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p4 weekender november 15 1986 weekender highway curve is a danger something has to be done about the intersection and curve at hwy 7 and the 9th line it must be one of the most dangerous spots in this area last saturday one woman was killed and wellknown markham politician and businessman ron femson was seriously injured in a headon collision on the scurve just west of locust hill it was just under a year ago that a similar accident claimed the life of a scarborough man at the same location there are two problems with the curve firstly there is vir tually no visibility around the bend if a car is drifting over the centre line it is impossible to see until the very last moment the other problem is the speed limit it should be cut by at least 10 kmhour that way there would be less chance of a vehicle mis judging the curve at high speed land drifting into the oncoming jlane of traffic more and bigger signs warning about the curve would also be a help we hope the ministry of transportation and communica tions takes a close look at the curve it needs immediate attention before someone else is killed there prayers determination helped tim i ran into 12yearold tim laveli on stouffvilles main st the other day and did a double take the crutches were gone he stood there eating pizza with his buddies a grin on his face he was just one of the boys again normalcy cant be fully appreci ated until you have endured the depths of devastation frustration confusion and fear and come up on the other side intact thats exactly what little tim laveli and his fami ly have done last march tim and his dad were skiing when tim fell and pul led a hamstring usually thats something you can brag about the type of injury real athletes suffer little did the lavells know that a nightmare had began which would push the family to the limits of its endurance for some reason the pain wouldnt go away weeks went by and the doctor was suggesting that perhaps it was all in tims head until the day the youth was rushed to torontos hospital for sick chil dren in a state of shock tims foot was paralyzed his sciatica nerve was almost totally compressed whether or not the pul led hamstring had anything to do with the massive haematoma that had developed may never be known but somehow onethird of tims entire blood supply had leaked into his leg surgery was performed im mediately and while everyone sat back and waited for healing to occuk no answer could be found as to what had caused the condition several months later the surgeon would say that it was the worse haematoma he had ever encoun tered and that the deterioration in the leg was equivalent to being hit by a car going 40 miles per hour a week after the operation tim went back to the hospital to have his stitches removed routine until it was discovered that he had de veloped another haematoma once again with no visible cause a battery of tests was conducted to try and find out just what was going on biopsies catskans angiograms you name it three loads of radioactive dye were flushed through tims system still nothing panic set in phil and loretta laveli were consumed with fear of the unknown what would the doc tors eventually find the only one who didnt lose his cool was tim he was going to beat it whatever it was a second opera tion was considered then rejected because of the danger of bleeding so they waited and waited alot of sleep was lost lorettas hair started to fall out because of worry alot of prayers were said by friends and strangers alike magic that kind of power that along with tims refusal to give up and his im agining himself on the ski slopes again in true norman vincent peale fashion gradually healing began there were no new complications sub consciously phil and loretta were waiting for the other show to fall it didnt by june the last haematoma had completly cleared up and the long climb back began physiotherapy was started in an attempt to rebuild the now withered limb it would be a long haul such was the deterioration that had occurred and there were no guarantees that tim would walk again let alone ski skate and run no one knew except tim his improvement amazed every body he was told that he could ride his bike again as long as he didnt fall how does a mother who is already a bundle of nerves handle that one but tim wouldnt be held back he rode that bike to school crutches strapped to the frame at his dads company picnic he dropped the crutches to join in the threelegged race making it solo hobbling along on his good leg phil and loretta watched in fear ful anticipation tim won the race and now there he is walking on main st with his friends sure theres still a ways to go yet but tim laveli is back the ordeal is over you see even in 1986 some stor ies have a happy ending i i i i jj conomis t sun the tribune weekender bruce annan publisher 9 heritage rd markham l3p1m3 2942200 4959440 6402100 6492292 published every saturday by metroland printing publishing and distributing at 9 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