Southern View: February 20, 2018

6 Tuesday February 20 2018
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Fire rages, homes at risk
HANGING ON: Tim Sintes said damaged trees in the South New
Brighton Domain are a health and safety concern.
Warning issued over dangerous trees
•From page 1
“They might have a few more
to repair if this bad weather
comes through . . . at this stage,
they aren’t going to do it between
now and the next few days, so
if they all come down, they are
going to have to move quicker
than that.’’
High winds and heavy rainfall
is predicted for Christchurch this
week, as the tail of Cyclone Gita
hits.
There is no signs or taping
around damaged tress to warn
the public of danger.
“I believe there should be,” said
Mr Sintes.
Last month, a 30m tree with
rotten roots toppled into the
Avon River and sunk a Shirley
Boys’ High School rowing boat.
No one was injured.
Mr Sintes said a lot more
damage was done recently by
the king tides and strong
wind.
However, he believes the cause
relates to damage and erosion
along the estuary edge, which
was previously protected before
the earthquakes.
He is pushing for the estuary
edge to be protected from
erosion, which he believes
would stop the trees from being
damaged and falling.
“If you look at some parts of
the estuary edge that weren’t
damaged in the earthquakes,
there’s no problem at all,” said
Mr Sintes
It’s quite obvious that we’re not
talking about climate
change here, we’re talking
about how there was something
to protect them before the
earthquake.
“It got damaged and we’re
paying the consequences now.”
Bid to get multiple sclerosis treatment in Russia
• By Emily O’Connell
KERYN ASHWORTH needs
$100,000 for a treatment which
will enable her to “do the simple
things” in life.
The owner of Sharna’s Doggy
Day Care and Dog Grooming
in Hornby has suffered from
multiple sclerosis for more than
10 years.
The disease, which damages
nerve cells in the brain and
spinal cord, causes symptoms
such as numbness, impairment
of speech and muscular coordination,
blurred vision and
severe fatigue.
Ms Ashworth says a
treatment available in Russia
called hematopoietic stem cell
transplantation could change her
life.
“The drugs I’m on at the
moment cost the Government
$50,000 a year. It’s ridiculous,
absolutely ridiculous, and they’re
not working,” she said.
Ms Ashworth said, in the last
five years and especially last year,
her health has deteriorated.
“There is just no drug and
New Zealand doesn’t do HSCT.
They’re not so much against it,
they just want more proof of
long-term results,” she said.
She is planning to go to Russia
later in the year for treatment.
Natasha Musson and Lisa Fisher,
of Burwood, as well as Northwood’s
Lauren Smith are also
planning to travel to Russia for
the treatment.
The $100,000 will cover return
airfares for herself and her son
Scott, medical costs, accommodation,
and food expenses for five
to seven weeks.
She said Russia has been
preforming the treatment for 18
years and has had “phenomenal
results.”
But it isn’t a magic cure. Ms
Ashworth says it “halts” the
disease and, in some cases, it can
improve a person’s condition.
•To help Ms Ashworth
get to Russia for
hematopoietic stem cell
transplantation, visit https://
givealittle.co.nz/cause/
keryns-multiple-sclerosisjourney-to-russia
CHANGE: Keryn Ashworth hopes a $100,000 treatment
available in Russia will “halt” her multiple sclerosis.
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