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The city’s museum at Conestoga mall is open a I WWW - I from 9 am. to 4 p.m. Eifgiit ‘tIIi'fll‘IIIIIllll‘K‘ ‘ I. ‘ Barb Eastman‘Lewin now realizes that her family missed early symptoms before her father was . . m: cancer mndraiser at ‘ diagnosed with Alzheimer‘s disease. “It . V, : . . ’ 5 o , . mmmmm a St. Dav1d " ‘ ‘ ' . If , eff-s». M“ St. David Catholic Secondary School. in associa- y e BC on ls e y , :T I’ z '-:3_:2I§;£:¢.I. tion with Gina’s College of Aesthetics. is holding V .. . f»: a; V: ;;_ '7» Mani-Cure 4 Cancer, a fundraise' r for the Canadian' Bvammenonc PM“). Early detection is important so patients .7, It“; » of??? 77 ’3'". Cancer Society. on Jan. 13' . . . . ChronicleStafl can change their lifestyle and get on the ‘N'AN .. e 71'? 1:31;" Students from S“.Da‘"d “In” performing mai- proper medication, said Debra McGonegal. . '. gfifi _- “3-“ :45; 2:3” cures and 59111118 POhSh and WWCSSOWS’ < ordon Eastman was 63 years old when development coordinator at the Alzheimer’s ' ‘_' ‘ H} a; 431“?» Md and arm massages Will also be 059M. at 1 he died of Alzheimer's disease. The Society. «3 is; a; :11; acostofISZ. , ‘ diagnoses had come just three years The good news is, to prevent or slow .- ': a; km“; 53‘: - . APP°E“}"19m5 fl" Imamcures are necessary. before. Alzheimer's. the lifestyle prescription is the , gm” 3;- ,7: w With amtmmum donation of $20. ‘ But in hindsight he was probably living same as for many other diseases â€" healthy :«di'i'a;?;€f}§;xԤ E-mall margaret.heldman@wcdsb.ca today ‘0 . with the disease since he was in his 505. said diet, exercise. brain and social activity. “" ,4: ”mo ~55"er b0“ an appotntment. } his daughter. Barb Eastman-Lewin. The bad news? There is no cure. I ' ”an _I' ‘v ' 253112.: ‘ While speaking. he struggled to find the “But wecan slow the progression. allowing ' “ ‘ .: {.1 . , . right words. He missed appointments. Even I for a higher quality of life for a longer time.” In“ 5% I, IJT;C:;,f'IV..;" Still tiCketS 16ft In 1 using the telephone became an issue. McGonegal said. . ' _ , :1,V 1M. V_ :51 1 His first wife had died. and his second wife January is Alzheimer Awareness month, h" . ,gng I Dr. . j 2 - Humane SOCiety lotto . . ' was battling cancer. So at first his seven chil~ and the Walk for Memories on Jan. 30 is the I. ‘; I ' ,1, V V _ j . . . 1 i dren chalked these problems up to stress. society's biggest annual fundraiser, which " "s- f l‘ - _: - 2L5 _, t TheIlfhW Humane Socretty ls 110'ng a “Sh im- 1 l “I think we were making excuses for him." continues to grow exponentially every year. » ' 1'. “#1.. was: :oZEflte procegosmgomg 0 cover e organiza- 3 said Eastman-lewin. , A Three years ago, it raised $25,000 and two Pl”: _' '_. ‘ .. i5 . lunar) . ‘ Nenty years later. as a staff member of years ago.Ԥ45,900.last yea; thew raisod’a ‘ _ g!» WW4 E‘s/lacunary costs at the some“! exceed $200000 % ° the Alzheimer Society of Kitchener-Waterloo. whopping $84,000. 519'! ’__I ’ ' ”V,” e mm d . f $10 000 'll be d j she has learned the early signs of the disease. ‘ But the money is needed to keep up with ’ "I ”3,? , ‘3}; 2 Feb If $1.“ ”a; 0 d d"ti Ed flaring; ‘ But a recent survey of baby boomers sug- the demand for services. which grew by 30 W still‘to be v3": all: e vewaém 2:134 50333;; v, t ‘ gests they have a worrying lack of awareness per cent in the last year alone. :1 ' i a» i%‘: 2%. «.2. ed Each winner [fame $1 000 riz 1] 5??)- \ about the fatal, progressive disease. which is Watching your loved ones slowly go away I». 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