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8-Orpno Weekly Times, Wednesday, May 2nd, 1979 Last Monday evening during during the Kinsmen meeting a most enthusiastic and interesting interesting speaker gave a full account of his change in lifestyle after he returned from action in Italy during the Second World War. For a lot of Veterans this adjustment adjustment was not a difficult pne but for Verne Bowen there was a drastic change, you see his right hand, the one he ate with, drank with, wrote with and generally used for everything everything had been blown off just above the wrist while in. action. Verne recalled his shock when he regained consciousness consciousness in a hospital after the explosion and the doctors began unwrapping his bandaged bandaged arm, which at this point, he did not even know was missing. This was the beginning beginning of a long grueling period when Verne had to learn to use his left hand for chores he had always used the right hand for. Among the first things he did was to write a letter to his mother, a 16 page letter that took two weeks to write. ' Unlike a lot of veterans returning hope from action with similar problems, Verne Bowen was a determined man who was not going to let this setback get him down. He returned to his old job in the payroll department of G.M. and even went back to play hockey by using a hockey stick holder designed and made by a fellow worker at G.M. This did not last very long however as the O.H.A. Verne Bowen starts off his talk by demonstrating his skill in using his bionic arm to ruled this device as a lethal weapon. From this point on Verne used an assortment of hooks and other interchangeable devices that allowed him tp do a lot of the ordinary chores with his right arm. Early in 1978 Verne went through an exhausting series of tests to see if he was a " likely candidate for an "Otto Bock Myo-Electric" arm and hand. * This device is an extremely complicated piece of work often referred to as his bionic arm. To make this hand work Verne must flex 2 main muscles Tn his stump - his extender to open the hand and his flexer to close it. Inside his bionic arm are two electrodes which pick up the pulse from his muscle and proceed to electronically open .and close his hand. Sounds simple? Yes, but it was not that easy in reality. You see Verne had to take a nine week training course - at Sunny- brook Hospital in Toronto before he even put the arm on. He had to learn how to regulate pressures of squeeze. For example you ONTARIO'S FISH TESTING PROGRAM Ontario is famous for its fishihg. The Ontario government constantly checks this valuable resource through its continuing research and testing program of fish. Testing has now been done in 625 lakes and rivers. "GUIDETO EATING ONTARIO SPORT FISH" The results are published in the three booklets "Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish" (Northern Ontario, Southern Ontario and Great Lakes editions). NOW AVAILABLE FOR 1979 You can get your free copies from your nearest office of THE ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT THE ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES THE ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NORTHERN AFFAIRS Copies are also available in vacètion area LCBO Stores (May-June) and Brewers' Retail Stores (July-August). , Ministry of the . .Environment Hon. Harry C. Parrott, DBS, Minister Ministry of Natural Resources Hon. James A. C. Auld, Minister Ontario would not pick up a styrofoam cup of coffee with the same amount of pressure you would pick up or hold a Steel or solid object. The hand can put a 22 lb. pressure squeeze on an object. The arm is powered by a 6 volt battery and motor. The battery has to be charged every night and as Verne says it is just another segment of getting undressed for '• bed, The charged battery lasts about eight hours so an extra charged battery is always nearby. Verne recalled the time when shaking hands with a friend whom he had nbt seen for quite some time. Before they had a chance to let go the battery went dead and his grip could not be released. Fortunately Verne's wife Was nearby with the spare battery and after the quick change, they were able to be separated separated once again. Upon examining this bionic arm and hand you will see a great similarity in the appearance appearance to the real hand. Every so often the rubber . glove that is over the hand must be replaced as it can get stained or marked quite easily. Verne says the guys at Sunnybrook will bend over backwards for him trying to put whatever he wants on the glove for example faint vein markings, spots and fingernail fingernail tones. So unless you look carefully you will not even notice a difference. If you think Vernes story ends here you are wrong as he hopes to go back to Sunnybrook Sunnybrook sometime this year to get an updated version of his ' arm. This new arm will have a rotating wrist which will enable him to open a door just like anyone else or even one step further when putting in a serewnail it will rotate continuously continuously until it is in place just like a power driver on a drill - but not likely, as fast, Verne has in the past helped several people who in one waÿ or another have had the misfortune to loose a limb. , His attitude and enthusiasm | to live a normal life despite of his setback must have a great influence on'those he talks to. Verne brought a table full df above describing how the arms,«hooks and accessories hockey stick attachment, which,he'had used during the which he is holding, fit into his last 34 years. He is pictured arm and how he used it... . Displaying great control in everyday things we take for the use of his arm Verne cuts •* granted, a piece of T paper, one of the Steve's Furniture Shop Upholstery Fabric Samples Furniture Refinishing 983-9630 STEVE JpHNSON