Nancy Daley

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  "The campaign is meant to provide education of what it's like to live with a mental illness," explained Nancy Daley, educator/trainer with the local branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association."I nominated her because of who she is, where she came from, what she has faced, and the passionate vocal position she has for the advocacy of mental illness," Daley added.Marshall, a proud mother and grandmother who enjoys gardening, swimming, and spending time with family, lives with bipolar disorder."I want people to get treatment and not be ashamed," she stressed."I lost a lot of years with my children because I was depressed and there's the stigma that goes with that."I now have a great relationship with my kids, but I know I can't get those years back."Marshall said she doesn't want others hiding in their homes and not getting the treatment they need to enjoy life to its fullest.She officially was diagnosed with her illness during her 20s, but she lived with it long before that."Since getting help, my life has been joyfulâ€"not always because I still deal with the regular stresses and strains of everyday life, but I have been able to enjoy it," she remarked, admitting she hid from treatment for a time."There's a gradual recovery, but you're never the person you used to be," she indicated."But life is about growing and learning, so you're not supposed to be the same person."In order to stay healthy, Marshall has to take care of herself with medication, counselling, and by living a balanced life.She must sleep the correct amount of time, eat properly, exercise, and keep a balance between her work and home time."For the most part, this keeps me happy, but sometimes it doesn't work and I become depressed," she explained."Then I can't articulate or speak, go to work, or even run simple errands like going to the bank."So I have to make plans for those times."But with the great support from her family, friends, and colleagues, Marshall regains her health and then is able to handle life's stresses once again."And I can teach others how to do the same," she added.Daley said Marshall has been instrumental in the development of programs with the CMHA, which is another reason she was a prime candidate to be a "face" of the campaign.She is the team leader of the "Can-Help" program, a consumer and family advocacy network, and is involved in the consumer survivor initiative, Sunset Country Psychiatric Survivors, which is a support network that has expanded to include chapters in Fort Frances, Dryden, Kenora, and Red Lake."She has dedicated herself to fighting the stigma that is associated with mental illness," Daley stressed."And through the ‘Faces' campaign, she can tell others about her challenges and successes, so others know that recovery is possible and that they don't need to suffer in silence like she did."Marshall would like mental illness to be viewed by society like any other illness."An ideal world is one where having high blood pressure and suffering from bipolar disorder are something people would understand," she remarked."There are so many misconceptions of what mental illness is."It does not mean that the individual is a bad person, contagious, violent, or stupid."She no longer is ashamed of her illness and she sees just how proud her children, husband, and co-workers are of her."I believe everyone with a mental illness is a hero because dealing with it is tough," Marshall said."We've made some huge strides, but we can still go further."Marshall said when Daley approached her about the nomination for the award, she didn't expect it to go anywhere.But after receiving the phone call in July informing her of the honour, she was thrilled."It's huge," she enthused.

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  By Nancy Daley, CMHA, F.F.

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  For these reasons, Nancy Daley, who works at the Canadian Mental Health Association office here in Fort Frances, goes around to each of the schools to spread the word on mental illnessesâ€"aiming to dispel the myths and stigmas that often arise in conjunction with any talk about mental illness.
  
  Why this type of illness tends to crop up in adolescent years is still unknown. However, with much careful observation, it is very clear it is the truth. Daley speculates the most likely reason for teenagers developing mental illnesses is because of the pressure that most find themselves in. "Teenagers are finding themselves at the age when there may be family issues like divorce or having parents remarry, siblings may be going off to university, boyfriends and girlfriends are mixed in there, kids are involved in curling, golf, hockey, football, swimming, singing, music, plus the added pressure to excel in school, and they have to decide what they want to do with the rest of their lives a lot earlier," she cited. "Then there is the choice of whether or not they should smoke or drink or do drugs, or have sex. "Some kids just can't handle all of this," Daley stressed. "Just like some parents and adults can't." She explained mental illnesses are part genetic disposition, but also can be largely environmental. Environments where stress and pressure are barraging their lives, a person's resilience and self-esteem can be negatively impacted. Daley noted 15 percent of the youth in Canada (1.2 million) are suffering from a mental illness, that the highest rates of depression fall in the under-20 category, that suicide is the second-leading cause of death in adolescents (falling second only to motor vehicle accidents,) and that these types of illnesses are really not as uncommon as people think. She really stressed the worst part here isn't the mental illness but rather the stigma that goes along with it. ". . . it is not the end of the world. We know that mental illness can be treated, and that they can be very happy and successful and productive in their lives. "But we also know that the stigma against these illnesses prevent people from getting help," Daley said. "People are afraid. They are embarrassed. They don't go and look for treatment. "To a child being different is bad and sometimes the stigma of being different is worse than the illness itself." Daley said it's important to realize that if one-in-five people are suffering directly from the illness itself, then four-in-five people are affected in day-to-day life. With such a high rate of occurrence, the person suffering could be our siblings, parents, children, friends, teachers. And for every one of them who does not get help, that is four people who are affected by that, as well. "We are all affected by mental illness, so we all have a responsibility to recognize it as an illness." Daley said that just as we are not ashamed to go to the doctor to be diagnosed with strep throat or the common cold, and just as we would learn everything possible if we were diagnosed with cancer or diabetes, we should not be afraid to go to the doctor when suffering from symptoms of a mental illness. And we should be willing to learn and talk about the problems we have. However, mental illnesses often can be so subtle that it may be difficult to even know you have one. Daley described realizing a mental illness as noticing any sort of change in behaviour or personality.
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  Daley insisted, though, that the most important thing is to never give up. To not give up on yourself and to not give up on others that may be suffering. Her dream is to see the day when a mental illness no longer is differentiated from another illness. She longs to see where people are as unperturbed to go to the doctor for a mental illness as they are to go for strep throat; where having a mental illness only will be seen as an illness to be treated. The first step to achieve this, she believes, is continued dialogue and education on the subject. Daley said the younger, the better when it comes to educating people on the effects of mental illness.

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  Submitted by Nancy Daley Fulton, CMHA, Fort Frances

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  By Nancy Daley-CMHA, Fort Frances

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  The annual general membership meeting also was an occasion to recognize several directors who stepped down, including Wanda Barker (Super 8 Motel), Nancy Daley-Fulton (CMHA), Krista Mauro (RBC Royal Bank), Janet Plumridge (Investors Group), and Paul Sunstrum (Canadian Tire).
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  Daley-Fulton, who most recently was second vice-president, is expected to continue to serve on a variety of Chamber committees.

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  NANCY DALEY-FULTON
  
  2nd Vice President
  
  Canadian Mental Health Association

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  NANCY DALEY
  
  2nd Vice President
  
  Canadian Mental Health Association

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  Pictured are Past President Gary Rogozinski, Directors Nancy Daley, Bev Kotnik,

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  "All in all, I think it was a good evening," said Nancy Daley, educator/trainer with the Fort Frances branch of the CMHA.
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  Daley noted all 159 photos sold, though only about 60 people attended the event.
  
  "We're extremely pleased with the people who did come out," she said."The people were really generous.We were really happy with how it turned out."
  
  Though final tallies have not been made, Daley said the evening likely raised about $2,000 for the CMHA's local programs and they will consider holding a similar sort of event again next year.

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