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» I The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, February 2,1994 13 Families Find a Helping Hand for Relatives Through Respite Program Caring for an elderly mother suffering suffering from the effects of a stroke can be tough, says Debbie Tranter of Orono, but it's a lot easier thanks to a helping hand from the Respite Program Program at Memorial Hospital, Bow- manvillc. The Respite Program takes care of Mrs. Tranter's 78-ycar-old mother when Mrs. Tranter and her husband Tom take a break from what she describes describes as a 24-hour a day, seven days a week job. "I love my mother and I'm going to take care of hcr as long as I can, but it is strenuous," she says. "I couldn't do it without the help of the hospital and a wonderful husband." Mrs. Tranter has taken care of her mother for six years. "The Respite Program is my salvation salvation because I can take a break knowing my mum's being well taken care of and that everyone she needs is there if anything happens," she says. Her mother stayed in the hospital's hospital's continuing care unit over Christmas, Christmas, when Mr. Tranter's family visited visited and there was need for some "family time" with son Mark, 19, and daughter Becky 15. The hospital's Respite Program is also making it possible for Isabelle Elliott of Bowmanville to take care of her husband Charlie, 88, who came out of hospital three months ago after hip surgery following a fall. "I think the Respite Program is a very good idea," says Mrs. Elliott. "I know that Charlie would be in good hands." Taking a break is important, says Dorothy Stewart, nurse manager of the hospital's continuing care unit. "Caregivers arc under a lot of stress. If they don't get a break occasionally, occasionally, they can get burned out and both the caregiver and the patient could end up in hospital." The Respite Program is one of the growing number of community outreach outreach services provided by Memorial Hospital. Another is called Lifeline, which Toastmasters Brave Freezing Weather to Hear Club Speakers Commitment and fun were the key ingredients at Bowmanville Toastmasters Club on a 29° below zero Tuesday evening. The meeting started at 7:30. Chairman for the evening evening T.M. Gordon West welcomed everyone and chose for his theme, "Words To Live By." Where did words come from? Our thoughts are jnlso words. Words can also destroy a ; thought. Thoughts arc chains of reasoning. reasoning. The power of thinking helps me to find peace within myself. T.M. introduced the head table for the evening. General Evaluator for the meeting T.M. Nancy Barnes. Toastmaster - T.M. Jane MacGregor, stated "That which is measured improves," improves," and Table Topics Master T. M. Irene Konzclmann. Grammarian | T.M. Henry Lise introduced the word "Sustain" - confirm and support. The word for the evening was incorporated incorporated throughout the meeting by many T.M.'s Practising new words or uncommon uncommon ones, builds our vocabulary and enables us to insert "key" words... The Table Topics part of the meeting meeting is fun. It prepares us for short, unannounced unannounced responds to issues; some serious, some hilarious. T.M. Konzclmann Konzclmann called on members to give a onc-to-two-minutc talk on a debate Agreement or Opposing (a) State your point of view, (b) Give your reason, reason, (c) Conclusion. Her subjects were Global Trials, Government decisions, Info - to Health Problems, Free Trade. The Table Topics Trophy was presented presented to T.M. Lcctoozc. Once again she proved her capabilities of convincing convincing her audience. T.M. Irene Konzclmann thanked all participants for their support. After a ten minute break. T.M. Jane MacGregor introduced speakers for the evening. Speaker #1,'T.M. Wonnacott delivered delivered Advanced Communications Manual 1/1 (5-7 min.) The Entertaining Entertaining Speech. Objectives arc to entertain entertain the audience through use of humor humor from your personal experience. Organize for audience enjoyment, "Gourmet Cooking". Her closing thoughts "Never" give a daunting dinner without first - have a practice run. Speaker II2 T.M. Henry Lise presented presented Advanced Communications Manual Speech II1, (7 - 9min.) Story Telling The Cal Who Thought She Was A Dog - A very poignant presentation presentation kept everyone in suspense. General Evaluator for the evening T.M. Barnes thanked T.M. Joe Chrisll for his thoughts and information information that we should refer to our manuals manuals for Parliamentary Procedure. Congratulated Congratulated Chairman for his words of ■ Introduction. Congratulations were , given to Joe Christl for winning the "Best Evaluator" trophy. The prestigious prestigious Trophy for "Best Speaker" was given to T.M. Henry Lise. T.M. Gordon West closed the meeting reminding T.M. of special events in February. Did you know that the 12 most persuasive words in English arc you, money, save, new, easy, free, guarantee, love, discovery, results, health and proven. Come join us for an evening at Toastmasters. Meetings every Tuesday 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at St. John's Anglican Parish! Parish! lull, 11 Temperance Street, Bowmanville. Bowmanville. For information call 623- 9147. Submitted by T.M. Wonnacott. connects people living at home with an emergency response centre at the hospital. If they have a fall or feel ill, they can send a message from an electronic electronic device they wear on their wrist or around their neck. It's waterproof so they don't need to take it off even in the shower or when taking a bath. At the press of a button, an alarm immediately goes through to the hospital hospital and is answered by an operator who returns the call and can talk to the person through a speaker phone in the home. If it's an emergency, or the person is not in the room with the speaker phone and contact cannot be made, the operator notifies medical staff and the ambulance service and gets a printout of the person's medical history history from the hospital's computer. "If the situation is serious, we respond respond accordingly," says Pat Kelly, Lifeline co-ordinator. "But if it's not serious and the person just needs some assistance, we notify a neighbour neighbour or member of the family living nearby who has a key and can let themselves in." There are 90 people on Lifeline. Most are elderly, living alone, but some are couples in frail health and there's an 11-ycar-old-boy with sleep apnea who sometimes stops breathing breathing when asleep. "His mother knows how to rouse him when he stops breathing but she may need help at a moment's notice," says Ms. Kelly.' The Lifeline system was donated by the Bowmanville Lions and Lioness Lioness clubs. It can handle as many as 500 people. Outreach programs at Memorial Hospital also include the preparation of 150 meals a week for the Glaring- ton Meals on Wheels service and several several educational programs for victims of heart attacks and strokes, respiratory respiratory ailments and diabetes. The heart and stroke program, for example, is run in co-operation with the Heart and Stroke Foundation. It deals with everything a recovering patient needs to know, from medication, medication, exercise and nutrition to fitness assessments, stress management and how to stop smoking. There's also a program for mothers mothers and their newborns, a mammography mammography program teaching good breast care practices and self-examination techniques and a palliative care program program set up recently for the terminally terminally ill and their families. "The palliative care program allows allows people to stay at home as long as possible and helps their families with the task of supporting them, which sometimes can be overwhelming," overwhelming," says Chris Kooy, vice-president of nursing services. "We discuss the future, which can be several days or several months, and we try to make life as pleasant and bearable as possible. Wc work in conjunction with the family physician physician and we're available 24 hours a day." The palliative care team includes six doctors and 12 nurses, hospital and community pharmacists and agencies such as Durham Hospice and Durham Bereavement Services. Richard Elston, president of Memorial Memorial Hospital, says the hospital has been increasing the number of community community outreach services and forming forming partnerships with dozens of community community health care groups and social agencies such as Community Care, Home Care, Hospice Durham and the Alzheimer Society of Durham. "Hospitals used to be a curative system - when you got sick you went to the hospital to get better," he says. "But the institutional provision of health care is being dc-cmphasizcd. "The emphasis now is on outpatient outpatient care that concentrates on illness prevention and health promotion. We're trying to keep people well, not wait until they need hospital care." Outreach programs will continue to be expanded at Memorial Hospital and there will be more partnerships with community agencies, says Mr. Elston. <? .. . ,, -m. v ' ■ :f <£•- 1 i ' H V. V Dorothy Stewart is nurse manager of Memorial Hospital Bow- manville's continuing care unit. The unit also provides respite care, which means a friend or family member caring for someone at home can take some time off, knowing that the loved one will be temporarily temporarily cared for by staff at Memorial Hospital. Respite care is among the many community outreach services offered at Memorial Hospital. S\ The Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Newcastle Roman Catholic Separate School Board FRENCH IMMERSION PROGRAM PARENT/GUARDIAN INFORMATION MEETING Parents/Guardians considering enrolling their child in French Immersion Senior Kindergarten in September 1994 arc invited to attend an information meeting, Thursday, February 17, 1994; 7:00 p.m. at St. Joseph's Elementary School, 90 Parkway Crescent, Bowmanville. Parents/Guardians residing in the school areas listed below may register as follows: Elementary School Area St. Joseph's, Bowmanville St. Stephen's, Bowmanville Mother Teresa, Courtice Monsignor Leo Cleary, Courtice St. Francis of Assisi, Newcastle Register At St. Joseph's Elementary School 90 Parkway Crescent Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 1C3 St. Francis of Assisi, Newcastle Wednesday, March 2 and Thursday, March 3,1994 (Please call St. Joseph's Elementary School . at (905) 623-5151 . to arrange an appointment) Parents/Guardians whose child is not already registered in Junior Kindergarten must bring a Baptismal Certificate, Birth Certificate, Immunization Record, Health Card Number, Lot and Concession number (for rural students) and proof of Separate School Property Tax Support. Parents/Guardians with children already registered in Junior Kindergarten must inform the French Immersion School if their child is enrolling in the French Immersion Senior Kindergarten Program. 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