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i c20 economist suntribune may 6 1987 overcoming handicap paraplegic leads an active life by deb bodine champion cindy soini is living proof that being disabled does not mean un able or incapable a paraplegic since 1967 when as a 16yearold girl she was in volved in a freak tobogganing accident mrs soini has gradu ated from mcmaster university with bachelor of arts and bache lor of social work degrees mar ried given birth to two children and now operates a thriving re habilitation consulting business on a fulltime basis the terrible twos ive never looked at my dis ability as a major barrier she explained its always been something to work around and work with married to norm soini in 1977 himself disabled as a result of a car accident the couple have two boys sixyear old nathan and twoyearold paul the most difficult time in mrs soinis parenting career is right now with paul at the terrible two stage nathan was more placid he liked more oneonone activities like reading paul is more active and its hard to deal with that energy explained cindy the argo helps out many parents experience the difficulties of confining a young child to a car seat and cindy soini is no exception when young paul scrambles to the opposite side of the car to escape he knows that his mother cannot pursue him it takes some ingenuity on his mothers part and a bribe or two she sheepishly admits to finally get him anchored into the safety seat concerned with the prospects of ice and snow this winter with two young boys to chase after cindy and norm soini sought a solution in the form of some kind of vehicle after an unsuccessful attempt at renting a scooter it wouldnt gfidiknilet go over the grass they finally settled on an argo the argo is handcontrolled six- wheel allterrainvehicle that seats five quite comfortably it is amphibious travelling in water as well as on land it proved to be a perfect solu tion for the first time the entire soini family was able to explore the neighbouring milne park con servation area with ease ironically the argo arrived on feb 5 1987 exactly 20 years after mrs soinis tobogganing acci dent keep out of water i deserved something she said just for surviving always ready for a new chal lenge and a bit of fun mrs soini couldnt resist the puddles on a recent jaunt in the argo through milne park mired in the mud the fire department had to be called in to haul the stranded family to more solid ground a woman with strong christian beliefs mrs soini is a member of markham missionary church her son nathan is enrolled in presents fashion tribute to mother withp us1 consultations friday may 8 7309 pm fashion seminar sat may 9 show times 1230 230 also may 69 decor lifestyle show 150 stores services including eatons wooico mjracie foodmart a famous players cinemas babysitting tuesdaysaturday 1030 am330 pm hwy 7 at mccowan rd in the heafil of wvrkhamunionvuie 4776600 owwd and operated by jds investments umtied 1 i 1 pslmorkuillc s i j x t s ml v i grade one at stouffville christian school changes occurring at both locations have her excited about the future when nathan was in nursery school his mother was unable to visit his classroom since it was located in the church basement churches accessable currently a new church is under construction at major mckenzie and mccowan st which will be wheelchair ac cessible by the time paul is in nursery school mrs soini will have the freedom to share the new experi ence with him also by septemer 1988 it is ex pected that the construction of the new stouffville christian school will be completed and it will also be accessible to the disabled for the first time mrs soini will be able to enter nathans classroom unaided not being able to visit nathans classroom was like i was one step removed from the real thing a lot of parents take those little things for granted said mrs soini i feel so terribly open a standard trust savings account yoocouidwina luxury cruise pius use luxury sun towels for new accounts see your toed branch for ccmplele details standard trust member c iiruib deposit laurince corporation 39 main st n markham ont l3p 1x3 2946865 manager don zelisko after youve gained the weight back from your last diet callus k pounds in two weeksgone 17 lo 25 pounds in less than two months vanished al diet center you can do il millions have without drugs without stress without hunger discover tlie last weightloss program youll ever need your first personal con sultation is free call now youre going to make it this time diet center free introductory consultations 4714500 254a main st n markham upstairs in the markham metal centre building happy mothers day lucky to have my children consulting service since 1982 cindy soini has been running her own rehabilitation consulting service out of her own home her job is to assess an in jury victims financial and mate rial needs and provide a compre hensive report for litigation pur poses one of the few specialists in this field in canada mrs soinis repu ted expertise has spread by word of mouth in the last 14 months she has had 86 referrals im swamped she said sounding tired but satisfied her job requires a great deal of travel by car and by plane driv ing her specially equipped nissan multi she visits clients through out the torontohamilton area frequently she has to take day flights to ottawa thunder bay and montreal to do her inter views its all in a days work for cindy soini shes mediafriendly mrs soini is no stranger to the media the july 1 1985 issue of the financial post magazine fea tured an article about the mar kham resident by paul mclaugh lin entitled a normal life norm and cindy soini also appeared on the cfto program lifetime with host peter feniak the segment focused on disabled parents and was originally aired septemer 198g and rerun april 2 an upcoming program on spinal cord research will also feature the markham resident weve been here 10 years and it still has a small town flavor she added i dont feel that the world should accommodate me because of my disability i prefer to make do with what ive got we couldnt have lucked into a better neighbourhood she enth used the people are fantastic they arent constantly on our doorstep because were disabled but theyre there when we need them its an ice box cake chocolate ice box cake sponge cake 4 eggs 3 cups sugar cups flour a tsp salt 1 tsp lemon extract beat eggs until light yellow and fluffy add sugar very gradually add extract and gently fold in flour salt with a spatula pour into ungreased pan bake for 30- 35 minutes at 350 or until sponge feels springy when touched chocolate sauce 3 tbsp cocoa i cup sugar a cup milk 3 egg yolks mix together cook low heat until smooth thickened cool 1 cup icing sugar cup butter vi tsp vanilla cream together mix cocoa mixture cooled with creamed icing butter fold in 3 wellbeaten egg whites in a glass dish arrange layers of thin sliced sponge with layers of sauce continue lo use up cake and sauce refrigerate for a mini mum of a hours serve with whip ped cream mrs barbara zchr unionvillc