Yatesville 
Pittston Area Board 
Votes Milazzo President 
Coreen Milazzo Was Elected President Of The Pittston Area School Board At A 
Reorganization Meeting Tuesday Night.

Big Names 
Will Boost 
Auction 
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Tuesday, December 01, 1992 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 1A/2A QUICK WORDS: DULNEY 





New World Awaits Little Girl &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 (Book of Dreams) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **************************** &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 PHOTO &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 TIMES LEADER/DON CAREY &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 WITH SIS -- Dianna Dulney, 2, sits with her 5-year-old sister, Susan.
Dianna, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 who is blind and cannot hold her own head up, needs some special equipment
to help her learn to stand up. Right now, all the little girl can do is roll
on the floor. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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 Without donations, a 2-year-old cannot hold her head up or stand &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 By CLARA G. HERRERA &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Times Leader Staff Writer &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 EXETER -- Diana Rose Dulney's mother lovingly calls her 2-year-old daughter
"my angel with horns." She is only half joking. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Diane Dulney, 39, refers to tubes implanted on each side of baby Dianna's
head. Because Dianna was born with a condition called hydrocephalus, she needs
tubes to drain fluid that, at birth, caused her brain to be compressed. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Since birth, Dianna has been in and out of Philadelphia hospitals more
times than her parents care to remember. Her mental and motor skills are those
of an 8-month-old. She is blind and cannot hold up her head. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 With help from a $495 piece of equipment, Dianna could learn to hold her
head up, stand and might even learn to walk, says Michal Markwith, Dianna's
physical theripist. Right now, all the little girl can do is roll on the
floor. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "It's our last resort. Nothing else works," says Diane. "Her neck is very
heavy and her neck is very small and weak." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Dulney family is being featured in "Book of Dreams," a series of 11
stories allowing Times Leader readers to contribute money to help families and
individuals with specific needs during the holidays. This year's goal is
$9,385.01. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 For such a young child, Dianna has had many compli- &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 cations, but her parents are just thankful she is still alive. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "When she was born her head was as big as a basketball," says her mother.
"When you shook her head it sounded like a water balloon." Doctors gave her no
hope for survival. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "They only gave her an hour or two to live," Diane says. "I was on the
delivery table and they were giving me their condolences. In the beginning we
were living day by day. We were afraid to look in the crib. We would wait for
her to make a noise." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Now she continually seems to be improving, Diane says. Older sister Susan,
5, even pitches in with Dianna's care. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "I just helped my mommy give her medicine," pipes in Susan. "She doesn't
like her medicine," she says after imitating what she calls Dianna's "medicine
protest scream." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Although their father, John Dulney, has a good job, bills for Dianna's
medicine and special fiber-enriched baby formula keep the family from saving
enough money for the equipment she needs. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "If we're lucky we have $10 or $15 left over at the end of the week," say
Diane. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 If he could, John Dulney would guarantee his daughter a long life. His one
wish is "for her to stay with us." The second wish would be for her to regain
her sight and full use of her brain, which now appears to be developing
normally, says Diane. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "It's up to her how much she learns now," Diane says doctors have told her.
Her improvement can be seen in the way she acts, according to her mom. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "She rolls and she has temper. She screams and kicks and ignores us when
she wants and we love it all," Diane concludes.

New World Awaits Little Girl 
(book Of Dreams) 
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Photo 
Times Leader/don Carey 
With Sis -- Dianna Dulney, 2, Sits With Her 5-year-old Sister, Susan. Dianna, 
Who Is Blind And Cannot Hold Her Own Head Up, Needs Some Special Equipment To

New World Awaits Little Girl (book Of Dreams) **************************** Photo Times Leader/don Carey With Sis -- Dianna Dulney, 2, Sits With Her 5-year-old Sister, Susan. Dianna, Who Is Blind And Cannot Hold Her Own Head Up, Needs Some Special Equipment To