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*0 /• / - 2 V- ffi A o/ Twin Medical twins are . sup- carbon copies of Hi ©very respect bhers Joel and p. 6, New Stan- e been cruelly different from birth. Joel, the older brother by five ‘ I DOrtl with an open bifida feet from )< a birth de- * xl him At die Jeff has same spot on Ml only a birthmark. BB “When Jeff doesn’t fed well, ■ Mi HBliH ilisters on his birth- rmal, his he gets twb blMOrs on h mark, otbet#ise He is a no very active Ittle boy,” says 1 mother, MTs. ThomaS Kirker. Understandably, the young Kirkers pose a medical puzzle. As their mother puts it, special ists are M amased that only one has the defect and not the other or else ate “quite lost for wo. to explain tbe crippling differ: ences iti these idenf thankful for because Joel is do ing well afaff ire can hope for " even more improvement in the future.”... . * Despite Ms physical handicap, .Joel get! around quite a bit. During January, 1966, he wee Pennsylvania, State Poster Boy for tHfe JlifcH hi Dimes camp- This jh tit his area bn a tele- ■ * ey watch the twins all the things . evfn though he a number aims . Now as they watch 1 pretending they’re big leag °y r .M «13^r k e t cati tpp: JoOl can wears braces and uses a cane. They are thankful for the skilled fori received from the day of birth. Without that care, Joel miimt net be aHve to- ^Vhen Joel was only one day old, his open spina was operated upon to give his Spinal cord some protection. While surgeoi coaid not restore the function nerves and muscles, they prevent further complications, die most dangerous being infec- h as mi let \ also had hy-* ns n of did lions such as meningitis. Like ttiahy other victims of open spine, Joel also had hy drocephalus (“water on the brain*). Doctors performed sev eral Operations to drain off the dammed-up fluid within the brain and thus relieve pressure "that's OK, Joel, even astroitaSts net," says Jeff Kirker, 6, df New Identical twin Joel into his braces. fr gear he hel helps his Without relief, this pressure cin lead to permanent mental dam age, blindness or even death. For Joel’s parents, the palt six years have been times of great emotional anguish, to say nothing of financial strain. Mr. Kirker has worked for the Bell Telephone Company since he graduated from McKeespott Technical High School in 1980. In addition to caring for the twins and keeping house, Mrs. Kirker sells kitchenware to sup plement her husband’s income and help with medical expenses, The Kirkers are deeply grateful to the local chapter of the March of Dimes which helped pay Joel’s hospital bills and covers the cost of braces which must be changed periodically.- Braces or not, Joel loves it when the family pile into their trailer and set out on a camping trip, something all the Kirkers enjoy. When they settle in a campsite, the whole family knows what to expect from Joel. He invariably takes off to visit , all this,other campers, one by one. He loves to meet Stid chat with other people, even if it means climbing Mils and fight- ; ing the underbrush every step of the Way. Tlie twins can take care of each . othkr pretty well these days. JoM can put on Ms braces ^ for himself but sometimes Jeff, helps Min. Active, outgoing Jeff helps Ms qtdeter, more thought* fill brother ih other ways, too. A firm “I tiutik you’ll like this. Joel,” from <Jra often helps Joel make a decision id favor of places or thing*. This sort of fraternal influence leads Mrs- Kirker tp tell friends that Joel’s “twin brother is hii therapist.” By this time, the Kirkers know what Joel can do and they avoid overprotectiveneas which could be harmful to both boys. His doctors hope 'that when Joel is abtout l4, surgery can be performed that will make the leg braces unneessary. Dr McFadden idemics sometimes occur in coughs, but he may not look homes, barracks, or in hos- extremely ill, as does the lo- Writes Paper pital wards. bar pneumonia patient. There ^ u . Lobar pneumonia strikes is not a crisis and a drama- Ofl Pneumonia suddenly. This is no creeping tic drop intertiperature. In- A second article written on disease. The patient knows he stead, recovery is gradual a respiratory disease „by a is sick. It is an explosive and coughing may continue Laurens County physician is germ invasion. A day or two for some time, being released by \he Tuber- after catching a cold, the pa- Bronchopneumonia is .a culosis and Health Associa-'tient experiences a shaking leading disease of people who tion, according to George H. chill. Within an hour, his tern- are already weakened by oth- Cornelson of Clinton. Mr. Cor- perature shoots up to beween er illness, by alcoholism, or nelson, who is chairman of 103 and 106 degrees. He suf- by age. Children often get it, the Respiratory Disease Com- fers severe chest pain and too, especially after bouts of mittee, said that Dr. D. H. begins to cough. The cough whooping cough or measles. ; McFadden of Clinton and Jo- is productive or red or rust Treatment of bronchopneu- atina had compiled a brief pa- colored sputum. The patient’s monia by the physician will, per on ‘‘Pneumonia”. breathing and pulse rapidly be directed to the cause. The This article is one of, a ser- increase. In the old days, a way any particular patient is ies written by members of crisis occurred between the treated depends on what germ the Laurens County Medical fifth and tenth day of lobar is responsible for his illness Society at the request of the pneumonia, and the patient and what his general health Tuberculosis and Health As- either died or his temperature was before the pneumonia sqt jsociation. An earlier article returned to normal. Today, in. Relapses are common and by Dr. William D. Irvine of with penicillin and other an- can be mart serious than the Laurens dealt with “The tibiotics, it is possible to low- first attack. Common Cold”. Mr. Cornel- er the tempefeffe in a day If you seem to have symp- son stated that Dr. R. M. Ful-. or two and produce the same toms of pneumonia ... 1. Call ler has prepared a summary dramatc recovery formerly vour doctor immediately. Ev- of information on “Bronchial seen only after the crisis, en in this day of wonder Asthma” which will be re- However, the drugs are gen- drugs, early diagnosis and. leased at a later date. erally continued for at least treatment are important. 2. He expressed his apprecia- a week after the temperature Follow your doctor’s advice, tlort to the Laurens Medical reaches normal. If the patient If he says that you should be Society for their interest and stops too soon taking the med- in a hospital, go there. If he help in bringing these medical icine his doctor prescribes, the says you must stay at hom6 ^ facts to the attention of local pneumonia may return. provided you stay in bed, be residents. Bronchopneumonia — Bron- Sure ' you STAX in bed. 3. PNEUMONIA chopneumonia, the type of Continue to take the medicine ' McFadden pnehmonia in which less than y° ur *> ctor Prescribes until a lobe of the lung becomes ** says you may stop. 4. Re r ; By Dr. D. H. 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PK. 29c DIXIE CRYSTAL or DOMINO hne-mr Tt ctiii hac q consolidated, does not strike member that even though I /Tk h w' i \ ir J as dramatically as does lobar pneumonia can now be satis,- • death toll, but prompt treat- onia Howev }t is of . factorily treated, it is still a ment most often means a ^ _ Hiff . pnlf fn trpnt and serious disease. Treat it a* cure. a teh more difficult to treat and serious "rt*’ , . patients must be especially SUC 1L 5. At any tiqje, if a cold i Pneumonia means an acute cflreful tQ avoid relaps ^ s persists longer than three ot a'“f thi°s inflammation ° f >™ ia f ° Ur WeekS ' See y0Ur d0C, ° r - the lung tissue becomes con solidated. Kinds of Pneumonia — There are two main types of pneumonia. 1 be caused by many things — by bacteria, by- a virus, by Miss Black To Go fungi, by breathing poisonous — , _ fumes, by a physical injury, v/n V*nOrQle I OUT or by animal parasitetf, to Miss Ame Lou Black, of Q „ name only a few of the pos- Clinton, is a member of th4 One type involves an en- sible causeg As iri lobar pneu . Converse College chorals LIMIT: One With $5.00 Or More Order J MAXWELL HOUSE 1 Lb. Bag PLYMOUTH 1 Lb. Bag Limit: One of Your Choice With $5.00 or More Order ‘oMung 6 ancMs^called Uto m0 “ a ' the «*™W other ^ wh,eh W ‘ U vlsit «“!“*» Gear* pneumonia. 2. The secohd type vaders are carried into the gia, Alabama and Louisiana lung. There they affect the Jan. 21-28. air case, causing them to fill with fluid which colts and ham Partridge, assistant pro forms consolidated patches, fessor of organ, music theory Very often, bronchopneumo- and choral conducting, the nia begins,as a complication chorale will present concerts of some other disease, such in Atlanta, Ga., Montgomery, and New operation. The temperature Orleans. A sight - seeing ex- . th r\naiimnrtnrtr*iic does not take a sudden leap, cursion in New Orleans will, C ™*l d n b r y nh % v P "Tt ^ ^: b * ^ d <>es rise gradually. It conclude the tour. thl iL t WhAn u ndv may swing from normal to Miss Black, a senior at the ery healthy throat. When body or degrees each day fou^year women’s-college in resistance is lowered by a se- . . 6 U J Hanuhtpr ,, . . . for a week or more. Broncho- Spartanburg is the daughter vere co , y p a pneumonia usually lasts from of Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. ^umooc^rveTn^r ^ The P ' UCnt B,aCk ’ CaW ‘ rt ATC ' nity to mov# out of the, throat and •“ • -sin. ^^ ^ w, e lung tissue less than a lobe in extent. This condition i^, call ed Bronchopneumonia. 1. Lobar Pneumonia — Lo- b.r pneumorta l. cased by as meas|es or aftcr a , eal >nd Mobile , Ala ., bdeteria. In the majority of XVl „ nrl.»n. A sioht - —cases lobar pneumonia is ALL COLA DRINKS bottle carton , 3 9C' IN BORDEN INSTANT SWEET POTATOES • . - - . . .4 3 OZ. PK. Limit: 3 With $5.00 or More Order MONARCH or TIDEWATER Fruit Cocktail 303 CANS for $1.00 Into the "lungs. Pneumnia fallows .“The inhaled germs infect the air sacs. Lobar •pneumonia is most cotnmon in the late winter and early spring, among peo ple between 15 and 40. More then get it than women. How ever, lobar pnevmonia may strike anyone regardless of age or physical condition. 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