Wilbert Gilliland has silicosis. He worked in an abrasives factory in southern Ontario for over 35 years. He is hooked up to his oxygen tank 24 hours a day and doesn't have the lung power to play his trumpet any more. He bought the trumpet when he was 12 years old for $35, with money he borrowed from his mother and paid back by working as a grocery delivery boy for 10 cents a delivery.
Elliot Lake, Ontario.
March 2003.