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j i o jgafrsfoa 4- fk f t u ii v by dawn liersch at the markharh fairgrounds 1 staff writer r x mccowan r6adone block iikemanyproud moth 9 of elgin mills road ers coririria jones sat on the r helicopter rides sidelines crying withjjoypg castles games a t when her li yearold son c corn roast and artistsfrom jimmy scored a hat trick dur- miuennium tributetourc ing a recent rblierblade hock- performing songs from the eygarria i backstreet boys the spice but the endeavour had britney j spears even more momentum con- christina aguillera and ricky sideling jimmy often could martin i not even get oiifof bed last bands a car show- and a silent auction are also part of the festivities i last yeartlie event drew 6000 people and raised 50000 its a good way for people to come together and con- nect manypf them are there for the same reason its a sad reason but it has a purpose said debbie bamett one of sz- summer jimmy has been suffering from headaches nausea and seizures that cause tempo- rary paralysis for the past three years since being treat ed for a benign bramtufnour c although jimmy has had surgery to remove the tumour he still has to take medication to control side effects from the surgery and summerfest organizers from other small bleeding v who lost her niec- 4 tumours that are inoperable beacock to- brain missed outon a lotof seven years ago childhood levents sa a lot of people just come jones a newmarket resident because its a fun -day- now he playshard he instead ofall the grief around may haveto come in early brainchild this is a fun day buthesplayingaridthatster ahmiin ic q ht vnh mam warning signs early detection is impmtanfto the su 4 z- cessful treatment of brain tomoui- ca stafh fhotorob alary niece amy photographer darlene lamb with brainchild cb6rdinatpf debbie barnett jrairi cancer s v -i- hlr inct rnmp r i trrrra ri rn ri7rirtri i brainchild offers some symptoms that could j be early warning signs of tumours in chil dren y v c- r i headache s v double vision and visual disturbances morning nausea and vomiting weakness or paralysis in any part of the body personality changes heanng disturbances according to brainchild there is a five to 10 per cent increase inpediatnc brain tumours each year after leukemia brain fumors are the most f- f- common malignancy in children a k families and fnends of children witrf brain c il tumours are invited to support group meetings at o the hospital for sick children 555 university- i ave toronto f v for more information on brainchild call 416 813 7974 rr v rific but jimmy still has complications weve been fighting for three years to be where we are today its a fight many people face as the occurrence of brain tumours continues to increase in fact with 60 to 100 brain tumours diagnosed at the hospital for sick children each year it is the most com mon malignancy in children next to leukemia l jones said jimmy will take medication for the rest of his life and be monitored closely with freauent cat scans and mri scans to ensure the tumour doesnt recur bui shejs just grateful es alive after seeingfirsthand there are plenty of children who dont survive as a member of brainchild a volunteer orga nization that raises money for brain tumour research and education and acts as a support group for parents whb have childrenwith brain admission is 5 but york region schools will be mail ing out free passes with stu dents report cards and free passes will also be included inmcdonalds happy meals during the last week of july when angela dacey e owner of the heaven earth gift shop in newmarket heard about the fundraiser she believed she had a fitting j donation for the silent auc tion 1 dacey has donated an autographed photo by darlene lamb entitled the gift which features a cloud that looks like an angel carry ing something up to heaven lambaa guelphbased photographer had just lost her 512monthold grand son adam to sudden infant death syndrome when she saw the unique cloud forma- tion while in parry sound in 1994 lamb said she thought it looked like an angel carrying a gift possibly an infant up to heaven and believed it was tumours jones has seen the a personal message for her disease claim many lives family lanyl she recalls the turmoil it has since been inspira faced by another newmarket tional to others who have lost woman who recently lost her loved ones hasbeena twoyearold daughter to popular seller brain cancer at the timej took it i did- at one point the child nt realize what it as all had lost her sight these about lambsaid during an tumours affect everything autograph session at heaven k it makes them unable to eat l earth late last month unable to see they spend their last days not knowing their families- she said jts what you see with these children- even if they survive their tumours thats really heartbreaking i used to think we were lucky because jimmy survived but then someone reminded me that none of the children with brain tumours are lucky the group has hope an upcoming fundraiser to raise money for research will help lead to a cure s f brainchild is organizing its sixth annual summerfest 8137974 for details fauel2 from noonto8pmssummerfestcall4757006 now i recognize how important and awesome it is now i recognize we all have a purpose and my pur pose was to take that photo graph dacey donates a copy of the photograph to support a worthy cause each year last year it was donated to the transplant unit of toronto general hospital after dacey learned a customer had just- received a lifesaving liver transplant for more information about brainchild call 416 oh t a vt i