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Jim Wagner’s hunting excursions have taken him around the globe,including New Zealand and Argentina.

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The thrill of the hunt started for Jim Wagner when he was only 5 yearsold, and the thrill is just as strong and persistent today at age 73.

A Central Pennsylvania native, Wagner followed his father around in thefields and through the woods while he hunted for small game. They shotpheasants on a regular basis—a bird that is much more difficult to spot inthe region today than it was during his childhood.

Wagner started hunting on his own as soon as he turned 12 years old andit was legal for him to do so. He has been hunting every year since then,skipping out on his favorite hobby only for the four years after high schoolthat he spent serving in the United States Navy, where he had the dangerousjob of operating the boilers in a destroyer ship.

Once back stateside, that boiler knowledge translated into a more than40-year career in the field. Now retired and working part-time, Wagner’shunting adventures have taken him not only all throughout the state ofPennsylvania, but into several other states and countries including Canada,Argentina, New Zealand, and the African plains.

More than 50 mounts of animals he has killed are on display in his home.His wife, Janet, “puts up with it,” said Wagner with a chuckle. At first the mounts were scattered throughout different rooms of their

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Calendar of EventsCoatesville Area Senior Center – (610) 383-690022 N. Fifth Ave., Coatesville – www.cascweb.org

Downingtown Senior Center – (610) 269-3939983 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown –http://home.ccil.org/~dasc

Great Valley Senior Center – (610) 889-2121 47 Church Road, Malvern

Kennett Area Senior Center – (610) 444-4819427 S. Walnut St., Kennett Square –www.kennettseniorcenter.orgOct. 27, 1 to 3 p.m. – Sunday Dinner with Friends:

Halloween DinnerOct. 30, 12:30 p.m. – Book Talk: Review of Girl

Reading by Katie WardOct. 31, noon to 4 p.m. – AARP Driver Safety Program

Oxford Senior Center – (610) 932-524412 E. Locust St., Oxford – www.oxfordseniors.org

Phoenixville Area Senior Center – (610) 935-1515153 Church St., Phoenixville –www.phoenixvilleseniorcenter.org

West Chester Area Senior Center – (610) 431-4242 530 E. Union St., West Chester – www.wcseniors.org

Please call or visit the centers’ websites for additional activities.

Support Groups Free and open to the public

Senior Center Activities

Chester County Library Programs

Downingtown Library, 330 E. Lancaster Ave.,Downingtown, (610) 269-2741Oct. 8, 6:30 p.m. – Film ForumOct. 17, 6:30 p.m. – Downingtown Library Writers GroupOct. 24, 1 p.m. – Senior Book Club

Easttown Library, 720 First Ave., Berwyn,(610) 644-0138

Henrietta Hankin Library, 215 Windgate Drive,Chester Springs, (610) 321-1700

Honey Brook Community Library, 687 CompassRoad, Honey Brook, (610) 273-3303

Malvern Library, 1 E. First Ave., Malvern,(610) 644-7259

Oxford Library, 48 S. Second St., Oxford,(610) 932-9625

Paoli Library, 18 Darby Road, Paoli, (610) 296-7996Mystery Book Club – Call for dates/times

Phoenixville Library, 183 Second Ave., Phoenixville,(610) 933-3013

Spring City Library, 245 Broad St., Spring City, (610)948-4130

Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.The Wellness Community ofPhiladelphia: Support Group forPeople with CancerThe Cancer Center at PaoliHospital255 W. Lancaster Ave., Paoli(215) 879-7733

Oct. 1, 2 p.m.Grief Support GroupPhoenixville Senior Center153 Church St., Phoenixville(610) 327-7216

Oct. 1, 15, 29, 5 to 6:30 p.m.Bereavement Support GroupMain Line Unitarian Church816 S. Valley Forge Road, Devon(610) [email protected]; all arewelcome.

Oct. 2, 6 p.m.Memory Loss and Dementia SupportGroupSunrise Assisted Living of Paoli324 W. Lancaster Ave., Malvern(610) 251-9994

Oct. 9, noonFamily Caregiver Support GroupSarah Care425 Technology Drive, Suite 200Malvern(610) 251-0801

Oct. 14 and 28, 10:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m.Caregiver Support GroupAdult Care of Chester County201 Sharp Lane, Exton(610) 363-8044

Oct. 15, 6 p.m.Family Caregiver Support GroupSunrise of Westtown501 Skiles Blvd., West Chester(610) 399-4464

Chester County Department of Parks and Recreation

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Oct. 5, 9 to 9:30 a.m. – Chester County Day & Joint Meet, Warwick County ParkOct. 5, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Bark in the Park, Nottingham County ParkOct. 6, 2 to 3 p.m. – The African Union Church, Warwick County Park

Community Programs Free and open to the public

Oct. 1, 11:30 a.m.West Chester University RetireesLuncheonFor restaurant location, pleaseemail [email protected]

Oct. 3 and 17, 7 p.m.Alzheimer’s Support GroupThe Solana Willistown1713 West Chester PikeWillistown(610) 725-1713

Oct. 5 and 19, 5 to 10 p.m.Bingo NightsMarine Corps League Detachment430 Chestnut St., Downingtown(610) 431-2234

Oct. 9, 12:10 p.m.The War of 1812 – The Conflictthat Forged a NationOsher Lifelong Learning InstituteWidener University Exton Campus825 Springdale DriveWest Whiteland Township(484) 713-0088

Oct. 10, 7 p.m.Seminar on Strong IntergenerationalRelationshipsTel Hai Retirement CommunityChapel1200 Tel Hai Circle, Honey Brook(610) 273-9333

Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m.Concert Series: Bryn MawrMainlinersTel Hai Retirement CommunityChapel1200 Tel Hai Circle, Honey Brook(610) 273-9333

Oct. 12, 8:30 a.m.Busy Buddies: Widows & WidowersSocial Group of Chester CountyDutch Way Restaurant 365 Route 41, GapReservations required (484) 667-0738

Oct. 16, 12:10 p.m.WatergateOsher Lifelong Learning InstituteWidener University ExtonCampus825 Springdale DriveWest Whiteland Township(484) 713-0088

Oct. 28, 12:10 p.m.Sen. Dinniman – Open Forum onSenior Citizen IssuesOsher Lifelong Learning InstituteWidener University ExtonCampus825 Springdale DriveWest Whiteland Township(484) 713-0088

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college graduates, higher education isunavoidable. Success has come,nevertheless, to some who have notgraduated from college, and to otherswho dropped out of, or never attended,high school.

Familiar names of those who never

attended highschool includeauthors WaltWhitman, CharlesDickens, andMark Twain.

High-schooldropouts includeauthors H.G.Wells, Jack

London, DashiellHammett, GeorgeBernard Shaw, andLeon Uris;entertainers JulieAndrews, LucilleBall, Gene Autry,George Gershwin,and Walt Disney;inventors Ben

Franklin, Thomas Edison, and OrvilleWright; media leaders Horace Greeleyand David Sarnoff; food entrepreneursWally “Famous” Amos (cookies), RayKroc (McDonald’s), and Dave Thomas(Wendy’s); and four-time New YorkGovernor Al Smith.

Prominent computer-technologydevelopers rose to fame despite dropping

Doing Without a College Degree

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Bill Hoin lives today close towhere he was born 74 yearsago. Even he finds it hard to

believe what happened to himthrough those years.

After graduating from highschool in 1957, he enrolled atMillersville University and earned aB.S. in industrial arts. In order toget his military duty taken care of,he then volunteered for the Army,with the hope for duty that wouldinvolve working with languages.

Instead, he was assigned to theU.S. Army Security Agency, wheremuch of the work was top secret. Itswork was also so complex that muchof the recruiting was done atcolleges, and most of the personnelwere college grads.

After basic training, Hoin wasshipped to Fort Devens, Mass., for asix-month course to becomeproficient at Morse code and thevarious ways codes could be used.

Then he learned that he was toserve as an “observer” in Vietnam.The South Vietnamese at that timewere fighting the communists inthat country, and his role was to dowhat he could to help them andother “observers” withcommunication security.

After more training at ColoradoSprings, Colo., he flew bycommercial aircraft to Saigon,reaching there in January of 1963.He was stationed at Davis Station,an American base in the outskirts ofSaigon, named for a man in hisoutfit who had been the firstAmerican killed in Vietnam.

Hoin’s highly classified workthere was in intelligence gathering:collecting and disseminatinginformation on where NorthVietnamese troops were deployed,where and how they were attacking,and what they were achieving.

The North Vietnamese had theirown coded electronic messages,often transmitted from capturedAmerican equipment. Many of theirbases were underground. Anddefectors from the north, called“Daniel Boones,” were most helpfulin revealing for the Americans the

location of such facilities.Did he have much chance to

know the Vietnamese peoplethemselves?

“Oh, sure,” he says. “It was achallenge, though. Because younever knew whether the man whopoured you a cup of coffee in themorning might be the man trying tokill you that night. The Viet Congand the other South Vietnameselooked alike.”

Hoin’s work took him to manyremote villages, where he got theoverall feeling that most of theVietnamese in the south just wantedto be left alone and avoid gettingkilled.

For Hoin, the death threat wasparticularly strong because the VietCong pervaded the south, and younever knew who they were. It was anew kind of war, not at all likeWorld War II and previous wars,where enemies wore uniforms andwhere you knew who was yourfriend and who was your foe.

“There was a common, every-minute dread that I never forgot,”he says.

He notes wryly that, althoughVietnam was and is anunderdeveloped nation, what usedto be the famed Ho Chi Minh trail

that supplied the North Vietnamtroops is now a paved, three-lanehighway.

He left Saigon to return to theU.S. by air in July 1964, just as thebuild-up of American troops beganin earnest. He was discharged inOakland, Calif., and returned toMillersville University to earn a B.S.in arts education. He remembersbeing called a “baby killer” therebecause of his service in Vietnam.

He taught art and industrial artsin high school in Haddonfield, N.J.,for a year, and then used the G.I.Bill to earn an M.S. in art educationat Glassboro State Teachers College.After that, he taught at the StateHospital for Crippled Children inElizabethtown, Pa.

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Suffering from the physicalhandicap of epilepsy (and, morerecently, the effects of AgentOrange, from his days in Vietnam)he says that “art became a majortherapy and a career choice” forhim.

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He says, “I now use art to enrichmy life and help others find ways toovercome their handicaps. With thisas background, I helped create alocal art group of veterans doingartwork.”

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Traveltizers Travel Appetizers: Stories that Whet the Appetite for Travel

By Andrea Gross

It’s 9:30 in the morning, but the airis still cool. Nevertheless, I’mslathered in sunscreen and dripping

with insect repellant. In other words, I’m ready to meet

some alligators on a trip that will takemy husband and me from Georgia’sOkefenokee Swamp, the largestblackwater swamp in North America, toFlorida’s Everglades National Park, aUNESCO International BiosphereReserve as well as a World Heritage Site.

Okefenokee SwampAlong with a dozen other passengers,

we climb into a 24-foot flat-bottomedboat and set out through water that’sthe color of strong tea—a result oftannic acid caused by decayingvegetation.

At 10:08, we spot our first alligator.At 10:12, there’s another one, and thenanother. At 10:32, one leaps out of thewater, arcing in front of us.

“Sometimes they leap 6 feet into theair,” says our guide, Chip Campbell,owner of Okefenokee Adventures. It’s afact I find most disconcerting.

By this time, the gators are appearingevery two, three minutes. There’s oneover there, curled in the grass, gazing atus with steely eyes. And that log overthere … It moved! I stop countingwhen I realize I may be tracking fallentrees as well as prehistoric reptiles.

In short order we become mini-experts on alligators. We learn how totell an alligator from a crocodile (it’s allin the teeth—a croc’s lower teethoverlap his upper); to judge the reptile’slength (estimate the distance between

the eye bumps and snout bump; thatdistance in inches pretty much equals thegator’s length in feet); and to escape onethat’s chasing you.

“Climb a tree, run in zigzags, or …”Chip laughs heartily, “outrun yourfriend!”

It’s obviously a good day for alligators,but even on gatorless days, there’d beplenty to see. The swamp is home to alarge variety of other reptiles, as well asamphibians, fish, mammals, butterflies,and more than 230 species of birds,including egrets, herons, ibis, sandhillcranes, and red-shouldered hawks.

Chip puts the boat in reverse so wecan better see a softshell turtle, whichinstantly submerges to avoid us. Noproblem. Chip heads toward a floodedforest, where, he says, we’re likely to see asnake.

“Most, but not all, poisonous snakeshave cat-shaped eyes,” he tells us.

Since I have no intention of gettingclose enough to a snake to see the shapeof its eyes, I dismiss this piece ofinformation as superfluous.

I’m more interested in learning aboutthe medicinal properties of variousplants—spotting those that will repelinsects, relieve depression, grow hair, andclean hands.

“But there’s no remedy for folks whoget their hands eaten while pluckingplants,” says Chip, and I decide to stickwith the pharmacy for my medications.

By 11 a.m., as another gator glidesby, we’ve seen so many that we’vebecome blasé. We turn our heads butdon’t rush for our cameras. Ourmemory cards are full, but even withoutmore photos, we know we’ve had a tripwe’ll never forget.

Alligators, Birds, and Plants, Oh My!

The American alligator sometimes growsto more than 14 feet in length.

The guide pushes the boat through theshallow swamp waters.

Georgia’s Okefenokee Swampis home to turtles as well as

alligators and snakes.

Visitors glide through theOkefenokee in a 24-foot

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A cormorant spreads his wings beforediving into the water for his dinner.

A boardwalk along the Anhinga Trail inEverglades National Park makes wildlife

viewing accessible to all.

out of college. Among them are BillGates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg,Michael Dell, and Laurence Ellison.Another category heavily represented bycollege dropouts is writers of fiction. F.Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck, andWilliam Faulkner are standouts in thisfield.

Countless other college dropouts arein other career categories, includingnewscaster Brian Williams, cable-TVtycoon Ted Turner, White House advisorKarl Rove, Minnesota Governor JesseVentura, and Michigan Governor GeorgeRomney, the father of Mitt Romney.Eight of our nation’s presidents did notgraduate from college.

President Lincoln did not attend eitherhigh school or college. Prime MinisterWinston Churchill never attendedcollege.

A college degree was not a careerpathway for most adult Americans. As of2008, only 29.4 percent of Americans, 25years of age and older, were collegegraduates. That percentage does notappear to be rising.

Approximately 72 percent of studentsin the past decade finished high schooland, of these, 52 percent earned abachelor’s degree within six years. Hence,

these numbers indicate that 37 percent of21st-century high-school graduates earneda college degree.

How many college graduates, knownto you, work in the field in which theirdegree is related? The Heldrich Center atRutgers University recently surveyed 571college graduates and found “the portionof graduates who described their first jobas a ‘career’ fell from 30 percent, if theyhad graduated in 2006 or 2007—beforethe 2008 economic downturn—to 22percent if they had graduated in 2009 or2010” (as reported by the InternationalHerald Tribune Sept. 2, 2011).

Gaining a college degree is a worthyaspiration for students who believe theircareer prospects merit the risk ofdefaulting on their student loan. Suchdefaults are below the levels seen in theeconomic recession of the early 1990sbut, at 8.8 percent in mid-2011, theyhave reached their highest rate since1997, nearly double the lowest rate of 4.6percent in 2005, according to theDepartment of Education.

There are trade schools and two-yearcolleges that may offer better pathwaystoward gainful employment than four-year institutions.

College graduates, unable to find

acceptable employment, too frequently“park their employment search” byattending graduate school. Thispostponement strategy can expand thedebt burden of one’s higher educationwithout enhancing future job prospects.

Many discover upon graduation theyare educated in fields lackingmarketability. They are underemployed—working at jobs that do not require afour-year college education—more oftenthan unemployed. Data from the Bureauof Labor Statistics indicate at least one-third of college graduates in 2008 wereunderemployed.

“Fats” Domino, the singer andsongwriter, summed up the situationsuccinctly, saying, “A lot of fellowsnowadays have a B.A., M.D., or Ph.D.Unfortunately, they don’t have a J.O.B.”

Our country needs college graduatespursuing those disciplines responsive tomarket demand. High schools fail toproduce enough graduates keen about thefields of science, engineering, or math—all essential to our national economicsecurity.

Too often the goal is self-aggrandizement in financial careers, anillusion exposed as fantasy once themarket bubbles burst.

Walt Sonneville, a retired market-researchanalyst, is the author of My 22 Cents’ Worth:The Higher-Valued Opinion of a SeniorCitizen and A Musing Moment: MeditativeEssays on Life and Learning, books ofpersonal-opinion essays, free of partisan andsectarian viewpoints. Contact him [email protected].


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Everglades National ParkIt’s a seven-hour, 385-mile drive from

Okefenokee to the Everglades, and Ididn’t want to go.

When I read that the best way to seethe alligators is to walk along a 0.8-mileboardwalk, I turned up my nose. Afterall, I rode in a low-lying boat through aswamp in Georgia, so why would I wantto peer down at gators from a raised

walkway? So tame. So tacky.I was wrong. Everglades National Park

is nature at its most convenient andabundant. A one-hour walk along theAnhinga Trail lets us get up close andpersonal with more alligators and birdsthan we’d seen from farther away andduring much longer expeditions.

We get about 10 feet down the pathwhen a giant black bird with a yellow billhops on the rail in front of us. He’swaving a small fish in his mouth. Westand mesmerized for several minutes

while the cormorant shakes the fish intosubmission, positions him in line withhis throat, and swallows him whole.

A few feet farther, a large ospreyspreads his wings, his white upperfeathers looking like a fringed capeagainst the black background.

We turn left along a nice plankpathway. With the water undisturbed bya moving boat, dozens of alligators sunin peace, some half-submerged, othershappily snoozing in the roots of swamptrees, others completely visible.

The boardwalk makes a stable restingplace for tripods, and there seem to bemore photographers than gators or birds.Yet the mood is serene. Despite themanmade conveniences, we feel at onewith nature.

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Photos © Irv Green unless otherwise noted;story by Andrea Gross(www.andreagross.com).

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Flu Shots Available inChester County

The Chester County HealthDepartment will offer seasonal flu shotson the dates listed below. Please notethat appointments are required.

Clinics will be held throughoutOctober and November at theGovernment Services Center, 601Westtown Road, Suite 190, WestChester. The schedule is as follows:

OctoberTuesdays – 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Wednesdays – 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.Fridays – 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

NovemberTuesdays, Nov. 12, 19, and 26 – 9 a.m.to 3:30 p.m.Wednesdays, Nov. 6, 13, and 20 – 11a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Nov. 27– 9 a.m. to1:30 p.m.Fridays, Nov. 1, 8, 15, and 22 – 9 a.m.to 3:30 p.m.

County residents are encouraged toregister online for a time slot atwww.chesco.org/health/flu. To register byphone, call (610) 344-6252.

Dear Savvy Senior,My husband and I (both in our 70s)

would like to get our personal andfinancial information better organized soour kids will know what’s going on whenwe die. Any tips on how to get started? – Unorganized Edna

Dear Edna,Collecting and organizing your

important papers and information is asmart idea and a great gift to your lovedones. Here’s what you should know.

The first step in getting your affairs inorder is to gather up all your importantpersonal, financial, and legal information

so you canarrange it in aformat thatwill benefityourcaregivers,survivors, andeven yourself.

Then you’llneed to sitdown andcreate variouslists ofimportantinformation and instructions of how youwant certain things handled. Here are

some key areas tohelp you getstarted.

PersonalInformation

• Contact list: Agood startingpoint is to make amaster list ofnames and phonenumbers offamily members,close friends,

clergy, doctor(s), and professionaladvisers such as your lawyer, taxaccountant, broker, and insurance agent.

• Personal documents: This can includesuch items as your birth certificate, SocialSecurity number, marriage license,military discharge papers, etc.

• Secured places: List all the places youkeep under lock and key (or protected bypassword), such as safe-deposit boxes,safe combination, security alarms, etc.

• Service providers: Provide contactinformation of the companies or peoplewho provide you regular services, such asutility companies, lawn service, etc.

• Pets: If you have a pet, give instructionsfor the care of the animal.

• Organ donation: Indicate your wishesfor organ, tissue, or body donation,including documentation (seewww.donatelife.net).

• Funeral instructions: Write out yourfinal wishes. If you’ve madeprearrangements with a funeral home,provide their contact information andwhether you’ve prepaid or not, andinclude a copy of the agreement.

Legal Documents• Will and trust: In your files, have the

original copy of your will (not aphotocopy) and other estate-planningdocuments you’ve made, including trusts.

• Financial power of attorney: This is thelegal document that names someone youtrust to handle money matters if you’reincapacitated. Talk to an elder lawattorney (National Academy of ElderLaw Attorneys, www.naela.org) to learnmore.

• Advance directives: These are the legaldocuments (living will and medicalpower of attorney) that spell out yourwishes regarding your end-of-life medicaltreatment when you can no longer makedecisions for yourself. For state-specificadvance directive forms, visit CaringConnections (www.caringinfo.org).

Financial Records• Income and debt: Make a list of allyour income sources such as pensions,Social Security, IRAs, 401(k)s, interest,investments, etc. And do the same forany debt you may have—mortgage,credit cards, medical bills, car payment.

• Financial accounts: List all your bankand brokerage accounts (checking,savings, stocks, bonds, mutual funds,IRAs, etc.), including their location andcontact information. And keep currentstatements from each institution in yourfiles.

• Pensions and benefits: List anyretirement plans, pensions, or benefitsfrom your current or former employer,including the contact information of thebenefits administrator.

• Government benefits: Informationabout Social Security, Medicare, orother government benefits you’rereceiving.

• Insurance: List the insurance policiesyou own (life, health, long-term care,


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home, and car), including the policynumbers and agents’ names and phonenumbers.

• Credit cards: List all your credit andcharge cards, including the cardnumbers and contact information.

• Taxes: Keep copies of your income taxreturns over the last five years and thecontact information of your taxpreparer.

• Property: List the real estate, vehicles,and other personal properties you own,rent, or lease and include important

documents such as deeds, titles, andloan or lease agreements.

Savvy Tips: It’s best to keep all yourorganized information and files togetherin one convenient location — ideally ina fireproof filing cabinet or safe in yourhome.

Also be sure to review and updateyour information every year, and don’tforget to tell your loved ones where theycan find it.

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Insurance Marketplace

Federal health officials are trying toassuage public confusion over the effectthe Affordable Care Act will have onMedicare.

Medicare isn’t part of the new HealthInsurance Marketplace, so Medicarebeneficiaries need not be concerned. Ifyou have Medicare, you are consideredcovered.

The Marketplace won’t affect yourMedicare choices, and your benefits won’tbe changing because of it.

Here are the top five things to knowabout the Affordable Care Act (ACA) ifyou have Medicare:

1. Your Medicarecoverage isprotected. Medicareisn’t part of theHealth InsuranceMarketplaceestablished by theACA, so you don’thave to replace yourMedicare coverage with Marketplacecoverage.

No matter how you get Medicare,whether through Original Medicare or aMedicare Advantage Plan, you’ll still havethe same benefits and security you havenow. You don’t need to do anything withthe Marketplace during OpenEnrollment, which is still Oct. 15through Dec. 7.

2. You get more preventive services forless. Medicare now covers certainpreventive services, like mammograms orcolonoscopies, without charging you for

the Part B coinsurance or deductible. Youalso can get a free yearly “wellness” visit.

3. You can save money on brand-namedrugs. If you’re in the doughnut hole,you’ll also get a 50 percent discount whenbuying Part D-covered brand-nameprescription drugs. The discount isapplied automatically at the counter ofyour pharmacy—you don’t have to doanything to get it.

The doughnut hole will be closedcompletely by 2020.

4. Your doctor getsmore support. Withnew initiatives tosupport carecoordination, yourdoctor may getadditional resources tomake sure that yourtreatments areconsistent.

5. The ACA ensures the protection ofMedicare for years to come. The life ofthe Medicare trust fund will be extendedto at least 2029—a 12-year extension dueto reductions in waste, fraud, abuse, andMedicare costs, which will provide youwith future savings on your premiumsand coinsurance.

To learn more about your Medicarecoverage and choices, visitwww.medicare.gov.

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Some sat in the waiting area silently,sporting serious game faces. Othersalleviated performance jitters by chattingand laughing with fellow contestants. Nomatter their prep tactic, though, all thenearly 100 people who auditioned for2013 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL cameprepared and ready to impress.

Produced by OLPEVENTS, the eighthannual PA STATE SENIOR

IDOL competitionshowcases the vocal,instrumental, comedic,or dance abilities of thestate’s over-50population.

Traditionally held inthe spring, thecompetition was movedto the fall for 2013, amove that did notaffect the spectrum or thequantity of contestantturnout. Individuals from asfar west as WestmorelandCounty traveled to thecompetition’s CentralPennsylvania audition sites.

From this vast talent pool,15semifinalistshave beenselected,having beenjudged on themerits ofability,originality,appearance,and stagepresentation.

These 15performers will vie for the title of 2013PA STATE SENIOR IDOL at the sold-outfinals night competition on Monday,Oct. 14, at The Dutch Apple DinnerTheater, Lancaster. Emcee of the eveningwill be Diane Dayton of DaytonCommunications.

Although the majority of contestantsflexed their vocal abilities, SENIOR IDOL

judges still saw a fair share of othertalents represented. Steve Gallion ofLancaster performed a stand-up comedyroutine. Ernest Batz, Ephrata, played theaccordion that he has played for the last70 of his 75 years.

Christian Kendig, Millersville, reciteda poem—one of his own that had been

published in a poetry anthology. JeanetteMiller of Shippensburg performed arapid-fingered tune on the flute. TomLaNasa of York and Eugene ConstantineHrynkiewicz of Harrisburg bothpresented dramatic monologues: LaNasawith "Ragged Old Flag" by Johnny Cashand Hrynkiewicz with The Tell-TaleHeart by Edgar Allan Poe.

And several contestantscomplementedtheir vocals withtheir ownaccompaniment,such as PaulZavinsky ofHummelstownand TomWilliams ofWestBrandywine,both on guitar,and RossMounds ofHarrisburg onkeyboard.

Deb Olsen ofManheim andRay Ricke Jr. ofYork both paidtribute toMichael Jacksonwith a medley ofhis mostmemorable

hits—Olsen on the drums and Rickewith his moonwalking feet.

When the chosen semifinalistsreturn to the stage, they will beperforming for both a packedaudience as well as local celebrityjudges: R.J. Harris of WHP580,Buddy King of The MagnificentMen, Valerie Pritchett of abc27, andJanelle Stelson of WGAL-8 will

select three finalists after the first roundof performances.

The finalists will then perform asecond selection, after which the judgesand the audience will vote together toselect the 2013 Pennsylvania StateSENIOR IDOL. The winner will receive alimousine trip for two to New York Cityto enjoy dinner and a Broadway show.

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Art and Antiques by Dr. Lori

Lithograph print with girl and her cat

19th-century paintingwith rabbits

Dragonfly lamp byLouis Comfort Tiffany

Dr. Lori

Animals in Art& Antiques

Ihave appraised many antique andvintage objects in the form ofanimals—from cow creamers to

Kermit the Frog dolls. While objects are collectible for many

reasons, when it comes to animals in artand antiques, it is interesting to notewhat an animal form symbolizes andwhy a particular animal was highlightedin a certain period of art history.

We love the animals that share ourlives, and in art and antiques, thesebeloved creatures reference important lifelessons. When found in a work of art(painting, sculpture, print) or an antiqueobject (figurine, decorative carving,

fetish), the appearance of animals hasspecial meaning.

Bee – Industry and community. Famouswealthy families of the Renaissance andBaroque periods oftentimescommissioned artists to include bees inpaintings of their family coat of arms tosuggest their public interest in servingthe community.

Bear – Gentle strength and nurturing. InNative American totem poles, bears areoftentimes carved to suggest the strengthof nature and the nurturingcharacteristics of forest animals.

please see ANIMALS page 12

Bull – Wealth. Associated with thefinancial world today, images of bullswere painted on cave walls in Lascaux,France, and Santander, Spain, datingback to prehistoric times.

Cat – Pride. The ancient Egyptians viasculptures associated cats with pride inbeauty and personal accomplishment.

The French Impressionist artist, EdouardManet, painted cats in his masterpiecesto suggest the abilities of a woman toattract male suitors.

Cock – Passion. Ceramic figurines ofcocks are common decorations in thekitchens of female chefs in France as theyare female power symbols.

Deer – Sensitivity. Walt Disney’sanimated feature film, Bambi, capturedthe longstanding art historical symbol ofthe deer.

Dog – Fidelity. A dog is shown at thefeet of a couple on their wedding day inthe world-known Arnolfini WeddingPortrait (National Gallery, London) from1434 by Jan van Eyck.

Dragonfly – Carefree. Louis ComfortTiffany highlighted the dragonfly andother insects in many of his decorativecreations, including jewelry and lamps.

Eagle – Protection from evil. Americanflag collectors look for intricate anddecorative flags featuring the eagle fromthe late 1700s and 1800s.

Fish – Long life. In their numerousforms, fish symbolize longevity in worksof art dating from the early Christian erato the present.

Horse – Stamina and power. The famoussculpture of a horse turned machine byFuturist artist Raymond DuchampVillon highlighted society’s change froman agricultural society to an industrialone in the early 1900s.

Lion – Power and majesty, guardian.Lions have guarded the gates andentrances of some of the most famoussites in the world. Lions are featured onthe Ishtar Gate, the eighth gate (north)to the inner city of Babylon. The gatewas ordered by King Nebuchadnezzar IIin 575 BC.

Rabbit – Rebirth. Female artists oftenchoose rabbits as subject matter forpaintings, prints, and works on paper tosuggest the rejuvenation of the earth inspring.

Tiger – Strength, ferocity, power.Japanese artists of the 1700s oftenfeatured tigers in their gouaches,watercolors, woodblock prints, andpaintings.

Turtle – Perseverance. French sculptorscast forms of turtles in bronze and othermetals in the art movement calledanimalier. Animalier, or animalsculptures, were popular with artists suchas Barye and Bonheur in the mid-1860sto the 1880s.

Personally, I have collected art andantiques that feature fish for decades. Itstarted when I was a youngster on theswim team and the association meantsomething important to me. Over theyears, fish have served as pets, and fishobjects have been the basis for some ofmy collections.

This glossary of animal symbolismmay help you collect with a vision inmind and learn about the history of yourfavorite animals.

Ph.D. antiques appraiser, author, award-winning TV personality, and TV talk showhost, Dr. Lori presents antiques appraisalevents nationwide. Dr. Lori is the expertappraiser on Discovery channel’s hit TVshow Auction Kings. Visit www.DrLoriV.com,www.Facebook.com/DoctorLori, or call (888)431-1010.


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ANIMALS from page 11

Fragrant Paperwhites

The Green Mountain Gardener

Dr. Leonard Perry

Apopular and easy-to-flower bulbfor late fall and the holidays is thepaperwhite narcissus. Sweet-

smelling paperwhites can be coaxed intobloom with very little effort.

Prepotted paperwhites can bepurchased at many garden stores. All youdo is add water! These potted bulbs alsomake a nice gift or a fun activity forchildren.

The correct term is actually “forcing,”

as you are forcing thespring-flowering bulbsto fast-forward theirnatural growth cyclesand bloom in winterinstead.

Many bulbs can beforced—grapehyacinths, tulips,daffodils, and crocuses,for example—but paperwhites are

probably the easiest asthey don’t require a longcold-storage period toroot.

Paperwhites producesmall, star-shaped flowersthat will last for severalweeks. Some varietieshave pure white flowers;others have white

perianths (outer petals) with pale-yellow

“cups” in the center. Paperwhites, which come from the

Mediterranean, are tender bulbs and notsuitable for outdoor growing in theNortheast. However, most garden centersand seed catalogs sell bulbs for indoorforcing.

If purchasing locally, choose healthybulbs with no soft spots or signs ofdiscoloration. Store in a cool, dry place

please see PAPERWHITES page 18

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Alliance Home Help(800) 444-4598 (toll-free); 717-283-1444www.alliancehomehelp.com

Year Est.: 2010

Counties Served: Lancaster

RNs: No

LPNs: No

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes

Medicare Certified?: No

Other Certifications and Services:Providing non-medical companion,

respite, and personal care services

throughout Lancaster County.

Caregivers matched specifically to

you and your needs. Compassion,

24/7 on-call availability, trained,

competent, and reliable. Medicaid

Waiver approved.

Central Penn Nursing Care, Inc.(717) 569-0451www.cpnc.com

Year Est.: 1984

Counties Served: Cumberland,

Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York

RNs: Yes

LPNs: Yes

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services:Providing all levels of care (PCAs,

CNAs, LPNs, RNs), in the home,

hospital, or retirement communities

with specifically trained caregivers for

Alzheimer's and dementia clients.

Home care provided up to 24 hours a

day to assist with personal care and

housekeeping. A FREE nursing

assessment is offered.

Homeland Hospice(717) 221-7890www.homelandcenter.org

Year Est.: 2009


Dauphin, Lebanon, Perry, York

RNs: Yes

LPNs: No

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes

Medicare Certified?: Yes

Other Certifications and Services:Exemplary care provided by a highly

trained staff who address all patient

and caregiver needs.

Garden Spot Village(717) 355-6000www.gardenspotvillage.org

Year Est.: 2006

Counties Served: Lancaster

RNs: No

LPNs: No

CNAs: No

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services:Personal care and companionship

services in your home with all the

professionalism, friendliness,

and excellence you expect of

Garden Spot Village. Contact

[email protected].

Hospice & Community CareFounded as Hospice of Lancaster County(717) 295-3900www.hospicecommunity.org

Year Est.: 1980

Counties Served: Adams, Berks, Chester,

Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York

RNs: Yes

LPNs: Yes

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services:Hospice & Community Care provides

compassionate care and support for

patients and their families facing serious

illness, end of life, and loss. Care is

provided at home, in nursing homes,

hospitals, and our Inpatient Center. Joint

Commission accredited. You are welcome

to call with questions.

Good Samaritan Home Health(717) 274-2591www.gshleb.org

Year Est.: 1911

Counties Served: Berks, Dauphin,

Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill

RNs: Yes

LPNs: Yes

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services:Good Samaritan Home Health is a

Pennsylvania-licensed home health

agency that is Medicare certified and

Joint Commission accredited. We work

with your physician to provide

nursing, physical therapy,

occupational therapy, speech therapy,

wound care, and specialized care as

needed.

Good Samaritan Hospice(717) 274-2591www.gshleb.org

Year Est.: 1979

Counties Served: Berks, Dauphin,

Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill

RNs: Yes

LPNs: Yes

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services:Good Samaritan Hospice provides

services to patients and their families

facing a life-limiting illness. We are

Pennsylvania licensed, JCAHO

accredited, and Medicare certified. We

provide services 24 hours per day

with a team approach for medical,

emotional, spiritual, and social needs.

Home Care Services & Hospice ProvidersListings with a screened background have additional information about their services in a display advertisement in this edition.

ComForcare Home Care(610) 363-1485; (717) 421-0607www.comforcare.com

Year Est.: 2009

Counties Served: Chester, Dauphin,

Lancaster, York

RNs: No

LPNs: No

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services:2013 Best of Home Care. Employer of

Choice Award from Home Care Pulse.

ComForcare provides companionship

and/or personal care services up to 24

hours/day, 365 days/year with our

meticulously selected, highly

qualified, and reliable caregivers.

When you can’t be there, ComForcare!


This is not an all-inclusive list of agencies and providers. These advertisers are eager to provide additional information about their services.

Safe Haven Skilled Services(717) 238-1111; (717) 582-4110; (717) 582-9977www.safehavenqualitycare.comYear Est.: 2005


Dauphin, Perry

RNs: Yes

LPNs: Yes

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services:Owners Leslie and Sandra Hardy are

members of the Society of Certified

Senior Advisors. We have contracts

with the VA and the Area Agency on

Aging. Private insurance and self-

payment are also accepted. Friendly

faces, helping hands, warm hearts.

Skilled nursing also available.

Senior Helpers(717) 738-0588www.seniorhelpers.com/lancastercounty

Year Est.: 2002

Counties Served: Berks, Lancaster,

Lebanon

RNs: Yes

LPNs: Yes

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services:A PA-licensed, non-medical home care

company providing companion,

personal, Alzheimer’s, & dementia

care from two to 24 hours a day. Call

for a FREE homecare assessment and

to learn more about benefits available

for veterans and their spouse.


Visiting Angels(717) 393-3450; (717) 737-8899(717) 751-2488; (717) 630-0067(717) 652-8899; (800) 365-4189www.visitingangels.comYear Est.: 2001


Dauphin, Lancaster, York

RNs: No

LPNs: No

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services:Visiting Angels provides seniors andadults with the needed assistance tocontinue living at home. Flexible hoursup to 24 hours per day.Companionship, personal hygiene,meal prep and more. Our caregivers arethoroughly screened, bonded andinsured. Call today for a complimentaryand informational meeting.

UCP of South Central PA(800) 333-3873 (Toll Free)www.ucpsouthcentral.org

Year Est.: 1962

Counties Served: Adams, Franklin,

Lancaster, York

RNs: No

LPNs: No

CNAs: No

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services: UCP

provides non-medical adult in-home

care services to adults under DPW and

aging waiver programs. PA licensed

and working hand in hand with your

service coordinator, UCP provides

personal care attendants who

implement your individualized

service plan.

Synergy HomeCare(717) 243-5473www.synergyhomecare.com

Year Est.: 2012

Counties Served: Adams, Cumberland,

Dauphin, Franklin, York

RNs: No

LPNs: No

CNAs: No

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services:Personal care, companionship, respite

care, light housekeeping, meal

preparation, medication reminders,

errands.

Senior Helpers(717) 920-0707www.seniorhelpers.com/harrisburg

Year Est.: 2007

Counties Served: Adams, Cumberland,

Dauphin, Perry, York

RNs: No

LPNs: No

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services:Offering nonmedical home care to

provide positive solutions for aging in

place. Companionship, personal care

and our specialized dementia care. No

minimum number of hours. Medicaid

Waiver approved. Convenient, free

assessment.

Live-In Care of PA, Inc.(717) 519-6860; (888) 327-7477 (toll-free)www.liveincareofpa.comYear Est.: 1997

Counties Served: Providing service toover 20 counties including Adams,Berks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin,Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York

RNs: No

LPNs: No

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services: For

everyone’s peace of mind, 24-hour

personal care in the home you love,

yours! Premier, professional

caregivers. Extensive background

checks. Free home evaluations.

Keystone In-Home Care, Inc.(717) 898-2825; (866) 857-4601 (toll-free)www.keystoneinhomecare.com

Year Est.: 2004

Counties Served: Dauphin, Lancaster,

Lebanon, York

RNs: No

LPNs: No

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services:Two- to 24-hour non-medical assistance

provided by qualified, caring, competent,

compassionate, and compatible

caregivers. Personalized service with

Assistance for Daily Living (ADL, IADL):

companionship, meal prep, bathing,

cleaning, and personal care needs. Respite

care, day surgery assistance. Assistance

with veterans homecare benefits.


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“I just prefer rifle,” he said. “I nevergot into archery. I’ve done a lot ofhunting, but there are a lot of guys whowould make me look pretty small.”

Internationally, he has captured zebra,wildebeest, gemsbuck, impala, bushbuck,blezbuck, nyala, southern greater kudu,fallow deer, red hartebeest, Spanish goats,axis deer, black buck antelope, and more.

Wagner has hunted for moose andblack bear in Newfoundland, caribou inQuebec and other parts of the Arctic,black bear in Manitoba and NewBrunswick, and for black bear andmountain goats in British Columbia.

Within the United States he hasgotten mountain lions in Idaho; whitetaildeer in Pennsylvania, Maryland,Missouri, and South Carolina; and mule

deer, elk, and antelope in Colorado.Elk hunting is challenging because the

elk can be so elusive, he said.“The elk is the ultimate animal you

can get,” Wagner said.Hunting for mountain goats is a great

adventure because it usually involvestraversing the rocky crags that theanimals do in order to capture them.Wagner has memories of crawling on hishands and knees all day through themountains of British Columbia to get tothe mountain goats.

“Some of that’s scary when it’s straightpeaks on both sides of you,” he said.“You crawl all day, and it’s dark whenyou leave and dark when you come back.Or sometimes you just camp right outon the mountain.”

Sometimes the hardest part abouthunting is coping with the extremes intemperature. Wagner has been huntingwhen the thermometer read as low as 17degrees below zero and says that’s just“terrible.”

“It gets cold and miserable sometimes,and you feel like you’re freezing to

death,” Wagner said. “And you askyourself if this is supposed to be fun.”

Usually it’s between zero and 15degrees, which isn’t quite so bad, he said.Hunters put in long hours, but whenyou capture the animal you’ve beenpursuing, Wagner says that everythingyou’ve put yourself through is more thanworth it.

“The more you hunt, the better youget, just like everything else,” saidWagner. “Once you get something, youjust keep going for something else.”

South Carolina is his favorite spot tohunt in the country, and he has beentraveling there once a year for the past10 years to hunt deer and wild boar. Hehunts at a 10,000-acre plantation thereand said some of the deer are bigger thanthose in Pennsylvania, reaching 180pounds.

“In Pennsylvania, deer hunting isn’twhat it used to be, but a lot oforganizations are fighting to make itbetter,” he said.

Still on his wish list of places to huntis Texas, where he hopes to get some

whitetail deer.“I think I’ll go until I can’t go

anymore,” Wagner said with a smile onhis face.

On international hunts he gets to trythe meat after it’s been killed and cookedfor the hunters, but none of that can betransported home. But his freezer athome is always stocked with meat—usually whitetail deer, elk, and mule deer.Wagner says that moose is the best meathe has tasted on all of his hunts and isclose to beef in flavor.

Wagner is a life member of the NorthAmerican Hunting Club and a memberof the National Rifle Association, SafariClub International, and a board memberof the Unified Sportsmen ofPennsylvania.

Out of Wagner’s four children andtwo stepchildren, none have become hishunting buddies.

“It’s something that is born in you,”he said. “Some people love it and somepeople hate it. Some people try it for ayear and don’t like it, but I guess it wasjust born in me.”

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We like the adrenaline. Fear hasthe same adrenaline-producingeffect as excitement. It feelsgood. Scary movies,stories, and booksare methods ofreleasing adrenaline in a controlledenvironment.

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Mysteries of Medicare – Time to Review Your Coverage

By Liz D’Angelo

If you are on Medicare now, you willhave an opportunity to change plansduring this year’s Annual EnrollmentPeriod, Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, 2013.

If you have a plan that is expensive,doesn’t cover all of your drugs, or justisn’t working for you, you can changeplans for next year. Your plan would beeffective Jan. 1, 2014.

If you have a Medicare Advantageplan (HMO, PPO, PFFS), you cancheck to see if there is a better plan foryou. It is important for you to reviewthese changes because it may affect yourpocketbook and even your health.

Here is an example of how critical it isto check your plan each year:

A beneficiary, Marian, is taking onlytwo drugs. One of her drugs is a genericand the other is a brand-name drug. Shereceived a notice last year that her planwas changing the list of drugs (theformulary) that were covered.

Marian met with an APPRISEcounselor who reviewed her coverage andfound that keeping her current plan

would cost her more than $2,500 for theyear. Then, using the Medicare websiteto compare plans, the counselor was ableto find a plan that would save Marianmore than $1,000.

For Medicare Advantagebeneficiaries—that is,those of you who havean HMO, PPO, orPFFS—there will bechanges for 2014.Even if the premiumdoes not change, youneed to look at theamount you will payfor a visit to the doctor or a stay in thehospital. These co-pays can becomeexpensive.

Supplement plans, also known asMedigap plans, are not affected by theAnnual Enrollment Period. Theirpremiums depend on approval by thePennsylvania Insurance Department. Ifyour rate increases, you may or may notbe able to change plans, depending onyour health.

If you have a low income, you may beeligible for help with your drug

premiums and costs. A federal programcalled Extra Help is available, dependingon your income and resources. InPennsylvania, we have the PACEprogram for those who are 65 or olderwith a limited income.

Finally, if you are lucky enough tohave retiree healthinsurance that isaffordable, you probablywill not make anychanges unless yourcoverage or cost haschanged. An APPRISEcounselor can help youreview and compare

your plan to what Medicare can offer.Trained APPRISE counselors are

available in Chester County to helpPennsylvanians understand theirMedicare health insurance options. Callfor a one-on-one appointment at thefollowing locations:

Bard Complex (Spring City)(484) 933-4955

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“Where have you been?” aneighbor named Stacysaid.

“Where have you been?” my neighbor,Robert, asked.

I was riding my three-wheeler bikedown our road. The bike is madespecifically for people like me who aredisabled.

“Well,” I said to thedozen or soneighborhood folkswho asked me thesame question. “I tooktime off to bedepressed.”

I was on my bikethat day because of abreakthrough. I canstill visualize myself ona recent afternoon,when I debated aboutopening our front doorand reentering theoutside world. Thebreakthrough occurredbecause of thisthought: “If I keepwaiting until I want todo something, I’ll bewaiting forever.”

Oddly, this new way of thinking beganbecause of a 22-year-old movie I watchedcalled City Slickers. Mitch, played by BillyCrystal, is dreadfully depressed as hetakes us through his comical mid-lifefunk.

During his journey of recovery, he wastaught “the secret of life.” But here’s thething: Finding that secret could neverhave happened until Mitch stoppedwaiting for happiness to come to himand instead took the first step himself.

First steps, I have learned, are nowherenear as huge as they sound. They’reactually quite simple. They have to be.

My husband, Bob, heard me cryingwhen the movie ended.

“I thought it was a comedy,” he said.“It was hysterical.”“Then why are you crying?”“Because it made me realize I’ve

wasted six months of my life by settlinginto depression and waiting, waiting,waiting to come out of it.”

That was the instant I took that firststep. I grabbed my cane and said, “I’m

going to ride my trike.” He tried to stop me. “You’ve been on your feet all day. You

can hardly walk after that. And youhaven’t been on your trike for ages!”

“Bob, if I don’t do this now, I amnever going to do it.” I knew that. I knewthat from the depths of me. I had to do

something to helpmyself.

And it had to benow.

I’d have never donethis had I thought,“I’m going to grab mycane, find the keys,check the weather, findthe bike lock,” and onand on, ending withsomethingoverwhelminglysabotaging like, “andride every day for therest of my entire life.”

I biked down ourroad, loving everyminute. It’s a new me,a new life, and allbecause of one simpledecision.

And so, the secret oflife that Mitch learned?

To paraphrase from the movie: “Justone thing,” Curly, the wise cowboy, said.“You stick to that and the rest is foolishdetail.”

“What is that one thing?” “That’s what you have to find out for

yourself.” For Mitch, it was not about taking an

adventurous trip out West; it was merelyagreeing to read the brochure.

For Mitch’s wife, it was just sayingthese words to him: “I want you to havethat adventure and find … your smile.”

It was when Mitch realized by simplygiving his wife one single kiss: “Today ismy very best day!”

And for me, it was grabbing my oldwooden walking stick.

Saralee Perel is an award-winning, nationallysyndicated columnist. Her new book isCracked Nuts & Sentimental Journeys: StoriesFrom a Life Out of Balance. To find out more,visit www.saraleeperel.com or [email protected].

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The Pros and Cons of DTC Meds

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Gloria May, M.S., R.N., CHES

The direct-to-consumer (DTC)pharmaceutical advertising formatthat leapfrogs over health

professionals and delivers its pitch rightto consumers began back in the early’80s with a small ad for a pneumoniavaccine placed in Reader’s Digest.

Today, you can hardly get through 15minutes of television or talk radio withouta DTC pitch for an antidepressant, amedication to lower your “bad”cholesterol, or a remedy for erectiledysfunction. (And isn’t it fun, explainingthat one to your grandchildren?)

In print, about half of all magazine adpages are devoted to health/medicalproducts, and your email junk box isprobably full of promos for dietproducts, incontinence remedies, andpain relievers.

Given this bombardment, have youever actually taken the next step andasked your physician about or for a DTC

product? If so, how did it go? Did youfeel it enhanced your professionalrelationship or was it met with edgydismissal?

In one study of 500 randomly selectedphysicians, 95 percent of them reportedthat their patients do indeed ask aboutDTC products.

And were these interactions seen bythe doctors as beneficial? “Yes” for 41percent in that the conversations wereperceived to facilitate more opencommunication and to provide anopportunity to educate the patient.

However, for the 59 percent who said,“No, they weren’t beneficial,” it was, inpart, because doctors felt that, in the firstplace, the ads encouraged the overuse ofmedications as an easy fix for problemsthat could be alleviated by other means,particularly lifestyle changes.

They also felt that manipulative andmisleading marketing tactics created

confusion in their patients’ minds.Doctors reported that patients are sooften befuddled and misinformed aboutthe drug, its appropriateness for them andits risks and benefits for them, that thedoctors needed to spend considerabletime away from their busy practices inorder to address these misunderstandings;they felt this was not the most effectiveuse of their time.

On the other hand, if those 59percent don’t take the time to educatetheir patients who come to them wavinga DTC drug ad and asking if it’s theright drug for them, you know what thatpatient might then do? Stop talking andbuy the prescription drugs he is so intenton having online without a prescription!

Millions of Americans do this (yes,millions), and if you think it’scomplicated, it’s not. Illegal, yes;complicated, no. There are not onlywebsites that will sell you the drugs, but

there are also websites that will walk youthrough how to do it.

I know there are many patients who,with their own doctor’s consent andprescription, order drugs from foreignpharmacies, those that meet thestandards of care established by theNational Association of Boards ofPharmacy. There is no denying thefinancial savings involved.

But buying prescription drugs withoutyour own doctor’s prescription?Remember Groucho Marx’s line aboutnot wanting to join any club that wouldhave him as a member? Same thing: Youdon’t want to deal with any pharmacywilling to sell you a prescription drugwithout your own doctor’s prescription.

Gloria May is a registered nurse with amaster’s degree in adult health education anda Certified Health Education Specialistdesignation.

until time to plant. Paperwhites will bloom about four to

six weeks after planting, so planaccordingly if you want flowers for theholidays or other special occasions. Forcontinuous bloom throughout the winter,plant bulbs every two weeks from late fallthrough February.

Use shallow containers, about 3 to 4inches deep, without drainage holes. Youcan find these specially designedcontainers for forcing at many gardencenters.

Add about 2 inches of washed pebblesor large glass beads similar to marbles(available at craft stores and some gardenstores) in the bottom of the container. Ifusing the colorful glass beads, use a clearcontainer so they can be seen. Or, similarto other forcing bulbs, you can plant inpots with soil.

Gently place the bulbs, pointed sideup, on the gravel or beads. They should beclose but not touching. (Five bulbs will fitnicely in a 6-inch pot.) Then add enoughpebbles around the bulbs to hold them inplace. If using soil, make sure the bulbtops are at or above the surface.

The tricky part is watering the bulbs ifnot in soil. You want to add just enoughwater so it reaches the base of the bulbs.

You don’t want the bulbs to sit in water asthis will cause rot.

Maintain this level of water throughoutthe growing period. You’ll probably needto replenish the water every two or threedays. Don’t fertilize—the bulb alreadycontains the nutrients it needs.

Place the container in a cool, darkplace (about 50 degrees F) for a few weeksuntil green shoots appear (but don’t forgetabout them).

Then move to full, bright light—generally, a window with southernexposure. Too little light, and the plantswill grow leggy as they stretch to reach thelight. Initially, room temperature shouldbe 60 to 65 degrees.

To prolong bloom, after the plantsbegin to flower, remove them from directsunlight and place in a cooler, less sunnypart of your home. Paperwhites requireUSDA zones 8 to 11 outdoors; they can’tbe planted successfully outside in theNorth, nor can they be saved to forceagain next year.

Nevertheless, they provide easy,inexpensive, cheery, and long-lastingflowers.

Dr. Leonard P. Perry is an extension professorat the University of Vermont.

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