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economist suntribune whitchurch stouffville thursday nov 28 2002 stouffville readership subvey what you think matters to us and you could win dinner in our ongoing effort to ensure the stouffville suntribune continues to be your communitys first source for news and information we would appreciate hearing your responses to the following questions please return completed surveys by dec 2 to the stouffville suntribune attn editor in chief 34 civic ave stouffville on l4a 7z5 or fax 9056408778 the survey can also be done online at stouffvillesuncom 1 which of the following news papers do you read regularly toronto star globe mail national post toronto sun stouffville sun stouffville tribune stouffville this month 2 which newspaper do you pre fer to read for local news additional comments 3 how many times a week would you prefer to receive your local newspaper on which days would you prefer to receive the newspaper by esubscription address could you please provide us with some personal information it will remain confidential respondents including their names and addresses will be entered in a random draw for a 50 gift certificate from amarettos restaurant and 4 please rank the following top- banquet hall in stouffville ics of interest in order of impor tance choosing a maximum of 10 name local residents achievements municipal council local businesses consumer information reviews of movies plays videos opinion columns photo features local history local athletes agriculture sports scores calendar of events breaking news stories online religion and faith diversity and culture crosswords horoscopes contests reader polls panels forums seminars 5 are you interested in reading news and information of a regional how many children reside in focus in your local newspaper eg your household ages education health politics phone number email address age occupation how many years have you lived in the community primary language in your house hold cultural background stouffville man on road to recovery from rare illness from page 1 guillainbarre syndrome gbs caroline went to the internet for help and found information on a gbs support group and related sites she also compared experiences with another stouffville resident who had endured a bout with gbs many years earlier nothing is without risk mr claman noted there were four cases of guillainbarre syndrome in canada last year out of the 98 million flu vac cines given in 2001 health canada recorded a total of 1800 cases of adverse effects including head aches fever loss of appetite and soreness at the injection site up to 3000 canadians die each year from influenza most of them seniors and people with chronic conditions such as diabetes asth ma and cancer according to dr allison mcgeer director of infec tion control at torontos mount sinai hospital before receiving the flu vaccine mr claman loved to hike and snowshoe with his two dogs through whitchurchstouffvilles rural settings including the stouffville reservoir the surround ing forests and bruces mill conservation area now he goes to joint venture fitness on stouffvilles main street three times a week for therapy to build up his strength just so he can hold his dogs leashes most people dont get as sick as i did you get sicker and sicker until you hit a valley mr claman knew something was wrong last year on nov 17 when he developed a pounding headache and felt a sense- of impending doom he was in montreal visiting his family at the time a feeling of lethargy and stress overtook him he found it difficult to sleep that night and difficult to get out of bed he was able to walk into the jewish general hospital in montreal and sign admission forms at 1 1 am on nov 18 but by 4 pm i couldnt walk any more he said he was in hospital until mid- july of this year the paralysis pro- staff photosjoerd witteveen brian claman of opal court in stouffville walks his english springer spaniels puck and sophie a flu shot last year left him paralyzed he is now only recovering from the experience gressed from his extremities and eventually shut down all his move ment and his breathing he spent several weeks in inten sive care he couldnt talk couldnt close his mouth or his eyes and required a tracheotomy although he was completely paralyzed he was completely lucid but because no one around him was receiving a response from him they started talking around him rather than to him most people dont get as sick as i did he said you get sicker and sicker until you hit a valley he describes the experience as surre al the process then reverses itself and the person starts to improve gradually he spent several months at the st johns rehabilitation hospital in north york and as an outpatient at markham stouffville hospital when people marvel at how courageous or tough he is mr claman will tell them its a like roller coaster ride you are on the ride until it goes back to the station with files from torstar news service 477 fjiulivriy 7 east east of 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