CHAPTER1

The Beginning
Pre-school Thru High School

I was born February 14, 1939 in apartment above the garage located on Montague Street, across from Montague House, in Rockford, Illinois. My doctor’s name was Dr. Bruce Canfield who ran a Canfield clinic in Rockford,Illinois.

When I was born, I weighed less than 1.5 pounds and doctor didn’t think I would live more than 3 to 4 hours. My mother asked the doctor if he could take me to the hospital, which was not too far away. The doctor told her “If I move your son he will die”.My mother told the doctor, the hospital is only six blocks from the apartment, can’t we take my son there to save his life? The Dr. said no! If I move him, he will die. My mother begged the doctor do something to save my life,anything.

The Dr. told my mother he had heard of another doctor who used a procedure and saved a child, however, he said, if I use it on your son he may die now, if it doesn’t work. My mother told the doctor he is going to die anyway if we don’t do anything. Please try theprocedure.

At this point the doctor stuck the needle in the top area of my head where there was a soft spot. The other end there was a needle, which he stuck in one of my dad’s arms. He then gave me a transfusion, which saved mylife.

Because the doctor had saved my life with the transfusion my mother decided to name me after the doctor… Thank God for my mother’s persistence and because of that, she thanked the doctor. by giving his first name to be my first name. That’s wh