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Dingle said in his experiâ€" ence a lot of patients like to interact with each other durâ€" ing this systemic type of treatment and offer support to each other. "I‘ve always been amazed at the depth of support that patients get from interacting with other patients who are going through the same thing," said Dingle. "Patients actually _ become _ very attached to one another as they go throughout the process." Smoothing out the expeâ€" rience for those simply visitâ€" ing the centre on an outpaâ€" tient basis has also become a POPULAR GL! _ Volkswagen Waterlog MB 1 .. 5 speed manual transmissio locks and alarm with remote. airbags. Stereo cassette. Clean style Golf is a hard to find car i 5 speed manual transmission, airconditioning, power locks and alarm with remote. ABS brakes, front and side airbags. Stereo cassette. Clean, non smoker car. This new style Golf is a hard to find car in the used car market, and it carries the remainder of an extended factory warranty. Stock # VO0193. $17,995 1999 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GL 550 Wel‘;g?_sLu; _Waterloo @ email: vrwaterloo@gaiden .net 884â€"7470 Clarica‘s _ participation reflects the _ company‘s emphasis on making a difâ€" ference on the community, said Judith Chopra, Clarica‘s public â€" affairs â€" manager. "Clarica is pleased to be part of a family oriented holiday event and to support the cardiac centre." The 2000 Festival of Trees will be held at Kitchener city "If we can guess ahead of time what the patient is going to need, then we can have the patient seen by a medical oncologist, a radiaâ€" tion oncologist a palliative care physician during the same visit instead of bring them back and forth," said Dingle. "By concentrating the oncologist in a very effiâ€" ciently laid out design, we think we can have them there a larger percentage of the time so that there could be greater interaction." Education rooms are another feature of the new centre, allowing for new new priority of the centre. Patients will be treated by the whole cancer team instead of having to make appointments with each specialist. + comeHome *®â€"BGAICHK. "To me backing off slightâ€" ly from the length of time people live in order to ensure their quality of life is something of a value that 1 respect, and it‘s something that‘s been reflected back to me by patients for the last two decades." "It‘s not easy to get inside someone‘s skin and see how they feel," he said. "It‘s easy enough to measure how long they live, but we really need to know what the qualâ€" ity of that life has been to compare centres. hall Rotunda with special events like a Holiday Gala, and fashion show. It is open to the public Nov. 24â€"25 starting at 10 a.m. with new holiday exhibits, trees and entertainment. "We have set a new record for tree sponâ€" sers this year, which should make for a spectacular disâ€" play", said head designer Petra Travers. In the end the centre won‘t be just about measurâ€" ing outcomes, said Dingle. 11 will be about measuring the actual life experiences. educational opportunities for both the staff and the general public. _ â€" â€" "We feel that education of the public is extremely important," said Dingle. "We know that 50 per cent of the cancer burden today could be prevented with the appropriate lifestyle changes. And getting that message out to the public is a constant challenge; to be able to open up the cancer centre for educational purâ€" poses of the general public could be very valuable in preventing the disease 10 or 15 years later." Even the outside of the new centre will be more inviting with landscaping down to get people to enjoy the surroundings. The integration of the new centre in conjunction with the existing hospital will also allow for a continuâ€" ity of care if there are comâ€" plications that arise out of the _ treatment. _ Patients won‘t be lost in the shuffle between dactors at the two facilities. "They‘li see the same people and the same faces," said Dingle. "The knowledge about the patients will be teamed between the two facilities." 4283 K: 19 Street E Kitchener 653â€"1099