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sor information
AN informaticn session about
the unrelated bone marrow
donor registry will take place
on Monday, Nov. 15 at the
Leo Marshall. Curriculum
Centre in North Vancouver.

The procedure of bone
inarrow. donaticn§ will be
/ explained in detail daring the

One ‘hour talk.;Bone marrow.

donations are part of life sav-

ing ‘cures for diseases such as

leukemia...

‘.. Bone marrow donors must
berween.ages 17 -and 59,

niet. other health critéria and .

be willing to donate their
bone marrow to any person
they may match.

‘The talk starts at 6:30 p.m.
at the Leo Marshall
Curriculum Centre, 810 West
21st St.

For more information call
737-1811.

Meditation Classes .
A news series of six medita-
tion classes. called « Living

.., Meaningful, Dying Joyfully: a

Buddhist Perspective is slate
to run from Nov. 2 to Dec. 7
at the West Vancouver library.

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Suggested donations tor
the six sessions is $45 or $10
drop-in.

The informal classes
include guided meditation.
English Buddhist nun
Kelsang Delek will talk about
lite and death from a Buddhist
perspective. The sessions run
from 7 to 8:30 p.m. West

* Vancouver library is at 1950

Marine Dr.

For more information

_ called 921-227) or the Tilopa

Buddhist Centre at 221-2271.

_ Volunteers needed .. .

The Canadian Cancer
Society is looking for volun-
teer drivers and dispatchers
for cancer patients in the
North Vancouver area. The
volunteers operate a driving
program to take people for
cancer treatment during the
week.

‘The cancer society states
that the volunteers ease the
burden on family members of
a people with cancer.

Anyone interested in vol-
untecring one day a weck is
asked to call 253-8470 fo
more information. a

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brain surgery.

Mal was under anesthetic
8% hours.

“When I came to, it was
the most trightening experi-
ence [ ever had in my fife,”
he said. .

Mal could not move “one
finger” and everything was a
blur. He was fed through ‘a
tube.. Fortunately, all. the

- benign tumour was removed.

“The } surgeon said the

- operation ; went ‘well and I
‘said, ‘Says ‘you. If this is a°
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--ure’,” said Malo

Mal naiveiy rhought all he

had to do was: get. well,

despite the surgeon’s warn-

ing that brain’ surgery was.
the most invasive, taxing and -

traumatic operation. -

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