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Programsantic
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High SthuoI pm. sot:iology
Sluci”liv. are. tackling the
survt- as liter major
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Country Support St)rvitat,.
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lop photo- Nearly 40 people gather*:^
kr a r-aasi !Jl;e{ difine! last Tuesaay a:
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'sUrvdy wit. tied. cleltr►t Ctie net:o$ Vt
Exeters senrot CI*tient
A personal account from someone who's really 'been there
By Brenda Burke
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• 1'VtN(,t14\,til "Not:
1114' aufho! 0! your t►wl
t►uoh, says Jerry: townie'
a' tit WIlil;hi1114. i111(1
District tluspitaf';'Iiilit!
breaths• bats ; sttrits:
Iit:Scribiult. i)intsell a-
Ammer graduate'. of the
series for thos4•.:witil.lung
disease. Downie give'
Wilt -011a,
ubstru+atvt
dist:user) and
pill- wit* . whim, 1)1• itanit'•a ILS • tilt• t►1 tits
:silt-' sit:tin es+ supporti)t -
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ite.tr' litlinrt. Ut►tvl1N• itis !ILPs: that 11•►; it, it yuursrit,' h4 unit::
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hrit5l! wills do:all: t:spI:4:tally to 51111) stuukult; •
111' tjttl( ,ult►kt11 drill \ 1111 1;011 1 Just tituuk,• itu(i t•Mpl:4a 1•t'
drinking: 11.- 'fatitl'hfully gel tstlter ” tit reasons ,
takes tri;, ule(1ici(tittu. hires - O�i lop. of t:opit►g with lung ttisease._
i:1►iutg(!(I t,,.::tttrr Downie. trust also lace the problems, it
increased .his conuuuntty we.ik heart brings.
i1I' 4)lveiti ilIt and 1 ettrt;tl "The heart. s so bad. the') cat+ 1 burl
un the. hulgs...tutf the lungs itrt' 5v bad_
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they work on the heart.' lie i►ttuuLS.
thoWllie Stresslts. the iutportance of
loud communication, riot unit with the
tainity doctor but with ;1 higher power.
"hitith is it very puwurtui healing tool.
olid you've gut to have it." he udvitil).S.
Uuti t try to tyertixtend yourself
when you're in trouble aloin." (u'
adds, calling the story of how ht' drove
himself to hospital and collapsed iu
omergoncy. . k411VIng 1l casual note at .
b inspiring_ early. Must int or•tatitly ;
• h►:art-warinlll tits irirl p
talk to participants r hr's -acceptod his condi-
The I;teterl(,rand Demi lion '
resident tells' the group- -J j "I tuck- my frustrations
.huts 'maintaining it Jerry Downie :nut un t:vilryont i loved.'
h .Li1iIy attitude and he says •' 1 N as in the
making sutut• worthwhile changes has South Hutto! Hospital so much. at nue
drastically altered his lift time I called it home...1 was still young.
"I pictured thyself on the- golf course I wanted it littlebit of Me: lett "
Do •retiren1!enti. alien all of it sudden ,1t one point he even considered
the bubble burst." he confides checking himself into a rest home -
• Diagnused in hid late _5(15 with COPO anything. to ease the burden on •itis
- 1►utul.' for 111:, wilt
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r t:':tittltlli:tici, poupit• wait 'i;1• [ut►g 4:uttiaL
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titan St►(Uutant Ltvitf l,1 ill Unit:. til 1lIibS
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Perhaps
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PI•rhiLps Ole most iulpvrtilt►t hit
:IttLlige• tit►\.1114' hit, t1►t4dt' !, l dung. i1
hugt‘ step nap positive Uunktng
- 1.11 aekt)ubVietdges th4e tart. thus*. wale -
lung„ problems lack .support trulu l./1,11.-•
Sid(' sources and suggosts starting' a.
support group.
"Wt. all halt' problems ittld via all
slip." ht says "We're (it) different trtnu
pimple why lust• it child or lust
or a log. but it's'daatuti weary 4vhtti you
cant t►1eatte •
"I kitten 1 LouId gu tmuLurrutn." itt•
adds. "but 11 (toesti't bother nee.' -