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Health & Lifestyles Respite Care Offers a Break for Caregiving Families in Durham Mobile Health Unit Offer The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, Wednesday, September 18,1991 5 's Free Blood Pressure Check at Mall by Laura J. Richards Patience, acceptance, caring caring and the ability to try to understand are some of the tools needed to become a res pite care giver, says a Newcastle Newcastle Village resident. "Communication is one of the non-existent skills they have," says Lyn David, a vol- Religion & Worship TRINITY UNITED CHURCH Church and Division Streets Bowmanvllle, Ontario Church Phone Office Phone 623-3912 623-3138 Rev. Frank Lockhart M.A., M.Div., M.Th. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 1991 10:30 a.m. Trinity contribution to C.A.U.S.E, our Town's planning event. B The Salvation Army Bowmanville Citadel untecr with Durham Association Association for Family Respite Services. Services. And Lyn ought to know. She has been a second home for many children and one adult who have been placed into her and her family's family's care. Lyn, Richard and her family family have been able to take care of their friends for an hour or two and sometimes up to a whole week or more, depending on the need. And, of course, that need depends on the families of each friend. "Parents often feel guilty during the time spent away from their child," Lyn explained. explained. In fact, the parents usually need time "to get used to the idea of their child not being in their own care." Parents, said Lyn, need time for themselves. It is during during this time that the parents can take time to sleep, relax or in one case, take a vacation. vacation. Even then, it takes parents and children time to get used to the idea of being someplace someplace different. Lyn and Richard David, of Newcastle Village, ??, m P ^ids can t under- are special people At least twice a month they S Sometimes the children spend their weekends with children who need to be who can't understand why looked after while their parents take a break from they are being left, think that caregiving. Lyn and Richard are volunteers with the lheir parents are leaving for Durham Association For Family Respite Services. . , ... J r Sometimes the first time at the Davids' home is the last time for a child. All three parties parties involved must feel comfortable comfortable with the arrangements. arrangements. However, the people who do stay with die Davids become become "an extension of our family," she said. "We are comfortable having having them here." And they do everything and go everywhere with the family. "We go to the ball park a lot in the summer. They go grocery shopping with us." Each chance for a new experience experience helps them develop as well. "Many of the children learn in different ways than we do." The children the Davids take care of are medically, developmental^ or physically physically handicapped. "These children are meeting meeting their challenges on a daily daily basis." Many things that we take for granted are a challenge to a child, Lyn explained. The Davids are told in advance advance when a child needs extra extra care. "We need to find out how much they can do on their own," said Lyn. Lyn enjoys the time spent with the youngsters and the adult too. Some of the things the children get to experience while staying at Lyn and Richard's home includes: grocery shopping for a special special food, swimming, baking, cooking, doing laundry, picnics picnics and going to a restaurant for a meal. "The adult who comes helps me with the laundry. She helps me put it,in and then she likes to play in the bubbles." The children and the adults are kept to a similar routine as at home. If there is medication to take, the children are kept to their schedule, However, the break the parents receive with respite care is also a break for their children. "When a child has the chance to sleep over, that sleep-over becomes a chance to grow," said Lyn. The time away from their parents and into a different environment lets the children experiment with different | stimuli. Even noise -- a radio, pots and pans and a musical instrument becomes a different different tool for learning for these children, Lyn said. However, the learning isn't all one-sided. Karen, Lyn's daughter, enjoys enjoys spending time with the children. "I enjoy the kids and being being with them," Karen said. "They don't care if you're black or white or whatever." "They have taught me patience," patience," said Lyn. "These kids arc our teachers. "They .are accepting of ! everyone," Lyn noted. Lyn and Richard's teenagers teenagers find that their friends ask a lot of questions about the children who stay at the Davids' Davids' home. 75 Liberty St. S. 'SSS&r CHURCH SERVICE TIMES 9:30 a.m. -- Family Christian Education (Sunday School) 11:00 a.m. -- Holiness Worship 6:30 p.m. -- Praise Service Come and join us at a Community Church where Christ makes the difference. For more information call 623-3761 Corps Officers/Pastors: Captain and Mrs. G. Cooper 159 Years of Community Service St JofnV# ghtjrtitatt cjmttïi Temperance .St., Bowmanville, Ontario SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 1991 TRINITY XVII 8:00 a.m. Holy Communion 11:00 a.m. Morning Prayer "Outreach Service" Each Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. Holy Communion and Laying-On-Of-Hands for Healing Courtice Secondary School lftOO a.m. Worship Service and Sunday School Rector -- The Reverend Canon Byron Yates, B.A., S.T.B. Assoc. -- The Honorary Asst. The Rev. A.D. Langley Temperance and Church St., Bowmanville SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 1991 11:00 a.m. Church Service Sunday School and Nursery during Morning Service Birthday luncheon in honour of Alden Hubbard following the Morning Service. Come and celebrate. &t. Patti's Wttitttr Control) Minister: Rev. N.E. Schamerhorn, B.A., M.Div, Organist: Mr, Douglas Dewell Church Secretary: Helen Mclnnes 623-7361 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 1991 11:00a.m. Special Service Led by U.C.W. Guest Speaker: Mrs. Sue Genge "I Say It Again, Rejoice!" Sunday School for all ages NURSERY CARE FOR PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN EVERY SUNDAY If you're now to Bowmanville, wo invite you to make St. Paul's your church homo "What you sec is what you get," Lyn said she tells people. people. And what do people see? One child couldn't walk, one child had better social skills than the others, and the adult was independent enough to work at crafts and go for walks. And what do the children get? New experiences and new friends they can trust. The second of a two-part article on respite care The Seventh Day Adventist Church brought its mobile health screening unit to Bowmanville last Friday and Saturday. Many shoppers took the opportunity to visit the van and have their blood pressure checked while the unit was parked at the Bowmanville Mall. Here, Len Gatenby is shown in the foreground with volunteer Nancy Maynes. In addition to checking blood pressure, the clinic also offered information on topics such as diabetes, nutrition, stress, obesity, heart attacks and smoking cessation. 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