Aé - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, Api 21, 2004

Obstetric care is still here

Dear Sir: .

Tam writing in sect to -
the April. 7, 2004 letter: from”

_CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD -

Francoise Godet. and three.
others, ;

Her letter left the’ “impres:.
“sion that there was: no quali:
fied obstetrical or gynecolog- --
ical medical coverage Jin...
. Terrace. Rest easy,’ ladies. A.

a’ very: ‘qualified’

ob/gyn who is qualified in: most. aspects’ of her profes-

sion,.and.is not’ only kind, gentle, caring and consider- ©
vate; But a praféssional, ‘avid’ advocate to the Promotion

of. women's health in Terrace...
She has dedicated her medical career ‘to: the: women
of Terrace. This ‘bodes: very ‘well-for auir: comimunily..

ery nurse, maternity nurse: and.a prenatal instructor:
When 1 first: began. maternity: nursing. in, “Terrac 27
years ago, ‘informed decision was quite ‘radical; ‘We: were
moving away ’ ‘from doi sing: things to: patients. to’ ‘doing
things with them: ° :
Any surgery’ that involved: feinale: pa
husband’s consent, if you were married, ‘and if-you were

under 21,-a° ’ parents. consent. : Information: about: teat a

" ments: were not always ‘available. or. given to the. women;

Informed ‘decision, also calied: ‘informed consént,

means that once a, diagnosis is~made, every ‘treatment

option is ’ detailed ‘fo the: patient so. that they.

say in which direction they would like to go :
Surgery often is-an- option and. Sometimes: ‘is: ‘the best

option, but‘it may not:the theonly option. ‘h. know that. for.

myself I would like to know. what can: be" done, ‘what. Te
sult. I.can' expect from any. treatment; whai
and’ benefits and-where can it be-doni

_ I know. that: ‘we are blessed: in “Terrace with very “fine

doctors and most: of. them do: ‘practice’ “medicine in’ this

manner, | know’ that our current obstetrician -Bynecologist. :

practices in’ this manner.

up obstetrics. It sounded like this, was a recent. develop

An open. letter tor - E
Roger Harris, MLA, ‘Skeena_
Minister. of. State, Forest Operations

Dear Sir: we

. All food - banks exist due't to: the Tack r f food: securily.

There i is not enough. government 2 :
fixed.incomes to feed. thernselves: ftom:month ‘to: mont

We have not*seen a. decrease, in*.foo -bank: demand.

contrary to. cabinet. minister Roger Harris”: remarks.
.We'do agree with Minister: Harris. that. drie of the so-
lutions i is to get’ “people working’ again, Hunger is:incom-
patible. with this solution. Hunger: only: promotes conflict
despair, fear, ‘and sorrow, ; :
Our wish is for peace instead of. conti; hope instead

of despair, | love: instead, of fear, and’ ‘Joy instead of sor

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Over the. years many. CPs have aft. this. avenue: “of

medicine. Most of them reluctantly: 1 might add, and ~

many: of them, , very: skilled-int the area... While I can't -

spéak for. them. I can only, tell “you what they have told
_. Me. -They were missing too: much: of. their! children’s ac-

“T have: been involved in: obstetrical nursing for 97. tivities, insurance ‘costs keep. rising and. ‘the long on- call;

years at-Mills: Memotial: Hospital as ‘a labour. and: deliv-.

for'deliveries was. exhausting,

B. Cy, it “all over: Canada, “You, -want

As for the lack of GPs i ‘in: 1 ‘Terrace doing c-section’, a

“few reasons: ‘might be time: for. appropriate: courses (most’
“ people would like ‘to know. that the person, ‘doing, surgery. a
“on them has had .the the. course ‘and the experiénce in’
5 doing the’ surgery); Opportunity. to-actiially. do them; ‘Tost
office: wages. ‘to. take’ the- course; ‘lost’ office time. to.come
“to. the ‘operating room; and: plait ly a lack. of desire to do
that: kind of thedicine, ms

So, women of: Terrace, ‘do’ nol: be ‘falsely: led to be

lieve ‘you! have been left. out:in the. cold, There. i is‘still an’ “fe

A number of-i interesting questions ‘were asked regard.  ob/gyn.and there are. ‘GPs, and, nurses. right’ here in. Ter-

ing the.number of general’ practitioners who have given «face d dedicated me giving. you first-class care and we do.

_ Fee MeCleary, Terrace, B. c.

stranger and. you. welcomed me.”

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, aN * NOTICE OF PUBLIC INPUT |
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TAKE NOTICE: THAT, the Gity of Terrace will: hold a. publie
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Now: ‘some of you may think’ that t to be: selfi sh. ‘Well
have’ you éver thought of, what it means:to,do.a full day
of office, bé ‘on-call, ‘not. just. for, ER: but:the: hospital, :
rand. on top’ of. that,’ haye. someone: in. Jabour?. ; :
a is alot‘of time, a lot: of times, The next ‘time you. see. ope
aris required a _ your doctor-i in.the office, ‘think: about what their: Previous:
24 hours’ might have éntailed,.."'.-
“This. situation is. not" happening just. in: te ace. or just :
“ is ‘situation-..
changed: ; then: speak: to: the minister: of health, Get, your.
~ two cents. into ‘the: universities. where doctors are. traitied ve
; and get things. changed.”

The work: of: the Tertace Churches: Food Bank 4 ‘is
-based-. om..the’ gospel according. ‘to Matthew, ‘Chapter -
 25:(35): “For. T was hungry | and. you gave mie. food, I was”

“thirsty and- you. gave ie’ ‘something. to. drink, FT was. a

ernm St take’ on. this. ‘chatienge: ‘Bnter :
toa: compassionate: telationship, with’ the -huhgry."Pro-
: Vide, enough: -assistarice : so that there” is: n hunger | for.
: those: who live with hunger, oe 7
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