34 ~ Sunday, August 25, 1996 - North Shore News

~ Young N. Van
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Ravages of cancer take a toll

HE is only five years ald, an
active, bright, curious titde
boy who is fascinated by space
travel and the age of dinosaurs
and how electricity works, but
Lucas MacKenzie Rupert:
Brown will not be starting

kindergarten at Cove Clitf

school in September as
planned,

In July, he was diagnosed
with rhahdomyosarcoma, an
ugly term fora childhood ean-
cer that means an insidious,
aggressive tumor has been
growing ins his sinus cavity,
encroaching on the opne
nerves, ready blinding him.

Surgery has halted its head-
way, and the doctor predicts
that, optimistically, Lucas?
vision will be restored in at least
his right eye within three to six
months, Lucas was born on
Mather's Day to parents who,
after nineteen years of mar-
riage, were overjoyed to pro-
duce this miracle child, These
parents have been thrown into
a world of hospital wards, med:
ical terminology, strangers
invading their privacy and,

worst af all, their child under-
going procedures that result in
fear, pain and suffering,

Lucas Rupert-Brown is
unbearably thin now, his bead
shaved, his eyes closed. In his
good moments, his sense of
curiosity. and) humor come
shining through, and naturally
he is happiest when he has a
briet’ “holiday” front the hospi-
tal, at home with all that is
familiar, albert by ouch now,

Friends of the fhmily have
started a trust find and are ask-
ing the community to assist this
family with the ongoing over-
whelming — costs. Despite
extended medical benetits,
many bills must be paid in fill
in advance and while the family
is trying fo keep up with it all,
daily treatment and drugs and
ambulance service make this a
very difficult task for them,

Donations can be sent to
the Lucas Family ‘Trust in care
of the North Shore Credit
Union at Dollarton Plaza. For
further information contact
Lynne (929-5861) or Lynzie
(929-9599).

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NEWS photo Paul McGrath

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