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12 Free Press WodnQsday 1381 Must be positive with potentially terminally ill M Z Bennett Grade our teacher Carlos was elected vice president of Hit Teachers last week Mrs Carlos who has been at the school Tor three years has been a long time association representative Mrs Carlos also has some 19 years teaching experience in Hal ton and Toronto HE- president Jerry Dunn was returned or another term Mrs Carlos When dealing with a potentially terminally ill patient it is crucial to be positive because the per son can easily give up and die without a fight That was one of the messages from pot terminally ill registered nurse Karen Bojln when she spoke to the North Pallia tive Hospice Care Interest Group a meeting last Wednesday night at Acton High School About people attended the meeting In February 1977 at the age of Mrs was diagnosed as having leukemia Over four later months In the hospital many many painful bone marrow tests hundreds of blood tests chemotherapy and other treatments she is in remission and could soon wind up her treat ment and testing Mrs told the audience In ho first while after learning they have a terminal the patient Is in such shock and a state of fear they don t really want to hear what any visitors say She said relatives friends and hospital staff fear the potentially or dying patient and the disease victim feels the uneasiness but the patient fear Is much greater Hospital staff doctors and visitors must be pos with the patient be cause those who have diseases which might kill them can seal their fate just by their attitude Family going Into mourning with word of the diagnosis often speeds death A patient must decide he or she wants to live and those around them can that decision It takes a time for the reality of the situation to sink into the patient and when it docs it helps tremendously if there Is someone close to cry with People must mix with support when dealing with someone who has a disease which can kill Mrs Bojin noted a Utile tact In dealing with the patient lolly those who suffer treatment side effects like baldness goes a long way It is also important to remember a person may not make visible progress during treat ment but is crucial to never give up hope Sometimes a patient will go into remission Ihen lapse back The second and subsequent battles with a disease are tougher to handle and it 1b easy for a patient to be come frustrated and fed up with treatment she explained It is important to set dates for progress and treatment goals it helps bolster the crucial pos itive attitude paramount in the healing process Pat should be careful about what they read about their potential killer though this is a tough order to fill be cause what Is ted will be out of date by the time patients sec it Visitors and medical people should first gauge the patients knowledge of their problem and acceptance of It before deciding how to deal with the patient A person who has had a potentially terminal ill ness always lives with the fear they can lose their remission Mrs sold Patients should never just He there and wait for doctors and nurses to vol Information about their condition because they rarely do Each case is unique and how best to deal with the person is different It Is important for patients not to give up not view themselves as just a Patients must have the help of others It Is mental If the people around you arc negative You draw strength from everyone around you Resident tells councillors Crucial save town hall important to identity Eva Sanson discusses terminal illness with guest speaker Karen Livestock killing claims over budget The year t half over but already the town has spent more on com payments for the killing of livestock than was budgeted Hills general committee learned day was budgted for claims and already It has been paid out of town revenues Over Si was paid last month Deputy clerk Del mar French said of the the town Is over budget may be recovered because municipality knows owner of the dog which killed rab bits and hopes to get the money back from that person When an animal is killed by wolves the town is subsidized on the claim by the province but when It is killed by a dog running at large the town foots the whole bill Councillors were in formed regardless if the money is budgeted or not tho town must pay the claims Councillor Pam Sheldon said tho rising claims cost points to the fact dog control must be improved in the rural area She also thought there should be more of a push to make people buy dog tags to bring in more revenue to cover live stock claims It was decided council will receive updates on how much money is being paid in claims every three months the rest of this year The town hall is too important to Acton community identity to be torn down a resident told councillors at Fridays dropIn Paul Brunelle said the Idea of restoring the exterior of the building and fixing up the Inside over a period of years has a lot of merit He Sealed wtth efforts un o turn Acton Into saving the town hall crucial The historical building a focus of the community could be a stop on the tour and maybe used as museum Councillor Terry observed no dec to demolish the building has been made and the town hall restoration committee Is expected to come to council early next month to discuss fixing up the outside of the building if it Is possible The restoration committee will suggest a structural engineering study be carried out she added Public washrooms are needed downtown but would be vandalised it the building wosn used noted He the Community Services Centre or Chamber of Commerce could locate In the hall There were lots of good Ideas for town hall uses but unfortunately most or en t feasible because only municipal tlon and cultural uses are eligible for provincial grants Mayor Peter Pomeroy and Brunelle agreed whatever use is made of the interior then it must compliment the exterior restoration If the exterior is re stored then one room at a time could be fixed up noted by service clubs and with funds said he and many other residents don t want to see the hall come down and the site wind up as an asphalt parking lot Resident backs mayor against Section 86 Mayor Peter the only person representing Acton at Halton Hills council who doesn t support property tax assessment reform through Section has at least one ally In town Yvonne Rose 1st Church St attended Fridays ward one cou ncil drop- in to discuss the Section Issue Councillors Terry Grubbe Ross Knechtel and Dave Whiting all supported Section when it was put to a vote last Month voted against it The proposal was killed because the vote ended in a tie I agree with on this one Mrs declared Why change to another assessment system just for the sake of changing She said while she thinks there should be reforms Section 88 be adopted until all the facts known she went to the drop- in to find out If there had been any further developments in the issue TAKES OFF25 TO FROM REGULAR ECONOMY FARES 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