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veryone knows the fear of Eforeboding that comes with walking into a hospital. The walls close in as the generally antiseptic environment severs connectedness to the outside world. They feel alone. Treating the patient, not the tumor: Supportive care will be key at the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre That feeling of isolation is tenâ€" fold for those battling illnesses in those sterile surroundings. Their spirit is battered as their body attempts to heal. The design features of the new Grand River Regional Cancer Centre, slated to open in 2002, hope to change all that. The design favours supportive care where the whole patient is treated instead of just the tumor. Mind, body and spirit are tended to so that a person doesn‘t leave cured of the disease, but having to pick up the pieces of their life on the outside. "Supportive care is that very fuzzy stuff that deals with all of the issues of the patient rather than simply the tumor, or the side effects of the drug," said Dr. Brian Dingle, chief executive officer of the new cancer centre under conâ€" Large selection R Flyâ€"tying & \Instructional fisthing supplies courses Your ftshin‘ headquartars Accessories 10 Wyman Rd., Unit 4, Watertoo _ 746â€"2650 â€" Dr. Brian Dingle Chief executive officer of the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre POR T gAINBONW SPORY, New Dundee #d. By Bos VrBanac _ Chronicle Staff Cancer patients will come to the centre involved in treatment regimes that stretch out in months to years. The uncertainty of their outcomes often leaves the lives they knew before the illness in shambles. _ "Because of the emotional stresses that are applied to the patient‘s life, we can end up with a Dingle hopes that the features of the new centre, including access to nutritionists, social workers and other patients, addresses those quality of life issues that most peoâ€" ple find important. Construction of the new Grand River Regional Cancer Centre is in full swing at the Kâ€"W Health Centre, with the doors set to open in 2002. The new model of cancer care will feature a patientâ€"centred approach that will focus on treating the whole patient instead of just the tumor. struction at the Kâ€"W Health Centre. "It‘s very much more important in this kind of illness than it is in many other kinds, to be able to deal with all those aspects of the patient rather than simply the disâ€" ease itself." /Your Dream Home Could _ f Be Located Right Here. ;z VIEWING HOURS: Mon to Fri VISTT THE DREAM HOME AT 26 Autumn Ridge Trail Take Homer Watson Blyd: to Doon South Drive, and follow the signs! 100 pmâ€"8 30 pm Sat . Sun and holidays 10 00 am â€" 5 00 pm LIFESTYLE Consultation rooms and family gathering rooms have been incorâ€" porated throughout the centre so that the treatment team can disâ€" cuss some of the issues the patient is dealing with. That includes disâ€" cussions on diet to how to deal with some of the feelings that come out of the more traditional treatment. situation where the patient is cured of the disease, but their life is falling apart," said Dingle. "We have attempted to design the canâ€" cer centre in such a way that attend to the whole patient as a whole." While the centre will provide systemic treatment like chemotherapy, radioâ€"therapy and surgery, they will be modules in the supportive care model of the new centre. Make your dream a reality. You could win this beautiful home valued at $353,000! Next EARLY BIRD DRAW November 17, 2000 "They aren‘t just in one area, To order tickets by phone, 24 hours a day, call 519â€"569â€"7204, or tollâ€"free 1â€"888â€"423â€"1027 "Very many radiation rooms are like caverns, or caves," said Dingle. "We‘re trying to open that up because a lot of people are The radiation suites themselves have been designed to try to change the vaultâ€"like design of traâ€" ditional rooms that contributed to a sense of claustrophobia in a lot of patients. The passages wind into the main room with the machinâ€" ery, while lighting will be provided by natural light. The placement of the radiation machinery is also unique because the machines are found right on the ground floor, which is imporâ€" tant for radioâ€"therapy patients who might be less mobile than other patients. they are scattered throughout the area to where patients are seen in the building," said Dingle. Continued on page 12 L NIGALLUG | 746â€"1666 v 7, o Ask for details WATERLOO NORTH Northfleid at the Parkway 0% The Alzheimer Society of Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo The gathering will run from 7â€"9 p.m., and it is open free of charge to everyone. A donation to the Alzheimer Society would, hawever, be greatly appreciâ€" ated. Woodside National Historic Site will hold its "Cobwebs, Jack O‘Lanterns and Fortune Telling" event in honour of Halloween. Amidst the creaks, the Jack O‘Lanterns and flickerâ€" ing lamps of an old Victorian, costumed staff will be on hand to chat and relive William Lyon MacKenzie King‘s family Halloween experience. The event will feature guest speaker Scott Milner, a caregiver with Stress and Wellness. From historical informaâ€" tion, it‘s known that the King family and the local comâ€" munity â€" participated â€" in Halloween events in the 1890s with a night filled with hilarity and "Hjinks". From Oct. 26 to Oct. 31, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., guests will have the chance to try their skills at tilting for apples and finding the identity of their future love by twirling parâ€" ings around their heads. 1 Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo will present its fall educaâ€" tion _ series _ tomorrow evening at Luther Village on the Park. Admission is $2.50 for adults, $2 for seniors, $1.50 for youth, and children five and under are free. For more information, contact Kathleen Lefaive at 571â€"5684. Kâ€"W Alzheimer Society to host education series Woodside gets spooky To register, call 742â€"1422 FINANCING wwrw. watericomazda com