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| Page B2 — Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 16, 1991

fey October is Head Injury Awareness Month. The article

- below is the third in a@ series intended to increase public
:, awareness of the implications of head and brain injuries. .

- Association is
there to help

efforts. It. acts as the um-
brella for support groups
. throughout the province.
There is a professional
chapter of BCHIA which
meets bi-monthly for those
working with head injured
clients. We sponsor an inter-
national Conference annual-
ly as well as special forums
‘for survivors.
Our newletter, Headline, is
issued quarterly and features

Contributed

The B: ron Head Injury
~ Association (BCHIA). is the
' primary - support. and ad-
’ yocacy group in B.C. for in-
divides who have ex-
'. perienced. head injury and
t their families.

The association was
founded in 1982 by concern-
- ed: families and caring pro-
fessionals. The office was set

‘up ;in 1988. in ..New resource lists, support group
: Westminster. information, conference
|, Approximately 6,000 head calendar, chapter reports,

scientific articles and letters
from families and survivors.
It is supported by service’
providers’ advertising.

The BCHIA actively lob-
bies government to recognize
head injury and have the
medical services plan cover
the required’ services. It
works to educate health care
providers, schools, and the
public about head injury
issues,

The association. also
believes prevention will be
the greatest cure.

For more information on
traumatic brain injury call
§20-3221 or write to the
BCHIA at 218 Sixth Street,

:, injuries occur every year in
’ B.C. About 600 of these are
: Serious and require services
: that in many cases are not yet
*, in place. There is no system
, yet to ascertain exact
numbers. :

- Families -often find
- themselves in crisis when a
+ member turns. up in an
> emergency wards, usually in’
; acoma, and is later discharg-
i ed unable to return to their
. previous place in the family,
+ the school, the work place or
the community. All too often
-. there is nowhere for them to
'; go to get the help they need.
The BCHIA is a non-
' profit organization which is
* sustained by memberships, New Westminster, B.C, V3L
donations and fundraising 3A2.

Depending on the extent of the head injury, victims will be
. treated by one or more of a number of different health care
‘. professionals, Below, an explanation af what each does.

¢ Neuro surgeon: provides surgical care of the brain,
> spinal ‘cord and periphal nerves.

* Neurologist: specializes in disorders of the nervous
- system including the brain.
© Psychiatrist: treats problems of the mind.
© Physlatrist: a specialist in physical medicine and
: rehabilitation.

* Neuro-psychologist: assesses intellectual and personality
| functioning.

* Physiotherapist: evaluates sensation and motor; ‘control
as well as level of consciousness and stage of recovery.

* Occupational therapist: evaluates motor skills, sensory-
- perceptual and cognitive dysfunction.

* Speech language pathologist: evaluates motor-specch -
- skills, repegytive-lemeuage skills abidreadingZwriting skills...

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MR. WRITE. Groom Kojo Asante signs the register as bride Gail Currie and the Rev. Paul Wheeler look
on. The onetime Terrace residents were wed in Maple Ridge. .

Ex-Terracites tie knot

Ex-Terrace residents Gall
Currie and Dr. Kwadwo
“Kojo” Asante were married
Sept. 28 at St. John the Divine
Church in Maple Ridge.

Before their move down
south, Currie was manager of
the Skeena Mall and Dr. Asante
the local pediatrician widely-
known for his ground-breaking
work on fetal alcohal syn-
drome.

Currie is the daughter of
Margaret and Archie Earley of
Usk and Dr, Asante is the son
Augusta Asante of Ghana.

Maid of honour at the
beautiful afternoon wedding
was Jillian Currie, daughter of
the bride, and the best man was
Dr. James Jan, long-time friend
and colleague of Asante from
his residency days at Vancouver
General Hospital.

Looking lovely in a cream-
coloured, silk and satin suit and
carrying a bouquet of pink roses

and baby’s, breath, the bride_

ere in Skeena for 24 years.
S a parent and as a teacher, Helmut wants to
make sure our children get a good quality educa-

was escorted down the aisle by

tion,

‘That’s why Helmut and the New Democrats will
‘make sure that there’s enough money for schools.
Helmut cares about our children’s future — and

that means providing secure jobs and a good
| quality of life in our communities.

‘Here ny
There”

by

Yvonne Moen

cluded Augusta _ Asante;

her uncle Bill McRae of Ter-
race, The groom wore a4 tradi-
tional Ghanain ceremonial
costume called a balakeri.

The ceremony was conducted
by the Rev. Paul Wheeler.

After the wedding, the guests
walked to the Asante residence
— the church was located on the
corner of their street — for a
reception and buffet dinner
prepared by the bride, family
and friends.

Toasts to the bride and
groom were given by Lil
Farkvam and Joyce Findlay of
Terrace.

Other out-of-town guests in-

Margaret Earley; the bride’s

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VOTE NEW DEMOCRAT

Helmut Giesbrecht and his family have lived right Helmut cares about our environment Le that

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sisters Janet from Smithers and .
Kathy from Terrace; Helene
and Bill McRae, great aunts
Paddy Blackhall (Victoria) and
Irene Bowie (Vancouver); Betty
Ann Blair of Comox; and the
groom’s former secretary Luella
Froese and husband Phil from
Kitimat.
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Former Terrace residents Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Pauli were in town
visiting the Bill McRae's and
other longtime friends, Pauli
worked for Price-Skeena Forest
Products in the '70s.

Earlier the Paulis had attend-
ed a christening at son Kevin's

“means solutions for hazardous wastes and sup-.
_ port for recycling —- that means protecting our.
_ world-famous recreational values and rebuilding -

- healthy steelhead runs,

; Helmut and the New Democrats will make sure

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S for leitis and Colitis (CFIC) is:

medical,
‘diseases, i :

contagious, CFIC niotes the in-: 5
_cidence of ileitis (also known as. ey

. alarming rate,

| organization, the: CFIC pro-:

’ regional director Wilma Clark. -

- (263- 2425).

| CFIC”
-tgsues
invite

The Canadian... Foundation:

holding an informational:
meeting in’ Prince George later.
this month, .and is. inviting ine:
terested people from across the:
north to attend.

What are ileitis and colitis? :
They are both forms of inflam-:
matory bowel disease which ef-
fect up to an estimated 200,000,
Canadians. ; a

Inflammatory bowel disease:
is painful and can strike’
ariyone, regardless of age, sex.
or race. Ileitis and colitis initial-
ly strike most frequently in the.
15-35 age group and 20-30 per’
cent of. all sufferers are children’
or teenagers. ; ‘s
" While . medication. can help’
sufferers, there is no. known.
cure for either, Nor -has the:
profession yet:
discovered what. _ causes the:

- And although “neither are

Crohn’s disease) is:rising at an,

- Av. voluntary,.. non-profit

vides money. for medical:
research in an. attempt to find ; a
cure and tries to educate pa-
tients, their families, health pro-
fessionals and the general public.
about the disease. oA

The meeting takes place in’
room 12] at the Prince George:
regional hospital, Tuesday, Oct. -
29 beginning at 7:30 p.m.:
Speakers will be Edmonton’
gastroenterologist Dr. Robert.
bailey and CFIC western.

For more information, con-
tact the CFIC’s Vancouver of-
fice (877-1007) or Clark:

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that we get more employment from our forests by

>. tying jobs to timber supply and supporting value-
added d manufacturing right here in Skeena. mo

“ON OCTOBER 17

_ ELECT

1ELMUT GIESE

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And the New Democrats

_ Your children will be glad you did. =

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