26 - Friday, December 18, 1987 - North Shore News

Course teaches

contidence

As you read this, 400 des-
perately ill men and women are on
waiting lists for life-saving oper-
ations. Untess the government does
something fast, one in 10 of them
will probably die waiting. And this
is only part of the problem with
health care in B.C.
© emergency wards may soon be
closed

e Children’s Hospital is badly in
need of funds

e waiting lists for hip and knee
operations are growing daily

» the shortage of operating room
and critical care nurses

ASSERTIVENESS TRAINING FOR WOMEN

A NORTH Shore mother of two teenagers and group leader
for the North Shore Family Services Society (NSFSS) is of-
lering a course for women who want to be more confident
and assertive in group situations,

Lynda Adair is the coordinator
of Celebrating Women. She says,
“Many females ure uncomfortable
in groups and tend to hold
themselves back in social situa.
tions, These people might avoid
parties, refuse to speak up oat
patent meetings of assume the
opinions of others are more im-
portant than their own."'

Adair believes the community
would be stronger if everyone con-
tributed.

JARY PARRE

Contributing Write

Adair, whose first career was
teaching in schools, has had 10
years experience leading parent
groups with the NSFSS. But she is
conducting Celebrating Women as
part of her MA’ in Applied
Behavioral Sciences.

Applicants for the $40) eight-
week session (Wednesday nights
starting Jan. 6) are being inter-

viewed now. The names of the
eight women chosen will remain
anonymous as Adair documents
the classes for a final printed
yeport to remain at City University
in Seattle. She chose City over
B.C. universities because the
course was more suited to her in-
dividual needs.

“The participants in Celebrating
Women," says Adair, ‘twill gain
confidence in groups, learn more
about themselves and relating to
others, and increase their personal
power, The goal is to take some
time to enjoy being you.”

Mf you are interested in

Celebrating Women contact the
NSFSS ut 988-5281.

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is becoming worse.

The doctors of British Co-
lumbia are extremely concerned
about the deteriorating standard
of health care available to the
people of this province. If you are
too, do something — let the Premier
know how you feel.

1 Sign the petition in your doctor's
office the next time you visit.

2 Call Premier Vander Zalm in
Victoria at 387-1715. Tell him you
want his government to get its
priorities straight...to give our
ealth care system the money it

must have if British Columbians
are to be cared for properly.

CALL 387-1715.
iF IT’S BUSY, KEEP TRYING.

Mrs. Wilson knows how it feels
to watt for life-saving surgery.

‘T feel both angry and sad.
Everytime the phone rings I think
maybe it’s the hospital calling and
Ill finally get my operation.
Waiting like this is no way to live
my life.”

A message from the doctors
of British Columbia

BRITISH COLUMBIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION