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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, November 13, 1996 Bracelet Speaks When Owner Can't Non-Profit MedicAlert System Assists 800.000 Canadians Toolbox 72 piece Tool Kit #58-9067-2 Reg. $99.99 SALE SAVE $60.00 *39 7 pc. Scorpion Driver Bit Set #54-3887-4 - . Reg^4^99 $®F49 SAVE 50% 48" Box Level #57-5339-2 QAI_P Reg. $29.99 99 SAVE $20.00 $0! Both mother and daughter are resting easier now that Sarah Durham is wearing her MedicAlert bracelet. The nine-year-old Newcastle girl suffered a violent allergic reaction to antibiotics over a year ago, but now her mom Rena, at right, is confident the medication will never be administered again. A warning about her allergy is printed printed on the bracelet. Regional Police Report MONDAY, NOV. 11 A 37-year-old Martin Road, Bowmanville, man was arrested for assaulting an area resident. The suspect was held for a bail hearing. A Colbome, Ontario, resident resident reported the theft of his vehicle from Baseline Road, .E., Bowmanville, over the weekend. A representative from Wa- verley Public School reported a number of screens had been taken off the school. There are no suspects. A Centrefield Drive, Cour- tice, resident reported that his garage had been entered and a boy's mountain bike was taken. A Windham Crescent, Courtice, resident found a chop saw and a C.B. radio in a field near his home. A Roberts Street, Newcastle, Newcastle, resident reported that his home had been broken into over the past week. Items taken taken from the home included: some cash, a watch, some liquor, liquor, fishing rods and tools. The police are investigating investigating an incident which took place at Bowmanville High School in which a 15-year- old male was reportedly punched in the back of the head repeatedly by a 55-year- old man. The youth is from Bowmanville. SUNDAY, NOV. 10 A 17-year-old Bowmanville Bowmanville male was arrested on King Street, near Scugog Street, after he was found to be drinking. The youth refused refused to identify himself. He was charged with consuming liquor as a minor and then taken home to his parents. Reform Party Is Seeking Candidate Dean Hickey, chairman of the Reform Party's candidate selection committee, announced announced today that the Durham Riding has officially begun to prepare for the next federal election by starting the process of nominating a candidate. Mr. Hickey stated that the party is planning to hold the nomination nomination meeting in March 1997. "We arc extremely excited about the interest already shown by many people in the riding." Reform Party leader Preston Manning launched the party's election platform last month in London, Ontario. The platform called "A Fresh Start for Canadians" Canadians" is a six-point plan to building a brighter future. Included Included in the plan is a call for government to create real jobs, and a commitment to tax relief for Canadians when the budget has been balanced. Mr. Hickey stated that this is the kind of leadership that Canadians have been longing for. "We can hardly wait to take this plat- fonn to the people of Durham." Durham." Mr. Hickey described the party's party's process of electing a candidate candidate as a "true act of democracy democracy in action," Mr. Hickey went on to say that the party has gone to great lengths to make sure that the selection of a candidate is one of "openness and fairness." Anyone who is interested, whether they are currently a member of the Refont! Refont! Party or not, may contact Mr. Hickey directly at 725- 4637 to discuss the possibility of becoming a candidate. by Lorraine Manfredo Some jewellery has sentimental sentimental value. Some is just flashy. And then there's the kind of jewellery that saves your life. That's the kind Sarah Durham Durham will wear for the rest of her life. The nine-year-old Newcastle Newcastle girl has been wearing a MedicAlert bracelet for over a year - ever since she had a violent reaction to antibiotics. Sarah was given the medication medication to fight a common childhood infection, explains her mother Rena. But about a week after the prescription finished Sarah developed a serious reaction. "She had severe hives, huge welts," says her mom. "Her hands and joints were swollen, she couldn't even bend her fingers. She was really sick." Medical tests soon revealed revealed Sarah's allergy. Nine-Year-Old With Allergy is Reassured by Wearing Medical Information While Rena was relieved her daughter was going to be all right, she was still fearful the drugs might be administered administered again by doctors who didn't know her history. Her fears increased when she learned that the first reaction reaction is often just a warning - that the second can be life- threatening or even fatal if the throat swells closed. "I thought: 'What can we do so we'll never have to go through this again?"' That's when she picked up a MedicAlert pamphlet and called the toll-free number. For a cost of $40, Sarah received her engraved bracelet bracelet with MedicAlert symbol on one side and the dmgs she's allergic to listed on the other: amoxicillin, penicillin' and biaxin. Both mother and daughter have rested a lot.easier since. Sarah says: "If I get hit by a car, the ambulance will come, and if I didn't have the MedicAlert bracelet they could give me Amoxicillin or penicillin by accident." Her bracelet also shows the 24-hour hotline number, which makes available to medical professionals the names of the family physician physician and emergency contact person. "I feel reassured," says Sarah's Sarah's mother. 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