Clinton News Record, 2013-11-06, Page 1616 News Record • Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Transplant recipient an excellent guest speaker for Londesborough UCW
The news from Londesborough
Brenda Radford
LONDESBOROUGH UCW
The Londesborough UCW held their October meeting the
evening of October 21 in the Church hall. Mike Sullivan, who
is currently the Western Ontario Regional Director with the
Canadian Transplant Association, was the guest speaker. He
is also a volunteer with the Trillium Gift of Life Network, the
organization that is responsible for the process of receiving
donations of organs and tissues as well as for promoting
organ and tissue awareness to the public.
Mike explained what parts of the human body can be
donated and why registration as a donor is important. And he
talked about common concerns surrounding being an organ
donor. In Ontario at any given time approximately 1500 peo-
ple are waiting for an organ or tissue donation.
One donor can conceivably save benefit eight people.
Unfortunately not all will receive the organ they need in
time.
Mike is one of the lucky recipients. In 1995 Mike was expe-
riencing shortness of breath and was diagnosed with dilated
idiopathic cardiomyopathy and was put on a regimen of 18 to
20 pills a day and received a pacemaker. In 2010 he began
testing to see if he qualified for a donor transplant. Although
he qualified it wasn't until February of 2011 that he received
his new donor heart.
After two weeks in hospital Mike was released but lived in
London for the next three months to be close to the hospital
for testing, frequent blood work and post op procedures. Now
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he needs a yearly checkup and takes
only four pills a day. As living proof of
the importance of donation, Mike
encouraged all the ladies present to
consider registering for the program.
During the business portion of the
meeting it was decided to make annual
donations to the Goderich, Clinton and
Seaforth hospitals, the Food Grains
Bank, Camp Menesetung, the Huron -
Perth Resource Centre in Mitchell and
the Londesborough United Church.
Recognizing and remembering the
shut-ins and post secondary school stu-
dents connected to our church was dis-
cussed. Also a number of year-end
acknowledgments were agreed on. The
Christmas Concert has been scheduled
for December 19. Harriet will make up
the treat bags and Barb is looking for
participants for the program. Volun-
teers for the lunch following the concert
are needed.
At the most recent meeting of the
executive the need for changes in our
UCW was recognized. As a result a sur-
vey was drawn up and circulated to
ladies in the congregation for some
direction for the future. They hope eve-
ryone will take time to complete this
survey before the November 18
meeting.
The Christmas Pot Luck will be held
on November 18 beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Donations will be received that evening
for the Women's Shelter and the Room
to Grow program.
ET CETERA
Wow! Wasn't it a treat to wake up to
sunshine on Sunday morning? It was a
promise after all that rain and wet of a
few days of better.
Have you bought and are wearing
your poppy? Perhaps you will consider
attending a Remembrance Day Service
at one of the cenotaphs in our area or
watch the service from our nation's cap-
ital on television or, at the very least,
pause for a few moments at the elev-
enth hour on the 11' day to remember.
Members of the Blyth Legion Branch
420 and the Legion Ladies Auxiliary
were present at Londesborough United
Church on Sunday, November 2 to con-
duct a Remembrance Day Service dur-
ing the morning worship. Bagpiper
John Jewitt was part of that honouring
service.
The official board of Londesborough
United will meet on Wednesday,
November 20 beginning at 7:30 p.m.
HULLETT CENTRAL PUBLIC
SCHOOL
Courage is the character attribute
being given emphasis at Hullett Central
during November, an appropriate char-
acteristic as the country remembers our
armed forces.
Students from Grades 7 and 8 will
attend the Blyth Legion Remembrance
Day Service on Monday, Nov. 11. The
rest of Hullett pupils will be holding a
service at the school at which the public
is welcome.
Report cards went home with pupils
the last Monday of October. As a result
teacher/parent interviews are sched-
uled for this week, Friday being a PD
day.
Just two full months into the school
year and staff is looking ahead to next
fall. It's time to register for Kindergar-
ten. Hullett will hold a "Calling all three
year olds" day on November 18. One
can call the school for more informa-
tion on how to attend.
A parent group has stepped forward
to oversee this year's yearbook. So if you
see the cameras out during activities,
it's so the various pages can be set up
following events. This will save panic
next June.
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