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February 6, 1997 AUGUSTA FOCUS
Area students learn to cope
with the loss of loved ones
By Tawana Lee
AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer
AUGUSTA
An innovative program at
Barton Chapel Elementary
School is helping students deal
with death and grief. Three years
ago Evelyn Brown, counselor at
Barton Chapel, developed the
“Coping With Loss Group.” The
program teaches students to ex
press their feelings about the
loss of loved ones.
On Monday, students in the
“Coping With Loss Group” par
ticipated in a candlelight cer
emony and visited grave sites at
the Mount Olive Cemetery in
remembrance of lost loved ones.
The Hayes brothers, Jamel, 8,
and Javier, 7 dedicated a card to
their late father, John Hayes.
The brothers were happy they
became a part of the group. “Mrs.
Brown and the group showed me
that I wasn’t alone, and that
other people had our same prob
lem. She helps make us feel bet
ter,” said Javier Hayes, who wit
nessed his father’s death in a car
wreck.
Mrs. Brown believes the rea
son for children’s behavior needs
to be recognized. “Most of the
time, you’ll find the reason kids
get in trouble is usually due to
their inability to deal with grief.
It’s all bottled up inside them.
Something is missing from their
lives,” she said.
The “Coping With Loss Group”
meets each semester for six
weeks. There are usually seven
to eight students in a group at a
time. Mrs. Brown puts an em-
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phasis on getting parents in
volved with the students griev
ing process.
“Parents or grandparents need
to get involved to help students
deal with their loss. It is a pro
cess,” she said.
Dolores Crum tries to help her
daughter Christa, group mem
ber, deal with the pain of losing
her father four years ago.
“This group is good for the
students. It’s helped Christa out
a lot. The group allows her to
express how she feels. Mrs.
Brown tells them its ok to cry
and that is important,” said Ms.
Crum. Her husband’s grave site
is where the group visited.
Ms. Crum said that Christa
used to be afraid of her getting
older and always asked if she too
would die.
Being a part of the “Coping
With Loss Group” has helped
Christa grow. “I learned you
don’t have to be afraid of every
thing,” she said.
Mrs. Missoura Ashe, principal
of Barton Chapel Elementary,
gives her unconditional support
to the “Coping With Loss Group”
because she sees the true ben
efits of having the program at
her school. “Many children walk
around thinking nobody cares —
we show we care,” she said. Los
ing close relatives is becoming
more commonplace for Mrs.
Ashe’s students. This is a sad
fact for her, but Mrs. Ashe is
empathetic and realizes these
kids are a special group. “Chil
dren are different — they’re more
resilient,” said Mrs. Ashe.
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students (I-r) DaQuana Williams, 7; Christa Crum, 8; Darius ‘
Smith, 6; and Justin Beck, 6. Counselor Evelyn Brown (ex
treme left) looks on. Photo by Tawana Lee |
VA invites community to salute hospitalized veterans
The Augusta Department of Vet
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vite the public to visit its hospital
ized veterans during National Sa
lute to Hospitalized Veterans
Week, February 9 - 15, 1997.
Thursday, February 13, will be
the focus of a variety of activities
aimed at encouraging people to
visit veterans cared for in VA Med
ical Centers and nursing homes,
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Although it’s a subject that rarely comes
up in casual conversation, incontinence (in
voluntary urine loss) is a common Brob
lem—and notfiust among the elderly. Vary
ing g:firees of incontinence can develop at
virtually any age. For example, many wom
endevelopitduring pregnancg and birthing.
there are actually two typesofincontinence:
stress and urge. Stress incontinence is at
work when a sneeze, cough, or other sudden
movement causes a leak of urine. With urge
incontinence, a person is often struck by an
urgent need to urinate, even though the
bladder may not be full. The good news is
that in either case, there are several treat
ment optionsbg?ending on the cause, cer
tain easy-to-perform exercises may bring
and state veterans homes, around
the country. “We hope the salute
will bring people into our hospital
to visit veterans and, perhaps, re
turn as ‘volunteers,’ said David
Whatley, Medical Center director.
Whatley stated the annual sa
lute brings recognition and cheer
to patients who are far from family
and friends or may have been hos
pitalized for sometime. Hesaid the
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Augusta dentist to lecture
at prestigious dental meeting
Dr. Van Benjamin Haywood
ATLANTA
Augusta dentist and Medical
College of Georgia faculty mem
ber Dr. Van Benjamin Haywood
has been tapped as special lectur
er forthe 1997 Thomas P. Hinman
Dental Meeting. The continuing
education meeting, rated one of
the most prestigious in the coun
try, will attract 23,000 dental pro
fessionals to Atlanta, Ga., March
20-23, for four days of scientific
lectures, exhibits and social
events. Cliniciansinvited to speak
at the Hinman Dental Meeting
planned activities include visits to
the patients by local business lead
ers, politicians and sports figures.
Whatley continued, the week
long open house will draw school
children, adults and local celebri
ties to the VA Medical Center to
express appreciation to veterans
for their service and sacrifice for
the nation. Individuals or groups
interested in visiting patients
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are recognized internationally in’
their special fields. Dr. Haywood,
tapped for his expertise in esthet-, 2
ics, will speak on home bleaching
to a registered audience of den-,-:
tists and auxiliaries. >
“Home bleaching is an exciting
cost-effective way for patients ts
improve their smiles,” says DrQ
Haywood. “Correct bleaching ap-y
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the patient work together.” e
Dr. Haywood, who holds his'
DMD from the Medical College of ™
Georgia (MCG) School of Dentist
ry, serves as associate professor
in the Department of Oral Reha- W
bilitation at that institution. He
has also served as a reviewer for~
dental publications, a new prods&
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Colgate, and a dental health ex
pert for popular talk shows and®;
magazines, including ABC’s 20/ 3
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This Martinez resident is a mem-;;
ber of the American Academy of Re-"
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Dental Association, the Georgia Den:
tal Association, American and m:r‘g
national Associations for Dental Re-,
search, Eastern District Dental Asso
ciation and the Christian Dental So
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should call the Medical Center’s
Voluntary Service office at (706)/
823-3919. The Medical Centercur- -,
rently has 500 regularly scheduled. |
volunteers whowork alongside staff ;
in areas ranging from escorts to .
receptionists. “We can always use |’
more help, especially in jobs such,
as volunteer drivers for our DAV
Transportation Program,” said
Whatley.
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