Ste be aR UP ET oo fa tai bs renee 20 PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW “A cloudy diagnosis is no match for.a sunny disposition.’ n the rare occasions B when I -need .to \_F make amends: on the home front, | find it eas- iest to buy roses. The florist and I have subsequently be- come fast friends. “You're late today Doc,” she smiles, “will that be the usual?” Her pleasant face winces ~ as ‘she sweeps the thorns All Ladies — Canvas & Family Sandals _& Patio parniture. busy: fingers yet again. | # was reminded of the old 4. adage I'd heard a thousand _-as the other old'adage, “In- ve stead of. complaining | that” . roses have thorns; be gr. ate yellowish and inquired as to. how:-he’d been feeling... “Just fine Doc. The: rae low is probably ’ ‘cause I’ve. got to find your. ‘washroom ina hurry,” he joked. Concerned, [conducted a few. tests to discover, to my | 2 eggs. bacon & _toast ing pancreatic. cancer... ‘one of the cancers that'r. ally frightens me. When 1” visited him a few. days later * ~-in the hospital, he: grinned» 1 doing great: OW ke Ontario’ s no place to | seek a car a the classroom - At the request of Ontario teachers, the B.C. Teachers’ Federation. | is warning members and recent. education graduates that, under “the current government, Ontario is not a jurisdiction where | teachers should seek work. Since 1995, Premier Mike Harris has slashed $1.2 billion from education funding and: enacted e punitive legislation aimed at teachers. Bill 74, his latest and most provocative education law, includes the following provisions: a @® Mandatory volunteerism Principals can assign teachers to extra-curricular activities at any | time, on any day of the week, even. if it would contravene their collective agreement. . ; nurses are top notch and the food is superb.” _. Either. this man was sicker than 1 thought or he'd been given an enor- ing drugs. But the. nurses “were likewise drawn ‘to Ted's upbeat nature, ex- plaining that he never, ever complained. Two months later he was back in hospital, the cancer @ increased instructional time Workload will increase by 11% without an increase in salary. ® Sweeping powers of the education minister » The minister may fine employees and even ban ‘school board “members from office, | @ Severely diminished collective bargaining rights | Rights to bargain workload are eliminated, and some contracts - declared null and void, qe The BCTE has pledged its support to Ontario colleagues striving |. to defend public education from these destructive policies. If you |. “|. wish to’ add your voice to the chorus raised’ in opposition to. the j Narris agenda. for education, please write: ae “Premier Mike Harris poe _Logisative Bulding Queen 8 cdciel Toronto, ON, M A 1AL hh ine wokiohiee chi en STRAWBERRIES... 2", , Local Gr; Leaf LETTUCE... 59% ea Local Romaine LETTUCE, 59/0, athe Prana a Peete th rs Fedorntla Tat off the stems, pricking her . times as a child; “Get your - fingers out of there!”.as well: ful that thorns have roses.” --Ted, 41, had brought his son into the office with an ‘ear infection. Glancing at» ' Ted, I noted his eyes were = dismay, that Ted was breed-» at me and. declared he was. “T have my own TV; the mous amount of mind-alter- - MANGOES...rosnnrrn SQ! /oa te : _ Prices valid Wednesday to Tuesday th 5550) Nest and the treatment having . left him gaunt and wasted. “Look at this, Doc, . thinnest I’ve been in years.” Discussing the gravity of his situation he reminded me: “Everyone has to die cr sometime and I’ve lived a. _very rich life.” A few. weeks later he died. Several nurses went to” his funeral. Taking the chart .out of the. door I noted .that. my” . first patient of the day..was. : Ruth. I knew what to expect. “Unhappy — “Ruth: «would © blame. someone: else. for. “something gone » askew, would ‘want a CT: scan for . “every. ‘sniffle and: ‘complain © “that she’ was never well. [: - don’t:- recall -: ever: having ~ heard Ruth laugh. or:-even. having : seen her. smile. ea Constantly » beset.” by a myriad of * ‘problems,” she: reeked - pessimism” from every pore. ° In» the-. extaordinaty book Standing for. Some- thing, Gordon B. Hinckley | advises that to enhance op- - -timism “... ‘through life, we ACCEN- -TUATE the positive ... look a little deeper for.the good. . still our voices of insult and sarcasm,” ~ A must-read: for anyone with a pulse, he reminds us ofthe importance of “giving | Gordon B. Hinckley ness,” not only cope poorly. -the immune system. Cons . ~ quently, they become mo : lifestyles, seek to improve - their health’ and take bad gins in childhood’ in kids aS we go- ‘poor job!”. learned helplessness and ul - timately develop a painful : way of seeing the workt - about them, “on Wost : Saanich Recd “DEL ca uf ~ SUMMER bE > GROCERY & BAKERY ba Summer Speolal | COKE PRODUCTS - ‘band Bonds Bakery 3 10 | FRENCH LOAP nono a foal - FREE FEED DELIVERIES ie “ on minimum order. “Pessimists, also described as those with an attitude of “learned help- lessness ...” : strength to the voice. of * hope” while avoiding be- - coming trapped in nega-~. tive sophistries. was Did Ted’s optimism. help him get better? No.2.” Did. it affect the way in: -:| which he suffered? Without a doubt. oe Pessimists, also de- pe scribed as those with an at. ¢ titude of “learned helpless- with: illness, but also get more of it. University of Pennsylv nia researchers have foun that pessimists and their im: mune — systems~ becom more. easily « depressed: _ Neurotransmitter action of: the’ pessimist’s brain ‘hi ders. both. “NK... (natur. killer). cells. and: T. cells. - illmore often; focus on ho “much: they: will. ‘suffer and ‘take longer to heal. -Optimists;-on- the: ‘oth ‘hand, believe. in’ ‘healthier news. as only a: temporary. “setback. 880" ; ‘Learned helplessriess be- who feel lack of control over their lives. No child should “ ever hear: “Stupid!” “Let me do this!” “Hurry up!” “Shut up!” “Useless!” “That's a Such = youth acquire F. Go buy some thorns. - Loreen v aa).