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2 N. BREVARD CountyHOMETOWN NEWS

October 2012FOREVER YOUNG

ON THE COVERAndy Stefanek/staff photographer

Robi Roberts of Merritt Island and her Pomeranian, Missey Prissey,arrive on the red carpet at the Tuxes & Tails Gala at the Indian RiverColony Club in Melbourne. The Central Brevard Humane Society cel-ebrated its 60th anniversary with the pet-friendly gala.

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Ihave always had pets. From smallturtles and those goldfish we won atschool fairs to a parakeet and then

cats and dogs, animals have alwaysbeen part of my life. While mine havebeen rescue animals, they have oftenrescued me as much as I have them.

I had a cat named “Marmalade,” wholooked as though he’d stepped in a potof jam. He died six months after myhusband, and I had such a sense of notbeing able to keep those I loved alive. Itwas irrational, but it was there. I hadanother cat, “Memory,” and the two ofus looked a little lost.

One day, I walked into the vet’s office.He often had rescue animals foradoption. One of the vet techs hadfound an abandoned cat with a largesore on its neck. I took one look at him,and he came home with me.

I named him “Tickety-Boo,” after oneof my English husband’s expressions.When things were going well, he saidthey were “Tickety-Boo.” I called him“Boo.”

I closed “Boo” in my office at home,so he could get the lay of the land beforehe met “Memory.” He disappearedbehind the desk and shelves. I put out alitter box, food and water. The nextmorning, the food was eaten, the litterbox used and there was a dead waterbug on the floor that I didn’t think

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3N. BREVARD CountyHOMETOWN NEWS

October 2012 FOREVER YOUNG

Encounter with bird prompts lifetime peace model for resident

MERRITT ISLAND – Sometimesanimals stay with us for years,becoming members of the family.Other times, a chance encounterleaves its mark, changing our per-ceptions. For Elaine Christine andTom Gorsuch, that encounter hap-pened on Sept. 18, 2011.

“We were living in a condo acrossfrom Cocoa Village,” Ms. Christinesaid. “At 10 a.m., a bird came to theback patio. It was a rainbow-coloredparrot, with a red-orange head andblue-green tail feathers. It was asweet little bird. We fed it sunflowerseeds, and it drank from the fountainon the patio.”

Ms. Christine, who has a doctorate

in computer science, and Mr. Gor-such, an engineer and inventor, werestruck by the bird’s friendliness.

“It was very tame, as if it had beenhand-fed as a baby,” Ms. Christinesaid. “It stayed all day and hung outwith us. We took pictures of it on myhusband’s head and crawling on ourchests. We named the bird Coco. Tomand I went to the movies thatevening, and he was gone when wecame back. The last picture was at6:46 p.m.”

For Ms. Christine, who left the Har-ris Corporation to become a yogainstructor, the bird’s visit had mean-ing.

“I believe he was a messenger withmessages for me,” she said. “Thisbird had the ability to fly, and so do I.I have a private pilot’s license. I

believe all oflife is a mirror,and I believe itwas mirroring me.”

Ms. Christine said that she uses therainbow to help people find innerpeace. She calls it the “peaceprocess.”

“I color steps like the rainbow andlike the parrot,” she said. “When Iteach children, they know we’regoing through the rainbow from redto blue. They know that when we’reon yellow, we’re going to green next.When you go through the peaceprocess, you gain clarity. The sixsteps go along with the rainbow.”

This past summer, Ms. Christineheld a small camp, Camp Kayak, in

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Photo courtesy of E laine Chris t ine‘Coco’ the parrot and ElaineChristine on the night of his visiton Sept. 18 last year. Ms. Chris-tine said ‘Coco was ‘very friendlyand ate sunflower seeds andbreadsticks.’

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MELBOURNE — Sharon Crockettworked for Lockheed Martin at theKennedy Space Center for 48 years.

“I started in 1961,” she said. “I wasgoing to try for 50, but two years ago, Idecided it was time to go.”

It’s a move she doesn’t regret,because she is now able to devote hertime to Space Coast Therapy Dogs.She joined the group in 2000 and isnow its president. The nonprofitorganization brings trained teams ofdogs and handlers to visit adult daycenters, hospitals, schools, libraries,nursing homes and other facilities.

Ms. Crockett said that it takes a spe-cial dog and owner to make a goodtherapy team. Handlers must be atleast 18, and dogs must be at least 1year old to be tested. The breed ofdog is not important, its tempera-ment is.

“Common problems are dogs thatdon’t walk well on leashes, are toohyper and don’t like other dogs,” shesaid. “Any aggressiveness is a no-no.”

Dogs and handlers are observedseveral times in nursing homes andaround children. The observationsare performed by local residents, whoare testers for Therapy Dogs, Inc. –the national organization that testsand registers Space Coast TherapyDogs.

If the team passes, it becomes amember of Therapy Dogs, Inc., which

carries liability insurancefor member organiza-

tions. Dogs are thengiven a little red heart

that says, ‘I ama therapy dog.’

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responsible for the testing, Ms.Crockett emphasized that her groupis local.

“You fill out our forms and join us,”she said. “We have a lot of teams inBrevard County. We visit as groups,five or six at a time, so that there areseveral teams in a building. Our cal-endar is published every month withthe times of the visits. Each visit has acoordinator.”

Pet therapy benefits both the bodyand spirit.

“There is a healing effect to therapydogs,” Ms. Crockett said. “Theyrelieve stress and lower blood pres-sure. They raise the spirits of the peo-ple they visit. Maybe someone is allalone, with no family. Their facelights up.”

Visits from therapy teams are bigdays at the facilities.

“For the most part, they’re waitingfor us,” Ms. Crockett said. “It’s postedon the activities, and families knowwe’re coming, and they’ll be there.The staff can’t wait. The dogs walkdown the aisles with their tails wag-ging. They love the attention, andthey get a lot of loving. Patients can’tget enough of them.

“A lot of times, we just sit down,”she added. “You can often tell whensomeone needs a little attention.We’ve all had an ‘aha’ moment whenan unresponsive person’s face lightsup or people who have not evenmade sounds, respond to something.It’s amazing, but we see it every time.”

Ms. Crockett travels with herLabrador/Australian shepherd mix,‘Josie.’

“She’s black and white, and shelooks like someone threw her in atumbler,” Ms. Crocket said. “We haveChihuahuas, a mastiff, three New-foundlands and toy poodles. It does-n’t matter what size. The little ones

are fun because we can put them onthe bed if the patient wants, or theycan curl up in a lap.”

The group is always seeking volun-teers, especially in North Brevard.There, they are using furry friends,who make good listeners, to help stu-dents with their reading.

“We’ve started a ‘Read to a Dog’program in Titusville,” Ms. Crockett

said. “Josie and I go to Creel Elemen-tary School to work with students. Wehave 19 teams in all the schools. Theteachers love it, the students love it,and it really does help.”

For more information about SpaceCoast Therapy Dogs, call (321) 639-7323 or visit the website www.space-coasttherapydogs.org.

Photo provided by Sharon Crockett‘Daisy,’ one of the therapy dogs at Space Coast Therapy Dogs, is ledby her owner Kim Pundai on a visit to Mila Elementary School.

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Paw PalsPaw Pals program brings measure of joy to hospice patients, families

MELBOURNE — While most of thetherapy animals that make visit toVITAS Innovative Hospice Carepatients are dogs, that isn’t a require-ment. Susan Blakeslee, VITAS volun-teer services manager, has seen someother animals, too.

“Most of our animals are dogs,although there have been cats and onetime and a pot-bellied pig,” she said.

Dogs are more amenable. We haveall different sizes, shapes and descrip-tions. Many of the smaller dogs visitpatients at inpatient facilities, such asassisted living or nursing homes.”

For people in these facilities, the vis-its make their surroundings seem

more like home, if only for a short time.“When people go into the facility,

they have had to give up pets,” Ms.Blakeslee said. “They miss their furrycreatures, and it’s a wonderful benefitto have a new friend. Patients withdementia or those who have notmoved or reached out will often reachout to a dog and pet it.

“Not only does it ease the pain ofmissing a pet, it can be a positive influ-ence. The nurses and staff love it. Theyrequest visits all the time. They knowthe benefits.”

It isn’t only the patients who benefitfrom the visits.

“We have 18 volunteers,” Ms.Blakeslee said. “They’re a delight. Vol-unteers have been through trainingand know how to talk to terminally ill

patients and their families. It’s touch-ing for our volunteers to bring mean-ing into the patients’ lives. It’s the com-bination of the volunteer and dog.”

It takes a special dog to be a therapydog, or Paw Pal. There are require-ments even before the animal isaccepted for therapy dog training.

“We meet the dog and do an assess-ment,” Ms. Blakeslee said. “They haveto have a temperament that’s accept-ing of strangers and what might go onin a facility setting. They have to becalm, so a wheelchair or noisy cartdoesn’t disturb them. They have to likepeople, be gentle and obedient, followcommands and be leashed-trained tostay on the leash.”

Hospice is always looking for volun-teers, including those who want to get

involved in pet therapy.“I’m always happy to talk with peo-

ple and tell them what’s expected,” Ms.Blakeslee said. “The volunteers have tobe at least 18. The dogs have to be atleast 6 months old. They have to beable to remain calm and obedient.”

If the dog is accepted as a pet thera-py animal, both volunteer and animalbring joy into the lives of patients andfamilies, who are bearing a heavy bur-den. It’s a win-win situation for all.

For more information about volun-teer opportunities at VITAS Innova-tive Hospice Care, call SusanBlakeslee at (321) 751-6671, send anemail to susan.blakeslee at vitas.comor visit the website www.voluneteer-match.org.


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SUNTREE — When June Mikelldecided she wanted a dog, she lookedon the Internet. She was planning tobuy a dog, but a search took her to thewebsite of the Florida Little Dog Res-cue.

“Something kept bringing me backto that website,” she said. “They putthe dog photo with a bio. There was a5-year-old dog that had been seizedfrom a puppy mill in Polk County. Hewas used for stud, and he was out onthe patio in the freezing cold. I readhis biography and started crying. Isaid to my husband, ‘We have to gosee this dog.’”

Ms. Mikell and her husband, Phil,drove to Orlando, where the dog,which seemed to be part Yorkie andpart Maltese, was in a foster home.

“He wasn’t housebroken and would-n’t look at you,” Ms. Mikell said. “Hefinally took a treat from my husband,and he said, ‘We’ll take him.’”

Although they had three days tocheck out the dog’s health and changetheir minds, they knew the dog had ahome.

“He was dirty, and we thought hewas deaf because he wouldn’t

respond,” Ms. Mikell said. “He didn’tknow how to play. The vet said he wasOK and wasn’t deaf. He was just condi-tioned not to respond to humans.”

They named the little guy ‘Cody’ andbegan letting him know he had a for-ever home.

“It was two to three months beforehe would play,” Ms. Mikell said. “Iwould take a sock and put it in hismouth to show him. Now, he plays.”

Eighteen months later, ‘Cody’ rulesthe roost. He still has some skin prob-lems because of the years of neglect,but overall, he’s a healthy, happy dog.

“He’s a darling, darling little dog,”Ms. Mikell said. “He looks at you, andhe’s so grateful. I want him to be happyand healthy for the second half of hislife. He had a miserable first half, andhe deserves a happy one.”

Ms. Mikell said that she believes inadopting rescue dogs.

“Rescue is an awesome thing,” shesaid. “I know others that have nohealth issues. I meet people all thetime with perfectly healthy rescuedogs. They usually have been mis-treated and neglected and need lovingcare to bring out the best.

“I don’t think I’d ever get a dog thatwasn’t a rescue dog. All they want ishome. They give unconditional love

because they knowwhat their life wasbefore, and theyknow what it is now.”

Florida Little DogRescue, where theMikells found Cody, is anall-volunteer organization thatrescues dogs all over Florida. A visit tothe website guarantees tears becauseit is difficult to imagine that anyonecould abuse or neglect these adorablecreatures.

While the animals are rescuedthroughout the state, most are fos-tered in the Orlando area. First, theyare given medical assessments,spayed or neutered, vaccinated andtreated for any medical conditionsthat are present. Some require expen-sive surgery or medications to restorethem to health.

When they are healthy, the dogs arefostered to help them adjust to beingpets, before they are adopted. Thisalso enables the foster parents to eval-uate temperament and behavior andsee how the dog behaves around chil-dren and other challenges. They arenot put up for adoption until they areready for a new home.

For June Mikell, these dogs deserveall they can get.

“Each and every one of them needsthe chance to have a nice home,” shesaid. “You get such unconditional love.It is like they are saying, ‘Thank you forrescuing me’ every day.”

For more information about FloridaLittle Dog Rescue, visit the websitewww.floridalittledogrescue.com orcall (407) 279-1127. Donations are wel-come and may be made at the website.



Dog rescue benefits more than just the animalBy Shelley KoppelAssociate news editor

Photo coutesy of June Mikel lA perfect match: June Mikell andher rescue dog, ‘Cody,’

her home, for the children of friends.“I called it the ‘peace porpoise’

because they love porpoises,” shesaid. “We took the issue of worldpeace and took it though the ‘peaceporpoise.’ We did crafts, had lunchand went kayaking on the river.Then, we spent 40 minutes on the‘peace porpoise.’ It was so much fun,and the next day, the kids saw babydolphins in the river.”

Ms. Christine hopes that the chil-dren took away some life lessons.

“My purpose is to help themunderstand that if you have innerpeace, this is a problem-solving

method they can apply to anything.Everybody wants world peace, butno one has a plan. I ran it throughmy model and thought it’s the sameas inner peace. If enough peoplethink like this, we will have worldpeace.’”

Ultimately, Ms. Christine wouldlike to share her process with teach-ers, so that they can teach it to theirstudents. She hopes it will be taughtin schools throughout the country.

A year after Coco’s visit, Ms. Chris-tine is inspired to share her story,especially with children.

“It’s very exciting,” she said. “Ein-stein said that you can’t solve a prob-lem at the level created. You have torise above it. The bird rises above.You have to see a problem or circum-stance from a different perspective.”

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Understanding Medicare important for healthly lifestyle

BREVARD – Medicare wassigned into law in 1965

by President LyndonJohnson. The bill-signing took place in

Independence, Mo., atthe Truman Library, in

recognition of the role President HarryS. Truman had played in creating ahealth insurance system. Mr. Trumanwas given the first Medicare card and hiswife, Bess, the second.

It was left to another president fromTexas, George W. Bush, to sign theMedicare Modernization Act in 2003.That set into motion the prescriptiondrug benefit, known as Part D.

Today, Medicare provides health cov-erage to those 65 and older, as well as tothose younger than 65, who have per-manent disabilities. As Baby Boomers

age, some 10,000 of us a day turn 65 andbecome eligible for Medicare.

If you are turning 65 soon, don’texpect your red, white and blue card toarrive at your doorstep. If you are notreceiving Social Security, but wantMedicare when you turn 65, you have toapply. The enrollment period beginsthree months before your 65th birthdayand continues for three months after.

Medicare consists of four parts: Part A,hospital insurance; Part B, medicalinsurance, including doctor visits andoutpatient testing; Part C, MedicareAdvantage plans; and Part D, prescrip-tion drug coverage.

Jeff Johnson, state director for AARPFlorida, said that each has a separaterole.

“Medicare Part A and B are sometimesreferred to as ‘original Medicare,’” hesaid. “Most people have this. It’s the tra-ditional program run by the federal gov-

ernment. Original Medicare covers 80percent of the cost of most services, butdoes not cover the full cost of your care.”

Part C is often referred to as MedicareAdvantage, which offers private man-aged care health plans, such as HMOs orPPOs. You must have Parts A and B toenroll in part C. You receive all of yourhealth care services through a providerorganization.

While the costs for Part C may belower and there may be additional ben-efits, you are usually required to use“plan” doctors and hospitals, and theremay be limits on coverage. The planmay have drug benefits.

Part D is the prescription drug plan. Itis provided by private health insurancecompanies, and you pay premiums asyou would for any other insurance.

Navigating the Medicare shoals canbe tricky, and it is a good idea to plan.

“When you’re about to celebrate your

65th birthday, it’s very important thatyou take the time to think through yourMedicare coverage,” said Dave Bruns,AARP Florida’s communications man-ager. “Sign up promptly, and make sureyou do your research on the optionsavailable to you. It can take a while tosort though this complicated issue andmake the right choices.”

The SHINE program helps seniorssort out the complexities in theMedicare system. Standing for ServingHealth Insurance Needs of Seniors,SHINE is a state-wide, volunteer-basedprogram offering free Medicare andHealth insurance education, counselingand assistance. To locate SHINE assis-tance in Florida, call the Elder Helplineat 1 (866) 963-5337 or visit the websitewww.floridashine.org. Medicare recipi-ents should be aware of changes in theprogram from year to year and keep


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Storm catches everybody bysurprise, forces change

Hi, everybody. Isaac was thestorm that tried and tried butjust could not get a lot of

momentum going as it sailed throughthe Caribbean and the Florida Straits.

The system had plenty of warm oceanwater for fuel, but upper-level winds anddry air intrusion kept the system fromspinning up into a full-blown hurricane.The storms’ size, along with the centerbeing displaced well away from the mainrain shield, all helped in preventing whatcould have been a disaster in the Keys.

The storm passed that area with littlefanfare, although some power outageswere reported from some of the moreintense rainsqualls and feeder bands.

Isaac was a tough system to predict asit approached the Caribbean because ofthe uncertainties in the strength of thesub-tropical ridge that was steering him.The forecast models kept bouncing backand forth from Florida to the Gulf. It wasa very uncertain track.

Later in the forecast period it becameclear that Isaac would miss mainland

Florida but pass right over the FloridaKeys. The ridge was a bit stronger thanoriginally thought and the breach wouldhappen after the system passed main-land Florida.

Even with Isaac a couple hundredmiles away in the Gulf, the east coast ofFlorida had tremendous flooding andvery heavy tropical rainfall. A feederband breaking off from the main part ofthe cyclone and stalling right over south-east Florida caused this rare scenario.The bands kept “training” over the samelocations over and over almost the entireday catching commuters, schools andforecasters by surprise. Even though wewere under a tropical storm warning,

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Garlic is commonly added to dogand cat food, dog and cat treats,and gourmet dog and cat foods.

Why? I don’t know. But what I do knowis that if you would write a letter, emailor tweet to the companies making theseproducts that soon they would removegarlic because high levels of it can betoxic to your pets.

Ready. Set. Write!Haven’t you ever wondered whether it

is safe to feed garlic to your dog? Andhow about garlic found in cat food, cattreats and gourmet cat foods? Supple-ments can also contain garlic.

It’s about time that you know thetruth about feeding dogs and cats garlic,also known as “the stinking rose.”

The stinking rose certainly does stinkof sulfur compounds found in eachclove or toe. And garlic has been used incuisine over for more than 3,500 years,first recorded by the Greeks. As to therose reference, this is a misnomer, since

it is from the liliaceae family known asthe lily family and the genus allium.

Allium is Latin for garlic. Other plantsthat are alliums are onions, leeks,scallions, shallots and chives.

Sulfur compounds in garlic includeallicin, also known as diallyl thiosulfateor DATS.

Allicin is toxic (poisonous) wheneaten by dogs, and cats are even moresensitive to it.

But how much does a dog or cat haveto eat to experience toxic effects? Aformula is known and the amount canbe calculated to the gram. Toxicity canbe caused by eating lots of smallamounts over time, or eating a large

dose once.The toxic effects are caused by allicin

attacking the red-blood cells.The hemoglobin, oxygen-carrying

protein, clumps and causes cell rup-ture. When enough red blood cellsrupture, anemia ensues leading to lowoxygen content of the blood (hypoxia)and the death of the dog or cat.

Prior to death, a dog or cat canexperience symptoms of weakness,then trouble breathing (dyspnea),followed by collapse and blue gums(cyanosis) with an increased heart rate.

In some cases, garlic toxicity can bemore subtle causing vomiting anddiarrhea, reddened skin (contactdermatitis), asthma or even stomachulcers (gastric ulcer and perforatedulcer).

Some people foods that have garlichiding within them include bouilloncubes, soup, spaghetti sauce, hot dogsand even some cheeses to name just a

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All forms of garlic are toxic includingfresh garlic, garlic oil and garlic pow-ders.

Many forms of garlic are used in amyriad products specifically made fordogs and cats.

William Shakespeare wrote of garlicin “A Midsummer’s Night Dream,” “Eatno onions nor garlic, for we are to uttersweet breath.”

He knew that garlic was stinky. Whenit comes to feeding dogs and cats, “thestinking rose” really does stink.

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that much rain was not initially expect-ed.

The scenario I tracked on the radarwas all too similar to what happenedwhen Fay dumped almost 18 inches of

rain on parts of the Treasure Coast onAug. 21, 2008. The rain rates for Isaacwere as high as 6 inches per hour attimes. As this system displayed, even ifyou are out of the cone, severe weathercan still be an issue with a tropical sys-tem. If you are under any type of tropicalwatch or warning heed the warnings.

Once Isaac got a taste of the warm Gulfwaters he finally became a minimal hur-ricane heading toward the Louisianacoast. Isaac hit on the anniversary day ofKatrina in almost the same location.Although not a tremendous wind event,the rains and storm surge caused seriousflooding along the Gulf Coast.

Isaac created a whole new concern asit barreled through the Gulf Coast.Because it was only classified as a mini-mal Cat. 1 storm, many residents tookthe threat lightly. Storm surge floodingcaused most of the damage from Isaac.Because of this, the National HurricaneCenter is planning on changing the wayit warns people of tropical cyclones.They plan on implementing a new warn-ing system that includes not only the

wind threat, but also a separate graphi-cal warning that shows the storm surgedanger.

Remember, most hurricane deaths arenot caused by wind but rather by stormsurge and flooding.

Since Isaac, there has been Kirk,Leslie, Michael and now Nadine. Noneof these systems posed any threat toany land areas and they simply re-curved out to sea as a fish storm.

As we pass through September weare just slightly passed the absolutepeak of the season. Now we start tolook closer to home for developing sys-tems instead of off the African coast.

Things we watch carefully are slowmoving tropical waves and stalled coldfronts or troughs that get to Florida andthen sometimes come back as warmfronts from the opposite direction.

In short, the season is still very muchactive and we really can’t even start tolet our guard down till at least Novem-ber. Do not put away those hurricanekits just yet. Remember hurricane sea-son lasts until Nov. 30.

committed suicide.I would sit at my desk each day,

working and talking to “Boo,” eventhough I couldn’t see him. He neededantibiotics for the sore, but since Icouldn’t apply it, I crushed it andadded it to his food.

One day, a little white face and pinknose peeked out at me. I said, “Hello.”

When he saw me move closer, hedisappeared again. This went on forseveral weeks. A few times, he seemedas if wanted to come out, but hechanged his mind at the last minute.Still, I talked to him. After a time, Ididn’t even feel silly talking to mycomputer screen.

Eventually, enough of him peekedout that I was able to touch him. Hewas under a dresser and I stretchedout on the floor, sticking one handunder the furniture to stroke his head.

He seemed to like it, but wouldn’t letme closer.

Then one day, “Boo” appeared. Hebatted my leg as I walked by and ranaway. I left the door open and he wentinto the other rooms. He met “Memo-ry” and the two of them seemed to getalong. Boo had found a home, and Ihad found “Boo.” We were both verylucky.

Today, pets are often found inunusual settings. Dogs visit nursinghomes and hospitals. Often, a residentwho hasn’t responded to anything elsewill respond to an animal and begintalking about a dog or cat they oncehad. Dogs are used in reading pro-grams, too. Children who are havingtrouble reading will sit down with adog and read to the animal. With thefocus off the child and with a partnerwho is cuddly and non-judgmental,the child is often able to relax. Readingskills improve.

In this issue, you will meet peoplewho love animals and share that lovewith others. Many have multiple petsbecause they are a bit like potatochips.

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alert for benefits they may be overlook-ing.

In 2012, the beginning of the OpenEnrollment Period, when recipientscan change health and drug plans, waschanged from November to October.For 2013, the Annual Enrollment Peri-od will take place from Oct. 15 throughDec. 7, 2012.

In the last few years, Medicare hasinstituted several programs that peopledon’t use because they are not well-known.

Medicare now covers smoking cessa-tion counseling, even for those who donot have health problems from smok-ing. The coverage allows for up to fourcounseling sessions, twice a year for atotal of eight in a 12-month period.There is no co-pay or deductible for thecounseling if the practitioner acceptsthe Medicare reimbursement as fullpayment.

Anti-smoking medications pre-scribed to work with the counseling arecovered in the Medicare Part D drugprogram, but each plan’s costs and co-payments depend on the particular

plan. Medicare also covers a wellness visit.

This might be a discussion of diet, exer-cise, stress reduction, fall preventionand other measures to keep youhealthy and in your home for as long aspossible.

Finally, as a result of the new health-care law, many Medicare recipientswith Part D drug coverage are findingtheir costs reduced when they hit thedreaded “doughnut hole,” the gap incoverage where the plan is not in effect.

For those people whose drug costshave put them in that gap, the new lawprovides for a 50 percent discount onname-brand prescription drugs and a 7percent reduction for generic drugs.The discount rate will rise each yearuntil 2025, when the “doughnut hole” isclosed.”

Wading your way through theMedicare maze is a challenging task,but it’s important to get the best infor-mation to make informed decisions.AARP’s David Bruns summed up why.

“You’ve worked a lifetime for thisbenefit,” he said. “Make sure you getthe most out of it.”

For more information , visit the AARPwebsite www.aarp.org orwww.medicare.gov.

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