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(If/Mmma. o -" . - Sur1)t1)0r se s tlr tYi " . 'tts . ,/’ O A. By Ann Marie McQueen - . . . " w" r l "e, SEEM, e, - ,, ' . " ' p" Ja" wage... a.» . _ , . t - a! "Q w, e“ IN "tttgt MIN. i WOODSTOCK - A breast ' 7‘s“ e ' srfait " ' ' " ' 1. r Bits, .. “ be' . ' cancer survivor who has been , 1' . o ' ”£1,313ij . t. . . - - q , . " i . ' " _I . awarded the Canadian Cancer '_ " L " " - - ' Mb. N E s fut; IitlM1lgllltlt .9". . Ill., , Mi 'BIN, Ib' Society'stop honour will speak If? r Acl! . ' i Ke. ssalBrlll5B.gtla5,'i:s 5,t "I? 1tlllllW)jlllIll " " .4 ‘. here next week. f" ’ 'S . " .' . LTV ,v . s-"‘}r1'i”%§§i§<:,&x,¢ ' "’ Rr9,tt7ata, 71“., 'll '. . V _ I, Carol Ann Cole has raised g5" . -' ' ' Illllltilh'f Flo' La. '. If." "tf" I'. c'M, 23.x _ " 4"“ ""Ptiir! q 8Nti1 I . " ‘I l S700.000 for the society _'_“.5‘ I .e" r i5?" " Iielliitiiti"giu'Vifd . :"5 . ' 15133.: I - .i l through sales of the Comfort " Ts , ‘ ' " " __ " , r ' 'iiBllEh f, _ ".r. r NI , :. 'i, Heart. The small pewter oma- if , . " ‘ ' " . ”T. _ "y" as}? ~ I ' l . _ . ' ment that brings comfort to I El _l' ' . I ' ‘ . . I I Mlllt5' C , ", I , ' cancer patients also raises 7 4 _tlgN " the . . ' Ill-!, , '.2iN s . '. , money for cancer research. Ca rol Ann Cole - SI}! """1" g -' ' ' V On Sunday Cole will receive - . ff, . _ . ifs I , It l the cancer society's most pres- If . K, , .; CK' . ’ ll ‘ I T ", . tigious award. the Terry Fox Citation of Honour. Despite haw . . MB' _ i ‘g,’ - . ., l! ing survived cancer. receiving the award is "probably the most ' . '_.' " TI, v' l . , C' ' . Iiik. . humbling. thing that's ever happened to me." said Cole in a _ . Il . r, . I. -. I . . ’II telephone interview from Barrie. . , . "I. IN . ' _ . L, ith' - _ "a The Halifax resident will tell her story Thursday night dur- . . - . Kr" _ "5. ' . q . " ' "-' ' _ ing the Oxford County cancer society unit's 50th anniversary " . lltlF. . J __ , . . . __ . . celebration at GoffHall., . - , , . 1' 's ‘1. ' M. 5 ln I992 both Cole and her mother were diagnosed with breast . . t . , I . " . . -..- . cancer. The pair look radiation treatments together. but while ’ ' . , "y; “3 , . _ ,72 " " ’ li". r Cole beat the disease. her mother died ll months later. v ' ' - "Iti' 1 ; H. 311.1}, f " Cole said much of her work for the cancer society is done in It IlIti " (3:. ". _ I. ' I ris..'l?i't' I L" . _ her mother's memory. And despite the loss. she tries to ttse - ‘ . - “fig: ... _t?'u'erir:r. -. humour to stress the positive Nk hen she tells her story. " li.' .35.;313; 'iitit.b. '3'? i ‘3?er . "There is life after cancer." she said. ' Mliill ItNlltk'h"it'tt".,.5 _. . f. . IVs/‘3: Cole seems to strike a chord with women. who often ap- , . - , "itil E de if '3'; w/r', '; preach her after her speaking engagements. . . . "llir4 V3? rk . ' _ I .L3'» . "They line up to share a story with me." she said. "Ther _ . ' - thglar5gt I .s' - "r'. seem to be anxious to share a little hit of themselves, given . 2"." . . Edit, 'tll' ’, i,'-, .; I 3:1"? tsy that I've been so open." - ' . 5 IlliElMEt iti's' _ ' ‘-~"-'"-5 _1,m,,, .= In I994 Cole decided to retire from her position as a vice- IF, . . . - . lrlE 'tPit,' , A: . j . . l : $853431: . ., , president at Bell Canada and hccomc a full-time volunteer for " ' T e . at? ".s'i4i'ti)ii,'/: I; e_:tu'-sigtii8Eiill. " 7 G . [ the cancer cause. She negotiated an agreement to manufacture ll = . ' . ' gig Tisitid 31:35,!" Ill. ff _ Sli' a pewter “marry heart" - that she had found to be a source of & I . r ' - IlillllBliiif F, (alliilil " " . . Ittr. . sid " A' . . comfort - as a fundraiser for the cancer society. Since then , " , . Itil Bllttillt" Ill I ' - __ . _ _ . _. 't ' I 4gta it about I00.0ll0 of the hearts hare sold. ' " . . I Illill ' , KI . T ..» " " Eg id? "f' ' Just rubbing the smooth surface of the heart can give cancer _ . ' . , . I d " Mk _2 c“ patients comfort, but they also serve as a constant reminder C', 'e,, 4. . f."- Mth that they aren't alone. said Cole, " _ '__ o' " : s: ts) Sixty per cent of every SlO heart goes to cancer research. ' . li I _ " q I. T Many ofthe people who buy the hearts for themselves. family . , Mrs',' , e s . ‘ r or friends write Cole to tell their stories. She has sa\ ed dozens , IM I Ill" . I of those letters and plans to Use them in a book on her esperi- . iBlllllIllri, . t ' ce't cnces. ' Ilmll" ' _ " Cole's appearance in Woods,uck Thursday is sponsored by ' ' xi. . the Zonta Club of \\'oodstocl\ and \\ill feature a display and r it" e 1-55 iety resources by the Oxford County Board of Health and the . ' tCGaar- Ontario Breast Screening Program. Tickets for the evening. which begins at 7:30 pm. are $5 per person. CANADIAN SOCIETE _ "f _ . CANCER CANADIENNE T _ _ q I; i', tr '~; SOCIETY DU CANCER T T _ ' T vs _'r.i';'/ -' " gift: ' s.' -'.1 . Tt A _ 71;} iii',;.,'-.'::,-'," ('ql 7 . . 5:9 . . .' _ "':‘zI OXFORD COUNTh UNI r , /,ici,jC: .143; -.I: u:,",',)"-', T "fa1 50 YEARS (1948-1998) . "FS s52} . It',"-' ('. " . _, . "if: . . n a "f' I [, _ iiiiliiR'i, . __.t,",yy-/ .r'.",,- _..'-','?, " "WE ARE SURVIVORS" . ad _ !,-',)ry"" " . I Fgirs.,: 's'ii;'?i):irr/iri,':): , . _-'481a " -;.... . _ - rr.." SM, .-,':. 'rrrt'sh'Jlcrtrtlrc, . I_;-;._.--h_ " T . . , . . _ti)ip?'ei:;jl. 5 PM?. WI Ill . 3‘3» . gag; sei',:'.-.: JOIN US LN CELEBRATION . s.c,,.,cr' ' s: 'r' :1 _:' --r-‘.:.:.::-;;: i . ,- T _ _.l:ir, l “.1. I . In! i. _ I‘m whats-1 .;.:I »: a ', .‘ cifr. , _ r NF _ a «£39; oi' .». - .I ")'i(lrfii,tsi1il) :2.» . _ , ". /a's)f( THURSDAY, 0C 1 OBER 22, 1998 7:30 P.M. .. ' .9“; I» f, cyri1r2i,isaTici'j: f ', .. _ £523. , - y TP" s , , I, , I ' f- .p. 'IB,: Iilr,l8,iji' "ji,ai:)s'i'ili.s'iuli'ii't] v),";",'-, '. 'i)ii.ik-sry.w,ais.c, .- . I' if: GOFF HALL, WOODSTOCK DIS' I"RICT COMMUNITY COMPLEX _ _ at . 5' :4, A! 7 £30., Irv'.:::: - , 'c ':t"'.r72),iIyesrve I.;-I, ':,iaSc's 381 T I , I j i c, . a...” {31,115.- .. /eJt'.ti.:iiiy',. tie/i _ l . (t . _ 'v: "T: F ,'., FINKL ' , , i», _ . a , 'm IlEtj'tii'v'fi' . :is'ii,iii:ii'.i,'s)).)',)'Cii:) i, .1 s.-' f . ." V . T, 15 "ect/iii/ss, E S PRELT FCer _ .' - ri', _ " "' q I 5.31323 “7,1; , T r" .t . C . _ "s' .13" .. . _ 'Lt I, .f" "s vi/pr'-- t..' ". "e .' or? " I. . "s:u'2r,tt-rr, _ .3)“ u' ' _.',"' V _ V _ "M .. t w'lsili'ir,,1ty' _ fr) /. :f'?iys; v."". IE z; - 'I' C(vf:"r,r;:fr, .'" , , .. m--" pt" err-t GUM r SPEARRR; CAROL ANN COLE s e s 'v, :--_ '3, UU.cr.L. ~'-'-. I... ,. ...-I_II--.u...-: T ,'- _ "_" _ , II , , T . , , I , TV _ »' l -jj-i9;a , . $lhta vrc1iriir.1rritsp,, _.' Ir., . __ »- . .1 BRILAbl ( ANCER SURVIVOR l t," , _ .I Ct; , ,/'dSB8Mililllligiit.fi'i'r: '53] T .'- '. 'C'. . _ . . I .' r t " 'sir'-,")':').'!'),').'.,.'?; fifitish, _ _ . . q ieimfigtlip'gamalw "". PRESENTATION or SERVICE AWARDS I ' _ IwaIEwIsggmifioxfirymx Bifr57: 'llilitl'i RECEPTION TO FOLLOW T _,,', '. ‘r/o'o‘ ' 'r'ifii)'avii)),riii'4't't0.;' = M 'Mere. . . _ ' ' ”.1 '. . '-. _-tr "xfléeéafitttllt‘ma‘vfi‘t‘l " ':'if5aimitb" .. _ . l Il . . .sgffmtglfifi ll ill, tr', fMI g , ._- DlSPLAY AND RESOURCES BY . 'c,e, _ »3. ~:. V 'ffiii'g too " , W013“ COUNTY BOARD or mm AND OBSP i ,1; tl., ," g,r$fitgt _ i'iii& B Q (oat-snip tithaIs'r SCREENING PROGRAM) l .“-',':". Ifzfia'gfifiix; 'iiiit,it5f Jg'l' . (OCTOBER ts BRLASI CANCER AWARf,NESS MONTH) l ' 'C'. I Sg-zy§_;z§~mfi 3:7: r.', 4,7... l flu“, _____________,'t, f ,OJ:_a_.__r§J;:;"§' Mr, ...;‘:, . . - - I Hi" 'rim , . t -_ ..- _ . II I III I, ll I.t\l SI OhSOREt) m IHIF. ZON I A CLUB or' IrooDsror, _ A special moment it ' ' rE " , ' " Carol Ann Cole, a cancer survivor and organizer of 'The Comfort Heart FundrmsirW. 'n'gati'IE" lights hope ceremony yesterday at the 50th anniversary of the Oxford County Unit Canadian ancer Societ h' ' ll I SUPPORTERS: WO0i)fiToCl '/0\ , ___ . V Plan at the Woodstock District Community Complex, was called 'We Are Survivors, Cole was also g MI N O l ' W001)“ OCii RINK: 9"" lf l ARh t l.1jlt fight against cancer and the history of the Comfort Heart Initiative. _ e . . . l / th l LIm - _ llLl,S(r.NBVRC, ROTARY CLUB I _ I . _ ___ . _ t . _ ' , l .. . For Sofie A thkko dtrntman', “Us. v 1NIC heitss 5900109' Gneee bunsremess OXFORD DISIRICI WOMENS lNSllTrrrs Pee, fehrrs P-. '.rBWt.'rtr"r- . "m ' ' , . b llCl\I:IS S5.00 prill l’l'.R.\(l.\ Al All..1BLr: l, R()M '1' CANA0lAh" CANCrHl SOCIIC'I'Y swecrrs.v; URH'" t3R,-\.\'t'n vott‘Nt t-‘t-‘Rs "el-II-------.,..--..-., _------------..--, V