a procedure using a laser beam
and of an agency, Gift of Sight,
Inc. that helps to subsidize the
operation for eligible patients.
The agency pays the difference
between the hospital bill and
what Medicare covers.
On Feb. 10 Tolleson boarded a
bus for the nine-hour ride to
Dallas where he underwent test-
ing at Garland Memorial Hos-
pital. On the following day he
underwent the 30-minute surgery
on an out-patient basis. The
procedure was done by Dr.
Shelby Wyles and Tolleson re-
mained awake during the entire
time.
He was provided with a pair of
temporary glasses for use until
the permanent ones are ready
this weekend.
"I gambled and came out a
winner,” a pleased Tolleson
said, adding that the operation
“never hurt a bit. Shoot, I’m real
satisfied.”
Relatively new technology has
made the procedure possible,
Tolleson commented. He said in
his attempts to find a possible
remedy for his visual plight years
ago, “they did not have all this
microscopic surgery they have
now.”
Tolleson said he thought that it
would be nice to let his friends
know that the operation was a
success.
Eddie Whitney is
spelling champ
at Central Elem.
Eddie Whitney is the 1985
Spelling Bee champion at Central
Elementary School. Or. March 23
Eddie will represent Central
Elemental y School in the Mata-
gorda County Spelling Bee to be
held at Tenie Holmes Elemen-
tary School in Bay City.
Other students who participat-
ed in the finals of the spelling bee
were Roman Vyvial, John Ross.
Wade Kubecka, I.J. Polk, Karen
Valdez, Tanya Aoughsten, Tanya
Luna and Cody Eggemeyer.
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Assistance commended.
YEN B. TRAN accepts a cer-
tificate of commendation from
Palacios Police Chief Jim Wil-
son and Mayor Leonard Lamar
for her assistance In acting as
an interpreter daring an In-
vestigation of a recent armed
robbery case. An instructional
aide at Central Elementary,
Yen has previously volunteered
her time as interpreter for
other matters Involving the
Palacios Vietnamese commun-
ity. The presentation was made
Tuesday at the police depart-
ment. [Beacon Photo by Nick
West]
Over weekend
Shots interrupt cable service
Approximately 800 cable TV
customers were left without
service for half a day Sunday
after a juvenile firing a 22-rifle
damaged a main trunk line and
feeder line.
According to police, the inci-
dent took place along Henderson
late Saturday night. Also damag-
ed were two vapor lights belong-
ing to CP&L. Damage to the
lights was placed at $200 and
damage to the cable lines was
placed at $313.
Palacios TV Cable manager
Dale Porter reported that the
Reserve report:
The Palacios Police Reserves
volunteer hours for the last three
months are: December - 174
hours, January - 190 hours, and
February - 214Vs hours.
On Feb. 19 and 21 the Vic-
toria Police Academy held an
eight hour training course on the
use of the police baton (The
Lamb Method). Officers from the
Palacios Police Department att-
ending were: Officer Don Gullet,
Officer Ben Germer, Reserve
officer Nell Christmas, and Re-
serve officer Linda Skelly.
outage affected nearly 800 sub-
scribers in the west part of the
city. The outage lasted from
about 3 a.m. Sunday until noon.
Police also investigated an
assault report Friday. Jesse
Ramos, 1105 Magnusson, told
officers he was making a phone
call inside Marie'e Lounge ar-
ound 10 p.m. when two men
allegedly struck him in the face
with a pool cue.
A criminal trespassing incident
was reported by Cliff Elliott last
Tuesday. Elliott told police that
someone had entered a home at
2-& Green.
Frank McCool, 515 Hender-
son, reported a vandalism inci-
dent the same day. McCool told
police that the ignition on the
wheel column of a 1981 Mustang
had been broken.
Police were also investigating
the unauthorized use of a motor
vehicle reported Feb. 25. Kenn-
eth Miller, 515 Henderson, noti-
fied officers that his 1980 Dodge
Colt had been taken from the
parking lot.
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