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c6 tribune july 22 1987 a friend in meade suicidal person needs help to find some hope dr ed meade is a registered psychologist and director of the mar- kham stouffville family life centre in this column he answers questions from readers covering a wide variety of topics q i have a friend who says he has tried to commit suicide he has been to counselling on and off but says it hasnt helped him ive been worried about him and it is making me depressed too is there anything i can do to help what do i say when he tells me he wants to kill himself a that your friend is reaching out to you is a positive sign perhaps it is more the listening to his concerns and his loss of hope that will be most helpful it is not so much what you can do about it but how to help him find some hope if these feelings persist you might have him call telecare 731- 1212 or bring him to a family physician who could then help him you mention he has gone to counselling but perhaps not the right counsellor for him perhaps you can connect with a qualified counsel lor that he could stay with until he can pull himself out of his de pression dr meade welcomes your questions if your response is published name and identity if included will be withheld please direct ques tions to the markham stouffville family life centre at 113 main st markham l3p 1x9 terrier on a tear lynn westaways family pet is no greyhound but poundforpound her pint- sized pooch is one of the fas test things on four legs the whitchurchstouftville resident owns a britishbred jack russell terrier named lucy and the 314yearold dog simply loves to run lucy is a champion terrier- racer who last year won 10 of 11 races held at various loca tions in support of community association for riding for the disabled card and other similar groups at the moment shes the best around claimed ms westaway noting that lucys one defeat was when a rival dog forgot about running and attacked her ms westaway a member of card who joins other rac ing enthusiasts in helping sup port that organization at four local terrier meets explained the animals chase after a mechanical lure usually made of sheepskin because theyre so keen to chase things this just sort of evolved as a fun thing to do with them she added i lose up to 5 pounds a week some clients lose even more supervised by specially trained nurses stabilization program keeps weight oft for good no prepackaged foods to buy imliriitinil results null iiiii i must iteeiltoloseat least lit lbs ifion need to lose less iee11 still glee ilill tip to llra off ail tj pnifieam offer ralitl tritli piuvliasr ofutlf pivfrttni onltj rweight ujloss clinic our nurses make the difference markham269wellingtonstwno2ql 2940030 visaandmasterrardwelcomeopen8amto7pmmonfri hunt iiiiiimiiiiii in ic lucy a jack russell terrier owned by mccowan rd resident lynn westaway leaps after a mechanical lure used to make the tiny dogs run like the wind chris shanahan special reward of 10000 the torontodominion bank offers to pay a re ward of 10000 subject to the conditions set out below for lawful acts or information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who took part in the attempted armed robbery of our branch at 33 the bridle trail unionville ontario in the town of markham on june 22 1987 information relating to this reward may be com- munipated to the york regional police force 114 yonge st s newmarket ontario l3y 4w5 tele phone 416 8951221 or to the senior vice presi dent general counsel and secretary the toronto- dominion bank toronto ontario telephone 416 9828345 the bank reserves the unrestricted right to fix the amount to be paid with respect of each claim where more than one claim is made and to pay only part of the reward if all persons taking part in the offence are not convicted the bank also reserves the unres tricted right to reject any claim the offer does not apply to employees of the torontodominion bank or to peace officers to be considered claims must be made in writing to the senior vice president general counsel and secretary the torontodominion bank legal de partment po box 1 toronto dominion centre toronto ontario m5k 1a2 within 30 days after the date of the conviction in respect of which a reward is sought this offer expires at one minute before midnight on july 29 19 wb55 lujlllujjbwwbwiwlluiallilull 3