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1WEDNE~fi~'MkY~0r1PPI~ P&Q~1r Alzheimer Society's annual meeting June 3 PropQsed provincil legieation te protect vn erable, adults could malo lfemore difficult for Alzheimer familiesl if it is pagSed fil its prent form, d caims John, Ellis,'executive director of -the Alzheimer Association of Ontario. E41lis will bo guest speaker at the annual gêneraI meeting- of the Alzheimer, Society of Durham Regin o Wedesd r, une3. AdvocMYAcyAt and Companion Liegislation: A New ZeÀvel, cf Bureaucracy.' Families across the province Who care for spmeone with -Alzheimer disease ar concerned about. how**; ,the givers. The proposed legilation consists of three acts: .Substitute Decision Ast; Consent .-te Treatment Ast and thé Advoeacy Act. Afl tbree, have paséed second reading and will shortly be debated , at the Standing Committee on the Administration, of Justice.i It is at this stage, followýing the committeshearings and. review of public, submissions> that changes can ho made-to the bills. Ellis's organization is hoping that changes will ho nimade te recognize the special neels of Alzheimer suiferers and Îther families., .ý<I The proposed Advocacy Act le designed te "empower" the sick, J elderly and handicapped i by providing each patient- with a paid advocate or substitute decision-maker. -The role of 'this advocate will h o te ensure that j the vulnerable person's wishes are respec ted even if ho or she is mentallyimcoptent. Te advocae rather than lthe fmly mem .r would bo the substMute decision-maker for the care of the person suffering with Alzheimer disease. Alzheimer societies regard this as, an invasion of the familys responsfibility -and could undérniine the role of caring medical, practitioners., At the present time,- there is no direction "provided- in, the bill indicating qualifications of the advocates and how they will homonitored. !Some 120,000, Ontario reidents suifer from Alzheimer's and their numbers are expected to rise by about 50 per cent over the neit decade. The chances of contracting the disease increases with age ittle is known'about what causes Alzheimer disease and there is neither a known treatment nor, cure. Tho sufferer nover improves. The meetin jiffi tako place in Whity - PÊyhiaric Hospital, building 30,. from noon te 1:30 ,p.m. A light'lunch Will ho served and reservations'cen ho inade by contacting the society's office at 576-2567.,. - 1- -- > Du rham Regitonal 'Police Service is asing for the public's bel p in locating aî68year-old Pickering man.. Albert Hoyer of Vistula Drive bas not beon seen sice il a.m. on .Wednesday, May 13. He -was last 'seen in the Liverpool Road and Hwy 2 area. He is doscribed as n'", 164 Ibo. short white hair, firc mxon and blue eyes. Hie sometirnes wears glasses. At the time of bis disappearance ho was wearxng navy pants, dress sldirt, blue sweater with a V neck. Ho had been carrying a briefcase and a cane. Ho is now on medication for an illness. Anyone with any information as to hie whereabouts is asked to cail the Durham Regional Police at 683-9100. [ JPFISA - Il r, 1