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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1985-07-24, Page 6A6 -- THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JULY 24, 1985 FAMILY - Palliative care service offered at Seaforth BY LAURiE ERR The Seaforth Community Hospital has recently announced plans to begin a unique type of volunteer service to patients and the community called Palliative Care. This Palliative Care Service is being implemented to offer additional care for patients with a terminal illness and their families, as well as to those families for whom the death of. a member may be causing prolonged stress. The emergence of Palliative Care Units and Palliative Care Services across North Amer- ica in recent years, indicates a growing need for this specialized type of care. Studies are continuously undertaken to understand bet- ter the needs of the dying person and his or her family. Dane Cecily Saunders of England was the pioneer of this type of extended care, while Dr. Balfour Mount is generally recognized as the Canadian pioneer. The first Palliative Care Unit was set up by Dr. Balfour Mount. at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal in 1975. ENTERTAINMENT Farm Show is revived BY JULIE MacDONALD The people of Goderich township certainly. know how to bring excitement totheir sesquicentennial celebrations. The revival of Theatre Passe Muraile's Farm Show, in the community where it was Conceived back in 1972, is everything it could have hoped to be. . The Farm Show has gained acclaim, since its inaugural performance. in a Goderich township barn, fondly christened "Ray Bird's Theatre", all across Canada and in southern. England and Wales. Paul Thompson, with whom the idea for the Farm Show originated, was enthusiastic about the revival when approached by Jean Lobb last fall, as was the entire original cast, and all but Janet Amos (artistic director of Theatre New Brunswick) were able to make the trip back to Goderich township for its 150th anniversary. The revival was financed by twenty Goderich area farmers, each contributing $1,000 to guarantee against loss. Figures indicate the show will pay for' itself if audiences fill the Holmesville'Township Shed (adapted brilliantly for the play, down to the authentic touch of seating some audience members on bales of hay) to about 65 to 70 per cent capacity. The play should fair much better than that. The humor is infectious and the acting superb. Watching Miles Potter perform the monologue scene, in which he recounts his first experience with baling, is well worth the admission price all on its own, but there is far Blue Champagne opens in Bend is Y JULIE MacDONALD Playhouse II at the Huron Country Playhouse, Grand Bend, opened its season July 10 with a nostalgic glance backward to the music of the 1940s with Blue Cham- pagne. Using the format of a vintage radio station broadcast from the NBS radio network, the musical revue winds its waj through eight rredleys devoted to the various types of tunes associated with the era. The World War II medley, including the ballad lily Marlene, is especially poignant. The medleys are interrupted by some short and snappy commercials of the forties-• for such favorite products as Chi- quitta bananas and Chesterfield cigarettes -- and by some rather unsuccessful news -type monologues. The entire show is enacted by three performers, accompanied by Linda Roland on piano and Bruce Halliday on bass. The cast is capable but vocally lack the edge to turn the performance from acceptable to exciting. The voice of Kate Hennig is certainly the strongest of the three, Athena Voyatzis performs with enthusiasm and expressiveness, but has considerable dif- ficulty with the higher end of the vocal range Wally Michaels (probably best remembered for his continuing role as J.M. Schneider in commercials > has a voice which is decidedly ordinary. The set is simple yet appropriate and the choreography, while being repetitive at times, is well correlated to the time period being depicted. The atmosphere of Playhouse H itself is conclusive to Blue Champagne. Tables revered with linen table cloths are scattered throughout the theatre to which patrons can bring their drinks and enjoy the performance in a relaxed manner. The opening night crowd spanned a wide age bracket, indicating that the subject matter presented does not limit its appeal to the general public. For all those interested in a taste of musical history, Blue Champagne continues in Grand Bend until July 20. Colemans research their family tree The Coleman Picnic was held at Stanley Township Park on July 14 with 70 people attending. After a smorgasbord supper, president Jack Coleman conducted the business. The minutes were read by Audrey Coleman. Those present decided to update the family tree. Bev Coleman volunteered to be the Chairman. Mr. Morley Coleman. Annie Moms, Grace Chapman, Gladys Doig and Audrey Coleman were appointed to get information with other persons to be asked to help with the different branches The picnic is to be held on the second Sunday in July and the same place next year The slate of officers for 1986 are: President - Brian Wilson, first vice - Mary Finlayson, second vice - Russell Talbot, Treasurer - Gladys Doig, Secretary - Joan McClymont, Sports Committee - Brenda and Ken Empey. Brad and Teresa Finlayson. Bev and Gayle Coleman conducted the sports and contests. Guessing the number of candies in jar was won by Grace Chapman. Most pennies in wallet was won by Shirley Dell. Oldest person attending - Mary Finlayson. People coming the furthest - Morley and Marion Coleman of Ottawa and Tun, Joan, Maryanne and Mark Taylor of Ottawa. A family puzzle was enjoyed by all with Betties and Talbots and Jack Coleman as winners, Most children there - Russell Talbot. Contest winners were: Running race and kick the shoe (1-5 yrs) first Sean Coleman, - Running (6-10) first Mary Anne Taylor, kick the slipper (6-10) Mary Anne Taylor. Running (1I and up) Murray Whyte, kick the slipper (11 and up) Ken Bettles and the winner of the shoe scramble was -Dann Talbot. more: Paul Thompson and David Fox as duelling tractors, Fina MacDonnell earnestly recounting the risks of injury and death on the farm,,•and Terry Tweed and Anne Anglin performing simultaneously 1972 and 1985 versions of Allison Lobb (a modification the cast added to their own original script). Farm Show simply should not be missed. Running until July 19, it is a production that the entire area should look on with pride. Today there are well over 350 Palliative Care Units in hospitals across Canada and the United States, mostly ,in larger centres and many many more Palliative Care Services, both in urban centres and communities like our own. Closer to home, the Huron County pioneer of this unique type of extended care, is Connie Osborn of Goderich. Not only did Mrs. Osborn set up and• coordinate a Palliative Care Service in the Goderich Hospital, but she travelled, extensively throughout Huron, Perth and Middlesex counties doing workshops and speaking to groups about Palliative Care. In Huron County, 13 per cent of the' population is over 65 years of age. The Ontario average is 10 per cent. With the rise in healthcare costs and government cutbacks, there is a greater than ever need for health care programs that will maintain a high quality of care while not increasing health costs. Care and costs are compatible. where there is a Palliative Care Service and the benefits to the community can be monumental. Palliative Care is sometimes equated with holistic medicine or total patient care. where a team of professionals as well as a group of trained and compassionate volunteers try to meet the needs of dying patients and their families. Patients and families on palliative care can expect a support team to be available to them in times of stress,' fatigue and grief. The team is >tvailable on a 24 hour -a -day basis to help both the family, and the patient in his or her final days to allow the most stress -free environment possible. Trained palliative care volunteers can also assist the staff in intensive care and -or the emergency departments, providing comfort and support to the families of patients following sudden deaths, such as accidents and heart attacks. The nurses and doctors can concentrate on the patient, assured the family is being comforted and helped. This reduces the stress on the staff , • who can become frustrated when circumstances prevent them from being able to comfort the familyof an accident victim, since the patient must come first, Palliative Care refers to programs or services that provide care to those•patients for whom treatment aimed at cure and the prolongation of life is no longer appropriate but for whom therapy aimed at improving the . quality of remaining life is the primary object. It is efficient, loving care, by a multidisciplin- ary team of medical, non-medical and volunteer care givers, working closely to respond to the needs of the patient and the family, be they physical, emotional, social or spiritual. This oommunity already has a hospital staff already steeped in the principles of palliative care. All that is needed now is a group of volunteers. The success of this support service can only be achieved by recruiting and training volunteers who will aid the medical staff in giving the patient with a terminal illness and the'family the special assistance and support they -require. After a screening interview, the successful volunteer will attend a series of seminars on various aspects of terminal care. It is presently anticipated this course will involve one evening a week for eight weeks, followed by workshops 'and in-service programs throughout the year. Anyone from the vicinity to whom this rewarding type of work might appeal, contact Laurie Erb at the hospital 527-1650. . For the next several weeks, the Expositor will feature articles on individual aspects of palliative care, such as the role of the volunteer, spiritual aspectsof death, children and death, sudden .deaths and suicide, normal and abnormal grief. 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