Letters to the Editor
To the editor:
At the recent Alberta
55 Plus Winter
Games held in Cold
Lake, February 28
to March 3, John
Tarapaski, an ARTA
member from Olds,
Alberta, won a
bronze medal in five-pin bowling in the 65
to 74 age-bracket. He qualified by winning
a gold medal at the Zone 2 qualifier held in
Drumheller on November 3.
The Canada 55+ Games will be held in
Kamloops in August of 2020.
The Alberta 55 Plus Summer Games will be
held in Medicine Hat July 4—7. Interested in
competing? Check the Alberta 55 Plus Games
website at alberta55plus.ca. Qualifiers for
the various activities in each zone will be
held soon.
John Tarapaski
To the editor:
I appreciated your article about melanoma. It was
good to review what I already knew and to add a
few new bits of information.
I would like to draw your attention to another
condition that chooses May as its awareness
month, namely hemochromatosis. “Hemo
what?” you may say. It’s a hereditary condition
that affects one in two-hundred-fifty Caucasians
(more if you’re of Celtic background). That’s
not rare. It causes the body to retain too much
iron. Symptoms vary widely depending on where
the excess iron lodges. Misdiagnosis and late
diagnosis are all too common because of lack of
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To the editor:
I have just finished reading the spring 2019
edition of news&views and I am impressed!
All of you involved in its production are to
be congratulated, complimented, and most
certainly thanked.
What impressed me? A variety of features:
• The range and quality of the articles. I suspect
there isn’t a retiree in the land who would
not or could not find an article that was
interesting, inspiring, informative, re-assuring
and/or helpful to him or to her. There is
simply something for everyone!
• The quality of the writing itself (and editing).
• The physical quality of the magazine including
the paper, the print, the wide use of color, the
photography, and the size of print and fonts used.
• The variety of the material offered.
In sum, a great job! Thanks to everyone involved.
Harold Jepson (retired in 1987)
knowledge in the general population as well as in
the medical community. Failure to diagnose and
treat hemochromatosis in a timely manner can
lead to serious problems, even death. With proper
treatment, life continues in a normal manner.
For more information: toomuchiron.ca
Thanks,
Anne Stang
Calgary Representative
Canadian Hemochromatosis Society