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•T he IFP• H alton H ills, Thursd ay, M arch 7, 2013 3 Dr. Keith DaSilva Specializing in dentistry for infants, toddlers, special needs & children of all ages. New Patients Welcome! No referral necessary. 13219 15 Sideroad, Georgetown 905-877-0900 Fax 905-877-0500 InFocus Rehabilitation Centre Inc.InFocus Rehabilitation Centre Inc. We provide DIRECT BILLING for your convenience!We provide DIRECT BILLING for your convenience! 324 Guelph St, Unit #4, Georgetown (in between Harvey's and Tim Horton's) 905-702-7891905-702-7891 www.infocusphysio.com Services that InFocus provides include:Services that InFocus provides include: Our Registered Physiotherapists have 17 years of experience in reducing pain and improving function & independence! • Orthopedics • Neurological Rehabilitation • Vestibular Rehabilitation (dizziness & vertigo) • TMJ treatment (jaw) • WSIB, Motor Vehicle Accident • Custom Knee Bracing for OA and ligament damage • Home Visits Jenni VeneruzJenni Veneruz We also have 2 Registered Massage Therapists and a Registered Dietician on staff. available include jeans, t-shirts, sweat- shirts, underwear, nightgowns that are adapted for a person's disability. They also offer socks, napkin bibs and lap blankets. "Once we decided to go forward I start- ed contacting them (the clothing manu- facturers) myself. I wanted to be totally up-front," said Ditz. Ditz said before ReSolve, when he and his wife Jennine purchased clothing for their son, they found the available adap- tive clothing was geared to seniors-- and didn't include the type of clothes a teen would wear. "It's bad enough they stand out in a wheelchair," said Ditz. He added, wearing ill-fi tting clothes designed for seniors was just another way DuPont or others like him were different from their friends. With the type of clothing offered by ReSolve, Ditz said, "they fi t in with their peers, they look normal." Before launching the business, when they bought regular clothes they had them altered at a tailoring shop and the overall cost for the item "was a ridiculous amount of money," said DuPont. But through ReSolve, Ditz said, they are able to offer customers name brand clothing modifi ed specifi cally for them "for the same price they would pay for them in the store." The name for the company actually came from something DuPont has often said over the past 10 years as his disease has progressed: "I have resolve." They decided to focus on the "solve" in resolve when naming the business. Customers can place orders online at www.resolveapparel.com or by calling 647-224-3676. They describe what modi- fi cations they need and the items are sent to a local seamstress who makes the nec- essary alterations. Some common alterations requested include openings up the back of a sweat- shirt or t-shirt for example, where a strip of Velcro is added. The shirt can then easily be put on the person like a hospi- tal gown, then secured with the Velcro. Other people opt to have Velcro put into the sides of the shirt. Ditz said DuPont is their "guinea pig." "He tells us if something is comfort- able," he said. Nightgowns can open at the front, again held by a Velcro strip, and similar modifi cations can be made to pants and underwear. "Some people want to be as indepen- dent as possible. It's not only easier for the person wearing the clothes, but for the caregivers as well," said Ditz. Ditz and DuPont have been attempting to get the word out about ReSolve, and have been visiting rehab hospitals to show their products. "People don't know there's an option out there," said Ditz. The items can be mailed to customers or delivered, said Ditz. ReSolve clothing is also available at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, St. Michael's Hospital, Medical Mart, 550 Matheson Blvd. W. Unit 101 in Mississau- ga and other locations detailed at www. resolveapparel.com MD sufferer and dad launch clothing line for the disabled Continued from pg. 1 John Ditz shows the adaptive clothing his son Jason DuPont wears. Photo by Ted Brown e-mail: hassellsauto@bellnet.ca www.hassellautomotive.com Warranty 2008 Kia Rondo Warranty 2007 Dodge Caliber CALL Check our website for our NEW inventory!