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13, Jordan delayed until he was nearly 15. His first choice was Singapore. That was nixed when we all realized that given his peanut allergy, going to a city where it seemed most foods were cooked in peanut oil wasn’t a very good idea. His final choice surprised—Dubai. Honestly, Dubai has never even made it onto my list of places I wanted to visit. I like both city vacations, for the culture, or beach vacations in foreign places for sheer relaxation and interest; Dubai has neither, it seems. It is a place without historic roots, a brand new city without museums or ancient streets. What Dubai does have is a lot of heat. That left Lyn out, as she doesn’t do well when it gets above 80 and Dubai in August averages a high of 105. But that was Jordan’s choice and it was his trip. So during the first week in August, Jordan and I took a 13-hour, non-stop flight to the Arabian Gulf, just the two of us with one carry-on bag each, ready for Jordan’s great adventure. We encountered our bump at the airport. Jordan’s carry-on was the right size but too heavy. We forgot about the weight limits. No big deal, although when we returned home we did have a long wait to pick-up the bag at JFK when both of us were
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yn and I are in a fortunate enough position to have made this proposition to our three grandchildren: when you are 13, we’ll take you anywhere of your own choosing. There were several reservations, which we explained to them. First,
it had to be someplace where they hadn’t been before. Second, it had to be a place that would expand their horizons. Amusement parks and places they had been to were out. The two older grandchildren were simple: MacKenzie, ever the artist,
chose Paris; Ryan, the romantic, opted for Rome and Venice [see article: Traveling with Teenage Grandchildren, August 21, 2016]. Jordan, however, couldn’t make up his mind. So while Lyn and I went with the two oldest while they were
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really eager to get back into our own homes. Towards the end of the journey, I asked Jordan if he had any advice for a grandparents-grandchild trip. “Give them their own space,” he said. This was a practice I had followed during the vacation. There was the temptation to get very involved. The vacation was a rare opportunity for just the two of us to spend all this time together. But what I saw as bonding, Jordan could easily have easily experienced as an invasion of privacy. So we had plenty of time where each could be alone. I went to the beach
without him—the water in the Gulf was so hot, he wasn’t interested in swimming. I used the hotel’s steam room and took a nap in the afternoon. Jordan used the time to stay in touch with his friends and watch Youtube. I had to continue to remind myself that for him this was his first time to be really exposed to a foreign country. I thought about the first time I experienced a foreign culture, so I had to back off some and not push too hard. The trip was to broaden his horizons but he couldn’t be so overwhelmed that he would close up. I insisted on some things, despite his objections, but let others go. For example, he didn’t want to go to the
Riding an all terrain vehicle (ATV) in a sand storm
grand mosque in Abu Dhabi but after I wouldn’t let him turn it down, he agreed that the building was spectacular. He wound up taking several photos there himself. However, he didn’t want to try the camel’s milk ice cream and I let that one go. Jordan’s biggest accomplishment, I thought, was ascending to the top of world’s tallest building. He is afraid of heights, yet he did it and even inched up to the edge of one of the observation decks. He said he thinks he has now gotten over his acrophobia. There were times I wasn’t sure that the trip was such a good idea. This was very far, very different and very hot (two days, 120 degrees). But at the end of the week I think it was what both of us wanted. Jordan, on the way home from the airport, chatted with his parents, telling them enthusiastically about some of his highlights. What will he bring away from it? Only time will tell. What did he learn? Probably not what I thought he would. Dubai isn’t the culture of Paris or the antiquities of Rome; it is a thoroughly modern city, a glimpse into the future and we are both glad we saw it together.
In front of Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building
Part one of the Dobrins’ travel adventure with their grandchildren printed in the Aug. 16, 2016, edition of Anton’s Senior Life. Visit www. longislandweekly.com to also find the story.
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Free Conference For Caregivers On Nov. 15 In honor of National Caregiver Month this November, Genser Dubow Genser & Cona (GDGC), an elder law firm in Melville, is hosting its 4th Annual Caregiver Conference focusing on Elder Care Conversations: Communication Strategies on Tuesday, Nov. 15, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Hofstra University Club, in Hempstead. Attendees will get valuable tips and strategies for learning how to constructively communicate with family members while handling an elder care crisis, how to speak with medical professionals to advocate for your loved one, and how best to communicate with a loved one suffering with Alzheimer’s or dementia. The speakers and topics include: • Elder Law Mediation: Opening the Lines of Family Communication in the Face of an Elder Care Crisis • Advocating for a Loved One’s Care: How to Speak with Medical Professionals to Improve Patient Outcomes • Cognitive Impairments: How
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The first day of fall—Sept. 22— begins National Falls Prevention Awareness Week, an effort to educate people about how to prevent and reduce falls, especially among older adults. Nearly all 50 states, including New York, will participate in Falls Prevention Awareness Week activities this year. It’s a good time to talk about what family caregivers can do to help reduce this epidemic. In the United States, more than 11 million people over the age of 65 fall each year—that’s one of every three senior citizens in the country. Plus, falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries to older people and cause more than 90 percent of hip fractures. Aside from the injuries and even death that might result, falling can lead to decreased mobility and even more fear of falling, which in turn can limit a person’s independence and negatively affect their quality of life. As more elderly loved ones choose to age independently in their homes, it’s important to have conversations about ways to prevent falls and reduce unnecessary injuries. As a physical therapist, I work closely with the elderly, their loved ones and the visiting home care staff. The professional home care team develops a plan for the client and caregiver to follow, so that the client can remain in their home. This plan includes a home safety assessment, fall prevention guidelines and exercises to keep them as mobile as possible. Here are some simple tips and techniques to help at-risk seniors avoid serious fall-related injuries.
your family member happens to step on something injurious, the reflex that causes him or her to hop off it may cause a fall. Encourage your family member to wear comfortable well-fitting shoes both around the house and outside.
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A CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDY FOR INSOMNIA PATIENTS WHO ALSO HAVE ALZHEIMER’S. If you or your loved one has insomnia - and also has Alzheimer’s - we invite you to learn more about a clinical research study. To be eligible for participation, you or your loved one must:
Muscle Strength
Research at California State University showed that physical activity plays an important role in preventing and/or lowering an older adult’s risk for falling. As a caregiver, you can help your family member keep up his muscle strength by reminding him, coaching him or participating with him in simple exercises such as walking, yoga and
exercise classes for seniors. This helpful video suggests simple home modifications and daily living guidelines that families can use to help older loved ones prevent trips and falls in the home: www.vnsny. org/preventingfalls. A home falls prevention checklist can also be downloaded at: www.vnsny.org/ FallsChecklist. For more information visit www.partnersincareny.org or call 888-735-8913. Sonia Rapaport is a physical therapist at Partners in Care, an affiliate of The Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY).
• Be 50 to 90 years old • Have a diagnosis of insomnia and mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease Please note there are additional criteria that must be met to qualify to participate in this study.
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Long Islanders: Presidential Campaign Needs More Focus On Social Security
Long Islanders said the 2016 presidential candidates and campaign need to focus more on Social Security and its future, and they posed questions to experts at an AARP community forum at Hofstra University just days before the university hosted the first presidential debate of the campaign. Hofstra Executive Dean for Suburban Studies Lawrence Levy and AARP’s Director of Financial Security & Consumer Affairs Cristina MartinFirvida joined AARP New York State Director Beth Finkel in the community conversation with more than 100 Long Islanders. “The population of Long Island and many other suburbs is getting older and older, and most of these people are not now or will not be wealthy or anything close,” said Levy. “They also may not have the pensions and other savings of prior generations. That means Social Security will be an ever more important part of maintaining quality of life for more and more people and the economic vitality of the communities in which
they live.” Social Security benefits will be cut by nearly 25 percent in 2034 if the program is not updated; such a cut to the popular program into which working Americans pay every day to earn their benefits would mean the loss of about $4,200 a year in today’s dollars for the average New Yorker age 65 and above, according to a recent AARP analysis. Meanwhile, a recent survey of AARP members showed that those in New York rate having Social Security available to them in the future as their top economic concern, with 87 percent saying they’re “extremely” or “very” concerned about it. “We’re looking at a 25 percent cut in less than 18 years unless our leaders in Washington act to update Social Security for the 21st Century,” said Finkel. “It’s important that our leaders address Social Security’s solvency—and soon.” In fact, Social Security generated over $87 billion in economic activity in New York state in 2012, according to AARP’s Public Policy Institute.
Donald Trump “AARP launched our ‘Take A Stand’ campaign this year to urge the presidential candidates to lay out their plans to update Social Security, to act if elected, and to urge congressional candidates to commit to work with the new administration to get it done,”
Hillary Clinton said Martin-Firvida. “Options for heading off a 25 percent benefit cut become much more difficult the longer we wait. We need to hear what the candidates would do, and we need action next year during the all-important first year of what could be an eight-year administration.”
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