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p18 weekender september 27 1986 uxbridges olive barton senior wins battle against cancer by chris shanahan staff reporter olive bartons participation in the recent terry fox run is as inspiring a story as that of the courageous onelegged marathon of hope runner himself the 66yearold uxbridge woman has come a long way since that dark time in early 1985 when she was diagnosed to have cancer of the oesophagus this devastat ing news followed just five months after the death of her hus band john barton and was com pounded by the loss of a sister but mrs barton summoned up all her courage and determina tion to wage a successful battle against the disease and the deep depression that often accompa nies such a lifethreatening situa tion in delicate surgery at toronto general hospital the cancer pa tients oesophagus was removed and her stomach connected directly to the throat today shes feeling much bet ter and is again an integral part of the closeknit community in which she has lived her entire life one of mrs bartons most satis fying postsurgery accomplish ments began early on the sunny morning of sept 14 when she joined more than 100 uxbridge walkers runners and cyclists and thousands more at sites across canada to raise money for cancer research i never felt so much about wanting to do something as i did about that run she said of the annual memorial trek i think it meant a lot to me to think that i could finish knowing that just a year and a half ago i had that big surgery the engaging senior citizen is encouraged by a recent medical checkup that revealed no further sign of cancer the news was greeted with great joy and relief by mrs barton her family and a legion of concerned friends now her main advice to other cancer patients is never give up hope its such a shock to be told that you have cancer but i just made up my mind that i was going to get better mrs barton said its very easy to get down and de pressed with the shock of the news but never give up have faith and hope just never give up though her activities are still somewhat limited the church street resident keeps herself busy and enjoys a brisk walk nearly ev ery day she also cherishes her long- running association with st andrewschalmers presbyterian church which has remained a source of spiritual support throughout her ordeal an avid doll collector and quil- ter she still finds time to work parttime and speak words of in spiration at local womens group meetings but on sept 14 mrs bartons actions spoke louder than any words she began uxbridges challenging 10kilometre terry fox course at 905 am and reached the finish line just an hour and 25 minutes later i came in the gate at 1030am and was in church by 11 am noted mrs barton who received plaques as top over 40 finisher and oldest participant olive barton fights cancer she entered the same event two years ago but claimed the 1986 version has taken on more meaning for me cross at the crosswalk stop lock and point win one of six my child dolls from thembune win 20000 in backfoschool cash hurry well mail a my child summer safely colour ing book to the first twenty entry forms we receive just fill in your name and address and mail to my child summer safety contest economistsun the tyibune phont no ary province postal code umycnrrtohvojusmmcftittabgrnatryl ajiffiritmwinquaifyftxinciwon m one or ten ngioooi oinrt tor len prmi of s200 00 eocri emrmwlbervedpomtosptem610thl9fi6 cbflfwwr w oroe lo bf wigw you nuni t a n wwil of conooo 5 yi of coiomtamtintyovrwantctxhvnqtnyoianovttfwmqi be on mipwye of morid conoda inc irwi rxwjpapec ohon seepe amoooiw doctor of the progfcm complete coniwr tim fwuttfom om pf edw mn ntvdpope o ff c dwrwmirmmtrktolumtllnc usa ms topic of meeting home renovations and adaptations will be the topic of a local multiple sclerosis groups annual meeting the york east multiple scler osis chapter meeting takes place tuesday sept 30 from 7 to 9 pm at st patrick catholic school coffee and desserts will be served and a new board of direc tors will be elected the school is fully accessible to wheel chairs including the washrooms tte a tea cale patio were pleased to announce our fall winter hours starting september 18 closed mondays tuesday 10 am 5 pm wednesday 10 am5 pm sunday 10 am5 pm thursfrisat 10 am to 900 pm well bo serving light suppers watch our blackboard specials we accept reservations 6407448 40 main street east stouffville markham sunday brunch is ebmfttta back at otooles markham bigger better than ever hot cold buffet desserts adults only 7 children under 12 only 3 1100 am300 pm see where your neighbours spend sunday 4715952 258 wellington st xv hwy 7 just east of mctouan