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Insensitive residents raise ire

Dear Editor:

Re the ridiculous articie
regarding the wheelchair sit-
uation at the Beacon Hill
Lodge in West Vancouver.

After reading such an ar-
ticle one begins to wonder
where common sense stops
and the so-called ‘‘do-
gooders’’ of this fair com-
munity take up arms on sub-
jects they so obviously know
little about. With tongue in
cheek one wonders if they
would prefer Mrs. Ezart and
her able assistant Mrs.
Geroff to put up nice strong
palm trees for the folks to
lean on, maybe the patient
could pretend his poor old
legs Were just o.k. now.

My ire comes to the sur-
face when | read this trash
and if you are prepared to
make the establishment bet-
ter and more comfortable...
why not volunteer to read,
write, heip feed and learn
what it is really all about.
You may leave that
establishment a little less
critical and much more
enriched as a human being.

My experience at Beacon
Hill is first hand. If I ever
have to go to a facility may
it be there. Last summer
when it was so very hot |
had occasion to visit Mrs.
Ezart’s office and it was hot,

the sun shone fully’ on her
desk. I suggested she turn
her desk so she would not be
in direct’ sunlight. The
answer from this lady, who
has dedicated her life to the
elderly said ‘‘No, if I do that
my back would be to any
resident coming through that
door to talk and that would
be unacceptable to me."’

We all, God forbid, may
have to be in a care facility
one day and now more than
ever is the time to offer con-
structive criticism to enrich
the lives of those already
there and help with the very
difficult task the staff some-
times has. The legs are gone,
dear anonymous friends with
the foliage, but thuse old
wheelchairs will help many
folk do more, see more and
enjoy more than you could

possibly realize. It offers in-
dependence and best of all
dignity.

So instead of being critical
of any facility and especially
this one... Go take a
wheelchair victim for a walk,
to Expo (they love it) for tea
at the mall. I will guarantee

you personally it will enrich
your very soul and when you
are in the wheelchair a few
years down the line I will
come and with love and
pride show you a whole new
world.

Betty A. Brown

West Vancouver

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