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Have a Happy
Father's Day
Son gives hope to dad with multiple sclerosis
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IO K L l l t l ’ o K l l l ' L l O l i i t K ' t K
W hile other sons may be giving
ties and g o lf balls to their dads
again this F ather's Day, Nick Irons
is giving his father something more
personal. In honor o f his dad. Dr,
John Irons, N ick is in the m idst o f
a grueling, five-month, 10,000-mile
bike trek around the perim eter o f
the United States. His m ission is to
raise m oney to fight m ultiple
sclerosis —a disease his father has
lived with for m ore than 20 years.
N ick and his father are together
c e le b r a tin g F a th e r ’s D ay in
Portland, Oregon, the halfway mark
o fN ic k ’sride.
“The best F ather’s Day gift I could
think o f for my dad was a chance at
a cure for MS,” Nick said. “Through
the nationw ide bike tour, called
G oing the D istance, I will raise
m oney to fund m edical research to
find that cure.”
Nick launched his journey close to
h is
p a r e n ts ’
hom e
near
W ashington, DC in A pril. The
10,000-mile journey through 29
states and 40 m ajor cities is aim ed
at raising $3 m illion for MS research
and raising aw areness o f the disease.
Dr. Irons pedaled a three-w heeled,
recum bent cycle as he accom panied
N ick on the first tw o m iles o f the trip.
“ I ’ 11 never forget the thri 11 o f pedaling
alongside Nick as he started his bike
journey that cool m orning last A pril,”
said Dr. Irons. “ I’m so grateful for
everything N ick is doing for m e and
e v e ry o n e e lse liv in g w ith th is
disease.”
N ick ’s fight against MS began in
1997 w h en he ju m p e d in to the
M ississippi River in M inneapolisand
began sw im m ing. Four m onths and
1,550 m iles later, on his fath er’s 53rd
birthday, he clim bed on shore in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is the
only person in history tocontinuously
swim the length o f the M ississippi,
the longest river in the U.S. A long the
w ay, he raised aw aren ess o f the
disease and more than $200,000 for
MS research.
For the past ten w eeks, N ick has been
G oing the D istance, riding 6 out o f 7
days a w eek, averaging over 70 m iles
a day. A long the w ay, he has been
joined by experienced cyclists, people
living w ith MS and those w ith loved
ones affected by the disease.
T he N ational M ultiple Sclerosis
Society encourages all people with
relapsing-remitting forms o f MS to
seek treatm ent as soon as possible
after diagnosis with one o f three
drugs approved by the U.S. Food
and Drug A dm inistration for the
treatment o f multiple sclerosis. Dr.
Irons takes a treatm ent called
Avonex.
M ultiple sclero sis is the m ost
co m m o n ch ro n ic n eu ro lo g ical
condition affecting young adults
in North A m erica and Europe. It
affects over 350,000 people in the
U n ited S tatesan d an estim ated 1.5
m illion w orldwide. Nearly 10,000
new cases are diagnosed each year
in the U.S. alone - m ore than one
new case every hour. T he onset o f
the MS typically occurs betw een
the ages o f 20 and 40. Sym ptom s
are variable, and m ay include
vision problem s, loss o f balance,
difficulty w alking and paralysis.
T o learn m ore about G oing the
D istance, to follow N ick on his
journey, or to give a gift to the
ca u se , v isit w w w .g o in g th e d is
tance.net or call 800-2-BEAT-M S.
The 2000 Rose Festival Court float
Ariti HtiMirit
Members o f the 2000 Rose Festival Court included 13 princesses representing Portland area
high school seniors and the Queen o f Rosaria, Amy Seely from Cleveland High School.
Stanfords dishes up delicious
Father's Day menu
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he P o RILAN d O b SER' EH
This Father’s Day, let dad relax w hile
som eo n e else fires up th e grill.
S tanford’s Restaurant & Bar, famous
for its signature wood fire gri 11 ing, wi 11
prepare a num ber o f special entrees
to honor dad on his day. The F ather’s
Day menu will be served from 11 a.m.
to closing on Sunday, June 18.
In add itio n to its regular m enu,
T anasboum e, and Jantzen Beach.
Stanford’s Restaurant & Bar is owned
an d o p e ra te d by P a c ific C o a st
Restaurants, Inc., a privately-held
com pany based in Portland, Oregon.
Since its establishm ent in 1980, the
com pany has grow n to operate 23
fu ll- s e r v ic e re s ta u r a n ts in fo u r
W estern states, including N ew port
Bay R estaurants and T he Portland
Steak & C'hophouse, and em ploys
m ore than 1,500 people.
Stanford’s will feature F ather’s Day
entrees sure to m ake dad sm ile,
including grilled ribeye steak with
r o a s te d
g a rlic
m u s h ro o m s ;
D ungeness crab and shrim p stuffed
halibut; pan seared Hawai ian ahi tuna
with ginger wasabi; and sea scallops
and tiger prawn linguine with pesto
cream.
Portland area Stanford’s Restaurant
& Bar locations include Lake Oswego,
L lo y d
C e n te r,
R iv e r P la c e ,
B icycle helm et sales back at Em anuel
Hospital
* Popular program
provides protection at
reducedcost
bicyclists w ho w ear a poorly fitted
helm et are tw ice as likely to sustain a
head injury com pared to those whose
helm ets tipped back on their heads.
They have a 52% greater risk o f head
injuries than those w ho w ear the
helm et centered on the head.
p ro tectio n . A nyone w ho alread y
ow ns a helm et is encouraged to com e
to a helmet sale for a fitting. According
to the program coordinator, m ike
M orrison, RN, H elm ets are 85%
effective in preventing serious brain
injuries and fatalities. “ H ow ever,
CONTRI BLTEDSTORV
T he T raum a N urses Talk T ough
Program o f Legacy Em anuel hospital
will sell and fit bicycle helm ets again
this spring and sum m er. T his life­
saving program is possible due to a
generous grant from the physicians
w ith L egacy E m anuel and G ood
Sam aritan H ospitals. T he service is
o ffe re d
tw ic e
m o n th ly
on
W ednesdays from 3 until 5 PM , with
helm ets available below cost at $5.00
each.
It will be held in the L egacy Em anuel
H ospital A trium w here access is
easiest from the en tran ce to the
M edical O ffice Building at 501 N.
G raham S t.o n Ju n e 7 ,Ju n e2 1 ,Ju ly 12
and A ugust 9.
A special date is T hursday, A ugust
9 from 3-5 PM at Irving Park (N E 7th
and Frem ont) and again that evening
at the Rockies Baseball G am e at Civic
Stadium in N orthw est Portland.
Last year T raum a N urses Talk Tough
distributed over 5000 helmets. Nurses
and volunteers also help buyers fit
the helm ets properly for m axim um
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