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PACE NELVE mm LEEDS LANTERN CANCER CAN BE BEATEN. Lorne Balmer of Toronto. knows. she made annual nedical checkâ€"up tor suggested Xâ€"rays. so later results. cancer?" "Yes"he said. widow, I \96 ALWAYS A GOOD SELECTION 96 IF A NEW CAR IS YOUR CHOICE WE CAN GET THAT TOO. eéIOUR LOW OVERHEAD GIVES YOU LOW PRICES, 9". DROP IN AND HAVE A LOOK 95 WE SERVICE WHAT WE SELL. Just ask She Twentyâ€"three years ago an appointment for her Her docâ€" A day or she telephoned for the "Well, what is wrongâ€"â€" she asked jokingly. The young alone in her apartment, was stunned. She was told she was to have surgery for cancer of the intestine. stay was to be ten days. The hospital When serious complications developed after her operation, out it turned to be seven weeks instead. The doctor came three times a day. But Mrs. thirty pounds lighter, The medical team thought she might die. ("I did too.") Balmer rallied and, began a long and difficult convalescence. She hasn't been ill since. The slim, has a son and a daughter, four grandchildren. n-u(¢.,.-4.1. blue-eyed blonde plus She and her SOPER MOTOR SALES LIMITED ELGIN OF FINE USED CARS AND TRUCKS. AROUND. family had arrived in Canada in 1939, exiles from Nazi Germanyâ€" no friends, no money, little knowledge of the language. Later, after her husband died, Lorne Balmer began her own business, managing apartment buildings for the owners. Her daughter was a member of the Auxiliary of the Princess Margaret Hospital and Lodge, Canadian Cancer,Society, until, in 1968 she decided on a fullâ€"time career as a supervisor of two clinics at the hospital. Mrs. Balmer took over her duties as a volunteer in this cancer treatment centre. She worked in the outâ€"patient clinic and in the thermography department. Now she spends one day a week at the hosâ€" pital's inquiry desk, and one day a week in the nucleur medicine department where patient diagnosis is carried out. She finds this involvement "fascinating and rewarding". She and other volunteers, help the technicians by developing their films as well as handling other routine duties. Volunteer help is also given in the radiopharâ€" macy laboratory where various compounds are made up by the rad- iOpharmacist to be combined with a radioactive isotope and adminâ€" istered to the patient. The nucâ€" lear medicine machines react to the radioactivity within the pat- ient, nzking it possible for the machine to scan a particular part of the body or the whole body. Mrs. Balmer is also chair- man of the "Outside Hospital Auxâ€" iliaries" section which keeps her busy attending annual meetings of the many hospital groups in Metro Toronto, as a representative of the Princess Margaret Hospital and Lodge Auxiliary. "I have been very lucky", says Mrs. Balmer. I am well and happy in my volunteer work. Some- times, when a patient with cancer 359*5230 qm aéiWRITTEN.WARRANTY GIVEN WITH ALL SAFETY CHECKED VEHICLES. ( I»; is very distressed, out that each year brings more I can point cancer 'cures', new research knowâ€" ledge, a widening range of patient services all made possible through public donations given durâ€" ing the April campaign of the Canâ€" adian Cancer Society. "Cancer used to be a word that was whispered. Now, through the Society's educational work, more and more Canadians are learnâ€" ing how to prevent the disease as well as how to survive through early detection. I can point to my own case as an example." KINGSTON AREA GOAT CLUB The first meeting of a goat Club for the Kingston area was held Sunday Feb. 20th at 1:30 p.m. in Sydenham. Approx- imately 45 people attended the meeting. Discussion concerned ideas for programs and events connected with the Club. Some suggestions were: having a newsâ€" letter, sponsoring a sale, developing a co-operative approach to meat marketing, organizing a goat show, asking to have the Ministry of Agriculture for a course on dairy goats offered here. Ideas for program topics included: grooming, deâ€" horning, castrating, kidding, illness and medication, milking. At the second meeting, held March 12, the Club chose its name: the Kingston and Area Goat Association. A full slate of officers was elected and there was a discussion on kidding problems. The next meeting will be held Tues. April 11 at 8:00 p.m. at Sydenham Town Hall. The program will concern dehorâ€" ning, needles, and medical problems. Membership cards will be given out and dues collected. All interested are welcome to attend. If you would like to join and/or red ceive our newsletter you can contact Susan Beahen, Box 201, Sydenham, Ont. Phone: 376â€"3702 or 387-3431.