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The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday July 23, 2003 - AS Greene endures nine-and-a-half-hour swim By Howard Mozel OAKVILLE BEA V ER STAFF Joy Greene's annual charity swim of Lake Rosseau on Saturday was her most difficult ever, yet looking back on the nine and a half-hour ordeal she claims it was also the most rewarding. "It was a real endurance swim," Greene said Tuesday. " But I'll remem ber this one the most of all of them." For Greene - whose efforts benefit Camp Oochigeas. Canada's first resi dential cancer camp - the fond memo ries of an otherwise grueling day are the result of a caring crew and the inspira tion provided by Oakville teen Lauren Baker. Diagnosed less than three years ago with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and a friend of Greene for almost as long, Lauren was determined to swim the last leg of Greene's 22-kilometer trek which ended at "Camp Ooch." On Saturday, Lauren - who has attended the camp three times, includ ing this summer - was brought out to Greene by boat, tore off her life jacket and jumped into the water where she hugged the exhausted swimmer. ``The waves had been over my head and my lips were blue." said Greene. ``I wouldn't have made it if it wasn't for her. Lauren was my big inspiration at the end. I got my second wind." When Greene started her swim, the weather conditions were actually pretty payable to Camp Oochigeas. 60 St. Clair Ave. East. Suite 201. Toronto, Ontario. M4T 1N5 or call 1-888-GO-4OOCH. Greene was originally inspired to tackle the swim by her godmother's granddaughter Traci w ho, in 1995, was diagnosed with leukemia at age 10. Today. Traci remains in remission. So committed is Greene to her cause that in 1999. she made the swim in nine hours and 14 minutes with a broken hand. In 2001 she completed the swim a year after seriously breaking her leg while skiing. Camp Oochigeas is named after a legendary aboriginal princess whose brave spirit and determination helped Jo y Greene with Oakville teen Lauren Baker. favourable for the first half, then bearing campers. Greene realized that " everything caved in." she said. Unlike she'd done it again. last year, w hen Greene was blessed with " I gave it my all. I'm proud of that." a warm, sunny day and said Greene, who also " The waves had been calm water and complet endured cramps and a ed the swim in seven stomach ache. " It was over my head and my hours and 58 minutes, worth it." lips were blue. I this time around the To date, however, wouldn't have made it swimmer was buffeted Greene has raised only by waves and boat wakes about S I,500 - it costs if it wasn't for her. that forced her off course. 52,100 for each camper to Lauren was my big Even the chilly water attend for two weeks - but temperature conspired inspiration at the end. ' she remains hopeful more ·Joy Greene against her. donations will flow in. By the time she Anyone wishing to hauled herself out of the lake on shak donate to the camp (it receives no gov ing legs to the cheers of young, sign- ernment funding) can make cheques overcome physical hardships. Established in 1984 at Rosseau Lake College near Parry' Sound, it is Canada's first residential cancer camp and caters to more than 200 youths every summer thanks to the efforts of dedicated volun teers. The camp includes transportation, activities, accommodation, meals and medical attention. A paediatric oncologist and two oncology nurses from the Hospital for Sick Children are on site at all times. They administer routine chemotherapy, perform necessary blood counts and handle any emergencies. The " Med Shed" allows campers who are taking treatment to attend as well as those who are off treatment. A M i d - S u m m e r s N ig h t c A o n c e rt Sunday, July 27, 2003 at 3pm (turn changed in consideration of West Nile Virus) S w im fo r th e C u re th is S a tu rd a y On Saturday. 13 women, men and children will enter picturesque Severn River to complete the third annual Swim for the Cure. Last year's second annual Swim for the Cure was an unqualified success, with almost 30 swimmers raising nearly S I0.000 for breast cancer research more than $16,000 in the last two years. While some swimmers, like organiz er Debbie Bang of Oakville, took five hours to finish (with breaks to encourage fellow sw immer> along the way), others took as long as nine-plus hours. In the end. however, time didn't matter as much as sharing camaraderie and caring - not to mention raising badly-needed money to help find a cure. On Saturday, the first adult swim mers set out at 6 a.m. with an estimated finish time of five to 10 hours, depend ing on the weather conditions and the pace of the individual swimmers. Starting points include the Swift Rapids lock and Severn Falls. The Kid's Swim for the Cure, which began last year and attracted an inspiring and excited group of children, will be repeated this Sunday starting at 8 a.m. After a warm-up session, the children, with parents in tow, will leave Swift Rapids Lock 43 and complete their onemile swim at the Bang family's cottage dock. All the swimmers will not only be helping to prevent their own diagnosis of breast cancer, says Bang, but will bring hope through their efforts to the 21,100 women who will receive a diag nosis of breast cancer in Canada this year. The Canadian Breast Cancer Research Initiative has identified that women who are active throughout their lives cut their risk of developing breast cancer by 42 per cent and it is never too late to become active, adds Bang. Visit the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation website at www.cbcf.org for more infor mation. If you would like to help or swim part or all of the distance, visit www.swimfonhecure.net. Donations can be made during the events or directly to the Canadian Cancer Society through the Orillia and District Unit. 190 Memorial Ave.. Unit F, Orillia. Ontario. L3V 5X6, Phone: 705-326-9587. Toll-free: 1-800555-7922. Fax: 705-326-8347. E-mail: orillia@ccsont.org For more information about the swims, contact the Debbie Bang at 905522-1155 ext. 8054, pager 905-7774842. weekends 705-756-1133 or by email dbang@stjosham.on.ca. Coronation Park (stage), Oakville, Ontario FREE Admission! 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