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1 (Continued from page 11) vacillate longer about buying a house or car (neither of which are life or death!) than the time frame in which cancer patients are expected to make treatment decisions." She had three weeks. "We make them feel comfortable â€" this is very important," says Jean Marsh who is keen to start a breast cancer supâ€" port group in Mississauga. ‘‘Everybody in our groups has a chance to talk, to talk to us confidentially, to vent their anger . . . the anger has to come out." In 1990, two years after its formaâ€" tion, Burlington Breast Cancer Support Services sponsored the Halton Women‘s Health Project, teaching breast selfâ€" examination and breast health to Halton women. The organization published an informative booklet titled ‘What You Need to Know About Breast Cancer.‘ This booklet was referred to as an "excellent and comprehensive model of information" in a federal government report titled ‘Breast Cancer â€" Unanswered Questions,‘ published in «1992. It went into second printing last : year, with the Ontario Ministry of . Health providing the funds for an addiâ€" * tional 10,000 copies. * _ Since the first publication of that : booklet, the organization had become somewhat of a lobby group acting on . behalf of patients. In 1992, the breast 1e you amazing deals on EVERYTHING Breast cancer survivors co cancer support group organized a ‘Write Now‘ campaign resulting in MPs receiving 20,000 letters supporting new federal breast cancer programs. That same year, the organization received a $50,000 grant from the health ministry for "enhancing access to information related to coping with breast cancer." Last year, the group received a $218,000 Health and Welfare grant covâ€" ering four years to establish the Breast Cancer Support Network for Ontario, and in that first year, support groups were formed in Thunder Bay, Peterborough, Owen Sound, and Toronto. The organization played a sigâ€" nificant role in the first National Forum on Breast Cancer held in Montreal, and in with the Zonta Club of Burlington 1, established ‘Mammacheck,‘ a nonâ€"profâ€" it program teaching breast selfâ€"examinaâ€" tion to small groups of women, at no charge, in 2 1/2 hour sessions. From the time it was launched in February to the end of June, 33 sessions have been held for 214 women. A second Health and Welfare grant was received, $80,000, to establish a means to evaluate selfâ€"help programs under the auspices of the Toronto Bayview Regional Cancer Centre and the Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, also in Toronto. And, with additional funding from the Ontario Ministry of m s@{%@% GARDENS Health, the group made a proposal to Health and Welfare Canada to establish the Ontario Breast Cancer Support and Resource Centre. SEEKS INDEPENDENCE In addition to provincial funding, Burlington Breast Cancer Support Services receives financial assistance from the Trillium Foundation. "We depend mostly on our own fundraising, and we‘ve formed a (10â€"member) development committee," says Lottie Grant. "We‘re trying to become finanâ€" cially independent." Not to be left off the ‘information highway,‘ Burlington Breast Cancer Support services is onâ€"line with the Halton Community Network, which is linked with the Internet, and accessible at all public libraries in Halton. This organization‘s advocacy began before moving into its permanent home, space generously donated by Burlington Mall. Meetings were held in members‘ homes and the Burlington YMCA before moving into its first donated office space at the mall in April 1992. At the end of May, it moved into a much larger 2,400 square foot storefront. The new furniture in the front lounge was donated by the Oakview Funeral Home; Koprivaâ€"Taylor and Ward funeral homes have made cash donations. "Our previous space was than half THE OAKVILLE BEAVER unsel patients \o this size," explained Mona Cedolia, administrative director since April 1993. Thanks to the increased generosity of the Burlington Mall, the new larger quarters has meeting rooms and "private spaces" for oneâ€"toâ€"one counseling. "It‘s important people are able to see us," she emphasized. ‘"People refer their friends who have been diagnosed, others are doctor referred, and we have people just coming in from the mall. It is important for us to be accessible, rather than be stuck up in some highâ€"rise office." This accessibility allows women receiving chemotherapy treatments to try on samples from the centre‘s wig bank to "see what style suits them best before purchasing one (from a retailer)," and equally important, to find a prostheâ€" sis fitter. September 28, 19 lobby for awarenes "A lot of women who have had a mastectomy are shy about purchasing a prosthesis, and if they can go to a prosâ€" thesis fitter who has a personal interest in finding a proper fit, they can avoid years of discomfort," said Cedolia. The office also serves as a dropâ€"in centre, a library of tapes and books about breast cancer, and speakers are made available to interested groups. The office has two part time staff, and is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. An Open House will be held on Saturday, Oct. 15th, at 11 a.m., to offiâ€" cially open its new office space. On disâ€" play is the ‘Faces Project,‘ created in 1993 by Mary Firth for the first National Breast Cancer Forum held in Montreal that year in November. It tells the stories of 20 Canadian women who have died from breast cancer. It was "prominently displayed at the conference, and helped set the tone that breast cancer is serious business," said Cedolia. FUN FOR HALLOWE‘EN Despite the seriousness of breast cancer, these women do have a sense of humor â€" and the ‘BOO‘ Brush has creâ€" ated more than a few laughs, especially of one says it too fast! In keeping with today‘s health awareness, the members wrap toothâ€" brushes in a white face cloth, dot the eyes and create a head, to resemble a BUY FROM A it( 4 3 OVER 45,000 SQ. FT. OF GREENHOUSES COSTOoNER APPRECHATION WEEK This is our way of saying "THANK YOU*" .. by offering GARDEN CENTRE West Coast Bark Cypress Mulch Soil, Peatmoss, Stone and other mulches Grass Seed Pots, Wicker Ceramics Clay Pot Special 615’ 7”, 8" 10” Azalea Pots ALL WATER GARDEN ACCESORIES AND LINERS PREFAB 50% OFF 50% OFF % OFF gg% OF / ag* * a0" OFF Time: ‘ Place: Visitor: NURSERY FALL ASTERS Reg. 3.99 ea. 7X Saturday, Oct. 1, 9 am â€" 6 pm Clargreen Gardens Ontario Herpetological Society SEE ... AND ToucH .. Snakes, Lizards, Frogs z' our store. FICUS BENJAMINA Reg. 79.99 ea. Height 6‘ ALSO ON SATURDAY ... HOT DOGS DRINK FDR$1.DD | EVERYTHING ELSE SUNFLOWER SEED 50 lb. ERIN MILLS PKWY. â€"gm SOUTHDOWN RD. ROYAL WINDSOR BLVD. LAKESHORE RD. WINTERIZER/ 1000‘s of plants to choose from SELECT SILK FLOWERS WINTERIZER WEEDER 814 Southdown Rd. Mississaug 50 OFF SELECT CHRISTMAS STOCK T % Hours: Monâ€"Fri _ 9:00â€"8:00 Sat Sun 9:00â€"6:00 SALE ENDS OCT. 3RD, 1994 ghost â€" perfect for Hallowe‘en! Funded by Dr. R. Michael Raham, an Oakville dental surgeon, the ‘BOO‘ Brushes sell for $2 each. Members will be selling ‘BOO‘ Brushes at Oakville Place on Oct. 13th Rose pink ribbons with a black linâ€" ing, folded into teardrops with the loop down to "represent the tears shed when we or our loved ones are diagnosed," and the black "in memory of the thouâ€" sands who have died each year," sell fo a $2 donation. Woodblock artist Donna Ibing of Burlington has donated a design of an angel for the organization‘s Christmas card campaign, a project of the Canadian Airlines Employees® Charitable Donations Foundation. The cards are being sold at $10 a dozen. And, in keeping with October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a fundraising brunch is planned for Oct. 23rd at the Sonoma Valley Bistro on Harvester Road, Burlington, with two sittings each for 180 people: 11 a.m. for adults and children, and 1:15 p.m. for adults only. Jude Johnson of Hamilton will entertain, as will Popcorn the Clown. Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for children under 12. At this brunch, there will be a raffle for three major prizes: a watercolor donated by artist Joyce Kellock of Oakville; a day at the spa donated by Blair Lancaster of Burlington; and a weekend for two at a Toronto hotel, donated by Marlin Travel. Tickets are $5 each for three for $10. Cotton canvas bags bearing the orgaâ€" nization‘s logo of two women‘s faces, designed by Carl Mandel of Eâ€"Side Design and Communications in Toronto, are sold for $5 each. The organization is also selling Nevada tickets at Mr. Convenience, Third Line and Upper Middle Road. For more information about Burlington Breast Cancer Support Services, call 905â€"634â€"2333. Membership, including newsletter , is $15 a year. Schizophrenia awareness walk to raise $7,000 Sunday, Oct. 16th marks the firs time the Oakville Friends o Schizophrenics sponsor a Walk to rais $7,000 for research into a biochemics brain disorder affecting 1% of the popu lation. The Walk will start at 1:30 p.m. fron the Kinsmen Pine Room at the Oakvill Arena at Kerr and Rebecca Streets anc continue east on Rebecca and Church tc Trafalgar, then back to the arena vi Lakeshore and Brant â€" a distance of some 1 1/2 miles. Participants in the Walk will register from 1 to 1:30 p.m and refreshments will be available at the end of the Walk, as well as, a personalâ€" ized certificate. "The Walk isn‘t restricted to chapter members," said Bill Pidgeon, president of the Oakville chapter and chairman of the Walk committee. "Anyone who is interested in the cause would be most welcome to join us." He also stressed the importance of adding to research coffers. "Although researchers have made great strides with the little funding they‘ve had, there‘s relatively little money directed toward schizophrenia research, compared to other major disâ€" eases," he said. "If we work hard enough, perhaps researchers may be able to find the root cause of schizophrenia in our lifetime." He said the Walk should also help raise awareness of a brain disease that strikes many Canadians â€" mainly in their late teens or early twenties. Its sympâ€" toms include illogical and/or disorgaâ€" nized thinking, feelings of persecution, hallucinations, inactivity, and apathy; Medications help relieve the symptoms and these, combined with specific social services, often allow the patient to reâ€" enter life in the community. For more information about the Walk, call 632â€"0867 or 681â€"1883. Weddings CURTiSâ€"VERMEERSCH Cynthia Lee Vermeersch, daughter of Bill and Wendy Vermeersch, married Dwayne Merven Curtis, son of Ann and Merven Curtis, all of Oakville, on Sept. 17th at St. Jude‘s Anglican Church. The newlywedfls live in Mississauga.