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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1980-03-27, Page 45• - • Recognizing that the most people . as the • quantity, the Canadian Cancer Society, through its provincial divisions, has initiated a varied series of self-help groups for cancer patients. These programs are supported by public donations to the Society in the April fund-raising campaign. • Ontario Division's Coping with Cancer, part of the Service to Patients program, has grown from a pilot project operated for two years at the Toronto Unit of the Canadian Cancer 5ociety. Within the past year and a half, 12 Coping With Cancer groups have been formed across Ontario. Each group is led by two volunteer health professionals, both with recent experience in the cancer field. •But professional background alone does not qualify those who wish to be group leaders. Potential leaders • must also attend an interview by a local screening committee and a training seminar. They then guide s41f-help and education -oriented discussions intended for cancer out-patients, their •families and friends. A doctor's referral is not necessary, although group leaders, with the patient's permission, will inform the doctor. Like air support groups sponsored -by the Canadian Cancer Society, Coping With Cancer, which does not follow a structured program, emphasizes a positive . • Thue women are con_vineed_tliatieaneer_ean.heheaten,Left_to are Jean Ginn, PDN (planning, development and nominations) lchalrman of the Goderich Branch off the Canadian Cancer Society, Hazel McCreath, publicity chairman for the Goderich Branch and. Zella Crawford, com- memoration chairman for the Goderich Branch. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) Society needs bequests One of the attributes of building an estate is the knowledge that it can be disposed of for the maximum benefit of persons and organizations of your own choosing. Thus your influence exteMs well beyond your lifetime: Normally this is ac- complished by a will. Undoubtedly; you will wish to make provision among your bequests for the needs of loved ones and close friends. The. Canadian Cancer Society, which' serves for you and will continue to serve those• who come after you, asks to be considered among ,those close friends. The Society, therefore, urges you to give serious c,onsid'eration to •arranging • now for a 'deferred gift' upon which it can draw at a later date. • Such a gift will help to continue the humanitarian works tt which the Canadian Cancer Society is dedicated. Bequests, plus interest derived therefrom, are , allocated to cancer research and other capital • projects recommended by the Society's Division in the Province concerned.• A large. percentage of money, given to the' Canadian Cancer Society is turned over to its af– filiated organization, the National Cancer Institute, which acts as the • Society's research arm and administers funds for promising research projects. Such work has already resulted in many benefits to cancer patients. Your money is thus put to work to pay for programs to save lives and make life happier for all. The Society also supports many different services for patients and sponsors public education on cancer to encourage early treatment and so raise the percentage of cures. Deferred gifts can take many forms. As bequests in favour of the Canadian Cancer Society are not subject to inheritance taxes, the entire bequest will be available for the purpose intended. TYPES OF BEQUESTS • A bequest is a gift which is made in a Will. The following are the most common forms of bequests: 1. A General Bequest, is a gift of a stated sum of money to the Society. The simplest kind of general bequest is one which is worded: "I give, devise and bequeath to the Canadian Cancer Society the sum of dollars." 2. A Specific Bequest, is a gift of a particular possession, such as shares of stock, bonds or real property, to the Society. 3. A Residual Bequest, is a gift of all or part of the balanee" of youi-estate •to • the Society, after making provision for all other bequests. 4. A Contingent Bequest is a gift to theSociety of any part of your estate which other beneficiaries are unable to receive because of death or other reasons. 5. A life Income Trust, is a gift of a sum of money to the Society which then invests it, paying the income to the donor's designated beneficiary for life after which the capital reverts to the Society. DEFERRED GIFTS ARE IMPORTANT The Canadian Cancer Society does not have large financial reserves and it operates on a pay- as-you-go basis. Annual income from campaigns. is barely adequate to provide for current programs. But the Society is committed to the long - 'range support of cancer Turn to page 12 • pake9 group initiated attitude in confronting the disease. British Columbia and Yukon Division's patient supprirt program, also focusses on emotional and educational assistance through in— volvement. Established in 1976 under the auspices of the Human Support Committee of the Cancer Control Agency of B.C.,. the program is designed to meet the needs of in and out-patients, their families and friends. A number of groups are no w functioning throughout the province, meeting weekly or monthly depending on the area. Sessions usually take place in the clinic where the patirentls being treated, although' com- munity-based meetings are planned for the future. The Cancer Society sponsors training workshops for group leaders, usually professionals with an affiliation to a hospital - nurses, social workers and chaplains. Recalling • her own diagnosis of cancer, Albert CanSurmount volunteer Esther Rob- bins, says, "Only those who have experienced that traumatic moment can understand what it means in an all- • encompassing way." Based on this premise, the first CanSurmount patient support.. project was launched in Denver in 1973 and has since, been adopted by the Alberta Division of the Canadian Cancer Society. • Meetings take place on a one-to-one basis, bet- • ,4,:-•••4';"•• ' ANCER 'IrEY ween the patient and a volunteer who is now —EnctionalliWithif—iiikT coping with the disease. The patient may choose either the hospital • or home as the location for these informal meetings. After attending an extensive training program, a volunteer is permitted to visit only upon referral from the patient's • family physician and with the support of a trained co- ordinator and medical advisor. In • fact, CanSurmount is intended to function as part of the total health care team available to the patient - nurse, surgeon, on- cologist, chaplain and social worker. In 1978, the Manitoba Division of the Canadian Cancer Society sponsored a presentation on two American patient sup- port prograrns. This experiment acted as the catalyst for the rapid growth of four different projects now operating in Winnipeg. Meetings now take place in city hospitals, to which in and out -patients - and their families are invited. Leaders of the four groups are qualified professionals. Registered nurses and, in one case, a psychiatrist elide 'group discussions • which provide emotional sup- port for cancer,patients.° The Society intends to play a more active role in future operations, having been asked by the par- ticipating groups to correlate and publicize activities, and possibly supply a location for meetings. This rug to be raffled by Clinton branch This Informative publication is brought to you with the kind co-operation of the following Beattie Funeral Horne Mill St Mutch Ltd. Home Furnishings 71 Albert St., Clinton 482-950 Serving Clinton and Area Since 1934 55 Rattenbury St., E. Clinton 482.9521 1$$ FLEMING FEED MILL LTD. 60 IRWIN ST. CLINTON 482-3438