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stouffville suntribune thursday march 9 2006 5 doctor petrie plays patient the optimist says physicians can never be sick the realist says physicians are only human the pessimist says physi cians die early deaths the cynic says physician heal thyself so what d6es the physi cian say stouffvilles dr don petrie tells it like it is or like it was with him he had openheart surgery at southlake region al health centre in newmar ket nov 23 three arteries were bypassed one was cleared it was thanksgiving weekend dr petrie his wife jackie and members of their family were hiking the bruce trail i had no chest pains only a shortage of breath he recalls i couldnt keep up at first he assumed he was out of shape but when continually forced to stop and rest he knew it was time for a reality check initially it was a denial thing he noted and for good reason up to this point he enjoyed excellent health it only hurt when i laughed trouble is he said while one may feel good on the outside he isnt always aware whats going on inside he admits now the question often crossed his mind when is it going to happen to me little did he know it would happen sooner than later an appointment was made with dr joseph minkowitz at markham stouffville hospital i knew the excellence of his work he said id referred many patients to him tests followed indicating problems he couldnt ignore dr petrie while knowl edgeable concerning hospi tal routine has nothing but praise for the physician and nursing staff at markham stouffville and southlake calling them as excellent i had every confidence in the people and the insti tution he said texpected everything to go well i tried to maintain a positive attitude his southlake surgeon was dr charles peniston dr petrie along with other patients attended a preoperation clinic and found it helpful basically it was a review but i took it to heart no pun intended because i knew roaming around with jim thomas this was happening to me he doesnt remember entering the operating room or waking up in recovery two hours of surgery and 35 inches of incisions later he regained consciousness i really lost two days he says other than immediate family his only hospital visi tors were don and helen huxtable of stouffville they left almost as quickly as they arrived he remembers which in retro spect was maybe a good thing it only hurt when i laughed he joked he remembers hugging his heartshaped cushion his minister rev rob shields of christ church anglican in stouffville was among the first to visit their home fifteen weeks have passed since dr petries surgery strange as it may seem little in his life has changed hes back in his office at the stouffville medical cen tre and back on the slopes at devils glen in collingwood i felt a bit timid at first he said recalling his initial ski run he praised members of the stouffville office staff for capably filling in they were excellent he said dr petries daily routine includes long walks and a short snoozes wife jackie ah expert nutritionist main tains a lowfat diet he requires no pain killers or sleeping pills at 72 he gives no thought to retiring without downplaying the seriousness of openheart surgery dr petrie admits its become almost routine perhaps too much so the personal can be replaced by the mechanical he says for this reason he feels heart support groups could serve an important function in every community so do i jim thomas is a stouffville resi dent who has written for area newspa pers for more than 50 years our marinated ielanksteaks these have been one of those mainstay items in our meat counter over the years theyve been so popular because a theyre so quick to prepare b they store well you dont have to use them immediately c they are really delicious they have that essential flavour of beef and d theyre relatively inexpensive you cant serve steak this good as reasonably as this we havent promoted these for a while because theyve been harder and harder to get in quantity a lot of them have been going to the states a bit of flank steak drain or so to speak difel tsd f although we sell the vast j w ff majority of these marinated m pk plain ones are available jlj tffl this we may limit quantities res wkek a3 a granny smith pples these are a premium extralarge size that you could use as a really filling snack or you could bake them to make an amazing dessert from washington whats bfor inneri our frozen entre feature for this week is bur italian meatballs there are 8 of these big puppies in a container enough to make 4 sandwiches or a spaghetti dinner for 4 reg 1095 del monte there was a time in the notsodistant past that these were the only golden supersweet pineapples available now there are many some better then others but none as good since eating quality is the first consideration with me i always buy these and its an interesting character study of others in the business who opt for the other types some considerably cheaper to buy if you notice that the cut and cored pineapple of your favourite supermarket doesnt seem as sweet as it once was this may have happened there as well its best to buy these in their original form then you can be sure of what you get size 5v big this is my supreme favourite from our bakery its a difficult pie to make which is probably the reason that commercially available lemon pies have so many shortcuts and artificial ingredients that they bear little or no resemblance to the original article these are made form scratch in every detail from juicing fresh lemons to separating the egg whites the scratch pastry everything why do we do it this way youve just gotta taste it to know depending on whos watching 9 size serves 46 reg 1095 ea individual reg 495 off this week clam from our store kitchen comes doreens now famous rice pudding it can be had with raisins or without its a bad day when we dont have any made at least once a day reg 499 container ewj a new shipment of chocolates and other sweets is arriving from rogers in victoria look for it soon also there is a new carli olive oil with a yellow label its a bit richer hi flavour our bon ataman jam is now on display well be featuring both our new england style which is cream based and our manhattan style which is tomato based youll find these to be a pretty hearty soup and since your kinds will be leaving for warmer climes its a good time for this old- fashioned soup jp j lk thk reg 695 ea our deli otjr ratwurst ausages mike who normally makes the sausages is on a few weeks holiday in australia so its yours truly making these just like in the olden times one good thing is that i can pick my favourite to promote and this is it just like in the olden times we use beer to make these m reg 399 lb jpj this weeki well have our roast beef on sale at the deli counter this week both types you can get our regular which is made with leantrimmed inside round roasts and slow roasted or you can have our strip loin roast which has been seasoned with montreal steak spice and also slow roasted a favourite alfresco dinner of mine is to warm a plate place some thinly sliced striploin on it drizzle olive oil some older balsamic vinegar 25 year old will do sprinkle some sea salt and freshly ground pepper its really good reg 299 and 399 100g off this week village grocer quality foods specials in effect until closing smdat march 12 hours mon 1100700 tuesthurs 900700 fri 900800 sat 900600 sun 1000500 548 carlton road unionville 9401770 bi