Forget-Me-Not Adult Day Center

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905 Cook Ave Ste. B Kenai, AK 99611 * Phone: (907)714-6695

SEPTEMBER 2012

SCHEDULE FOR SEPTEMBER Tuesdays Pet Therapy Wednesdays DANCING AND MUSIC with the “Forget Me-Not” Band Manicures by Tatyana Thursdays Woodworking with Kevin Baking with Babe Fridays Bingo!

SPECIAL EVENTS

September 6, 11, and 18 Charades September 7 and 21 AAJC Singers September 10, Scrapbooking Yodeling with Victor September 10—Outing to Norman Lowell Gallery—Please arrive at Forget Me Not by 9:30 a.m. if you are going on the trip. (Leaving Forget Me Not at 10:00 a.m. Back to Forget Me Not Center by 2:30 p.m.) September 13 Movie September 17 and 24 Karaoke with Diane September 18 Shuffleboard September 20 Singalong with Pat September 24 Musical Chairs September 25 Kenai Bell Ringers September 27 Outing to Kenai Senior Center September 28 Outing to Walmart

Frontier Community Services Vision Statement It is our belief that people are healthier and happier living in their own homes and communities. Based on that belief, Fron-tier Community Services will advocate for the right of individuals with disabilities all ages to live in the home and communi-ty of their choice.

WHAT HAPPENED IN

AUGUST??!!!

Benson moved back to

Idaho with his son and

wife. Thanks for the

outstanding way you or-

ganized our lives

Benson!!

What!!! Benson is

MOVING!!!!!????

Hawaiian Dancers!!

BECCA MOVED TO WISCONSIN with her dog

and her truck……..!!! The

Director of Senior Services

and Forget Me Not has

moved to Wisconsin to get

her PHD!!

Thank you

for being

BECCA!!!

Forget-Me-Not Adult Day Center

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905 Cook Ave Ste. B Kenai, AK 99611 * Phone: (907)714-6695

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Frontier Community Services Vision Statement It is our belief that people are healthier and happier living in their own homes and communities. Based on that belief, Frontier Community Services will advocate for the right of individuals with disabilities all ages to live in the home and

She has lived a full life that includes marriage, acting, modelling, performing burlesque and even marching with Gandhi - twice.

On Mondays, Tao teaches classes to a dedi-cated group of students at a dance studio in Harstdale, a suburb 25 miles outside of New York City. …."My doctor when he did the hip replacement said you won't be able to do this, you won't be able to do that. I said I don't want to know what I won't be able to do because I don't believe it.

"So I sent him a photograph in lotus lifting off the ground and he called me the miracle wom-an. I said it's no miracle, a miracle means only to see that which is inside of you. If it's inside, I can do it."

Tao became interested in yoga when she was eight years old. She observed a group of young boys practicing yoga on the beach in her hometown of Pondicherry in southern In-dia. She said she decided then that she could do anything a boy could do.

KEVIN September 16

Tao Porchon-Lynch, Age 93, Yoga Extraordinaire

Quoted from (taoporchon-lynch.com)

She has been teaching professionally for 61 years,

although it was only at age 73 that she decided to

focus solely on being

an instructor. She's

93 years old, but that

isn't keeping Tao

Porchon-Lynch from

striking a perfect

pose….

"I'm going to teach

yoga until I can't

breathe anymore,...I

love yoga, it bright-

ens my day and

makes everybody smile," Porchon-Lynch says.

….Many yoga positions are extremely demanding,

and others appear downright impossible. But Tao

Porchon-Lynch can do them all. Even the most

strenuous, pretzel-like positions are child’s play for

Tao, a New York City Yoga Instructor. Tao is, at 93,

is recognized by Guinness World Records as the

Frontier Community Services Vision Statement It is our belief that people are healthier and happier living in their own homes and communities. Based on that belief, Fron-tier Community Services will advocate for the right of individuals with disabilities all ages to live in the home and community of their choice.

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905 Cook Ave Ste. B Kenai, AK 99611 * Phone: (907)714-6695

SEPTEMBER 2012

Myth 1: “Alzheimer’s only affects the el-

derly.”

This is a myth. While the majority of people with

Alzheimer’s disease are older than 65, there are

certainly cases of individuals in their 30s, 40s,

50s and 60s with ‘early-onset’ Alzheimer’s.

Myth 2: “My

mom/dad re-

members all

kinds of

things. He/

she can’t pos-

sibly have

Alzheimer’s!”

This is a myth. Alzheimer’s disease affects re-

cent memories and the ability to retain newly-

learned information. Past memories can remain

locked in the brain, with vivid recollection and

detail, including specific smells, music, names

and place associated with those memories. The

majority of longer-held memories don’t begin to

diminish until the disease progresses over time.

Most newly-diagnosed Alzheimer’s patients will

remember specific past memories and talk about

them as though they just happened. .

The brain is a complex system. So Alzheimer’s

patients will have both good days and bad Days,

but the good moments are typically for short

bursts of time

Myth 4: “People with higher education lev-

els have a faster memory decline.”

This is a myth. While higher education levels

can help stimulate the brain, creating higher

cognitive reserves, this does not necessarily

mean it helps prevent memory decline or Alz-

heimer’s. People

who have a higher

education often have

more “flexible brains”

to help them adjust

to their new circum-

stances, according

to Dr. Jason Karlaw-

ish, an associate

professor of medi-

cine at the University of Pennsylvania and di-

rector of the school’s Alzheimer’s Disease

Center’s Education and Information Transfer

Core.

Myth 5: “Memory loss is an inevita-

ble part of aging.”

This is Fact. Memory loss is actually a symp-

tom of getting older....But while memory loss

occurs with age, Alzheimer’s and dementia

don’t always occur. …...Dr. Gary Small, direc-

tor of the UCLA Center on Aging, reiterated

that sentiment. “The brain tends to age like

other organs, but it’s generally not incapacitat-

ed. The average person may only notice a de-

lay in retrieval of information.”

*National Institute on Aging, 2011.

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Frontier Community Services Vision Statement It is our belief that people are healthier and happier living in their own homes and communities. Based on that belief, Frontier Community Services will advocate for the right of individuals with disabilities all ages to live in the home and community of their choice.

How to Purchase a Senior Park Pass

It’s easy to buy a Senior Pass—you can either

print and send in a mail-order application, availa-

ble from the U.S. Geological Service website, or

you can buy one in person at

most Federal recreation sites or

offices. At many major parks and

sites, you can simply pay your

$10 at the entrance gate and re-

ceive your lifetime pass right

away.

The Senior Pass is available to

U.S. citizens and permanent res-

idents over the age of 62, and

the discounts and benefits apply

to any other passengers travel-

ing with you in your car. So next

time there’s a family vacation in

the works, why not consider a

trip to some of America’s scenic

natural wonders?

For more information, visit the Senior Pass page

at the U.S. Geological Service website.

Enjoy the Great Outdoors With A

Senior Park Pass

By Sarah Stevenson on August 13, 2012

Sarah Stevenson

August 13, 2012

If you...are over 62, you

can purchase a low-cost

Senior Pass granting life-

time access to thousands

of national parks and rec-

reation areas for free or

at a substantial discount.

The pass only costs $10

and grants senior citi-

zens—and anyone else

in their car—access to

most national parks, for-

ests, refuges and recrea-

tion areas for free. The

Senior Pass even pro-

vides discounts for many

campgrounds, tours and

parking areas at Federal recreation sites

A Senior Pass to national parks can help those

with a love of the great outdoors get exercise

and fresh air. The Senior Park Pass makes it

very easy to indulge some well-earned wander-

lust. Imagine being able to tour the breathtaking

stalactites of Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico for

half price, or enter the towering granite outcrops

of Yosemite National Park entirely free of charge