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t26 weekendbrinoyember431993v st sdss scene visit by hiv patients a real eyeopener joni brunton correspondent the gymnasium slowly hushed as the two young people entered they looked healthy formal enough but everyone in the gym knew these kids had acquired immuno-defi- ciency syndrome aids the two young adults richard and debbie had come to talk to stouflville district secondary school students about their personal experiences with debbie is 20 richard is 24 theyve both been infected with htv the virus believed to cause aids since they were in their teens debbie is from an organization called toronto people with aids foundation she is their community outreach coordi nator debbie contracted aids at 16 from her boyfriend of two years he has since died richard is from positive youth out reach he is the one and only staff mem ber of the organization at the moment and contracted aids through heterosex ual intercourse in his late teens richards partner has also died both organizations represented by debbie and richard work to provide social economical and emotional sup port programs for people living with hiv and fullblown adds they also travel to schools to talk about personal experiences and to inform students according to the latest statistics pro vided through the york regional health department canada has one of the highest rates of hrv infection in the industrialized world htv is the virus associated with aids it is estimated that 50000 canadians are now infected with htv in 1992 the world health organiza tion estimated that between nine and 11 million individuals worldwide were infected with hrv and of these about one million were children this is not an inevitable disease it cannot be cured as yet but it can be pre vented as richard said abstinence is the only completely safe choice if youre going to have sex have safer sex and know your partner debbie made the point of saying that it was everyones responsibility to have safer sex both are true this presentation brought home the need for education about issues like aids and other issues that will be a large part of the next generations future as madonna put it in this case igno rance is not bliss in this life madon na 1992 sire records co hydro in town ken russell a farm property owner discusses the possible location of power trans mission stations in whitchurchstouffville with hydro rep enza cancilla recently advertisement sjv m a comprehensive rehabilitation program for motor vehicle accident other personal injury patients for further information about maxabilitation or to book an appointment please call 7591696 or 4755760 mj neece electrolysis esthetics 4591 hwy 7 e suite 110 at kennedy 9468803 angela martino certified electrologist member of the eao dr w balmer dr b worling dr m deemar focused on patient comfort 2206 eglinton ave east suite 205 at birchmount 7507175 from 55 1st2nd3rdmtgesto95 rental properties cottages refinancing debt consolidation rural properties 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seen by a number of doctors physiotherapists a chiropractor who did their best i improved but the problem never fully resolved said mccann i was then referred to maxabilitation the results have been remarkable stated mccann maxabilitation is made up of a caring multidisciplinary team of health professionals dedicated to providing excep tional rehabilitation empowering the individual to maxi mal wellness a promise that is written right into the mis sion statement this common vision of wellness is shared by all four doctors who are the principals of maxabilitation gordon lawson a chiropractor with expertise in nutrition and reha bilitation gordon ko a physiatrist specializing in internal medicine and rehabilitation susan gillislawson a chiro practor and acupuncturist and annie hum a family physi cian the team also includes a number of other specialists including physiotherapists massage therapists kinesiolo- gists a neuropsychologist a psychotherapist an occupa tional therapist and other specialists as needed amazingly these professionals can communicate in a total of 9 lan guages collectively the most common benefactor from maxabilitation is the motor vehicle accident victim unbeknownst to many rehabilitation is fully covered by the insurance company whose responsibility is to return the victim to preaccident condition the exciting thing about maxabilitation said dr gillis- lawson is that many patients actually end up in better con dition both mentally and physically than ever before although the max team does all aspects of passive care where the patient has treaflnejit of their problem the ulti mate goal is to have the patient active and responsible for their care the goal of maxabilitation is to empower the patient to take an active role in their quest for total wellness rather than focussing solely on the part of the anatomy that hurts these health professionals look at the whole picture teaching the patient how to achieve optimum health through good nutrition stress coping techniques and by creating a habit of exercise a process that generally takes three months to accomplish aquatherapy at the markham centennial centre and variety village is supplemented by stretching strengthen ing and toning exercises in the gym supervised by maxi- bilitation professionals who are fully briefed on each patients case every friday the maxibilitation team meets to discuss the progress of each patient modifying the pro gram to achieve the best results in the shortest time possi ble said dr gillislawson integral to the program is a new product on the market the aquajogger water exercise buoyancy belt which sus pends a person upright in the water allowing himher to run without impact on the joints because of the water resistance the effectiveness of the workout is enhanced making 30 minutes of exercise in the water equal to 40 minutes on land you dont even have to swim people end up functioning better than they ever were and afterwards we find theyre on a steady incline said dr gillislawson as they get older people tend to accept declining health but weve found you can really turn that around the program has been so successful an alumni group is being formed dr gillislawson added for all those gradu ates of the program who keep coming back because they love it mccann stated that id recommend maxabilitation to everyone if youre not functioning at a level youd like to the max team can improve health not just treat the dis ease maxabilitation is available at markham centennial community centre as well as variety village for more information call 7591696 vicki misclagna ba in ph ed demonstrates the proper stroke when using the aquajogger buoyancy belt to a patient at the markham centennial centre facial cosmetic surgery face lift collagen inj eyelid lift chemical peel nasal cosmetic surgery holiday special rebate on collagen test doses steven r cohen ms 2810300 1333 nellson rtl 300 ts sewborough v t q mmmi leasjnq- 2ecute btesd 20 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