PAGE 4, THE HERALD, Wednasday, October 40, 1974.

Dr. Lamb

§ Swollen fingers | | cause much pain

Don't ery now my chiid.

Yes, Dady’s gone away.

Save your tears child; ” ‘back someday.

Mother © #ibetectsomesy Answers

No, don't ery my son. Yes, Daddy's gone to war. No my darling Hille man;

~ Yes, these are tears son. "]

l erled and cried and cried, Because, my darling child; : . Today your Daddy died. .

I don't know wh a : Maybe if we really pray, Maybe if you ask

The war will end someda

By Lawrence E. Lamb, M.D,

DEAR DR, LAMB — Would you explain the difference

between rheumatoid’

arthritis, osteoarthritis and gout? Whal can one do to hel

or relieve these? [have swell- ing of my finger joints and I don't know which one this is, My doctor says there. is. no known cure, just to keep ac- ive,

DEAR READER ~iIn en- eral, rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disease, with red, swollen, tender joints. It can be mild. or severe. By contrast, osteoarthritis is a wear and tear process or degeneration of the joints, usually with overuse or increasing age. _

in your case you might be able io tell the difference by which joints of your fingers are involved. In osteo- arthritis the end joints of the fingers are involved. But, in rheumatoid arthritis the knuckle joint and the sec-

ond joint are usually in- valved, causing the fingers to

- have a spike-like ap-

pearance.

Gout usually involves single joints to start with, and is caused by the gradual deposit of a'sally-like materi- ‘al from uric acid. I think if you were having dcute at- tacks of gout you would know it and your.coctor would be treating il.

There are a lot of things

_ Uhat can be done for arthritis.

When the involvement is min- imal, aS sometimes occurs with ‘asteoarthritis, the sensi- ble approach is to maintain motion and relieve pain. But, for more serious problems. even reconstruction of damaged joints is possible, For more information you will want to get a copy of the book ‘There's Help for Arthritis,” that I cowrote with LaRue Stone, an arthritis sufferer of many years, Send one dollar plus 25 cents postage and handling to “Arthrilis,” .in. care of his newspaper, P.O. Box 1551,’

Radio City Station, New o 9.

22 and my husband is 29, This: Fens ieee

“Box 155i, 'R. i, Naw, York;:N, 1001

is his second marriage, my first. He has three children, of which we have custody,

I would give anything to have'a child of my own, but my husband had a vasectomy during his first marriage. I

have heard of artificial in--

semination but don’t really know anything about il. Would you please send me all the information you can about. the subject, the pro- cess, the danger involved, if any, etc.?

DEAR READER — You might. have a lot of trouble gelling that done. The pra- cedure is simply one of me- chanically injecting semen inta the birth canal where the sperm cells can then migrate up the-uterus to the tube and fertilize the ovum (egg).

The problem is related to

obtaining .the donor semen ©

and doing..the procedure when the woman is able to

get pregnant. If oflentakes a ¢

long time and many trials. The best advice I can give you is to write to the obstetri- cal and gynecology depart- ment. of the nearest univer- sity medical center and ask their advice. Most doctors are neither equipped nor

_ Wish to provide this type of

service.

There i is another possibilit you may have overloaked. Some vasectomies can be reversed, Vasectomies are usually considered perma- nent. However, it may be that

’ the ends of the vas that were

cut and tied in your husband could be cut again and sewed together, He is a young man

-and-he might have at least

oné chance in four of being able to regain his capacity to father children. It is’ worth

cansidering, He would need

ta, see a urologist for such reconstructive surgery.

Or. ‘Lamb welcomes ques- tions from his raadars, but ba- cause of the volume of mail he cannot. answer personaily.

Questions of general interest.

will be ‘discussed in future columns. Write to Or, Lamb in ‘cara_of this newspaper, P.O. - i” City Station, -

ee

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Mrs. Victor Morrel’s photo of daughter and Dachshund was the winner of the Terrace Herald’s weekly prize for the best news story tip or photo. The Morrels live at 4634 Park Avenue in Terrace. She is seen above

receiving her cheque from Patrick

O’Donagh, editor of the Terrace Herald. Phone a news tip to the Herald or bring in an interesting photo and win $5.00 for the best of the week. $10.00 for the best of the month and $50.00 for the best of the year.

How to cope...

Are four walls, inflation and kids getting you down? | “Hope to Cope” is a pilot. project for

mothers of pre-school children. .

The aim is ta give practical support lo help mothers cope with the demands on them, The program could be two-fold with a co-operative babysitting program where mothers take their turns babysitting running in conjunction with a self-help and fun program for mothers:

The mothers ‘program could include: -budgeting, cooking, makeovers, sewing, child care, legal. rights, films, grooming and cradis. We also hope to have a swap system for childrens clothes and: books.

Yours needs will determine the’

program:

-The Terrace group will meet on Wednesdays and Fridays _ beginning Nov. 1 from. 9:30 - - 11330 in ithe Anglican Church bi it it A726, » Lazelle.” “The

Thernhill group will meet on. Mondays beginning Nov. 4 froin” 9:30 - 11:30 in the Thornhill Elementary School with babysitting al 885 Paquette. We are also. looking for material scraps, nylons for

stuffing, wool socks, old werk

socks, patterns, wool scraps, oods & ends and pocketbooks for this program. For further in- formation on the program or for pick-up of scraps please call 635-4419 or 635-4924. -

Finding Security In Retirement

. Falls Although. persons of retire- ment age total only about 10% of this nation's population, they suffer from. approximately 86% of all home fatalities. ‘Among those 75 or older, more are kil- . led by falls than by motor-ve- hicle accidents. Listed below are ‘some ¢asy ways to fallproof your homes: —Add abrasive treads or car- pet to stairs to prevent slipping. —Make rugs slip proof. —Improve stairease handrails. Provide extra support at the top and bottom stairs, —Light hallways well and keep . them. free of obstacles. -. Locate light switches directly inside the door, of each room.

— Buff freshly waxed floors thoroughly.

—Wipe up spilled foods and liquids immediately. °

—QUse a non-slip rubber mat in your bath. Add wellanchored horizontal grab. bars 40 inches above floor.

—Keep bath tubs low, prefer. ably with flat bottoms.

—Insiall windows that open and close easily, They should be

“cleanable on both sides from the

inside. . —Lacale electrical outlets about thirty: inches above foor and out of way of furniture. —Keep furniture: standing firmly. -—Baleontes: © and- should have strong railings.

residence, and accupation “of the person nominated in such a manner as -

- subscribed to by the candidate.

’ October, 1974.

porches |

By Debbie Therrien can’t say what it’s for,

fe District OF Terrace

Notice Of Election

~

PUBLIC NOTICE 1S HEREBY GIVEN tethe electors of the Municipality of Terrace that | require the presence of the said electors at the Municipal Building, 3215 Eby Street, Terrace, B.C. on Monday the 28th day.of Oc- - tober, 1974, at the hour of ten o’clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of electing persons. to represent them asi- ,

ALDE RMAN (Three) - for a two year term (1975 - 1976 calendar years). .

THE MODE OF NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:- Candidates shald be nominated In writing by two duly qualified electors fo the municipality. The nomination-paper shall be delivered to the Returning Officer at any time between the date af this notice and noon of the day of nomination. The nomination-paper may be in the form prescribed in the Municipad Act, and shall state the name,

to sufficiently identify such candidate, The nominafion-paper shall be

IN THE EVENT OF A POLL BEING NECESSARY, such poll will. be opened at the Clarence Michael Elementary School Gymnasium, 3430 Sparks Street, Terrace, British Columbia, on the 16th day of Navember, 1974, between the hours of 8:00 o’clock in the forencon and 8:00 o’clock in the afternoon, and Advance Polls will be held at the Municipal Building, 3215 Eby Street, Terrace, British Columbia, between the hours of 9:00 a‘clock in the forenoon and 8:00 o’clock in the afternoon, on Tuesday, November 12th, 1974 and af Mills Memorial Hospital, 2711 Tetrault Street, Terrace, British Columbia, between the hours of 4:00 o’clock in the af- ternoon and 6:00 o’clock in the afternoon, on Friday, November 15th, 1974, of which every person is hereby required to take notice and given | - himself accordingly. : - Given Under My Hand at Terrace, British. Columbia this 21st day of

Paul Bogelund | Returning Officer

Lets

What Will It

Drawing

start beautifying our town for carielves,

our children, our ‘relatives and tourists

Plan to Beautif

Terrace -

Cost?

Cost Estimate On Landscape Architectural

$290,000.00 over 20 years at 10 percent Se $2,760.80 x 12 - $33,129

or

Approximately One Mill.

Etfect of One Mill Levy on...

$20,000 Home - $5.25 Annually

$30,000 Home - $7.88 Annually ' $40,000 Home - $10.50 Annually . $50,000 Home - $13.13 Annually

Why?

THIS LAND. was donated by the : late” Géorge Little aver 50 years aga for: specific purposes. of”

- having a park..

4 ‘Let's do something with this valuable dormant :

piece of dand.

o “Terrace is one of the few.communicities in >. ~; British Columbia without a passive park to be. 2° used asa focal point. of town square.

’

oe The Park Will Include...

13auls WOW

. The Recreation Commission has adopted ‘the . principle that residents having the opportunity to - use major Recreational Facilties be responsible for. the cost of these facilities. This‘ applies ta projects which will be for the beftierment of afl present and future residents of Terrace. ..Asa-result, the cost of developing Lower Little Park into a community showplace will also be borne by future residents, It is anticipated that with the continual growth of the municipality - with its resultant assessment increase - ‘the. annual repayment cost will be shared by a. - greater number of people, requiring a lesser - annual dollar contribution from the individual fax payer.

-- a passive pleasure of trees, shrubs, flowers and grass

-- band shell & reflection poal -- natural tot. lot Playground — -- public washrooms.

"++ many benches & open space let

‘ This is the first referendum | to be presented: y ‘the

Terrace & District Recreation & Civic Properties Commission .

On November 16, 1974 .

“PARK AVE,

PARK DEVELO

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