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Terrance Allen “T.J.” Davis Jr. was released from Texas Chil dren’s Hospital Monday af ternoon. He was admitted to the hospital in February “on death’s door,” Dr. William T. Shearer said, and underwent a bone mar row transplant to treat his Severe Combined Immune Deficiency, a disorder which prevented his body from fighting disease. “T.J. will have to remain in doors for a few months, but he will not be isolated in his house. We naturally don’t want him un necessarily exposed to infection but if we did not think he was out of the woods, we wouldn’t be let ting him go home,” said Shearer, T.J.’s primary physician. Shearer appeared at a news conference with T.J.’s parents, Terry and Linda Davis. Marrow was removed Davis’ hip, treated to remove harmful cells and transplanted into T.J. Without the surgery last Feb ruary, T.J. would likely have died within two weeks. Shearer said. A similar process was used last fall in attempt to free “bubble boy” David from the sterile isolat ors he had lived in since a few minutes old. David, 12, died in February a few weeks after doc tors had to remove him from the isolator to treat an infection. Shearer said that tests show that the disease-fighting blood cells from Davis’ marrow are now spreading through T.J.’s system. The life-threatening infection that was around the boy’s eye and in his jaw when he was admitted has cleared. “Almost all the antibiotics he was on have been discontinued,” Shearer said. The most positive proof of T.J.’s recovery was a bout of an intestinal virus he suffered a few weeks ago which his body success fully combated. The Davis’, formerly of Cald well, Idaho, have moved to Hous ton to be near the physicians who will continue to moniter T.J.’s progress weekly. Shearer said it would take about two years of regular check-ups before T.J. could be declared cured of the disease. “We have cautious optimism for the future,” he said. “There remains some risk of rejection to the transplant by T.J.’s body. But we feel very good about the pro gress he is making.” T.J. will also have to have some plastic surgery at some point later to repair damage to his jaw caused by the infection. While she remains nervous in fection could still attack her son, Mrs. Davis said she was looking forward to putting her family to gether again. “I’m just glad he’s gelling out of the hospital and can come home. It’s been a long time,” she said. “We’re grateful for everything everyone has done for T.J.,” Da vis said. “We’re very excited. In stead of seeing our son deterio rate, he is getting better and better.” Experts offer ideas to ‘summerize’ utilities By RENEE HARRELL Reporter If your summer utility bills are skyrocketing, then you’ll be inter ested in some of the money saving ideas available from the Public Utili ties Commission and the local mu nicipal utilities. The Public Utilities Commission is sponsoring a state-wide public serv ice campaign called Texas Tune-Up. The 90-clay campaign, which kicked off this month, will help increase consumer awareness of cost-saving techniques. “Texas Tune-Up will help con sumers control energy costs by con trolling energy use,” Jane Anae- jionu, a spokesman for the Public Utilities Commission, says. A toll-free hotline to the Center for Energy and General Resources at Texas A&M can be called by any one in Texas. Call 1-800-643-SAVE for general tips on how to conserve electricity and save money. Pamph lets on energy conservation also are available upon request. “When people call in we tell them ways to reduce air conditioning costs,” Nancy Hawkins, extension in structor for the Energy Resources Public Service Program, says. “We tell them to make sure it (the air con ditioner) is working properly and to check the compressor regularly. We also try to answer any questions they have.” Hawkins says they haven’t had many calls because Texas Tune-Up is just beginning. Bryan and College Station utility departments also are giving out “summerizing” tips for consumers. Pamphlets such as “How to Con serve Energy at Home” and “Cool ing Your Home” are available from Amy Godfrey, Bryan’s citizen infor mation coordinator. “Keeping your air conditioner on 78 is good,” Godfrey says. “Also, if you have any warm activities such as laundry, baking or ironing, do them in the early morning hours.” Godfrey says statement sniffers with more conservation tips also will be coming out in this month’s bills. College Station’s energy specialist, Valerie Bauer, also has energy con servation brochures and money-sav ing tips. Bauer says it costs about $1.68 to run a 3000 watt air conditioner for eight hours and only 5.6 cents to run a 100 watt fan for the same length of time. “We are also offering free home energy audits for single family dwellings this summer,” Bauer says. RLITT THEATRES Airora 3 Bdrm. Duplexes $515 • Only Vi mi. from campus • 24-Hr. 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