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AUGUST 8, 2017 | Volume 30 No. 94
TODAY’S WEATHER
Hot and smoky High 35 C Low 17 C
SIGHTS FROM THE POWWOW
FINDING TOP GEAR
KTW photographer Allen Douglas took in the event through his lens
Pendrel finds World Cup podium in Quebec
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Ross Friedman drops out of mayoral race CHRISTIAN, ROCHELEAU, MCLEOD REMAIN ON THE BALLOT And then there were three. Cindy Ross Friedman has withdrawn her run for mayor in the city’s fall by-election. In a release, she cited family healthrelated circumstances as the reason. “I most regrettably CINDY ROSS FRIEDMAN: and sadly must withFamily circumstances draw from the race for mayor,” Ross Friedman prevent her from running. said. “I am so utterly disappointed, but that is just how it has to be. I am so very sorry.” The Sept. 30 by-election is taking place due to three resignations from council. Peter Milobar stepped down as mayor after being elected MLA in Kamloops-North Thompson. Ken Christian resigned as councillor to seek the empty mayor’s chair. Marg Spina resigned as councillor to focus on cancer treatments. Christian, Reo Rocheleau and Todd Mcleod are running to replace Milobar.
DARRIN’S DIAGNOSIS
CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY FOR LOCAL FAMILY MAN WITH RARE, AGGRESSIVE BRAIN TUMOUR A GoFundMe campaign for Kamloops couple Darrin and Tammy Yusishen and family can be found online at gofundme.com/ aggressive-brain-tumour. It has raised more than $33,000 so far.
SEAN BRADY
STAFF REPORTER
sbrady@kamloopsthisweek.com
It started with an agonizing headache and numbness in his fingertips. Darrin Yusishen, 40, went to Royal Inland Hospital on Thursday, July 20, and returned home with drugs for a bad migraine. Less than a week later, Yusishen lay awake during surgery while doctors worked to remove as much of his brain tumour as they could. Glioblastoma, a rare and aggressive type of brain tumour, accounts for about 12 per cent of all brain tumours and affects about one in 35,000 people. It’s spreads quickly. Yusishen began experiencing headaches and was extremely sensitive to noise. He was in agony. The days between
the initial visit to the hospital and Yusishen’s surgery were torturous — and not just for him. Much of the time
he spent in RIH was with his feet hanging off a stretcher, without a room. With some patients
evacuated from Williams Lake to Kamloops due to the wildfires, space was at a premium while
Yusishen was in hospital. The environment was noisy and aggravated his symptoms. His sister, Crystal Maloney, told KTW Yusishen couldn’t understand why he wasn’t able to get a bed, especially with the symptoms he was experiencing. Maloney said Yusishen jokingly asked, “How does ‘brain tumour guy’ not trump anybody else in this hospital and get a bed?” “He should have had a proper bed, in a room where every single noise wasn’t agonizing for him,” she said. See HE JUST, A4
We would like to thank the Sport Chek Kamloops Marathon participants, sponsors and volunteers for their understanding of the race cancellation due to the wildfires. We truly appreciate your support and look forward to the 2018 Sport Chek Kamloops Marathon.