January is Alzheimer Aware- - ness-Month and a time to reflect ~ “on the devastating-effect of the ‘disease on its victims and. their families. Alzheimer’s. affectsone ~ in five people over the age of 65 and is responsible ‘for: nearly. 12,000 deaths ‘in ‘Canada every year, - making it the . fourth ~ leading: cause. of death: after: heart disease, cancer and stsoke. ’ During an ‘ ‘organizational. “meeting: for a local support group in Terrace last. “year, - Margaret Eagleson; a care-giver and member. of the B.C. Alz- © - heimer’s’ ‘Society, described how ° both she and her husband strug- © gled to cope ‘with Alzheimer’s - before he passed: away in 1983. - 8] didn’t notice: it for some . time,” she: explained.’ “7 just. * thought it Wasa little decline, he ‘was older than. me, and J just didn’t notice it until all of a sud- den he began to repeat things. ad _ She described other: be- havioral changes such as reading “the same newspaper headline, “again: and again and again’. Ako,,there were other changes. There were times when he would. -get out.of bed at midnight, and thinking he had to go to the of- oe * acroes Ag 6Help : f 1 Cargo dack : iit 7 Deplorable : .§ Obsarved 4 > 8 Trademarks . 5 8 Concoct ma] 8 Tear : : {2 AiiGw pawon BE) 10 Summer, Fr. , 13 Uncle, Sp. #s nla] 411 Mary 14 Rilual Jie “| 19 Bullfight ery 15 Large waves aE 21 One, Fr. 16 Poem - CY 22 Livin 17 Mimicked i 23 Titled ; 18 Charged particle aN 25 Try - 20 Pleasure OF {5 24 Marsh grasa, pt. 22 Fish - 1 27For | 24 Beneath FSI 20 Thing, law. 27 Alrcratte 33 Destroyed 28 Ot leas size 34 Local commuter 30 Edge 53 Old sat tralaialt. | “31 pishogre 54 ___. Farber _ 3S Leaven, pl. 92 Excess 55 Act 36 Lances 8 tettuce ‘dish, al. 56 Senores, abbr. 37 Ple___ mode 99 Being out 87 Back 38 Pantry 40 Cavorts | ‘43 Unhappy 41 Labor union, init. fnOWN 44 Three, it. 42 Auricte + Poss. pronoun 45 Colorado indian ' 43-Daze . 2Unit - 47 Swiss river 48 Old Arab meaguie 3 Pasture 48 Dutch commune 48 Unabie to hear 4 Plan 60 Literary selections 52 ___Johason 5 Lapldates 51 Distant she’ hopes, - ~ ‘Terrace Interiors Ltd.. - Exterior and interior paints: | Armstrong flooring « Harding carpets __ Sunworthy wallpaper ae | “alt the supplies you nee lead Lazelle Ave. | ~ 635-6600 oo , POS REWER " Alzheimer’ Ss. wmcatett ie | fice, would - spread ~ business : papers out on the kitchen table. But he was unable to remember what he wanted to do-with them. © “Twas working at the time, so ° it was a time of great anxiety for ‘me,” explained ' Eagleson, “J: | didn’t know what he was ‘doing while I was away:”’ She said sup- port was ‘available, but she — wasn’t aware of it, and she was - left-to struggle through her hus-. - band’s illness on her own. Now, . through support — groups and publicity, 1 the society can provide support and advice @ similarsituation. - - forum for. discussion for anyone dina similar’ situation to Eagle-. “son's-and allow for the exchange Anyone wanting to obtain more ‘information. or join the: local — ‘support group can phone Gillian Campbell: at 635-3381 or. 638-8177, or the B.C. -Alz--. -heimer’s Society at 736-0448: In - : addition, there will be ‘an infor- mation meeting and video at the _ Terrace Public Library at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26. 1 3 4 § q2 8 7 . 8 9 40011. 12 v 14 17 to others who find themselves in . Support’ groups. provide- a of practical advice on the effec-. _ ‘tive management of. difficult .. ~ behaviors caused by the disease. n€ We eHAD % MORNING - . COFFEE. ¥ 7 HEREBY Reso HEER. \f DMENOIER | “ ASUONG AST Live! [The = Ryatts jis NAME 16 CHRIS. a | Taeey T HEAR you] HAVE A NEW WE'RE GOING STEADY. | (TA GETTING TIRED. OF |. THE SINGLE LIFE f eT] eee ee ok een Loe ‘T THK THiS: 1S }, WHAT HAPPENS | © 1687 Daly Maron Newspapers, hid Dnt ee Inc DOONESBURY