Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), October 30, 1997, p. 15

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st the tribune thursday october 30 1997 p 15 stouffville womans story offers hope kate gilderdale correspondent in proclaiming november incon tinence awareness month the canadian continence foundation is seeking to provide education and offer hope for the estimated one in 20 canadians affected by the condition among them is nancy jeffrey a stouffville resident whose life was drastically altered after she under went a laparoscopic hysterectomy in march 1993 i experienced urinary compli cations from the surgery i was unable to void and had no sense when my bladder was full despite doctors assurances that such complications were common and that normal function would return her problems continued and worsened over the next three years after extensive testing and a variety of treatments jeffrey began suffering recurrent bladder infections and pelvic pain my urologist told me my prog nosis to my condition was hope less and encouraged me to stop working because of my disability by this time she was close to despair but her husband john was not willing to give up and contin ued to seek answers his research led him to an inter net article by a montreal physi cian dr m hassouna an expert on chronic bladder dysfunction after the article was published hassouna moved to toronto and now practises at the toronto hos pital jeffrey went to see him last june and he conducted tests to deter mine her suitability for an implant to alleviate her condition as a result she received a permanent implant in the summer of 1996 a procedure which has allowed her to resume a normal life i have started a fulltime job without any problems or compli cations said jeffrey my total wellbeing has changed dramati cally and i now have a positive outlook on life this operation was truly gods gift to me her own experience led her to share her story in an effort to over come other sufferers reluctance to seek help for themselves people with incontinence often withdraw from friends and family and try to hide the problem rather than seek professional advice there is a persistent myth that urinary incontinence is a normal consequence of aging observed dr s herschorn chief of urology at sunnybrook health science centre the thing to remember is that incontinence should never be considered normal and no one should ever have to resign them selves to a loss of dignity the mission of the canadian continence foundation is to enhance the qualify of life of peo ple experiencing incontinence by helping them andor their care givers to confidently seek and access cures and treatment options and by encouraging important research to advance incontinence treatment andor management for further information contact the foundation at 18002659575 show on at latcham hall get an early start on christmas shopping at cranberries and popcorn which takes place saturday at latcham hall sandra stronach and i have been running an annual craft show in town and this is our sixth year said julie reesor who is organizing the event with stronach and eve lyn brodie the sale runs 9 am to 5 pm and there is a one dollar admission charge we always make a donation to the christmas dinner at the stouffville country mar ket reesor explained the show is attractively set up and decorated and there is sin gle cash checkout for all purchases to make shopping more convenient for customers she noted items range from personalized embroidered sleep wear to window art with a host of great christmas gift and decorating ideas our idea is to provide a really nice atmosphere with excellent quality well have something for everyone said reesor walmart halloween holiday special 12 pk coke products includes coke classic diet coke sprite c orange canada dry asst varieties j sss 1- its fun to save 1 flea market over 600 vendors antique market over 100 dealers farmers market large deli a- produce area sportscard show sunday 9 am to 5 pm free parking bus tours welcome ssp pickering flea market antique fair metro east trade centre brock road pickering just north of hwy 401 vendor inquiries 905 4270744 mm m w8

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