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r\<;i: 12 i'Laindk.alkk^wkdnivsim^'. iani'Akv 4. iwm general News Hospital designs special alcoholism program Offer financial seminar ~'ii ̂ The McHenry County Estate Planning * Council, under the r 'auspice of McHenry County ; 'College, is presenting a seminar j^ffividing basic financial tax f(and estate planning in­ formation. This three-part seminar is rsubstantially revised from previous presentations covering topics such as: "Why Financial Planning?"; Banking, Deposit Accounts an<J Lending; Wills; <isk Coverage; Income Tax banning; Retirement Plans; nvestments. and more. Instructors will be from the McHenry County Estate Planning Council which is made up of professionals in the fields of law, accounting, insurance and financial planning & in­ vestments. Seminar dafes are Saturday, Jan. 28, 8:3(K a.m. to 3 p.m.; Tuesday J^n. 31, 7 to 9:30 p.m. and Tuesday, Feb. 7, 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Lakeside Center, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake. To register, call McHenry County College at (815) 455-^700. \d»V8 88 iStgg, „, \nc^deS Soroev?pdor^oS\e°0nces qFF reco^r \_*n ;*ed P' „ c0\orvn9 «AtO* J»° .7760 / JCPe •apto<e By Cliff Ward Shaw Free Press News Media There J&re 4,588 potential alcoholics in McHenry County, and 972 of them may need treatment in one year, $c-. cfTrding to Memorial HospitaT for McHenry County. However, for various reasons, only a third of those substance abusers - 323 people - may actually jet the help they need . Providing a place where alcohol and substance abusers can receive in-patient help in this county will become a reality in mid-1984 when Memorial Hospital in McHenry County's rehabilitation center for the treatment of such cases opens. Although plans for the rehab center, which received state approval recently, are preliminary ̂ Memorial Hospital * director Lee Pesce and others are discussing the kind of program tfiey want to build - one based on medical care, psychological carc and a net­ work of support agencies already in Woodstock. According to James McLeer, * who is working with the hospital , on a consulting basis, "the desire is to link with other services, individuals and groups" while the hospital .provides the key medical ser­ vice - in-patient treatment and detoxification. Memorial's unit will consist of 14 beds, with four used for medical detoxification and 10 used for rehabilitation. It will be housed in existing hospital space and will operate on an annual budget of $300,000, according to Pesce. Pesce said getting such a center started has been one of his major priorities since he assumed the top position at the hospital several years ago. However,due to more pressing needs, such as establishing the psychological care unit he and his staff have not been able to begin the project in earnest until this year. The needs for an in-patient treatment center are many, both men said. Some people may be able to attend Alcoholics Anonymous or similar support groups to break their alcohol or chemical " dependency, McLeer said, but some people who have more serious problems need in-patient care. ' # . "The more progressive the illness is^UUf more intensive the services he needs to recover," he noted. - Sometimes simply halting a drug or alcohol dependency is medically unwise, he said, which is another reason for in­ patient treatment, while other people need the 24-hour struc­ ture and support an in-patient program offers. , The average stay for a patient, Pesce said, would be about 18 days, and the cost per day would be about $180, a cost he described -as Mfair, reasonable and competitive." Pesce said the hospital will be able to keep costs down by working closely with groups such as the Family Center for Substance Abuse, and a person's stay ' would be structured in­ dividually. Care for indigents has also been budgeted into the program, he said. 0 B e s i d e s m e d i c a l detoxificatidn, the psychological side of treating the addiction will have a strong family em- ohasis, both agreed, since alcoholism affects ' the entire family. McLeer stressed the dangers of alcohol abuse^^ saying that alcoholism is a primary illness - a disease. When a drunk . driver is killed, it's not the crash that caused death, it's the alcohol, he noted. > He also noted the high in­ cidence of relationships between alcohol and heart disease, throat and stomach cancer, diabetes and organic brain deterioration. The alcoholic or substance j abuser has three options, McLeer said, and they are recovery, death or insanity. A key phrase for the new center will be "multi- disciplinary," meaning that the center will have a number of v"% components and varied services for paints McLeer said penny a pound Circuit clerk employee recognized Mary Lou, Simp­ son, an employee in the McHenry Cir­ cuit Clerk's office, was recognized at a recent meeting of the McHenry -"'County Board, by the U.S. Air Force and the County B o a r d f o r distinguished service. ° Sgt. Michael Zelez, Air Force recruiter at Crystal Lake, • explained that Mrs. Simpson assisted in checking on data concerning Air Force enlistees and was extremely helpful, friendly, and efficient. "Only 2,000 of the certificates of recognition are given annually throughout the United States," said Sgt. Zelez. L o u A n n e Majewski, member of the McHenry County Board, presented Mrs. Simpson with a resolution of praise signed by County Board. Chairman Clint Clay pool. 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Weber Building: Crystal Lake Rd. and Lill ian St. MEMBER FDIC Sgt. Michael C. Zelez, U.S. Air Force recruiting officer, presents an Air Force Certificate of Appreciation to Mary Lou Simpson, left, employee in the Circuit Clerk's office. With them is Lou Anne Majewski, who presesnted her with a resolution of, praise passed by the McHenry County Board. / Don^asley Photography of her respon­ sibilities in the Circuit Clerk's office and in assisting in the s e a r c h a n d documentation of many records as needed by the Air Force recruiting officer with the best use of her time, efforts and ex­ perience." DRUNK , . DRIVING During Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week, Governor James R. T h o m p s o n a p ­ pointed a task force, h ffTXe d by Secretary of State Jim Edgar to study the problem in Illinois. 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