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It took a family from Whitchurch-Stouffville and a p ysiotherapist from Vaughan t bring hope to a family from France. At eight months old, Chiara Pinna’s little body, without warn- ing, began to writhe and con- vulse uncontrollably. Once the seizure was over, what remained was a little girl with her intellectual and physical capabilities frozen in time. Within hours of the seizure. doctors in France, where the family is from, diagnosed Chiara with West Syndrome, which is a rare form of epilepsy that occurs predominantly in a child's first year of life. . For a year-and-a-half, Chiara took anti-seizure medication and did physiotherapy once or twice a week to help re-awaken the connection between her brain and muscles. Speech therapy was also experimented with, but like the other treatments, they did noth- ing to advance the now two-year- old beyond the eight-month-old By 2008, lean-Pascal Pinna's wife and mother of Chiara and French‘girl finds hope, love in Stouffville ’ ne Stoull‘fv‘ille 1r, (Su BY SANDRA BOLAN sbolan@yrmg.com See DONATED, page 2‘ LOOKING TO DOWNSIZE? MOVE UP? CHECK OUT OUR 12-PAGE REAL ESTATE SECTION WYJANJGJMO I WMWTYOFWHWW I ZSWIWGST W'kham Fairgrounds (McCowan 8: Elgin Mills) MnloethebordercolliemakeslikearetrieverashegoesafteraballthmwnbyownerLiz McKay on the Tenth Line on Thursday. The warm weather continues through the weekend. F003 0" THE FLOOR Inquirc About Our ‘ Pn-Roglsfmflon Discounig Contacf a TYLER DUNCAN 905.294.2200 American. Brim» 4 ALL CLASSICS'WE ' ‘ STAFF PHOTO/SJOERD WITTEVEEN Mayor’s I toe-do list: skate park, curling club BY SANDRA BOLAN sbolan@yrmg.com Feelinghealthierthaneverbefore andready to go with a laundry list of things he wants to accomplish, Wayne Emmerson made» his bid for a fifth term as Mayor of Whitchurch- Stouffville official Monday morning. “I enjoy this job. Thié is my hbme and I love this mugicipality," he said. “We haven’t completed everything." During the current term, council has built anewfimhaflandarenaMainStreethas been widened and the Lebovic Centre for Arts and Entertainment - Nineteen on the Park was renovated. There is still a lot more Mr. Emerson wants to do, including building a curling centre. better skateboard park and park in Musselman’s Lake. “I want to accomplish a lot,” he said. Prior to Monday's official registration. rumours swirled around Mr. Emmerson regarding his move up the political ranks. ‘ “I did look at going one level up to the Region onork (chair, but) after the next term,” he said “This is (the level of government) that afi’ects you the most But I always leave the doOrs open.” Election day is Oct. 25. Mr. Emerson was the only declared can- didate for council as of Friday morning. Public school board trusiee Loraléa Car- ruthers has also registered For updates on declared candidates, go to townofws com/electionasp Emmerson seeks fifth term, puts off run at region Q Op/Ed WHUCHURCH-STOUFFWLLE PUBUC LIBRARY Wellness Entertainment Sports 27 mm ll, 10