Outlook op Lifestyle Three national goals at disabled workshop DEAR MEG Against the odds WOOD mil Handicap St itistic- lhrM A reduUmn in the need lor in can of disabled and persons bj To cent within ten improving pro grams or prevention ind rchabiiita linn and expanding support sen ices A reduction of the Icvil of of employable disabled people the national level unemployment within ton years An increase in the number of disabled children who are integrated mlo the regular school system After staling the above it was decided that using present statistics as a baseline would be difficult as there is no currently available in formation for future comparison of The priority is lo identify and collate existing data about disabled persons age sex education employment bousing etc and place it in some accessible form I the number of vices institution- lone beds ind the number of acute i are beds occupied chronic tare patients should be col defin A group home volunteers not an institution If It is associated a rehabilitation facility It becomes an institution Present definitions of institu lion in various jurisdictions car be as vague as a residence with a The basic conclusion of this con of was that we can not tackle the problem until the pre sent information is compiled into some useful form and made available to those who can make proper use of it DRCOTT Brights disease is now rare Ily Peter It Gotl Recently while tracing family tree I found that nn grandmother death listed her cause of death as Bright disease Is this hereditary READER Bright is in obsolete term for a serious kidney disease called glomer ulonephritis This is Inflammation and swelling of the kidneys filtering system disease was former fatal with no treatment it pro gressed to renal failure Some experts believe that it proba bly was due lo an autoimmune self- allergy phenomenon fallowing a streptococcal infection elsewhere In the body Modem doctors are far more effective in treating both the glomerulonephritis itself and the in leading to it For this reason the condition is in my experience rare People almost never die of an ore thanks to measures such as dialysis and renal Gotls new Health Report or VIRUSES AND CANCER tells about the latest in cancer re search tor tour copy send and name and address to O Box 91369 Cleveland OH 3369 Be the title DEAR MEG After hut limited financial tunnies in our farming tin husband and I are moving to Chi ago Jim has been offered an excel lent job there andl ll have no problems finding part time work But we re worried about what the move will do to our two kids Josh who s 1 and Lisa They ve had a Tom Sawyertype childhood in a place where everyone knows everyone else They are very naive and trusting When we read that percent of sixth graders arc already Into drugs and hear all those awful stories about sexual abuse were at a loss on how to prepare our children for the dangers they II face in the city We don t want to scare them to death and make them shy and Insecure Any Ideas NER VOUS IN NORTH DAKOTA I recommend two excellent new books designed for parents and ele mentary school children to read aloud together Its OK To Say No by Robin Lcnett and Bob Crane helps youngsters stay clear of grown who make them feel uncomfortable Its companion Its OK To Say No To Drugs by Alan Garner encourages kids to resist the peer pressure that Is the biggest factor In drug Both are from Tor Books Your library should have A Tasty Recipe For Summer ZUCCHINI SPAGHETTI SAUCE medium iitcli cup lit lit Simmer covered lor IS simmer MARASCHINO CHERRIES to CHOCOLATE SAUCE 99 La PEANUTS BLANCHED 98 LB hi engagement rmR be slipped on finger to his live in had dated or three months Bert went home to Ohio Hi proposed when he returned even cold when he I ve told Bert that I no longir want to wear the ring 1 feel that I m wear ing another woman properly In my opinion once give something you don lake it back let alone give it to someone else to wear for a lifetime When J took oil the ring Bert threw a fit He won buy me a new one As a I suggested that he have reset He doesn want to do it either What do you suggest I cannot wear this hand me down ring SECOND HAND the Sum tin rui i hi passed it on to That An ring is i sun of lifetime The fad thjt ring had a long history on another woman finger ibK invalidate- its meaning lor Depressed Megs pamphlet IX- What Vou Can Do About It is available for from DEAR MEG in care of this newspaper Box Write to Meg care of this per Meg can only answer letters that contain a self addressed stamped en velopc Questions general interest will be discussed in future columns Nells DRIVING SCHOOL Next Course Sept 30th Monday Wednesday 630930 Ontario Safety League NORTH HALTON SPORTSWEAR 8770266 DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN