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Mrs. Bernice Lindsay - the 84 year old mother of Anne Grove of Oakville - is recovering from a massive stroke she suffered March 18 at Eldorado Hospital in Tucson. With everything in place to whisk her back to Canada, including an air ambulance on stand-by, the family has been stopped cold: the president of Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital says there are no beds available. BY HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff at should have been a simple six-hour mercy flight has turned into a nightmare for a local family flying to get an ailing member back home from Arizona. “I’m afraid my mother is not going to make it to see her fami- Family furious after their 84 year old mother stranded 1n U. S. due to no hospital beds here OTMH director says stroke victim will have to wait A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 31 No.37 stage for AID§ gala ”Canada's Best Community Newspaper" CCNA Better Newspapers Competition 1991 The show will include stars Johnny Seaton and Janet Metz, from Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, musical group, The Dynamics, and feature special guest, singer/actress Dinah Christie. “He (Howlett) died in shame. Through ignorance, society has attached a stigma of shame to HIV/AIDS sufferers. I want to change that, I want people to learn about this disease,” said McFadden. “Too many people hold (See 'Stars' page 2) Organizers of an April 16th aids benefit gala at the Oakville Centre, really hope it becomes 'A Night For Magic'. Local choreographer-producer Shona McFadden conceived the show in memory of friend and Toronto disk jockey Greg Hewlett who died from AIDS complica- tions 16 months ago. tars on 1y,” Anne Grove said Friday from her hotel in 'Ducson. “The frustrat- ing thing is trying to get her back here. She has been ready to go for days. I can’t believe it takes a week to sit around a board table and decide what to do. It’s very upsetting for the whole family.” “It's just like dealing with a 7 For A Lot Less HANDS ON HARDWARE SALE AT CANADIAN TIRE 16" x 24" Steel Rafter Square mus BEAVER_ Johny Seaton, Shona McFadden and Dinah Christie are ready to perform at the Aids Benefit Gala to be held April 16th at the Oakville Centre . (Photo by Peter MoCusker) There’s A Lot More To Canadian Tire NOW stone wall,” said Anne’s husband Ted. “(OTMH president) Dieter Kuntz says there is nothing they can do until Thesday. We’re at our wits end. My wife is in tears. Everyone just wants to get her home.” Mrs. Lindsay, who has seven grandchildren, was on a three- THIS WEEK 1/2 PRICE week seniors ' bus trip when she was admit- ted to Eldorado March 12 for pneumonia. On March 18 a DIETEH KUN'I'Z blood clot on the right side of her brain induced a massive snake and as of Friday the left side of her body remained paralyzed. The Groves responded immediately and made arrange- ments with Eldorado, Blue Cross and their family physician. OTMH, however, refused to release a bed. Ted Groves said he spoke to a social worker attached to Eldorado who told him she had “never encountered such indiffer- ence” in her 13 years on the job. (See 'Hospital' page 2) Todav's INSIDE Paper 7 SPEOIAI. SUPPLEMENTS Loblaws, Canadian Tire, A P Food City, Kmart, Sav-A-Centre, MM Meats, Aikenheads Pinetree Lincoln Mercury Mark Slipp, Investment Executive Fidelity Far East Fund