Huron Expositor, 1999-11-03, Page 22 -THE HNIION IXPOIRO11, Nwaober 3, 1993
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Children's sizes 4-6 most needed for coat drive
Frans Pep 1
"We welcome mittens, gently
used hoots and new hats."
said Bilcke. adding that there
is a demonstrated need for
adult coats as well. However.
the _greatest requirement is
for winter wear in the 4.'5
and 6x children's size range,
Bilcke said. "We did not
meet the need (in this area(
last year." •
Bilcke. is optimistic that
this year. with more
community involvement and
exposure. the drive will -be a
success, but public support is
still sought by the agency.
"These are -very .expensive
items," said Bilcke. "Often
(others• families have (extra(
coats that are in.good shape.
We would like to place them
with families that- need
them."
Donating coats is the not
the only waythat community.
members can get involved.
Bilcke stated that the United
Way must sort the'coats,
check for damages and hang
them up. all of which•takes
volunteer energy to• be
completed. •The distribution
of the collection will he
handled.hy the Mason's. the
OPP and thc United Way.
Bilcke said that employing
this manner will ensure the
privacy of the families will
not be compromised, as it is a
top priority. Assistance can
he given to thc project by
simply notifying a family in
need about the project. she
added.
But the campaign's' success
is heavily dependent on
donations of winter wear.
Many community
businesses and agencies have
become involved with the
project by volunteering to be
drop-off points. Clinton
Cleaners. Blue Water
Cleaners in Goderich. Exeter
Cleaning Centre;
Keep -U -Neat Cleaners and
the Scaforth Manor in
Seaforth as well as thc
Clinton 'Community
Cooperative Childcare Centre
Clinton Public School
Resource Centre and North
Street United Church in
Goderich have all been
designated as drop-off
centres for the campaign.
Although drop-off points
stopped collecting this. week.
donations can still be made at
the Huron United Way office
behind, Huronvicw on Hwy.
4. south of Clinton. Call
482-7643 for more
information.
Carl Stavros photo
United Way board member 5uson Wyatt, executive .director Kim Bilcke and Const. William
Rossiter of the OPP are helping Huron County's Coots for -Kids campaign for needy families
Family starts organ donor card campaign during wait
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hut doesn't want to take
•.advantage' of' those closer
parking spaces when the
extra walk to the store will do
hire the most good.
"Some days I'm fine. Some
days I'm not so fine." he
said.
He worked as long as he
could and said his employers
made sure he didn't have to
do any reaching overhead, an
action.he said was bad if you
have cardiac troubles.
Coworkers started a ball
team and lbhn played
catcher, using a coworker to
run for him when he was at
bat so he could keep playing
on thc team.
His whole condition has
made solving the mystery
complicated. "
Since he was 21. he has
had dem_ yelinating disease, a
condition that affects the,
nervous system and leaves
John unable to sense certain
kinds of pain.. For example,
he may not feel the heat of a
coffeepot on his hand.
.There was concern this
might have somehow ted to
the 'cardiomyopathy but no
links have been found. And
while it may be contributing
to it. it could also he• the
reason why John doesn't feel
as much pain from his heart.
as doctors are sure he should
he feeling.
While trying to determine
what was wrong, doctors
discovered in a stress test that
his heart was working like
that of an 80 -year-old while
the heart monitors showed no
trouble.
At a Lindon hospital, they
double checked that no other
."John Chambers" had taken
any other of the same tests as
John that day to be sure they
weren't getting the results
confused.
Both his grandparents and
parents have had heart
conditions hut each one of
those was different and
doesn't shed any light on
John's worsening situation.
"It's very scary." said Kim
about the waitto find out
what's wrong.
They want to keep his heart
functioning es . long. as
possible before going fora
transplant but no matter what.
he is eventually going to need
a new heart.
"While I've got some time:
they can do their
investigations." he said.
adding his health and
Seaforth Hospital gets
new physio equipment
• The Blue Jays have one. the, Leats• have one and now,
Seaforth Community Hospital has one.
Donated by the hospital auxiliary and worth 54,200. the
Excel is a state-of-the-art machine that combines ultrasound
and electrotherapy for patients in the hospital's physiotherapy
department.
"We just love it," says SCH physiotherapist Paula Leslie.
"It's used by professional sports teams to heal injuries but
it can also. be used to heal occupational injuries. for joint
.replacement therapy and to stimulate muscles after surgery
and casts," she says.
The new machine can treat two patients at the same time.
decreasing waiting tithes for patients and does the job of three
different older machines at the hospital .,
"It's an updating of what we have - a really nice update."
says Leslie.
She adds that the technology is more refined and more
accurate since a safety mechanism on thc ultrasound wand
shuts off the sound waves if the wand.is not directly on the
skin. That way. the patient gets the full amount of therapy set
on the timer.
Hospital auxiliary member Ariel Wood. of Egmondville.
says the funds for the new machine were raised at last year's
tree of lights fundraiser and penny sale proceeds.
"We couldn't get by without community support.'" says
Leslie. "Technology's expensive and donations become more
and more important as government funding decreases." •
Susan Hundartmark photo
Ariel Wood, of Egmondville receives physiotherapy on her
knee from physiotherapist Paulo Leslie using the new 54,200
machine the hospital auxiliary donated 10 Seoforth
Community Hospital.
circumstances should put him ha's created an- awareness of
at the -top of the list when •the .organ donation:
time comes fora ncw.hcart. •-Once you go through this.
"i just don't like the fact you see life differently." she
for me to get a new heart. said.
'someone's going to ha'e to The. Situation has -peen a
die." he said. "1 wish they'd : struggle. for •the family a'
perfect the artificial heart." they cope.. with John's
Kim has started - a condition.• the warts for
campaign to get family. and uncmrlo) ment insurance
friends to sign their donor (and now maybe disability
cards now that this situation_ pay inent.i..coming up with
the means to pas for the
medication that's keeping
John's heart working longer-
and
ongerand trying to reduce the stress
in John's lite.
For now. it's more tests and
more tests as they try to solve
the mystery heti►re time runs
out.
Kim said until -an answer is
found. they just• keep taking
life one day at a time
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