BRIEFLY : MARROW DONOR FOUND FOR OFFICER.A bone-marrow match was found for a Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. police officer with leukemia, but the search continued for a sheriff's deputy also battling blood cancer. Officer Diane Alonzo, a 37-year-old single mother of four, was diagnosed with acute leukemia acute leukemia Hematology A rapidly progressive malignancy of sudden onset, characterized by an uncontrolled 'clonal' proliferation of immature WBCs which replace BM and spill into the peripheral circulation; untreated AL may be fatal in wks to months. a year ago and given less than six months to live, said Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . spokeswoman Gina Lopez.
After undergoing chemotherapy, Alonzo's cancer went into remission, enabling her to return to duty at the LAPD's Rampart Station in February, Lopez said. But on Oct. 7, Alonzo's doctors told the officer her cancer had reappeared, and she was given four to six months to live unless a bone marrow match was found. Cmdr. Tim McBride, a department spokesman, announced that a donor was found. Alonzo will undergo about a week of chemotherapy and radiation to prepare for the bone marrow transplant bone marrow transplant: see bone marrow. . But sheriff's Sgt. Silvia Smith, who was diagnosed with leukemia while undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, is still waiting. Doctors have told the 16-year veteran she needs a bone-marrow transplant if she is to survive. For now, the 46-year-old single mother of two is relying on her faith. ``I know because it happened to Diane, it's going to happen to me,'' she told reporters. ?13City News Service Son to be arraigned in elder abuse Elder Abuse Definition Elder abuse is a general term used to describe harmful acts toward an elderly adult, such as physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional or psychological abuse, financial exploitation, and neglect, including self-neglect. case GLENDALE - A Glendale man is scheduled to be arraigned today on suspicion of elder abuse, just days after his 93-year-old mother died malnourished mal·nour·ished adj. Affected by improper nutrition or an insufficient diet. , covered with bed sores and in a general state of neglect. Hugh McDade, 58, was arrested Monday after he called paramedics to the Glendale home he shared with his mother, Agnes McDade. McDade was taken to Glendale Memorial Hospital, where she died. ``There were significant signs of neglect,'' said Sgt. John Perkins of the Glendale Police Department. ``She was totally emaciated e·ma·ci·ate tr. & intr.v. e·ma·ci·at·ed, e·ma·ci·at·ing, e·ma·ci·ates To make or become extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation. . She had numerous sores, injuries and wounds on her body.'' While Glendale police have made similar arrests for neglect under the state's elder abuse law, Perkins called this case the ``most outrageous.'' Perkins said Agnes McDade was a ``bag of bones,'' weighing about 65 pounds. ``There was an appearance of improper care for someone her age,'' Perkins said. The charge carries a maximum four-year prison term. McDade is being held on $20,000 bail. ?13Daily News Woman backed for post on panel A City Council panel has recommended confirmation of the appointment of a Westside woman to replace the only man on the Los Angeles Commission on the Status of Women Noun 1. Commission on the Status of Women - the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with the status of women in different societies . Some women's rights The effort to secure equal rights for women and to remove gender discrimination from laws, institutions, and behavioral patterns. The women's rights movement began in the nineteenth century with the demand by some women reformers for the right to vote, known as suffrage, and advocates have protested the mayor's decision not to reappoint Re`ap`point´ v. t. 1. To appoint again. reappoint vt → volver a nombrar reappoint vt (to job) → Mark Hart to the panel, saying he was an effective advocate on women's issues. Councilwoman Jackie Goldberg, chairwoman of the Council's Personnel Committee, told appointee APPOINTEE. A person who is appointed or selected for a particular purpose; as the appointee under a power, is the person who is to receive the benefit of the trust or power. Jennifer Perry to expect, when the full council takes up her confirmation, that there will be some debate about the diversity of the seven-person commission. ?13Daily News Ferraro tapped for ballot argument Although they have been allies in the past, City Council President John Ferraro will write the ballot argument against an initiative by Mayor Richard Riordan to create an elected charter reform commission. The City Council has agreed to designate Ferraro to write the 2,000-word argument that will appear in the voter ballot pamphlet if the initiative qualifies for the April 1997 election. Council members said they will come up with the $20,000 fee required by the City Clerk to put a ballot argument in the pamphlet. Riordan recently turned in 304,000 signatures, which are being counted to see if the initiative has the 197,000 signatures needed to qualify the measure. ?13Daily News False-alarm fine ordinance to stand The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. has voted to extend the life of a
year-old ordinance that toughens the fines for false calls from
automatic burglar alarms.
The ordinance, which fines alarm subscribers $80 if they have more than two false alarms in a year, was set to expire Dec. 31 but was hailed for reducing false alarms received by the police. ?13Daily News |
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