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Third palliative care worksho May 20 WEEKEND tXTRA Friday May Page RN to share ideas on care of dying UPSTREAM SWIM lolonv Heavers recently swam up Cubs In a ceremony at Kceo- Shawn right arc Joe Robbie i r I John Jlrkllng Nicholas Kllpin facotc mim Milts Other new Cubs not pictured arc Peter Lee Photo by Jean Layman Herald Special The next meeting of the North Palliative Hospice Care Interest Group will be held at Acton District High School May at This Is the third meeting In a scries of four that arc for this season The guest speaker will be Karen who hag been diagnosed ao having a potentially terminal illness Mrs will discuss own feelings and reactions to the disease and her personal experiences In a hospital setting as a patient with a nurse understanding In this series of meetings there Is focus on the needs and experiences of the dying and their families with the hope of stimulating interest and Involve in PalliativeHospice Core Karen Ferguson of Glen miliums Marguorlte of Milton and Eva of Acton arrange public presentations and distribute information to interested persons The organizers are looking for support from community groups and are available to speak at group meetings At the last meeting In Milton the topic of bereave was discussed Clinton of Toronto differentiated between an individual and a Halton had on UIC There were exactly 158 unemployment insurance beneficiaries in region as of last July Stalls tics Canada las reported In a detailed report on the operation of the Insurance Act the fede ral agency said that benefitted from he act In June and another collected benefits in the month of May During the threemonth per iod the agency found that on average per cent of the eligible claimants resided in Quebec per cent In Ontario per cent In the Atlantic provinces per cent in British Columbia and seven per cent In the Prairies new Reaver flag for j presented It to last week Trevor ik wbQ up to Inltrd hurch bee photo Photo by Jean Layman transmission When 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person is to cooperate and to live in community with our fcllowmen It it to inter Into the Journey of life with others and together race hopes struggles and even death The net pi of hospice care Is bated on the idea of personal rather than indlvi dual contact Getting in sharing one life and In coring for the dying on this requires the state ment I willing to this pain for each time another person dies a part of us dies with them Although this pain does not get easier with every contact the other side of this coin Is that every personal contact two persons enriches both lives immeasurably It takes a great deal of emotional energy to protect others and oneself from the idea of death and to carry out the pretense and denial This applies equally to the dying and their families and friends What is left then for sharing and living Where is the dignity in a lonely life no matter how close deal Because of the emotionally taxing experience of sharing in a death hospice care to into consideration the needs of the and thus can provide measures of support and relief that help to reinte grate the bereaved gently back into the It is important for example to understand that grief takes a long time to work through for If rushed it may create physical as well as emotional problems Grief may take several forms the use of formulas when dealing with people is strongly discouraged three general phases may be Identified These phases may also be similar to the grief by a patient Informed of Ins her terminal illness These moy be The person seeks to protect self from the loss and needs emotional distance to lick the wounds Heshe is able to make everyday decisions but not complex ones The feeling is one of isolation being totally lost suspended animation something like holding one breath As the numbness wears off anger guilt may surface but as these emo tions break through so do other emotions and one is able tostart breathing again As the numbness subsides there is the feeling of over whelming loneliness and sad This may include self pity weeping sleep problems In contrast to initial withdrawal the need here Is for personal sensitive caring to facill late the ventilation of feelings The person needs to acknowledge the impact of the loss to talk about the loved one about death This Is a critical phase and often unfulfilled since It may not occur until several weeks or months after the initial shock end by then relatives and friends have last the continuous contact with the grieving person They may unknowingly communicate the expectation that grieving should be ended and may not be willing to listen to reminiscences about the life as it was or accounts of pain endured the grieving Is allowed to lake Its course without rush ing o gel It over with the bereaved slowly begins to experience more frequent peaceful periods a lessening in the Intensity of sadness and a willingness to renew participation in life At this lime the person needs to make sense of what has happened and to accept control for the further development of his her life Neither living nor dying easy Help is needed to be born one cannot Journey through life In Isolation and help Is needed for dying The word Hospice means a community for travellers along the way a place Tor replenishing refreshment and care Any feeling of community cannot but enhance the welfare of all involved thus everyone benefits The whole Idea behind hospice can only be achieved if there is time to listen to understand and to care This idea Is as import ant to the terminal patient as It is to the survivors People tend to forget that a dying person is still alive growing and can still contribute to life so these opportunities arc removed from his her control then the living arc frightened to think that they can be so disregarded when their turn comes Hospice Palliative care seeks to correct these mistakes so that everyone may live with dignity until they die and In this way the legacy that Is left behind will make the grieving easier to The North Pallia live Hospice Care fnteresl Group invites you to take part in such a community of support For further information please coll cither Karen Ferguson M31 Marguarlte Kncchtel or Evu Sansom Teachers select new executives Joe defeated Ron Ness Ontario Secondary School Teacher s Federation president for District 9 at a recent election in Burlington Presidentelect llarwood assumes office June 3D Bill Bowman and David Trucman will be the new joint vicepresidents of rlct taking over from Kit Rankin Joe llarwood and Ron Nelson from George town District High School Mr Nelson said that the position was too demanding of his time As executive liaison on both the hiring and salary committees and as a member of the bargaining team Mr Nelson has spent an average of three evenings a week at meetings in Burl ing ton over the past year It was an enlightening experience he said Phil s twoyear term as district counsellor for Georgetown ends In June At a local 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