HOSPICE Page B4 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 15, 1993 Helping care for the dying ~ HIS WEEK | would -. like to tell you a litile about the Terrace Hospice Society. What is Hospice? Well back in the fall of 1992, a small group of interested and caring people got together, They decided there was a need in Terrace for a support. group that would care for the dying and their familics. The group first held a public in- formation meeting on Sept. 29, 1992, when guest speaker Dr. Christine Piercy came from Smithers to speak on the subject, A general. meeting ‘was then held Jan. 26,-1993 and the Ter- race Hospice Society was formed. The Terrace Hospice program js a free community service. ~ Hospice. is commitied to coar- dinating the-needs of the termi- nally ill and their families in Ter- race by providing specially selected, trained Hospice visitors, resource material, and. assisting with education and public aware- ness, Hospice volunteers have suc- cessfully completed the necessary training program and will visit on request of the patient or family in hospital or home. They also provide friendship and assistance from volunteers who understand the needs of patients: ‘and. their families. — enablin terminally ill people to be cared for and to die at home if so desired. The Hospice visitors offer sup- port to patients, family and friends throughout the last stage of illness, at the time of death, and during bereavement. Hospice believes you matter to the last moment of your life and - will do all they can not only to FROM B3 Fall Fair — ‘Here 'n There’”’ by Yvonne Moen help you dic peacefully, but also to live until you die. The Terrace Hospice Society service is here to lend a hand. If you or someone you know ‘needs Hospice care, or if you would like more information — or if you'd like to voluntecr — call’ coordinator Diane Mac- Cormick at 635-4811 or write to Terrace. Hospice Society, 4506 Lakelse Ave., Terrace, B.C, V8G 1P4, "On Sept. 17, 18, and 19, the. Terrace Hospice Society is hav- ing a volunteer training workshop entitled **Care for the Dying and their Family’? at the Skeena Health Unit auditorium. Friday, Sept 17 7:30 - 10 p.m. evening talk will be on the history and philosophy of Hospice and- the role of the volunteer. This evening is open to the public, but: you must register for the other. sessions, The Sat, Sept, 18 meeting agenda. consists of: welcome, ground rules and communication skills in the morning; stress man- agement and role plays in the afternoon and losses for they dying and fear of dying in the evening. Sunday’s topics include family dynamics and the dying, con- fronting death activty group dis- cussion, grief reactions, stages of gricf (physical, emotional, men- lal, spiritual symptoms), children of grieving, a video: discussion, and some do’s and don’ts. “And a littleteminder: Hospice society is holding an arts and crafts bake sale at the Coast Inn of the West on Nov. 13, 1993 from 9 am, to 5 p.m. Tables are available for $30 each. The society is a non-profit society working hard to raise funds for continuous operation. Any donations are gratefully ac- cepted, . Sooner or later most familics will be faced with caring for a terminally ill family member. ‘The Hospice program can help lighten the load, and can help a loved one Stay at home. O a3 Project Literacy Terrace Lé On September 28, 1993, Project Literacy Terrace will be holding an information session for prospective volunteer literacy tutors, This is your opportunity to learn about Project Literacy Terrace's Volunteer Literacy Tutor Programme--and to consider. whether you would like to play a pivotal role in "graduating" one of five "low-literate" adults to a personal sense of satisfaction that they can finally read, write, and/or speak English at functional levels. This information session will be held at’7 PM. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 635-91 19, Or stop by Terrace's adult literacy contact centre which is located at 4506 Lakelse--on the : second floor of the old government building! . oO resunte: Cookies and squares (most pis) — ties M. 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