close that: gap. “Our goal is to exceed last year’ "5 total by 10 per cent,” Rob Finlayson confirmed, adding. - canvassers would be calling on: businesses in the city, - Explaining the system, be said all money ralsed during the March is sent to the Foundation’ 3. headquarters in Vancouver. Over the course of' the ensuing year, the local Kinsmen branch sub- ~ mits applications for funds as they arise, ) The application is reviewed by a three man board and, if all criteria are met, the requested ‘money is forwarded to the branch. Finlayson em- , phasized approval was based: on neéd and. was . not tied to the amount of money the community had contributed to’ the. fund - hence: ‘the dif-.. ference in the two figures for 1989. a He said up ia 70 per cent of the foundation’s contribution to local residents was to cover alr © fares for- trips to Vancouver to visit specialists.’ And, given many of those trips were at short’ notice, they could prove expensive, “Most times we do not get enough warning to get a reduced rate, so we end up paying top - dotlar,” he explained. That meant travel bills ranging from $400-$1,000 for a single visit, he = Page Be - ~ Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 2 24, 1990 jiarching for more TERRACE — Last year the Kinsmen Rehabilita- ‘on Foundation put close to $19, 000 back into’. the community — $6,000 more than was: raised during the 1989 Mothers March — and the. local: campaign chairman hopes this year’s, drive: will. 7 added, all’ homes and _ face club. _ ’, Byen where sufficient notice was given, it was _ often, coupled. with the need for multiple visits. ~ One-example, he said; was a local client who had - as make the trip every three months. Although “these visits were scheduled far enough in advance to allow savings to be made on the air fares, the need for an accompanying parent meant.the bill _ still averaged approximately $800 each time. >: The foundation also provided accommodation Rama ‘for the family members, he added. ©” - With a week of the March still left, Finlayson said it was to early to predict what this year’s final total would be, but the initial. response had — “been encouraging. That included the $300 con- tribution from local gas station owner Norm Holmes who donated three cents a Litre in ex- - Change for the Kinsmen and Kinettes manning the pumps Jan. 15, Confirming canvassers would leave a contribu- _-tion-envelope if no-one was at home when they “, Called, Finlayson urged householders to use these to send donations direct to the Foundation. All such contributions would be credited to the Ter- ~ Although the Mothers March nominally ended - Jan. 31, he emphasized donations would be , gratefully accepted after that date. “ See page BIO for details of another Mothers ‘March fundraising project. Gillian Campbell - Alzheimer Disease is the fourth leading cause of death among Canada’s elderly. There is no known cause for this degenerative brain disease that affects an estimated 300,000 ‘Canadians and causes 10,000 .. deaths a year. It is predicted . . that as many as 500, 000 Cana- * dians will be affected by Aizheimer Disease by the end of the century. Alzheimer Disease attacks both men and women. those over the age of 65 are most vulnerable to the disease. Initial phase symptoms of Alzheimer Disease. include memory loss and confusion, and eventually, the victim will require constant nursing, care. Accurate diagnosis. of Alzheimer Disease is of the ut- most importance, because cer- tain of the symptoms can be _ w caused by other, treatable il- . Diagnosing Alzheimer : Ineses, Disease requires extensive testing by a neurologist to deter- mine shrinkage of the brain and Action Ads ~. Work 638-SAVE | THE WORLD | RIGHT PEOPLE... 7 Wherever you mova the Welcome Wagon hostess is the right person to -tielp you. find a place in your new IS YOURS. ../F YOU KNOW THE. b Wi 635-0872 Erida 635-6826 "SEER EOOE NUTTTTE Iriya Disease ‘‘hidden”’ TERRACE — January is Alzheimer Awareness month and a spokesman for the local support group says the’ main message it wants to send out to sufferers of the disease is ‘help is available.’ “It’s still a bit of a hidden disease,” said Gillian Camp- bell, explaining there was no specific test for Alzheimers and it was therefore hard to diagnose. Pointing out some symptoms of the disease were very similar to the effects of a stroke or. About Alzheimers alteration or disappearance of nerve cells. Alzheimer disease affects nat only the victim. Family members of the patient must often take on the responsibility of full-time caregiving, Looking after an Alzheimer patient re- ‘quites enormous. physical and’ emotional energy. There are many patterns in the type .and severity of the disease and in the sequence in which mental changes occur. Most often the illness proceeds slowly over a humber of years, and the pa- tient experiences long periods with little change in his condi- faatuan) 8.5. Warning: Gccasyenai coarse language. depression, she said diagnosis could only be achieved by - eliminating all other. possible causes. . . As a result, she added, “A jot of people struggle for a while before they really find out.” Campbell said ihe primary role of the local group was to supply information ~~ it has.a- number of books, pamphlets and videos on the subject — and refer sufferers to sources of assistance, Its members are also available .if an individual ‘needs someone to talk to.”* The Alzheimer ‘Society of B.C. is a Provincial non-profit | Society incorporated in 1981, It is dedicated to alleviating the personal and social conse- quences of Alzheimer’s Disease and to promoting the search for the cause and cure, . “Our. ‘newsletter ‘keeps us: in, ‘touch. with’ the many people: concerned’ about the disease, and we provide funds to assist with research at the University of British Columbia and at Riverview Hospital. 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