Thursday: 26 June  2003

This site will be updated on: 03 July  2003 at 17:00

Lifestyle - Leefstyl

• Gratis sielkundige hulp
• Blood - the life force that flows through our arteries
• Lost and found
• Ontwerpers praat oor Chelsea blommeskou
• Beraders opgelei

GRATIS sielkundige hulp gaan binnekort beskikbaar wees in Paarl en Franschhoek vir mense met probleme soos depressie, huwelikspanning, moedeloosheid, Vigs en angs.

Die diens sal deur twee intern-sielkundiges gelewer word en begin op 1 Julie by die provinsiale hospitaal en klinieke in Paarl en Franschhoek. 

Sielkundiges is opgelei om mense te help om hul lewensprobleme te verstaan, verskillende maniere van optrede te oorweeg en die beste houding en optrede in die omstandighede aan te leer. 

Elzabe Broekmann, organiseerder van die diens, sê alle werklike betekenisvolle verandering begin by die individu.

"Alhoewel terapie in privaatheid tussen die sielkundige en die kliënt plaasvind, het dit 'n wonderlike positiewe rimpel-effek van gesonder houdings en verhoudings deur die hele gemeenskap."

Sy sê talle mense in Paarl en Franschhoek het probleme soos MIV/Vigs, geweld, werkloosheid, middelmisbruik, depressie, angs en moeilike gesinsverhoudings. 

Dr Gunter Winkler, psigiater van die Departement Gesondheid, sê dat hy veral besorg is oor kinders wat toenemend slagoffers van geweld word. 

Dr Nelis Grobbelaar van die Agapé Vigskliniek in die Paarl praat van die ernstige lewenskrisis van persone met MIV/Vigs waarin sielkundiges hul kan bystaan.

Mense wat 'n afspraak wil maak, kan een van die volgende nommers skakel: Paarl Hospitaal (872-1711), TC Newman (872-1711), Agapé (872-1711) of Franschhoek-Noord kliniek (876-3714).

Elzabe Broekmann besoek tans vooraanstaande organisasies en maatskappye in die area met die versoek om as donateurs vir die diens op te tree. Indien u belangstel om 'n finansiële bydrae te maak, kontak haar by 863-3127/8.

ALL human beings - regardless of colour, race or belief - have within their bodies a life force that flows through their arteries and veins. It gives hope and saves lives!

Blood transfusion has become an essential part of modern medicine; extending to surgery, organ transplants, certain cancer treatments and emergency medical care.

Although it is often taken for granted, the transfusion of blood into a patient is still a miracle, because it can bring life to people in the shadow of death.

Facts about donating blood.

Anyone who is in good health, weighs at least 50kg and is over 16 years old, can become a blood donor.

When not to donate blood?

* If you haven't had a light meal in the past three to four hours before you donate blood.

* After surgery - (three months after a minor operation, six months after a major operation).

* If you have recently visited a malaria area (two weeks after visiting a malaria area in SA, four weeks after visiting a malaria area outside SA).

* If you are pregnant or a nursing mother, you should not donate blood until six months after the baby's birth (for a cesarean) or three months (natural birth) after the baby is weaned.

* If you have cancer, a heart disease, suffer from epilepsy, or have a bleeding disorder.

* If there is any chance that you may have been exposed to HIV, you should not register as a donor.

Testing of the blood

* Each unit of donated blood is tested for HIV/AIDS, including other infectious diseases such as hepatitis and syphilis. Blood groups are also checked.

* One should never give blood to get a free Aids test, because there is a 'window period' (about two weeks) in which the HIV virus is not detectable. Patients who receive this blood could be infected.

* It is therefore imperative that all potential blood donors act in a responsible manner when donating blood.

An overwhelming sense of goodwill and achievement is displayed when one realises that one's actions can be directly responsible for saving someone's life.

This 'gift of life' actually means the difference between life and death for someone. One day that someone may be a close relative, a loved one or a personal friend - or even yourself.

So, if you are in good health and able to donate blood, but you are scared or too busy to become a blood donor - think again, because twenty minutes of your time could mean a lifetime for others!

If you need any further information or your company would like to host a blood donor clinic, please contact the WP Blood Transfusion Service in Paarl on 871-1030.

THE Drakenstein Library Services recovered 1035 items to the value of more than R42 000 during the recent fine free month.

The fines waived in this process amount to R10 900 and Tommy Matthee, head of library services, says they are very happy with the results.

The most items were retrieved at the Wellington Library. They got back 340 items to the value of R16 600.

Second was Van Wyk's Vlei library with 246 items (R8 000), followed by Mill Street with 219 (R9 000) and Drakenstein with 214 (R7 900).

In Gouda only 9 items to the value of R328 were retrieved and in Mbekweni just 7 (R209).

"Although we had fine free week in the past, fine free month was a first and it proved to be a useful method to recover and reduce the cost of lost and damaged material," said Matthee.

The list of items received will be forwarded to the provincial library services with the request that items paid for by the Municipality in the past year(s) be credited against future accounts.

TUINLIEFHEBBERS het 'n gulde geleentheid om nader kennis te maak met die ontwerper van Suid-Afrika se uitstalling by die wêreldberoemde Chelsea Blommeskou in Londen.

Op 21 Augustus om 09:30 sal Dawid Dawidson die Paarl Tuinbouvereniging toespreek op die plaas Klein Simonsvlei van Niel en Enita Joubert in Simondium.

By die pasafgelope skou is die Suid-Afrikaanse uitstalling met 'n silwer toekenning bekroon. Dawidson sal die praatjie met 'n skyfievertoning toelig.

'n Ligte ete sal bedien word. Kaartjies (R35 vir lede en R40 vir nie-lede) is beperk. Bespreek vroegtydig by Enita Joubert (875-5419), Aletta Jonker (872-4346) of Hermien Verster (872-2582).

BERADERS vir die 'Oog op die Kind-projek' gaan weer eersdaags in die Paarl opgelei word.

Die projek is 'n gemeenskapsgebaseerde kinderbeskermingsprogram en is deur die Kaapstad Kinder- en Gesinsorgvereniging geïnisieer.

Die doel is die voorkoming van kindermishandeling, verwaarlosing en die beskerming van kinders.

Die eerste dertien beraders in die Paarl is verlede jaar opgelei en die tweede groep se opleiding begin eersdaags.

Hulle sal verantwoordelik wees vir berading en monitering van kinders wat blootgestel word aan mishandeling, asook identifisering van veilige huise.

Mense wat belang stel in die opleiding, kan Alicia Rhode skakel by 862-6182.

Voornemende beraders moet verkieslik van die Paarl wees, om naby kliënte te wees en vervoerprobleme uit te skakel.