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Wm WAl‘hRU)U CHRONICLE - Wednesday. October l5 . 2008 - 9 â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"~â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"«â€"â€" LE 1 lERb 10 THE CHRONICLE j . not less. Now they are left to play Ma or Halloran ran on a latform G ttl b k “"30 deCided to get with metal and plastic. of leadership in an inclusive‘democ» e n ac “d 0f the {1988? Nature has much to teach us but i racy and that means gving the peo- b 0 d h l _ guess we will have to o elsewhere to le theo rtuni ' to be heard and I | I I I I ‘ To the people who decided to cut find it. g gamed PDQ ‘3 e n e W ee ‘ down the trees/brush in Allen St. . She is not sitting on a fence. she is gaggkdunng (‘Ommun'tl Pdrks lemm‘gtlj: trying '0 lake fences down! “Courage is being scared to death â€" but saddling up anyway." My children and l are very sad to Nancy Cmth ’ 10h" Wayne see the best part {according to my Mayor taking Waterloo ~ kids) of this park cut dorm. it was fences down . . _ , . , _, , _ outage and confidence are what my “a? needed ‘0 start like a secret forest in a neighbour» ’ g. . it ~. ’~ ._ ykwafig§i ‘5 giving a car again. after being involved in a colliswn vmh '. l I ~ . 7 y . . '. ~ 9,; 2%.: > ;?,#f;.; if: gic consequences. near y one year ago. The playground equipment is loran for not taking a position on the {‘6‘ 5 V I "M 5“ .“xfffitgr I 5‘; “2312:: "3:112:35 :55er SE? gaining m postâ€"crash rahabélita- fine. but their imaginations and their amalgamation issue. "‘1‘: “ a “.37.; trian wh h v . ff "Eden r nvtelrsi passetngers. En. pe es- bodies would run wild when they Wasn’t Waterloo named the most numgv'. . M if“? « " I: S O a e su e a motor ve We cras .or C0 mo.“ . . . . . , . . . . . . ‘ . . .k.’ j . » . The program. run by dnvmg therapists Chris and Melissa Plali‘d hide and Seek trig. explorer. intelligent community in the world? m x"! . .. .1; g r. {1. It _ (‘hallen er aims to he] I ff . fr d . . . . safari or other creative games. lfthis is in fact true. do l need the - .- ... " 7.1 .6 it . ‘ .'. “'Effl‘ . i. ’* fear ant? hobias to 63,03!) e i: enng‘ om nvrng 21% lam teaching my kids to respect Mayor's position on an issue before I ha H f3“ ’ i “a. I ' (18.3 .1, . ' i and'th ff“; 3, t gh a on e roa ohrelcovery.l “I“; . nature and its importance in our can form my own? 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If we want to 5 " ‘ l l M ‘ "I? .5555» ~ ' - i 5 5 But once again, the “desirzrhles” be led. let’s follow someone who val~ &fi.W 2:” $4.35? 15 3:13:13)?! and psychologth damage .\ l l l \ have been forgotten. [f you ask me. ues and respects our opinions and “- in???“ M .3‘39 Egg ' . ‘ . we need more nature in our arks )er t' ' - ' a” 4‘ ' ’9": '3 I? The Challengers explained the « «2' l" p ‘ l spec M“ « ‘ A”":"2‘1’:~‘ i' f : crash resulted in “an avalanche of l ’ 5% problems." as Melissa struggled with . 1;? "‘ , . not only the physical pain. but depres- j , . . sion. dizziness. and an inability to ‘ i ’ 0 n e p “mp n p le return to work. Together. they fought . ‘ l . with the insurance company, fought ‘ l ith the election now past. and all us either l was lOld l needed ‘0 El“? them a chance. Like With debt and fought Wllh resentment. l g ‘ Won our way to hell in a handcart. or to they were some kind of young offender parsnip. who As well. Chris struggled to understand \ some kind of beautiful. ire-chugging nir- had just made a foolish teenage mistake and I need- how to help Melissa suffering from ‘ vana â€" I thought it might be a perfect time to write ed to bend a hit to give it a chance to grow into Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. involv- ‘ MARSHALL l about choice. adulthood. Not going to happen. ing symptoms like nightmares. sleep WARD l Not election choice. because we've had enough of Upon managing to dodge the parsnip bullet. we disorders. and flashbacks of the crash. l ' that. but a much more imponant level of choice _ moved on to the more important things. Pie. “Many family members and spouses have difficulty under- \ food w in general, and specifically, pie. My wife. all props to the many fine pie makers in standing that the person they knew before the crash is this comes to mind after our family the region. makes the greatest pies in inevitably different from the one they know after the crash.” l lhanksgiying dinner. which brought all ” ' ' the world. Especially apple pie. said Chris. l of us together fora feast lovingly put j) l l ( . l ( ) l None of those canned fillings for in time. Melissa overcame the psychological and emotional together by Mrs. Bourke. who is a WIL'il’d . her. They're big. and jammed full of pain from the crash. and was determined to help others who 1 in the kitchen. and although not to B( ) l I R K [ apples. cinnamon and all other won- have suffered similar experiences. . blame. one of the reasons I ballooned up derful things. "It's important for me to have a positive thing come out of l to 220 pounds a few years ago. Q Sadly, she did not make an apple pie my crash." said Melissa. "The negative repercussions of a car 1 l It does seem though. that she is deter» , - on the weekend. She did craft a dandy crash can be debilitating and leave someone feeling detached mined to introduce new foods to my diet ;‘ 3 lemon meringue one though. and also from the world they knew before the crash." l 1 I am not generally a picky eater, but I ' l; a pumpkin pie. The road to recovery. Chris said. is different for each individ» l do have my rules, he The pumpkin pie is a reasonably ual. and depends on many factors. like how the crash hap- l mu not eat anything which looks like a . recent addition in the table. (Added pened‘ the pain suffered. their Personality. sueport from their l a hug ( Shrimp. jobs.“ crabs etc): .. ’ E; mostly because someones fiancee likes family. and their level of avoidance behaviour and motivation to l I will not eat anything with a name l -' A}; pumpkin). recover. And while some people take longer to recover than oth- considi-r weird. I realize this is complete 4. k l‘llll l am not a la" 0f the Pumpkin "5' Chris said the success rate they see l5 high, l ly subjective. but we live in a free country. ‘3‘” ' h’s not a particularly weird name, but it "l" "105‘ C3595» we are able l0 help people 8‘” back ‘0 driving l You eat what you want. I will eat What I just doesn't do anything for me. with confidence and dramatically reduce the amount of anxiety i want. So cauliflower. kumquat and tumip BRIAN whether it's in bread. or pies or muffins they were experiencing on the road.” he said. j are out. BOURKE Of course. I am thankful she makes “Often. we hear people say that they used to love driving and 'l‘hm decisions are not based on any , 7 , . something I like. but she is on a can they were carefree on the road at all times Getting back to that l thing so frivolous as a name. I have tried slant campaign to make me eat pump point can be more difficult because a crash survivor now will ‘ them I do not like the taste. that however. does not kin pie. Every year. l‘m encouraged to try it. “But." always cany that awareness of how easily crashes can happen. l seem to be good enough. she says. "you like pie!" But getting back to where you enioy driving requires that you j I am told. by wife and daughters that. "l haven't V“ l d0 l film like WOOl SOCKS. hill ll doesn't mean dl'lW‘ 5‘ thousand times after ““3 crash and nothing happens ‘0 given them a chance." i want to eat them. you in those thousand trips" 1 Yes i did. i don't like them. i am so years out I can Why can't people just leave me alone about What While the pint-crash trauma is behind the Challengers. their 1 eat what i want_ I want to eat? efforts to shed light on the subject continues as Chris has just . That does not stop the powers that think they be, i know it doesn't make sense. sometimes. I don't published the hook. Driving After the Crash. chronicling Melis» } j from trying to trick mg .- ‘ like raw tomatoes. but I enjoy tomato sauce. sa's long and painful journey from victim to victory j Really, are you not aware I have an magnum I eat a reasonably balanced diet. I no longer cat "Every time we are able to be part of a crash survivor's recov» l functioning brain? leftover apple pie for breakfast (even though I main cry process ~ as we are only a small pan «â€" I feel that this is l l The trick year involved a bowl full of carrots and tain it still covers most of the major food groups). what we are meant to be doing and for me. maybe my crash ’ white things. 1 asked what the white things were. I I don‘t need pumpkin. parsnip. turnip. lobster, wasn't just some random event. but part of a bigger manta.” l was told parsnips. I don't eat parsnip. it's got a weird crab N anything like that. said Melissa. 1 name and i don't like the taste. To quote three people who used to live in my And thanks to Melissa and Club Challenger. that picture l pm my wife, in the voice that sh.» used in use for house. “You are not the boss of me." includes people like my sister. gaining the confidence and five year olds said. “us got carrots in it ! you like (“”389 ‘0 89‘ back l" the saddle. and drive again. > l tar-rots!" -« For more information. visit www.challengenehabcom j \ [don‘t know what that has to do with parsnips 37m" 30"”‘9- a member "fl”? ”’53 K001: FM "' they can hang around with chocolate chip cookies morning new. can be reached hypmail a! Marshall Ward is a mum] artist and independent filmmaker ‘ L for all i (are. but I'm still not going to eat them. bboueroolfmcom. Email '3 MW at marshal wardGhormaime. j . . 7 7*