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People we know
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ebel and
family of Ingersoll were
Thanksgiving weekend visitors
with Mr. and Mrs. Jack
McCutcheon. On Sunday a family
gathering was enjoyed to
celebrate the 25th wedding
anniversary of Mr. and Mrs.
Ebel.
Mrs. Muriel Garniss who
recently underwent surgery
returned home from hospital on
Friday.
Sympathy is extended to Mrs.
George Bridge on the death of her
sister, Mrs. Wes. Wallace of
Pal Merston
Roy and Mrs. Kennedy are
holidaying in Hamilton this week
with Mr. and Mrs. David
Kennedy and family. They will
also attend the wedding of their
nephew, Bruce Kennedy, in
Toronto on Sattnklay.
Mr. and Mrs. DAvid Miller
ofSept Isles, Quebec, have been
visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Miller.
Mr. and Mrs.David Kennedy
and sons, Michael and Mark,
were Thanksgiving weekend
visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
,R.W.Kennedy,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kellington
and family were Mrs. ' Frank
Hardman, Mitchel, Mr. Lloyd
Riley, Mitche, Mr. Harvey Riley,
Kitchener, Mr. and Mrs. Larry
Kellington and family of
Springfield, Mr: and Mrs.Don
Jacklin and Mrs. Wm. Collie.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Yuill,
accompanied by Miss Brenda
Bewley, left this week for
Australia where they will visit
with their granddaughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Carmen Dale,
Brenda, Bruce and Daren of .near
Clinton and Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Thornton, Dianne and Twyla
Dawn of Dublin were Sunday
visitors at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. George Thornton.
Visitors for Thanksgiving with
Mr. and Mrs. John
Lorraine and Gregory of
spent Thanksgiving with
Mrs. Edwin martin.
Thanksgiving
Elsie Evans was a guest and Eileen Clark, of Blyt
they travelled by motor
the Cathedral of To-mo
Akron, Ohio, U,S.A.
During the holiday v
visitors at the home of
Mrs. Murray Huether at
were Mr. and Mrs. Dave
Sept Iles, Quebec; M
mrs.Adrian McTaggart, B
Mr. and Mrs. Roger
Burlington; Mr.Dave
and Mr. Ross Campbell t
at Renfrew Collegiate.
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by thrombosis (or blocking) of
cerebral blood vessels, • the
rehabilitation process includes
administration of anti-coagulant
drugs.
Statistics on strokes arc still
fairly sketchy: while any age
group can be affected, strokes arc
10 times more common. in the
over-65s than in the population as
a whole. People with. high blood
pressure, run a greater risk of
stroke 'than those with normal
pressure.
While strokes aren't nearly as
common as heart attacks, the
fatality rate for the first incidence
is almost the same -- about 40 per
cent. Unlike heart attacks, strokes
have very little to,do with heredity
or lifestyle.
At one time, the future was
pretty bleak for those who
survived a stroke. Today, with
early encouragement, support
and motivation, the stroke victim
can usually be returned to a
useful, productive life.
Entertainment at
The Queen's Hotel
Brussels
FRIDAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
The Tex Noble Show
SUNDAY MENU — PERCH DINNER
TWO OF DISNEY'S ALL-TI: GREATS
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ENJOY BANQUET — All roads led to Brussels Saturday night for the Independent
Order of Oddfellows 100th Anniversary banquet and dance. Above, Mrs. Jean
Bridge of Brussels, District Deputy President welcomes Mrs. Val Hathaway and
Mrs. Olga Chipchase. (Photo by Pat Langlois)
Stroke victims can recover
The 19th century bacteriologist
Louis Pasteur, continue(' his work
while convalescing from a stroke.
More recently, Canada's
Governor-General Jules Lcgcr
was up and about a few weeks
after suffering a stroke this
summer.
The secret of combatting the
effects of a stroke -- the bursting
or blocking of an artery to the
brain -- is to start rehabilitation as
soon as possible. As Ann Winter,
senior consultant in rehabilitation
for the Ministry of Health's Allied
Health Disciplines Branch, puts
it, "The patient shouldn't be
' allowed to hang around: rehab
should start as soon as vital signs
have stabilized." This, she says,
may be within hours of the stroke
occurring.
Miss Winter, who is• both a
physiotherapist and an
occupational therapist, says that
getting the stroke patient back to
recovery is a co-operative
venture; it's not just a matter of
doing things to the patient -- but
getting him to do things for
himself.
What this means is that the
health team, the patient, and the
patient's family must work
together. In some cases it may be
appropriate to start home care
services very soon after a stroke.
These services, covered by OHIP,,
could include nursing, physio-
therapy, speech and occupational
therapy.
Rehabilitation departments of
hospitals provide intensive in-
patient and out-patient therapy
programs to assist the patient in
recovering optimal functions.
For the stroke victim, the
adjustment process is vital, The
principal goal of rehabilitation,
says Miss Winter, is to teach the
patient how to adapt and regain
independence and
self-sufficiency. As well as the
patient's own co-operation, this
requires strong support and
positive motivation.
Depending on the severity of
the attack, the recovery rate for
survivors of strokes is
encouraging, particularly when
rehabilitation is started early
enough to prevent or offset
deformity, and to get the patient
functioning again. Legs usually
return to normal more quickly
than arms, because less fine
movement is involved. Some
Strokes produce only a slight
weakness in the limbs; more
severe ones can lead to foss of
speech and paralysis of One side
Of the body,
Since some strokes are caused
THE BRUSSELS POST, OCTOBER 16 i 1974
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Married '50 yearsi?
Are you having a
90th birthday ??
We are anxious to carry a story with a
picture of your 50th Wedding anniversary
and of your 90th birthday.
So that some arrangements can be
made we ask your co-operation in advising
us as far in advance as possible of such
events
While, other than in exceptional circum-
stances, we will not be able to use pictures
of wedding anniversaries of less than 50
years, we do want a story of such anni-
versaries. Please forward details as soon
as the event is held.
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