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Hundreds of popular medical books are largely forgettable, but Dr Sacks's The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hatis a classic He gives identity to a woman who loses all physical sense so she can only loll, to the man whose memory lasts only a few famously, to the chap who, on greeting his wife, tries to lift off her head as though it were a hat Now, in an updated version of an earlier book, Migraine; Dr Sacks tackles the most common neurological complaint of all One in 10 of us suffers at some time, with millions of days lost from work as chaotic visual pat seconds, and terns before the eyes and excru ciating headaches seize hold of the brain. In around 100 case histories, Dr. Sacks sheds light on the widely varying timing, triggers and individual susceptibility. In some people attacks occur rarely less than once a year, Others are plagued as though their “neural storms” are biologically timed to be monthly (linked in some women with the menstrual cycle), weckly or even nightly. Stress is a frequent trigger One 43-year-old nun, was subject to frequent common ‘hpgraines since the age of 17 when she entered religious life” She had none, however, during het month's holiday each year Dr. Sacks says, “She was not per missible in the convent, but given freedom from restrictions she lost the need for her attacks” Dr Sacks conce himself within the book, at times a child, or a “fiery” lecturer or a motor: cylist. In London during the weekend, his voice reassuringly soft, he explained his first attack “Tl was aged three and I remember how terrifying it was." He shields one side of his face with his hand. ‘The whole left side of our garden disap peared, but I was fortunate that my mother also suffered. It ran in her family and she was able to explain things. “Migraines may be underesti mated in children. The attacks. would be strange and very fright- ening and children do not articu late such things well.”” Like many other sufferers, Dr Sacks’s attacks were during the weekend. “It was a dreadful fam- ily bond. I cannot think of Satur- day without thinking of my VOTE BRENDA BINNIE NOV. 20 FOR CITY COUNCILLER , hardworking mother vomiting. Once when my brother was staying with me, both he and I got one, and turned white over breakfast.” Now he blown headache “T usually get them only under conditions of acute anger. I am, however, intolerant of a few things I like, such as blue cheese, Chinese food and alcohol. Half beer is about all I can manage. Mostly, he says, he just has “an aura followed by nausea” The lattices, zig-zags, scrolls or chain mail to one side of his vision are to an extent tantalising neurological **friends”. Dr. Sacks 18 sorry, even, that this reporter has not had one for he believes they provide a glimpse of “‘the brain's primitive activity that comes before perception, image formation and memory” Occasionally, his ‘aura’ is triggered by a visual experience “There is a particular ceiling in a friend’s house in Long Island where the patterns start moving A colleague's migraine is trig gered by asymmetry - a coat with lop-sided buttoning for example.” He hopes to write more about whether these migraine phenome na can be an inspiration to art “Tam fascinated by this: there is an amazing Francis Bacon painting that reminds me so much of migraine faces, though other conditions may produce similar phenomena, such as high fever, drugs or sometimes the twilight: state between sleeping and waking.” Extraordinarily, Dr Sacks has the occasional aura involving smell. ‘Sometimes I smell hot buttered toast and am transported back to being a two-year-old.”’ He has also experienced “‘amusia"’ in which the tone from music bleache leaving only banging though on steel drums" arely gets a full migraine with dire says Herschel, the astronomer & willing to listen to your concerns. OCTOBER 29th at the Legion Lounge 8:00 p.m. Featuring John McKenzie __ALL MEMBERS & GUESTS WELCOME Costumes Optional (But we Hope you do) DOOR PRIZES referred to his migraine states as charting the constellations of the inward sky”. And he cites who talked of the or a hole in the mind and imagination Dr. Sacks experienced this his worst migraine encounter Pascal “abyss” memon while recovering from a severe leg injury. He thought his leg might be paralysed for life. ‘I dreamt that part of the world was obliterated and woke to find that the dream was associated with a complete visual loss on one side It was not that I could not see what was there. I had no grasp that anything WAS there “However, the aura passed CASTLE BREW Wine & Beer Making Centre Start your party supplies Come see us at 926 Columbia Ave Nelson Castlegar 352-3711 365-3839 ¢ Panoramic Pictures me ENLARGEMENTS * 8x10 (depending on quantity) * Decorative Soaps/Candies (your favourite picture on a plat * Gifts * Jewellry ¢ Treasure Prints The vd “Picture “Place Castleaird Plaza 365-2211 PHOTO and it made me reflect that per haps something similar was hap pening to my leg: that for a while no information was getting to or from it, but that its consciousness would eventually come back. | was able to stop worrying so much, * Dr Sacks has treated hundreds of migraine sufferers. There are, he insists, still no miracle cures, but new drugs are gradually offering a more specific approach to treatment Migraine is related to arteries to the brain closing down and then opening up, so that beta blockers, drugs which are used in some heart conditions and to reg, ulate high blood pressure, help some people. A drug containing an antihistamine called pizotifen may help reduce the regularity and severity. The most recent are medicines called. SHT agonists such as sumatriptin (Imigran), which may work by reducing the size of blood vessels. Migraine lends itself to evan- gelism and enthusiasm over such techniques as acupuncture, the herb feverfew, or tinted lenses. Dr Sacks is, however, enthusiastic about such holistic approaches as biofeedback which involves using pulsometers and skin ther- mometers. Patients concentrate on their symptoms and by force of will and relaxation, among other methods, learn how they may diminish the pulsations of their own temporal arteries. “To an extent migraine is a biological habit and one can learn how to raise the skin temperature of the hands and through a reflex restore tone to dilated migrainous arteries."" Just as crucial is treating the person. “A migraine patient is not just complaining of a recur- rent dysfunction. He is telling us, if we will listen, the story of his life, of patterns of living or reacting, and - possibly - deep patterns of which he has no con scious awareness. One needs to know the ‘economy’ of a life or the physiological and psycho logical needs He stresses the role of family doctors in establishing the rela tionship that teads to a con structive understanding. And, being Oliver Sacks, the astute observer of odd and odder case histories, he also reflects that some patients ‘‘might have a need to be ill" Migraine by Oliver Sacks is published in UK by Picador, $40. = Probe Continued from 9B asked in an interview on a Van- couver radio station. She said the provincial gov- emment was allowing labor rela- tions costs to run out of control In 1990, five Vancouver-area hospitals spent a total of more than $865,000 on labor lawyers when labor relations were sup- posed to be handled by the HLRA, said McPherson “Taxpayers think that all this money that goes to the hospitals is providing health-care services and that’s not so. Some of the budget that goes to hospitals ends up in lawyers’ pockets for doing labor relations work,” she said BUILT-IN VACUUM SYSTEMS + NO Bags to buy + NO Filters to clean + 4.1 peak horse power + 140° water lift + 10-year motor warranty Xmas Special $ COMPLETE wink Reg. 509.00 HAND TOOLS (Other models avaliable) 65-5087 rt Ss Wh: Dresema elec Wednesday October 27, 1993 Woman to lecture on work Submitted Development Committee Local resident her res in the lounge of Trail United Church All are invited to attend this no-cost public event which is sponsored by the Trail-Castlegar Ten Days for World Submitted Joan McKenzie Spent many years working as a public health nurse In various West Koot nmiy communi ties, will give a talk and slide-show about work experiences in Ghana, West Africa on Monday, Nove: mber Mat 7:30 pm The Selkirk College, Slocan Valley Extension Centre, will be offering a one-day work shop on Blended Families with Jim Farley, Nelson Community Services. The eight-hour workshop, November 6, is intended to explore the problems and plea sures of the blended family the his, hers and theirs of new who primary health care la of the Overseas” (CUSO) News stories alliances. A blended family is a family where one or both partners have a child or children from a previ ous union. Blended families sometimes experience special difficulties because family mem bers have not grown up together They are different from nuclear families—they are families with a history, families with their roots in another union, families where some of the members have stronger bonds of love and Joan has twice travelled to Ghana over the past 4 years, On her first visit she worked for over a year in a rural area as a nurse under the aus. pices of the Canadian volunteer organiza tion CUSO. Then last spring she returned to Ghana to spend three months working in a more urban setting under the umbre} Canadian Executive coming out of Africa these days often paint a very bleak and depress. ‘Workshop will discuss challe Problems and pleasures of now-common family life explored The Castlegar Sun this latter view as Services the 5 loyalty to persons outside the family unit than to those within it. These factors add an extra challenge to blended living The workshop will cover such topics as: separations, divorce and its aftermath (feelings and practical needs); children’s reactions (stages and individual variations), healing techniques, new rela- tionships (pitfalls and enthu- siasmS), disempowering over powering, dealing with the » War, death and hope changes she witnessed over the past few years and on the signs of hope that were evident to her over that time The Ten Days for World Dev lopment Committee, sponsors of thi part of a national ecumencial project of “mainline” churches of Canada nges of blended families | experiences in Ghana, West Africa ing picture of famine lessness. In fact, that is only part of what is happening in this complex diverse, large and very beautiful continent Joan's presentation will certainly reflect (Presbyterian t very small Catholic sel up to encourage more aware of the she reflects on the Democracy Africa and El Salv provide concrete theme event, as bi-nuclear family (in laws, ex-law and outlaws); long term strategies and specific difficulties The workshop will.run on November 6 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.. Everything takes place at the Selkirk College Slocan Val Lutheran United and fronting ordinary persons and ties in Canada and in the Latin America, Asia-Pacific This year, Ten Days will tx on the theme of “Development Demands Elections in Canada The educational material will Registration: 12 Dive: 1-2 p.m Entry$ $7.00 Club Members $5.00 Page 13B Roman encourage participants to ask such’ ques- Anghican lions as: What constitutes real democra- Canadians 10 become cy?; Is than an election?; How can people have a real say In economic decisions that deeply affect their lives?; What are \the links between development and democracy? There will be more information about the local Ten Days committee and how people can become involved at the November | presentation, or call Joan McKenzie at 368-9509 or Ann Godderis al 365-5077 democracy more COMMON Issues con ommunt ountries of and Atrica focussing South 94 will examples for this for in 1993 I p.m All Entrants Receive Prize All Certified Divers Welcome 465.2794 (iim) © 464-0273 (Sa -7604 (Kathy) + 65-3250 (Andrew) ley Extension Centre (just 15 minutes from Castlegar). To pre register call 359-7564 For more information contact Bridey Morrison Morgan at 359-7564. Anniversary Friends and family gathered recently in Castlegar at the Fireside Inn to honor Pete and Jean Letkeman, who celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary. Family and friends traveled from many parts*6f the country to take part in the celebration As part of the ceremony, the family presented Pete and Jean with a Pastel portrait of them. It was an evening of songs, speeches, good humor and a lot of fun Photo submitted Legion Ladies Auxiliary starts new season Submitted After a two months on September 28 the Ladies Auxiliary to Branch 170 of the Royal Canadian Legion resumed its meetings. During the summer the Executive carried on the administrative duties and hospi- tal visits were made The West Kootenay Zone Meeting was held in Trail on September 25-26. L.A. Dele- gates, Joyce Turner, Muriel Heagy and Marge Rafter attend- ed. Not only was the meeting informative, it was an opportu nity to make and renew acquain. tances from the other Auxiliaries, The Annual Fall Tea was held recess, See AUXILIARY DINING LOUNGE Open 4 p.m. Daily 365-3294 Located 1 mile south Timely subjects at morning coffee Heather Wiebe of Kam- loops will be the guest speak- er at Castlegar Women’s Aglow Fellowship's moming coffee meeting to be held at the Legion Hall at 10 a.m, November 3 Wiebe, a survivor of sexual abuse, deals with the subject of recovery from an abusive background in a dysfunction al family in a message ents ded Freedom to Fly She.also testifies to God's assumed the responsibilities of the Practice of Henry A John, C.A. and continues to employ the same staff Geoff Yule Stanley Humphries Secondary School. He left Castlegar to attend University in Vancouver. After graduating from Simon Fraser University he articled with Price Waterhouse and has spent the last ten years working for that firm in their Vancouver, Surrey, and Geneva, Switzerland offices. Geoff has obtained wide ranging experience in dealing with owner-managed businesses and the specialized tax, accounting and business issues that they face The office of Yule & Associates is located at Suite #4 - he 5 Columbia Avenue (the Oglow Building) in Castlegar. | YULE OPENS | CHARTERED ACCOUNTANCY PRACTICE 1993, Geoff Yule, CA Yule & Associates, a Chartered Accountancy practice in Yule & Associates has On October 1, opened Castlegar grew up in Castlegar and graduated from —-—4 shealing power as a result of fs being healed of cancer Women's Aglow is an interdenominational organi- zauion spanning six conti nents. The Castlegar chapter invites all women in the com munity to their monthly meetings PICTURE THIS EXECUTIVE HIGH BACK CHAIR ex. cond., asking $100. 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