B6 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 8, 1997

New Hospice coordinator

wants to

GIVING CHOICES back to
the dying and their families,

That’s Terry Gordon’s
goal as the new coordinator
for the Terrace Hospice
Society,

Gordon just took over the
job from Diane © Mac-
Cormac, who was with the
Hospice Society since it was
formed in 1994,

Hospice plays a unique

role in the“ ‘community.
Volunteers take >on - the
demanding task of comfort-
ing and helping the dying
and their relatives,

As the population ages
there’s going to be even
more call for hospice ser-
vices. oO

‘Sometimes it’s just hav-
ing someone. there to wake
up to,” says Gordon. ,

Other. times’. volunteers
write letters, read- books. or
even bring treats, like ice
cream. ‘

Gordon thinks one of the
most imporlant things

Family
A VERY good friend has
Ieft us,

Gladys May Hales passed
away this September after
an operation.

Gladys was born on Aug.
29, 1905 in England, grow-
ing up in Alford,

Her father ran a fish and
chips shop, so it was no sur
prise when Gladys went on
.to work as the head cook at
the Alford Grammar School,

It was then that Gladys
met her husband George
Hales. He was working at a
‘men’s clothing ~~ store.
‘George was a iall, dis-
tinguished looking man.

George and Gladys had

‘three sons: Derek, Peter and
‘John.

' All three boys were born
‘in England, with John
‘finishing his schooling in
Terrace.

' In 1957 Derek and his

‘wife Beryl and. their nine-':

+month-ald baby. Susan’ im-
Migrated to Canada. ,

' Derek had just $80 in his
‘pockel when he arrived in
+ Vancouver, and no job.

| Derek’s brother-in-law
| Frank Brooks was working
;on a ranch in Aslicroft, so
‘Derek contacted him. From
‘there he and his wife moved
‘to Cache Creek, where
Derek got a jab as a finish-
‘ing carpenter.

' In 1958 George and
-Giadys and son John came
‘over to Canada to join

give the dying choices

Terry Gordon

hospice can do is give a
dying person control. That
might be as simple as telling
that person he or she doesn’!
have-to be in the hospital.

“They should know. they
have more options than get-
ting sick, going lo the bospi-
tal, and dying,’’ said Gor-

don.

Other things dying people
can contro] are the people
with them at the end, and
what type of intervention
from hospital staff. “is
wanted.

Gordon has a background
in nursing, both in the hos-
pilal and at the health unit.
She’s worked as a coor-

_dinator for: Ihe: pregnancy.

outreach program and
prenatal program and now
wants lo: explore the other
side of the life cycle.

And, as her new job and
family allows, : she’s also
studying for law school.

There‘are about two dozen
volunteers regislered with
hospice right now, and an-
other two dozen just com-
pleted a training course,

But Gordou ‘points out that
those : volunteers’ might not
all- be ‘active at the same
time.

“Some clients might take
incredible amounts ‘of time

and energy,’’ she said.
Volunteers often needa fow
months off tao recuperate
from that experience.

But the help the volunteers
provide is immense, said
Gordon.

‘We get very positive
feedback from =~ the
families,’? she says, ‘They
often tellus, “You made the

difference. You helped us

get through this.’.”’ .

Gordon. hopes to continue
to see: the propram grow,
However, it relies on dona-
lions and gets no core fund-
ing.

Still, she’d like to sce
Hospice getting involved
more in helping-the dying to
move out of hospitals, when
appropriate,

‘For example, the socicly
could help organize small
group homes for the dying,
perhaps staffed by a-24-hour
nurse. ;

“IPs something we can
work towards, ’’

misses Gladys Hales

HERE 'N-THERE’
YVONNE MOEN

Derek and Beryl in Cache
Creck,

Gearge got a job working
in a building supply store
and Gladys went to work as
a chamber maid.

In 1964 Derek moved his
family to Terrace and he be-
came the foreman for Acme
Glass and Miliwork.

A year later George and

‘Gladys: followed. They be-

came...cayetakers...at the
Keystone apartments on
Scott Ave.

George and Gladys moved
back to England a few years
later, . but sadly George
passed away in 1974,

Gladys then moved back
to Terrace to live with
Derek and Beryl. Gladys
loved life in Terrace and
had many friends here.

She played cards, went to
bingo and enjoyed being
around her family.

Gladys passed away on

GLADYS HALES and her great-granddaughter
Laurie. Gladys passed away recently, and is sadly
missed by family and friends.

Sept. 9.at Mills Memorial
Hospital, She had fallen and
broken her leg, and never
recovered from the opera-
tion, oo

However, she had 92 good
years and enjoyed good

health tiil the end.
Gladys joins ber husband

George and her son Peter. °

She’ll be sadly missed by
her sons John and Derek
and their families.

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YOU BE THE JUDGE
Dont Count Your Eqgs Before They're Laid |

“Gloria, did you clean our the hen
house? That place is beginning to smell
like there's no tomarrow,”

Arthur had just stomped into the
farm house, his rubber bocts covered with
mud, ;

“Just calm down, now, Arthur, Can't
be everywhere at once. The dog had con-
vulsions and | had te take him:to the vet.
Just came back." ; co

“Sorry, Gloria, it's not like me to be
this irritated. But I'm really bothered: That
monster of an Inspector fram the Alberta
Ege Producers Board‘is coming tomorrow
to inspect our hens, and there’s going to
be fireworks.”

Gloria looked puzzled. “Why, because -

| didn’t clean out the hen house?” “That's
the least of our worries. No, the problem
ls that the eggs In Canada is a regulated
product. Alberta doesn’t want too many

hens producing too many eggs. Otherwise. .

the prices will get too low.” : ;
“So why should there be fireworks
tomorrow?”
Arthur wiped the perspiration off his
brow, : — -
“Because we have 6000 hens and
we're only allowed to have 300l" -

Arthur was right. There was fireworks, .

The couple: received an order: fram the

Board telling them to get rid of 5,700.

hens, “ : oo,

Arthur was furious.. “We're a farming
couple. We're not rich. But we can't make
a proper living on 300 hens; Why should
we have to live poor. when all the city peo-
ple who eat our eggs live rich.”

But rant and rave though they did,
the couple caved in: They. got rid of the

. hens, Next year, the inspector came back

again.
"When are you guys going to learn,

the “Board take away our leasing

BY CLAIRE BERNSTEIN

BASED ON
AGTUAL COURT
CASES

Those are 3,440 hens in your house, You
know what the regulations are. Get rid of
them.”

-Arthur was ready. “Not all our hens,
Matthew.’264 hens are ours. That's well
below the 300 hen limit. The other 3,176 —
hens belong to a number of our neigh-
bors." “Get. them out; 300 hens means —
just that 300 hens." .

_ Arthur and Gloria answered with one
voice. "No wayl" The Board.taok them to
court. So ;
The Board presented - their side,
“Your Honour, this whole. scheme js a
scam, Arthur and Gloria are just trying to
avoid the regulations; We have’ never
seen any of the agreements with the
neighbors. We. have received no com-
plaint about their hens ‘being remaved
from Arthur and Gloria's. property. Make
them get rid of the extra hens.”

Arthur and Gloria’ told their story,
“Your Honour, we only own 264 hens.
The number. of hens the regulations allow
us to have. The rest.belong to our neigh-
bors. Not. everyone.can afford to build an
€gg production facility. We decided to
lease our extra space to them. Don't let

business,” ;
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