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emen-yearold brae beyond d e..scdpton As a communîty newspaper, we're often the bearer of sad stories about children -ailing children - in need oif yet another life-saving procedure or facinq an un certain and frightening future. The Champion has printed its fair share of these types of stofies that pull at the heartstrtngs but make us ever st) qrateful for each anid every day that wr' have with our Ioved ones and friends. By writinq these stories. if's hoped that awareness is fatsed about certain condition% or dliseases. Education i% a key component to the feature stories and with edu calton cornes understandinq. As well, parents are off en in need support --be if financial, ernotional or both. Reporters wlso tackie these article% are more than moved by the tragedy t bat has befallen the child and their family, No matter how carefully crafted the story îs, sometimes there are no words to fully convey the inrief turmoil faced by the mom and dad whine chîld needs a miracle to survive. A photograph can't always capture the pain that a person feels as they go on a life journey that no one wants to take. Today's paper features a story about a Milton boy, Marco Maluda. He's seven years old anid brave beyond description. Marco should be tbînking of poining bis çlassmates in Grade 2 this fail or playing outside wrth bi% sister. lnstead, he and his mom anid dad are hopîng. praying for a miracle to stop the march of trsoperable braîn cancer, Marco bas been through too rnu4h for any child: à heart transplant when he wa% just onre month old and diaqnosed wittr T-ceIl lymphomna at the age of four. And now the cancer bas returned witb vengeance. Toronto'% b)rêliarit Hospital For Sick Cbildren ha% donce ail that it cari for Marco. if you have yet to read the story about this boy who needs the communitys support please revisit today's front page. Then go hug your child a little extra bafd. hisidealtn.com M&feritae fMatters D i c, ) iand a-h.aIi sý,irvs rc< bht k. n. îdn r22 FIii 1 ifli (-lî.r va ReiviI drc.igi ciciis s%1ir a~ nc bas front i>es-aiîi md A ti hwu l 18io D n m ielam lic 'i loLi ( t c n t an ~nîY 'r i l! 1u~'n 8%ù I hi lrmstrad rcernvrd n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ hc1C iju. flr w-tv ' U j.dn ~~c~~ ho raî'.ed hùý tansily and livc J ilitr initil22 when sWid :uï N I-a Submittcd lis -rinagr Milion and Mifion Hîiýoritai Socîixl- Letters welcome lhe Canadion Champion welofm lete to the editoi ft oesew the rqNh toi edit, revie and oejec leter LetS st È* sôgnd %ith fint Sandla w,e and tht adms omd the tlphone number ofthfe wMte includ for wn*Àon purffl- es. Emollyourlettmr to kmicel@mMlonconoeuxanoçncom or send by mai to 555 hdusù*i LX, M So, Ont., L9T 5El, or Mma n1um of our office. Our oifiS hours ore Mdxty to Mrdoy from 9 asti. to 4 p.m. Àga, We want your unique local photos, plecÎae Karen Mlcel Maîn)aîPiiP f(dinri <aererdlly speakîng, people love see ing theiu photos in the paper. Thatfs evident by the popularity of oui reqular Champion Tracks fea ture, in wtich people take a copy oif the paper on vacation and subrnît a photo of them diplayinq il at their dptination Just as rnuch as people loo)k torward to seeînq thpir photws r>tbliheýd. t sPems they ientoy veié hert- ther fellow Miltonians are travelling, From the papers perspective, Cham pion Trocks is a great Way fo Connect with readers. 1'm pleased eve ,lime 1 get a subrnission. 1 wouid aiso like to receiv.ý ilîterest riq and unique photos residerils take arourid the Milton area. One time a reader sent &n a photo of a doq tha, as it utj,ped throigh, the nir 4wiked lîke arrhî And i t wais at Easter tîne. Another person 5ubmit- ted a shot oif a loon at the Mill Pond- Of course, the photo doesn't have to depct an animal. I think you get the ptcture, no pun îrstended. Next time you see something unique around towrî, please grab a sisot and send il in for possible, publication. K(aren Miceiscan bereache'iatkmcell@ mftoria>nadianchampion. corn or on Cadlan .~5 Inaustriai D've. Mgffon Ont L9T 5E1 905-78-2341 Mr\errsing Fax, S054él6-2364 C1ê5ssifled 905-875-3300 Circulation: 905-87&5947 www-mïttc4w.wadianchmpoi.comv VP - Group PubJisher No Oum. Regouia Gene 1 Lwha&"w Orocti W mw 0". Hamn R on Martag'sg Edftor Kuuom ffl Pofuteo Mi On Une' Sae Maiir co C afn ch"br. -ulsrdef y Tumty amw flNumWfjis a ammmoe 01ml1 I 1 iil Growp LU. r-ý -a=,fè *.' C-ýW? z #ýý C CA AuEate RF @ïl i knoe by a -o -of qum fei. 14 ~~ y