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14 economist sunsuntribune saturday nov 26 2005 markham stoufiville hospitals i3r bear extends a paw of thanks m arkham stoufiville hospital is dedicated to working with sson p tlnsholidayseasonhanangelto your community make a special holiday donation to markham stouflvillc hospital and give t he gift of compassionate health care to the people of your community when markham sloultville hospital tackles an emergency or brings a baby into the world mends a broken bone or beats cancer our supporters are right beside us peoplejust like you make all that we do possible the miracle of the season touches everyones heart feu can give a gift to your entire community- thegift of better health care dependable and caringemergency care the gift of life please send a donation to markham stoufiville hospital today bijwmake a difference gwmgmakesm mail your gift to markham stouflvillc hospital foundation 38rgtuirchstipct ioboxlmi markham ontario win call 905 4727059 or donate online at wwmshonca i paediatric patients and their parents to ease the anxiety and stress that comes with i hospitalization sj a hallmark of this work is a surgical preadmission program known as dr bear a program that provides psychological i preparation and comfort to reduce the stress specifically associated with surgery for children the dr bear program involves a 2hour familiarization i session at the hospital a few days prior to surgery small groups of parents and children are invited to participate in a tour of the different rooms the child will visit the day of surgery ariel charleson a patient of the paediatric ot diabetes clime at mshects insulin buotl arcr l th teddy bear mark stove while posing p continuation the dr injrm bear program was painted and donated to the hospital j jeopardized because of a msmmksmdsmwm shortage of teddy bears and a lack of funding but thanks to the generosity of ty inc and their donation of a 1 000 teddy bears the program was able to continue while efforts to raise funds begun markham stouffville hospital thanks ty inc for coming to the rescue of this vital paediatric program in a time of need markham stouffville hospital would also like to extend a warm thank you to the individual supporters who recently answered our appeal for funds in support of the dr bear program and the expansion of elements of the child life program into other areas of the hospital thank you to each and every one of you we couldnt do what we do without you youve helped us make it great for our youngest patients lj estions about child life at surgical preadmission program act julie pons ford child life specialist ext6408mvy- piitllrig president and ceo janet m beed looking marvelous as she walks the runway at last sundays ball at the mall fundraiser as kevin thistle general manager l and vice president angus glen golf club models a tuxedo h ensemble in the background graduate of columbia university and successful theatre producer her book inspired an mtv special true life im bipolar for which she served as field producer and consultant she has been written up in time magazine saturday evening post and rl monthly as well she has appeared on cnn abc news the jane pauley show and the connie chung show jdin us for her first ever canadian speaking engagement and the winner is the winning christmas tree raffle ticket from the ball at the lyisfll is 076t353 if this your ticket please call natasha at unionville high school in partnership with knrkhanvst6miijpfhotpitiijv vlv present j tour to we lhphk surviving and thriving aftera diagnosis of fyienai ii intefss 905 4727373 ext 6647 to arrange for tree pick up congratulations and happy holidays markham stouffville hospital recognizes diabetes month lizzie simm ft author of detour my biopolar road trirjinm m on dec 12 2005 1p00am the markham theatre for the performing arts 171 town centre blvd markham ontario 200 admission for information ft reservations 9054792787 x259 sarahquanyrdsbeduonca his dynamic presentation is geared towards those living with a mental illness friends family members students and health care professionals in addition to our keynote speaker we will be launching risk the 22minute documentary film produced by filmmaker danny wilson and featuring drama students from the arts york program at unionville high school the film provides teens with a forum to speak directly to other teens about issues regarding adolescent mental health problems dr jonathan golden and dr jessica cooperman served as consulting psychologists on the film id you know there are over 2 million caiiadianj living with diabetes novenibeivis national diabetes awareness monllv and this year ilrectniad diabetes get serious as its theme for over m- years p mariduunstouffvilte 1 lopital has been getting serious about meeting the heeds community iiieinlktswlioare living with diabetes our out jaticnuiult and paedja trie clinics oiiim aii v integrated jmikidiseiplimww approach to care that focuses on providing the patientami families with the information they need to make informed decisions about how to live with diabetes last year alone there were o erooo adult md ljoo paediatric diabetes visits at msfi in 2004 the canadian council on health sen ices accreditation sited our paediatric diabetes clinic as a program of excellence for more information about our adult and paediatric diabetes programs see our hospital neb site at nunmsbonca our mission is to make every experience with xs great v am n