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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-01-18, Page 30WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1978 Bea non-smoker NON:SMOKER WEEK • JANUARY 22 -. 28, 1978 (From the Bruce, Dufferin, Grey Lung Association) Remember when , • people thought nonsmokers were squar- es and goody-goodies? Remem- ber when people bought cigaret- tes for their rich; strong flavour instead of low tar and nicotine levels? Dramatic changes have taken place since smoking and cancer were linked; more recent discoveries relating second hand smoke to respiratory distress in persons suffering from astham, ,emphysema, bronchitis and other respiratory problems placed more repponsibility on smokers to smoke in restricted areas. JOIN THE MAJORITY- BE A NON-SMOKER week is being' observed provincially and nation- ally January, 22 - 28, 1978. Local" representatives of the . Interag- ency Council on. Smoking and Health who 'are actively particip- ating in ..this program are: Seventh Day Adventists, Owen Sound YMCA YWCA; Grey - Owen Sound Health • Unit; Red Cross Services; Canadian Cancer Society and, the Bruce, Dufferin, Grey. Lung Association. For information, "Join the Majority" place mats/posters or colourful Mactac stickers, contact any of the above offices in Owen Sound. The Five Day Plan to Stop Smoking will commence on Mon- day, January 23, 1978 at 7.30 p.m. at the Owen Sound YA- YWCA. The Seventh Day Advent- ists will provide leadership in - this course, assisted, by members of participating agencies. A si registration fee will' be chari interested persons` may euru2 anytime after 7 p.m. on January 23rd, at the YMCA -YWCA. Make your new year a healthier one - join the majority and be a non-smoker! Wintaria funds CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 Wintario money should be used for equipment , for the facilities. 1.7 "I don't think there's a public school system in the province. that doesn't have extra classrooms," said Hazlitt. "The money could be used for "equipment forthose, classrooms that would convert them to " general purpose rooms or library centres."' John Henderson, the Seaforth trustee, reasoned that a. provincial decision to support theresolution may- resulen in money spent on things school boards really don't. need. He said without guidance from boards money could be spent on projects that may have very limited use by schools . and com- munities. . Board chairman ' John Elliott said he saw merit in• the resolution • but added that he "doubted very much that the provincial government would act on it". monommosoiniftwomimummor CALL THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL. WITH YOUR NEWS AND ADS PHONE 5282822 THE LUCK . OW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO PAGE TWENTYYNINE Ed Wadley prepares a script for a ne* progiamlnow being used in several libraries. He hopes to get back into the broadcast business when he leaves Lyndhurst Lodge. orked'as announcer at C quadraplegic learns skills to be independent Working. as a radio 'announcer often,means long and strenuous hours.. Apart from the hours spent on the air, untold hours are spent preparing programs, commercials andathering the events of the day. The pace is frantic especially for a young person just starting out. Ed Wadley of St. Thomas, loved his work at the radio station in Stratford; despite the pace and pressures of the job. As a talented young announcer just hired on permanent staff, after . working part-time at CKNX in Wingham, he was eager to get ahead. It was the . beginning for Ed in many ways: -Not only Was it his first full time position since graduation from Fanshawe Col- lege that Spring, but it was the beginning of a new lifestyle. For the first time he was making enough money to take a lease on his own a artment, a goal; like most young people, he had since his teenage years. On December 22, 1975, the day he signed the lease on his new apartment, while on his way to his girlfriends's home in London, Ed fell asleep at the wheel of his car and slamtied into the back of a transport truck that had stopped to make a turn. "1 ' remember the accident well,•"recalls Ed.. ''it was about 3 in the afternoon.. and I just dozed off for a second. Then bang and 1 'was pinned in thecar not knowing I was hurt badly. There was blood ' everywhere, but 'the thing that bothered me most was the radio. Somehow it remained on playing Christmas carols. For once 10 wanted to turn the radio off, but 1. just couldn't. The accident severed his spinal cord just below the shoulders making him a quadraplegic' for life. ' 0 N The following 9 months were spent in a London hospital until he had recovered enough . to return to the family in St. Thomas. At home he was 'unable to do anything for himself so he applied for ,admission t� Lynd- hurst Hospital in Toronto. Lyndhurst" is one of Canada's leading rehabilitation hospitals. specializing in teaching parapleg- ics and quadraplegics the neces- sary skills to cope with everyday life. Explaining his reasons for ,,"going to Lyndhurst, Ed said, "1 wanted to ear a skills to once again be independent,. 1 wanted the freedom to come and go when I wanted without having to rely entirely on others. For this to happen I knew 1 needed to be able to do. certain„things.” Since entering Lyndhurst. in November of 1976 he has made good progress towards his goal of independence. Originally he had planned to be out by the Christmas of 1977, but he was grounded by his doctor as a result of pushing himself too hard. When someone is `grounded' they must stav in bed and refrain from most activities. It is only done when a person needs physical rest and is not a form of punishment. Ed's original expectation of what he should be able to do have changed somewhat. He now knows many of his physical limitations:but he has reached a point where he will soon be able to almost take care of himself. All he will• require is a small amount of help ,getting ready in the morning and preparing for bed. The major problem now facing him is finding a suitable place to live where he has the freedom to come and go as he pleases. He has applied to`" the Cheshire Homes Foundation, but they have a long waiting list as do all places offering housing outside of the institutional setting. "What.I really want," says Ed, "is a place where I can live by myself and call home.41 will need a certain amount of help from outside, but not enough to warrant keeping me to an institution." Institutional living has got him scared. He considers the staff at Lyndhurst, and the programs, to be excellent, but it is still an institution.. He claims the real danger of living, in an institution is that people take complete care of you, which is necessary in many cases, because a tight time schedule must be kept. In a concerned voice Ed said,., "l have got to get out of this'institutiOn. It has served me well, but if t stay much longer 1 don"t know if 1 will Make it on the outside: I know I have already lost some . of my social skills because of the lack of outside stimulus." He pointed out that those on the outside get stimulation in their jobs through the daily hustle and bustle of every day life. Inside an institution, stimulation comes from the same people or sources most: .of the time not giving much variety. "Routines are easily developed. and before you know it you no longer want to get outside because what is inside has become your way of life,". said Ed. When Ed does sign himself out he plans to return to school and eventually get back into the radio business. -At present he is keeping his writing skills sharp by preparing different programs on a freelance basis for. a couple .of libraries. The problems 'facing Ed are similar to those of hundreds of Ontario's physically disabled men and women and the • Ontario, March of Dimes is working to change the present situation by advocating at all levels of government that disabled people should have the same rights to live actively within the commun ity as the non -disabled. . Won't you help theOntario March of Dimes, in its efforts` to work with • and for physically disabled adults by giving genera t>!usly.