April 2012 Lifestyles over 50

Lifestyles over 50 Encouraging vibrant and healthy living in the greater Lehigh Valley!

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Who Shot

Rock &

Roll?

Cancer Saved His Life

Allentown’s New Soda Fountain Discounts for Seniors

1976 in Review Eye Pad Restores Hope

Things to do with Grandkids www.Lifestylesover50.com

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Smile, It’s Your Best Feature

From the Editor There is a wonderful quote about music: “music is what feelings sound like”. We all enjoy music. It brings back memories, it makes you move, it makes you smile.

Our article on the Allentown Art Museum’s photographic history of Rock and Roll is a great trip down memory lane.

Check out the article and take a trip to the Museum to view the exhibit. I’m sure you will enjoy it.

With all the press focused on technology like the iPad, we have a great story on how one woman in the Valley uses her iPad to help her with a serious physical disability.

How many dogs does it take to change a light bulb?

Lab: Oh, me, me! Pleeease let me change the light bulb! Can I? Huh? Huh? Dachshund: You know I can’t reach that stupid lamp!

Jack Russell Terrier: I’ll just pop it in while I’m bouncing off the walls.

Greyhound: It isn’t moving. Who cares?

Many of us put off important things like making a will.

While some of us have been diligent about making a will, many of us have not thought about another important document - power of attorney. We have an article in this issue by a Valley attorney that gives you important points on why you should have one.

Pointer: I see it, there it is, there it is, right there!

Lastly, Senior Fest is on April 19th. If you come to this annual event at the Agri-Plex in Allentown please be sure to stop by our table. We would really like to chat with you for a few moments. See you there. t

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Things To Do with

Grandkids

Moravian Church, Main & Church Sts, Bethlehem. Apr 12. Information on school groups. 610-866-4382.

6. Allentown Symphony presents school matinees Apr 29. May 2 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Dukas’s “Sorcerer’s

by Vicki Bezems, Lifestyles over 50 Apprentice,” with Ballet Guild of the LV Dancers; Saint1. Comedy Pet Theater, with Gregory Popovich. Comedy, Saëns’s “Danse Macabre”; Grieg’s “In the Hall of the juggling, and performing cats and dogs on Sunday, Apr Mountain King”; and Williams’s Harry’s “Wondrous 3, at 1 & 4:30 p.m. $20; $10/ages 10 and under.

World.” $6/student; 1 free chaperone per 10 students.

May 1, 2 p.m. $15/adult; $8/child. Symphony Hall, 2. “Pinkalicious,” The Musical. Pink-loving enthusiast 23 N. Sixth St., Allentown. 610-432-7961 (school) or turns pink from head to toe, Sat. Apr 30, 1 & 3:30 p.m.

-6715 (public). $20; $10/ages 10 and under. State Theatre Center for the Arts, 453 Northampton St, Easton. 610-252-3132. 7. String orchestra with instrumentalists from grades 5–9 performs Sunday 5 p.m. at Moravian College’s Foy Hall, 3. April 5, 6 – 7:00 pm. Musical “Hallelujah, Praise Bethlehem. $7 in advance; $10 at door. 610-868-9888. the Lamb, Bethany United Methodist Church, 1208 Brookside Road, Wescosville, PA 18106. 610-3958. 2012 Lehigh Valley Walk Now for Autism Speaks. Sat, 3613. www.bethanyumchurch.com.

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Taking the Confusion out of Medicare

by Daniel Banks, Lehigh Valley Senior Solutions Taking the confusion out of Medicare is not an easy matter. Between the federal government and all the insurance companies out there selling insurance plans, choosing the right coverage can be downright frustrating for the majority of folks faced with the task. If you are a person nearing age 65, retiring at 65 or older, or if you are disabled and qualify for Medicare, read on and I will give you some pointers.

There is a book put out by Medicare called, “Medicare and You.” This is your Medicare bible and if you don’t have it, request a copy by calling Medicare. You can also download a copy at www.medicare.gov. A person going on to Medicare generally has one big decision to make - which type of coverage to choose. There is no better graphic to explain this then page 15 of the “Medicare and You” book.

The decision is between enrolling in Medicare Part C, commonly called a “Medicare Advantage Plan” or to keep Medicare A and B as primary coverage.

When choosing the latter, you will then want to look into a supplement to cover what Medicare does not. In addition, most people enroll in Medicare part D which

is a “stand alone” prescription drug plan. To reiterate, the decision is between Medicare Part C (combines A, B and generally D Medicare into one plan) or Keep Medicare A and B as primary coverage, then add a supplement and a Part D prescription plan.

The above-mentioned options are two distinctly different types of coverage. Your next task is to find a person who will clearly explain those differences to you. This can be a variety of people including an Apprise volunteer, an insurance company representative or an independent brokerage agent.

You may be inclined to ask friends, relatives and neighbors but I wouldn’t hang my hat on their advice unless they are experts in the Medicare insurance field.

I understand how confusing this can be, but please do not take this lightly! Your health insurance in retirement may be the single most important financial decision you face.

My advice is to take the time and try to get the best plan the first time you qualify for Medicare, you would be amazed what that could mean to you in the future!

Daniel Banks owns Lehigh Valley Senior Solutions, a company that offers Medicare insurance plans. He can be reached at 866-786-6583 or LehighValleyMedicare.com

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“Eye” Pad Restores Hope

by Jeff Tintle, Lifestyles over 50

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round the turn of the millennium Steve Jobs returned to Apple fueled with ideas.

One of which was the iPad. Practically speaking Jobs understood the impact that his new tool would have in revolutionizing the lives of its users. He also knew that opening the iPad to other developers would lead to waves of creativity that he could never imagine.

In Jobs’ final year of life, many developers were scrambling to create applications for the boon of opportunity the iPad created.

Also seeing the potential, health care professionals were working on applications that would help those suffering with debilitating illnesses. Ironically, as Jobs was fighting for his life, he provided new life to those struggling with their own health issues through his creation of the iPad. This is true for one local woman named Bonnie Trumbauer.

“Because Bonnie was active on the computer, we tried to get her back on it. But her inability to focus her eyes on the screen and then on the keyboard was challenging,” says Mary Jane Frick, an occupational therapist and certified assistive technology professional at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation.

“After evaluating many assistive technologies to determine what would best meet Bonnie’s needs, the iPad was the clear choice, because Bonnie can move the iPad easily to hold it in front of her, she was able to use it,” says Frick.

Not only can Bonnie read books, surf the web, and stay connected with friends, but there are also many health related applications available for the iPad, including an app for her vision therapy. The application helps her to focus her eyes together and improves motor skills by targeting objects to touch on the screen.

The app was developed by Jeffrey Becker, OD, a neurodevelopmental optometrist from Luzerne County, who offers vision therapy in partnership with Good Shepherd Rehabilitation.

Many think of the iPad as a fun tool that incrementally improves their lives, but to many, like Bonnie, the iPad truly enhances their quality of life by mitigating some of the effects of their disease. The iPad now is a new channel for many health-care professionals to offer resources and tools for patients worldwide.

Bonnie Trumbauer and Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Therapist Mary Jane Frick work on the iPad

Not Just a Toy Bonnie is a slender woman in her 50’s with an easy smile and twinkling eyes. It’s not long after she shuffles into the room with her walker that she cracks her first of many jokes. Beside her is her best friend and faithful companion, her husband Russ, clutching Bonnie’s prized possession, her iPad. Enclosed in a pink rubber case, the iPad is handed off to Bonnie as soon as she settles into her chair at the Assistive Technology Department at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation in South Allentown.

“I feel so lucky,” says a beaming Bonnie. “The iPad has been great. It has helped with my vision therapy. I can talk with friends, check Facebook and play Words with Friends.

Once you get me on it, you can’t get me off it.”

The goal of Assistive Technology at Good Shepherd is to find and introduce life-enhancing technologies to patients and train them to it in a way that works for them. The iPad, they say, is one item that has truly improved quality of life for their patients. Bonnie is a testament to this and her family and friends are also beneficiaries as she can stay in touch and continue to be an inspiration to many.

In April 2011, Bonnie was diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), a rare brain disorder that causes serious and progressive problems with control of gait and balance, along with complex eye movement and problems with cognition. One of the classic signs of the disease is an inability to aim the eyes properly because of lesions in the area of the brain that coordinates eye movement.

The Nazareth resident was a very active mother and wife and also had a career of almost 30 years. She had some heart issues and eventually had open heart surgery. As she recovered from the surgery, it became apparent to doctors that she had additional health challenges. She was diagnosed with PSP. The PSP dramatically transformed her life, leaving her unable to do many of the enjoyable and routine activities in life.

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What Makes an Independent Community Pharmacy Different?

by Shalu Gupta, PharmD, Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist, Pharmacy Manager/owner, G&K Pharmacy Independent community pharmacies are pharmacist-owned and privately held. Each year J.D. Power and Associates asks consumers about their experiences with various retail and mail order pharmacy providers. According to the 2011 survey locally owned, independently operated community pharmacies received the highest customer satisfaction ratings. Being locally owned also means that your independent community pharmacy is returning more dollars to our local economy than chain pharmacies can do.

Remembering Neuweiler Brewery In 1878, Benedict Nuding built the Germania Brewery of South Seventh Street, at the rear of the hotel of this name, with a capacity of 4,000 barrels.

In 1900 Lewis F. Neuweiler became associated with him and they traded under the name of Nuding-Neuweiler Brewing Company until 1900. The capacity was increased to 20,000 barrels a year. Neuweiler purchased Nuding’s interest and substituted his two sons, Charles and Louis, Jr., in his place, and since then the business has been carried on in the name of L.F. Neuweiler and Sons.

Owing to their rapidly increasing trade, a block-square of land was secured at Front and Gordon Streets in 1911, when a new plant was started, thoroughly equipped with the latest and best machinery and completed by April, 1913; and they moved to their new quarters on April 28. They employed 40 hands. Their annual capacity was 50,000 barrels.

The bottling department was started in 1906 with a daily capacity of 100 barrels. In 1934 an addition was built to the bottling house along Front Street. The firm declared bankruptcy in 1967 and production ceased the following year.

The above photo of an unknown man and his dog was taken by a U.S. Government official and published sometime after 1968. Library of Congress

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Independent community pharmacists play a valuable role in working with patients to promote the optimal use of prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Many community pharmacies offer specialized services like compounding, specialized medication packaging and medication therapy management that offers them a competitive edge over big box pharmacies. Many Americans assume that big, national companies use their buying power to get lower prices and pass all those savings on to customers. With prescription drug coverage accounting for nearly 90 percent of all prescriptions, most patients pay the same co-pay regardless of pharmacy. Those patients without prescription insurance also find good value in the competitive prices, personalized services, and same day delivery independents provide.

By opening my own pharmacy, I have given myself professional satisfaction helping customers with medication needs and more.

Over 10 years of experience in a variety of pharmacy settings (oncology clinic, anticoagulation clinic, home infusion pharmacy, hospital, as well as retail) helps me to be a resource for customers.

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by Brynn Buskirk, Director, Marketing and Community Relations, Phoebe Services Approximately 4 million people are affected by Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementing disease afflicting the elderly. Dementia is currently used as a catch-all diagnostic term to describe a collection of symptoms that are brain-related, progressive and interfere with daily life and functions.

Over 60% of nursing home residents exhibit some form of dementia. Studies have found that residents with dementia are generally more successful on dedicated units, living with others who also have memory impairment.

An Alzheimer Special Care Unit is defined as a dedicated nursing unit that provides enhanced care and a specialized program of activities for patients with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder. A good Alzheimer Special Care Unit creates a therapeutic environment that uses several different techniques that serve to keep the resident independent for a longer period of time in a safe, caring environment.

Phoebe Allentown Health Care Center has two specialized Memory Support Neighborhoods, Bridgeways and Legacy Place, both of which care for 51 residents in the mid-stages of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Extensive Montessori programming is provided daily to engage residents’ strengths and interests in an environment that is designed for their success. Staff and volunteers are selected and trained to work with residents on these neighborhoods to maximize each individual’s abilities in all aspects of care.

“The Montessori approach helps our residents be creative and happier, helping to boost their self- worth and confidence,� states Wendy Hildenbrandt, RN, BSN, Dementia Care Coordinator.

The Legacy Place Neighborhood at Phoebe Allentown Health Care Center (formerly Phoebe Home), recently earned the status of The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Excellence in Care Program of Distinction. Phoebe’s Legacy Place is one of only 30 dementia care facilities in the country, and one of 7 in Pennsylvania, to receive such recognition.

In 2008, Phoebe Allentown’s Bridgeways neighborhood was the first community in Pennsylvania to receive the distinction. In 2010, Phoebe Richland Health Care Center met the requirements and was the second Phoebe community to receive the distinction.

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Making Your Voice Heard on Social Security

by Pat Nemetch, President APRN, Member, PA State AARP Long Term Care Committee April’s arrival means the signs of spring are all around us, the days are longer, the sun is brighter and trees and plants are beginning to show colors once again.

At the same time, the political debate over the future of Social Security and Medicare is warming up as well. That debate currently is missing a voice - yours.

For more than a year, the President and Congress have been talking about changes to Medicare and Social Security as part of a budget deal without any discussion about how any changes would affect you and your family. AARP wants to bring the debate out from behind the closed doors in Washington by holding a national conversation to ensure you have a say in the future of Medicare and Social Security.

They’re calling it “You’ve Earned A Say” because you’ve earned benefits by paying into Social Security and Medicare for years, and you deserve to know how any proposed changes will affect you and your family. In the coming months, AARP will sponsor events with the goal of giving you a chance to state your views and offer ideas about how to keep Social Security and Medicare strong for the long haul.

If you are wondering why you should join this conversation, it is because your health and retirement security are at stake. Medicare is facing financial challenges, especially due to ever-rising costs in the broader health care system. More specifically, the Medicare fund that pays hospital bills will face a shortfall in 2024. Social Security can pay all promised benefits until about 2036, and after that, it can still pay 75%. That’s not good enough.

Your voice matters, because Social Security and Medicare are the foundation of income and health security in retirement for most Americans – a role that has become even more important in today’s tough economy. As the state with the nation’s third-oldest population, the stakes are high for older Pennsylvanians. More than 1.8 million seniors statewide depend on Social Security benefits to help pay the bills every month, and 1.9 million count on Medicare to help them afford health care, including guaranteed coverage for doctors, hospitals and prescription drugs.

Those numbers show that the future of Social Security and Medicare is too important to be decided through business as usual politics. We need to demonstrate that it’s possible to discuss important issues without the partisan bickering and posturing we’ve come to expect from Washington. The fact is we all have an interest in keeping

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Social Security and Medicare strong for our children and grandchildren.

By working together, getting involved and making our voices heard, we can keep Social Security and Medicare strong for today and for future generations. That’s why AARP is ensuring that you have easy access to information about the programs and the challenges they face, free of Washington spin and jargon. Visit www.earnedasay.org for straightforward information and to share your ideas about how to strengthen Medicare and Social Security.

If you do not have access to a computer, please keep an eye out for the AARP Bulletin for additional information regarding “You’ve Earned A Say”.

In the meantime, be sure to enjoy all the sunshine, the beginning of another baseball season and all the other rites of Spring.

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Supporting Independence For A Person With Vision Loss

by Karen Z. Huetter, Center for Vision Loss

f someone in your family has severe vision I loss, you probably are concerned for their home safety.

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You may worry about them tripping or falling over furniture or rugs or having adequate lighting to move around safely in their residence.

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To ease your fears, the Center for Vision Loss suggests that you offer to help your family member make their residence safer. Together you can work to remove some typical household hazards by making some basic common sense changes. In doing so, you will be helping to support their independence.

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Removing small area or scatter rugs helps avoid tripping and falling.

Using a bath mat with a nonskid surface in a contrasting color to the tub or shower makes bathing safer.

Adding more lighting on stairways and in the kitchen

and bathroom makes using these areas safer.

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Creating open pathways in rooms by moving or removing furniture and electrical cords makes walking through these spaces easier -- but be sure to tell your family member what was moved.

Marking the edges of steps with colored paint or tape in yellow or orange makes them more visible.

Using contrasting colors and patterns to differentiate walls, furniture, and floors help define different living areas in the home.

For more information about supporting the independence of a person with severe vision loss, contact the Center for Vision Loss in Allentown at 610433-6018 or Stroudsburg at 570-992-7787 or www. centerforvisionloss.org .

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Cancer Saved His Life

by John Green

A Normal Life Shattered. The normal life that John Green had mapped out all came crashing down in the summer of 2008. Within four months, his marriage ended and he was told he had colon cancer.

“I was devastated, and at one point I considered suicide,” recalls Green, a pharmacist and information technology specialist for St. Luke’s Hospital and Health Network. “I remember the surgeon saying, ‘That doesn’t look good.

We need to get you to a GI lab for a colonoscopy as soon as possible.’”

Sure enough, the doctors found a tumor, and the prognosis was not encouraging. Bouts of chemotherapy and radiation ensued, and then Green underwent radical surgery to remove the cancerous tumor. He was overwhelmed by his concerns for his own life, as well as those for his teenage son. “It was not pretty for a 14-year-old to watch his father in tears on a regular basis,” said the 55-year-old Green. “The depression was overwhelming. I went from wanting to die to fighting like heck to live. I fought to keep my job; going to work postchemo and wondering whether I would survive the financial burden.”

He was lost and ready to give up. But, he found a helping hand at his doctor’s office. There in the corner was a monthly program directory from the Cancer Support Community of the Lehigh Valley: a simple listing of free programs for cancer patients of all shapes and sizes.

It didn’t matter where you were in your diagnosis; there was a program. It didn’t matter what kind of cancer you had; there was a program; it didn’t matter how old you were; there was a program. for.

For Green, it was the hope he was searching

All Was Not Lost. The Cancer Support Community of the Lehigh Valley is a non-profit organization that provides free programs in a home-like setting to people diagnosed with cancer and their families.

Its goals are simple—and yet complicated: to restore hope, regain a sense of control, and reduce isolation. CSC meets these goals through support groups for people with the same kinds of cancer or similar issues; educational programs; stress-reduction classes like yoga, cooking, or meditation—all taught by licensed professionals. Studies show a positive relationship between a person’s quality of life (that is, emotional, social and psychological well-being) and survival rates.

“I called and got into a weekly support group on Monday nights,” Green said. “I wasn’t alone anymore. There were others there who were facing what I was, and some of them were much worse off than me.

“At these groups, we talk about what we feel, what we need, what questions we should ask our medical teams. Most of all, we experience cancer together. We support each other: we laugh and we cry. Some of my group has been taken by cancer. Some got better and left. And some continue week to week like me,” Green said.

Hope and Health Restored. Green’s cancer responded to treatment, and his life took a dramatic turn for the better.

Through the magic of social networking, Green has been reunited with a grade school classmate on whom he had a crush a long time ago in Long Island, N.Y., and the two are hurriedly making up for those lost decades.

“I have said that cancer saved my life,” say Green. “I don’t want to go into all of it, but I got my spirituality back and I have fallen in love again. I am as happy as I’ve ever been. “I am one of the lucky ones!”

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A Roman Tapestry

by Alan Allegra

“Why? Why? Why?” is not just a child’s persistent inquiry—we have that question programmed into us. It’s as though we sense there should be purpose to everything (Ecc. 3:1).

Sometimes, events don’t make sense until afterward. You’re puzzled as to why you didn’t get that raise, until you discover they were planning in the background to eliminate your job.

Criminal investigations are planned and executed, sometimes for years, before the perpetrator is suddenly caught unawares.

I am working in the background to stop a case of elder abuse, but the miscreant doesn’t know it. He wonders why the gravy train has derailed but doesn’t know why. It will be a shock.

Reading the book of Job, we pity him, but not too much because we know God and Satan were working behind the scenes, and it worked out better for Job in the end.

Christian musician Ron Hamilton lost an eye to cancer, leading to the successful “Patch the Pirate” children’s ministry.

Often, we can look back and see why we faced the predicaments we did. We make connections that come in handy later in life. We learn things that, at the time, seemed irrelevant, but now are useful.

I don’t know much about tapestries, but when I think of them, I picture frontier American or Oriental work. I don’t associate tapestries with Rome, although there are some wonderful Italian masterpieces. However, the most important piece of handiwork is found in the Bible—and it’s Roman.

A breathtaking bargello is found in Romans 8:28: “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good

to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” Everything that happens is working for good for those who love Him. This doesn’t mean everything is pleasant. There is a popular saying: “It’s all good.” Although usually said with an inflection of hopeful resignation, there is some hopeful truth in it.

Everything is good in that God uses it for His good ends and—if we love Him and are His—our benefit. He takes the experiences of life and entwines them to effect an exquisite embroidery. At times, His needle pokes through and pricks us with unpleasant results. This is just a reminder that He is still working, even when we think He’s off the clock.

God only twines the threads we give Him. If we provide corrupt cords, they will deface the design. When we hand Him favorable fibers, the result is radiant. “For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life” (Galatians 6:8).

Ever watch Antiques Roadshow? People are often amazed at the value of the items they bring in for appraisal. We may be surprised at the Judgment, “for we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil” (2 Corinthians 5:10). Either the tapestry we assumed was priceless is worthless, unworthy to adorn God’s domicile, or far more worthy of eternal display than we expected.

Each life tapestry is a portrayal of God’s grace. He weaves the moments of our lives together “in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:7).

So, don’t mind the pinpricks, “for our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory” (2 Corinthians 4:17).

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Reverse Mortgages and Financial Planning

by John L. Krajsa, Jr., President AFC Reverse Mortgage

Two recent studies in the financial planning industry have greatly increased the likelihood that reverse mortgages will have a significant role in many financial plans. One study at Texas Tech involving Dr. John Salter and Howard Evinsky came up with the concept of the “Standby Reverse Mortgage,” while another reported in the February issue of the Journal of Financial Planning by Barry H Sacks, JD, PhD and Stephen R Sacks, Ph D, discusses using reverse mortgages to supplement retirement income.

We should make it clear that neither study sees the use of reverse mortgage proceeds to purchase investment products.

The use they are suggesting is that of a line of credit as a reserve for liquidity; possibly in place of a home equity line of credit. The introduction of the “HECM Saver” by FHA in October of 2010 (Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Saver) has resulted in substantially lower closing costs for many reverse mortgages and has lead to financial professionals giving the product a second look. Many adjustable rate FHA insured HECM loans have traditionally offered interest rates well below the prime rate, so a low rate HECM along with lower closing costs can be an attractive option.

Some features that make a reverse especially attractive are the fact that no monthly mortgage payments are required, (although the homeowner may pay back any amount at any time without penalty); the money received is not taxable (because it is a loan); the unused credit line is not counted as

an asset in most needs based programs, and there is no term or maturity date (a reverse mortgage does not come due until the home is sold or the last homeowner moves out or dies). Also, due to the FHA insurance, should a home be “under water” with a HECM loan, the excess over what the home sells for is covered by the FHA insurance and need not be paid by the homeowner, the estate, or the heirs.

In an article published March 7, 2012 in “Reverse Mortgage Daily” Dr. Salter pointed out that in the current environment when some clients have had their home equity line frozen or cancelled, a reverse mortgage that actually grows over time, may be a great solution.

The basic concept behind the standby reverse mortgage is that in a down market a retired homeowner can draw on the reverse line of credit for living expenses and wait to sell assets at time more beneficial to the portfolio.

When the market recovers, assets are sold to pay down the reverse line of credit so it can be used as a standby line of credit in the future.

We think the fact that the new studies are not a product of the lending industry but were done by respected individuals in the financial planning industry, gives credibility to the studies and makes the concepts discussed something to be seriously considered.

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by Jeff Tintle, Lifestyles over 50 At a young age when preparing for a trip with my family, I would buy the album of a band unknown to me, first for my Walkman, and later for my Discman as a way to pass the time traveling and discovering new music. Quickly I learned that my memories of those trips were best recalled when listening to the respective albums I enjoyed on each trip. Led Zeppelin takes me to Colorado, The Police to Florida, Johnny Cash to South Carolina and Rusted Root to Australia. Today I continue the tradition with my MP3 player.

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The exhibition includes many recent and modern day artists. No Photo credit: Lisa Lake matter what your musical Visitors enjoy on one of the 6 listening stations tastes, you are bound to find pictures of your favorite performance. Invite your friends and family for an afternoon out. Be sure to take your time and Everyone likes music, even relive your best moments with the artists who marked your the grumpiest among us. It helps connect us to others and identify generation. The Museum is also available for group events ourselves. Music makes us feel and and offers its Art Encounters program every second Friday of the month for a tour through the museum’s permanent connects us with our emotions. collection. For more information, contact the Allentown Art We like music for how it makes Museum at 31 North Fifth Street, Allentown, PA 18101, us feel. The same holds true for images. Combine the two and you allentownartmuseum.org, 610-432-4333. have a strong sentimental cocktail.

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Present Do you like Elvis, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Van Halen, or Chuck Berry? Then you might like the exhibit, because 175 images of these artists and many more are on display. Visitors are almost guaranteed to relive their glory days as evoked by the artists that defined their generation. There are six video listening stations. “The exhibition,” explains Allentown Art Museum President Brooks Joyner, “is as much about the photographer as it is The outstretch hand. The warm embrace. The pleasure of new friends. The feeling that you matter and that you about the subject. Each photograph was hand selected by are respected. Above all, the assurance that you or your curator Gail Buckland for its artistic value.” The Museum’s loved one will receive top quality personal care and website says it best “…what makes Who Shot Rock & Roll healthcare. different from other exhibitions is that it is the first of its kind  Short Term Rehabilitation Care to tell the story of rock and roll with an emphasis on who  Long Term Care Nursing Care fashioned its image, the photographer.”  Hospice Care The photographers who captured the artists were not  Respite Care paparazzi but trusted photographers selected by the artists to We provide ♥ Recreational Therapy capture their moments, private and public. The uniqueness ♥ Diet and Nutrition ♥ Personal Care of the images is that it captures who the artists really were ♥ Physical Therapy ♥ Rehabilitation Therapy as people. For example, there is a photograph of Keith ♥ Occupational and Speech Therapy Richards in his nursery with his wife and baby, and another photograph of a quiet Elvis in a hallway embracing a woman.

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Power of Attorney and a Will - What Everyone Needs

by Jamie McFadden, Esq. McFadden Law Offices ver the past twenty (20) years, I have heard many reasons from people for not having prepared a Power of Attorney and Will.

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However, none of the reasons are valid. These are essential documents that every adult should have. You also can not wait until you need them to do them, because it will then be too late.

In this first part of a two part article I will discuss what a Power of Attorney is and why you should have one. In part two, I will discuss the importance of making a Will.

Some people think they do not need a Power of Attorney because if they become mentally or physically incapacitated their loved ones will manage their assets and health care needs. What they don’t realize is that their loved ones may not be legally allowed to manage their assets and health care needs.

Others assume their family will simply know what to do and “take care of things”. Not even taking the time to consider for themselves what “things” will need to be taken care of.

Procrastination frequently sets in because making a Power of Attorney forces each of us to think about becoming incapacitated - a very uncomfortable topic. However, the greater fear should be that you have not provided your loved ones with the ability to assist you in your time of need So What Is A Power Of Attorney Anyway?

Simply put, a Power of Attorney is a document that allows you (the “principal”) to appoint someone (your “agent”) to legally do personal and important things for you, when you are either unavailable or unable to do them for yourself. This includes handling financial matters such as: signing checks, accessing and transferring assets, preparing and signing tax returns and other financial documents, communicating with banks, credit card companies and taxing authorities, etc.

It can also include giving your agent the right to access and review medical records and make important health care decisions including authorizing medical procedures and care, and executing documents necessary for admission into hospitals and long term care facilities.

What Happens If I Do Not Have A Power of Attorney?

You give up the right to control who your agent will be and what powers they will have. Your loved ones may have to hire an attorney to file a Petition with the Court seeking guardianship. Your doctor will need to testify as to your

incapacity and inability to handle your affairs. Your loved ones will also need to testify as to their ability to properly handle your affairs. The Court (not you) will then decide who will be your guardian (agent) and what powers they will have.

The Court will also require your agent to prepare and file regular statements concerning the handling of your affairs. It may require your agent to post a bond.

Doing all of these things will take time, cost money and may create a delay in having important things done that are necessary for your health and financial well being.

Fortunately, this can be avoided by simply taking a little time to have a Power of Attorney prepared.

Not One Size Fits All. When you prepare a Power of Attorney you can choose to have one agent or more than one agent. You can decide to allow your agent to be able to immediately act on your behalf or only after you become incapacitated. You can choose to limit your agent’s powers or make them plenary.

Can I prepare my own Power of Attorney?

You can, but a Power of Attorney is a legal document that can give your agent significant control and power to use and dispose of your assets. It can also, as stated above, be drafted in many different ways. Therefore it should be drafted specifically for you by an attorney who has knowledge in preparing this type of document and after consulting with you to insure that it addresses your unique life circumstances.

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Compassionate Care has a variety

of volunteer opportunities with a training and support program to help you use your talents. Loretta Kistler 888-680-6650 or email lkistler@cchnet.net Project Lifesaver Volunteer - need someone with good organizational and good computer skills (Word, Outlook) Would work with sheriff’s dept., families and organizations, Commitment of 1 year. debbiegralicki@lehighcounty.org Center for Vision Loss seeks volunteers to assist blind and visually impaired people as companions, transportation drivers and Mall Walk helpers. Office assistants and vision screeners are needed. Training provided.

Daytime hours only. Call Rita 610.433.6018, x. 231 or rita.lang@ centerforvisionloss.org.

Social & Support Groups Thurs, Apr 5, 10-11:30 am.

Vision Loss Support Group for LV residents facing vision loss.

610-433-6018 for info. Center for Vision Loss, 845 W. Wyoming St. Allentown.

Tues Apr 3 12PM Lower Macungie Seniors Ctr 610-395-0782.

Do you have old classic records that you want to sell?

Call Julius Vitali of VINYLALLY HEAR at

610-217-1629 (cell) 610-966-6202 (phone)

Buying classical records and collections

Tues, Mar 6, 6 pm. Whitehall Senior Grp. Dinner, entertain, Whitehall HS Cafeteria $3. 610264-3721.

Apr 3 & 17 Lower Macungie Township Seniors, Lower Macungie Twsp. Comm. Ctr. Brookside Rd. Wed, Apr 4 LV Vegetarians. Quaker Meeting House Rt. 512 half mile N. of Rt. 22 Twnshp. Pot luck dinner. 6pm. $3.50 610-709-8984 Wed, Apr 4 1 pm. Macungie Seniors, Macungie Fire Company.

Ruth, 610-965-9584.

Thurs, Apr 9 AARP Chapter 4150 at Lower Macungie Twsp. Comm.

Ctr. Brookside Rd. AARP Apr 5 Chapter #5415 St. Timothy’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 140 So. Ott St, Allentown.

610-437-4265. Impersonator Betsy Ross speaks on American flag, biz meeting follows. Bring non perishable food item for Allentown Food Bank.

Thurs, Apr 5 7PM Lower Milford Twnshp Fire Co. 1601 Limeport Pike, spaghetti dinner adults $7 children $4 salad bar, dessert.

Mon Apr 9 St. John’s Friendly Fifties 1PM in gym 1343 Newport Ave, Northampton. Kids for America entertains.

2012 trips: May 2 Sight and Sound “Jonah”.

Eat at Eden resort 30-40 people $106, 40 or more $98 Pat at 610-767-4881.

Jun 20-22 Villa Roma in Catskills, 40 or more $378. Includes meals, transportation, lodging, use of sports complex, pools, daytime activities, nightly entertainment Sat Apr 14 10:30 Like gardening, interested in peace issues? Jordan United Church of Christ, Rt 309 & Walbert Ave Allentown, peace garden, custom peace sculpture, peace pole, worship areas, biblical plant, children’s bed, gazebo, swing, trails.

Sat, Apr 14 Bethlehem Garden Club, share garden tips with local pros and hobbyists 610-838-1482.

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Club first meeting of year Faith Presbyterian Church, North 2nd and Cherokee Streets, Emmaus.

Program “Tips for More Efficient Gardening.” Doors open at 12:30 light refreshments. public welcome you do not need to live in Emmaus or be a member. (610) 966-4181.

Tues, Apr 10 7-8:30 pm. Prayer & Share Together for emotional wholeness, women’s support group struggling, or have family, struggling with depression, bi-polar, etc. Asbury Methodist Church, Allentown. Linda 610-395-8756.

Tues, Apr 10 8:30 AM Lehigh Co. TRIAD free continental breakfast.

Emeritus of Allentown. 610-9675454.

Wed. Apr 18 Parkinson’s Support Group St. Luke’s Hospital Allentown campus 17th and Hamilton St. Refreshments 6 6:30, presentation 6:30 - 7:30 Different topic related to PD each month.

Wed, Apr 18 LV Military Affairs Council – Saucon Manor in Hellertown. 12-1:30pm, 484-7880196, info@lvmac.org, or www. lvmac.org for info.

Thur, Apr 12 7pm. LV Brain Injury Support Group - Good Shepherd Health & Tech Center, 850 S. Fifth Street, Allentown.

Thur, Apr 19 12PM Caregivers & Professionals Network Group.

Country Meadows of Allentown, Bldg 3, 610-395-7160 Fri, Apr1310 am. People Meeting People Club, Senior Social Group.

Fellowship Hall, Asbury United Methodist Church.

Pet Grief Support Group. Meetings twice a month, 6:30-8:00PM. For West Allentown group call 610-437-6660, for Bethlehem call 610-865-0110.

Wed Apr 25 Men of Retirement Age Club 1-2;30pm, Advent Moravian Church, 3730 Jacksonville Rd, Hanover.

LV Chapter 1371 National Active and Retired Federal Employees Apr 26 St. Peters Lutheren Church community room, 1933 Hanover Ave. Allentown, 12PM lunch.

Following the meal, presentation by Bill Weber of Lincoln Investments, biz session follows. Current & former Fed workers invited. If 1st timer or want lunch ($8) call Ken 610-837-7246 before Apr 21. If just attending program arrive at 12:45 pm. Info: 610-231-0237 Mondays 10 and 1. “Loving Hands Quilting Circle”. Country Meadows. Allentown, Bldgs 3 & 1, 610-395-7160. Mondays 11:30-2.

JCC, Allentown Friendship Circle.

Open to 50 and over. Programs and lunch. Betty 610 395 6282, 1 week in advance.

Tues, 1 pm. Trexlertown Area Senior Group. Trexlertown Fire Co. 610-395-5316.

Tues 1:30-4:30 Palmer Senior Group, meet seniors, play cards, share good times. Charles Chrin Community Ctr Palmer Township 610-252-2098 palmercommunitycenter.org Wednesdays noon. Fogelsville Senior Group at Fire Company.

Amelia, 610-395-2224.

Schnecksville Senior Citizen Group.

Mon, Apr 2 7-8:30 pm. pray & 610-395-8667 Schnecksville Fire. share together for emotional ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS wholeness, for 1 BR Apts. Persons 62 or older. Rents women’s support set by PA Housing Finance Agency. group struggling, or have family Applicants must meet PHFA eligibility struggling with guidelines. Inclds appliances, carpeting, depression, and laundry facilities. (610) 881-1500 or bi-polar, etc. write Wind Gap Manor, 665 Alpha Road, Ebenezer Bible Wind Gap PA 18091. EHO. TDD 1-800Fellowship, Bethlehem. Linda 654-5984.

610-395-8756. *Now offering $100 OFF first month rent*

Fridays 1 pm. Emmaus Senior Group, St. Matthew’s Church, Emmaus. 5th & Ridge. Irene 610966-4273.

Caregiver Support Groups: Live, Love, Learn (special grp. for memory impaired and loved ones), 2nd Tues of month Sacred Heart Hosp, 4:30PM-2nd floor.

Upper Bucks Senior Center. See schedule: www.upperbuckssac.com Info: 215-536-3066.

Exercise Bethlehem YMCA. SilverSneakers 1 M/T/W 10:45 M/W 3PM. SilverSneakers 2 T 8:30 & F 10:30, YogaStretch Th 10:45 Sat 8AM, Splash T/Th 9:15 Sat 8:15AM. Suburban Family YMCA. Adult aquatics: 610-867-7588. Silver Sneakers I: Mon, Tues, Thurs at 9:00,Thurs: 10:00. Silver Sneakers II Mon 10:00, Fri: 10:00 Silver Sneakers YogaStretch- Wed: 10am.

Allentown YMCA & YWCA Senior Fit M-W-F 9:00, Silver Circuit M-W-F 9:00, Silver Sneakers 1 Mon & Thurs 11:30, Silver Sneakers 2 Mon, Tues, Thurs. 1:30, Silver Splash Mon, Wed 9:30, Fri 2 pm, YogaStretch Wed 1:30. Call for aquatic classes 610-434-9333 YMCA - Easton, P’burg & Vicinity.

Silver Sneakers Cardio Mon 1pm Tues 11am, Wed. & Fri. 12pm Silver Sneakers 1 Tues. & Thurs.

12:30. Silver Sneakers Yoga Wed. 12:50. Low Impact Aerobics Tues. & Thurs. 8am. Aqua Aerobics M-F 9:15am, Tues. & Thurs.

7:00pm. Arthritis Aquatics M-W-F 10:30 Tues. & Thurs. 1:00 www. familyymca.org Arthritis Aquatics M-W-F 11:0011:45 AM or 11:45-12:30PM. 3rd St. Alliance for Women & Children.

Month:$38 drop-in: $6, more programs, memberships available.

610-258-6271. Aqua Pilates, Arthritis Aquatics, Aqua Aerobics.

Rodale Aquatic Ctr Allentown 610606-4670.

Dances Wed Dances Lehigh County Senior Ctr 1-4 pm. 1st & 3rd Wed. $7 refreshments. 610-437-3700 www.

lehighseniors.org. Sat. Eve Dance Lehigh County Senior Ctr: 8-11 pm. $7 610-437-3700.

3rd Friday – Easton Dance Party at Third St. Alliance, N. 3rd St., Easton.

610-330-9950.

Ballroom Dance Sundays, Fearless Fire Co. Allentown, 610-398-8312.

Allentown Area Swing Dance.

Fearless Fire Co. 1221 S Front St. 610-390-7550. $9 includes lesson 7pm - 8:30, no partner needed.

Apr 3 & 10 Country 2 Step, Apr 17 & 24 East Coast Swingh www. allentownswingdance.org.

Bingo Mon & Thurs 7 PM. Memorial Hall, Liberty Fire Co. Stockertown. 610759-6811 Wed 5PM game at 6:45PM Volunteer Fire Co Fogelsville Ladies Auxiliary Cash Prizes 610-395-5479 Wed 6PM game and 7PM Lehigh County Senior Ctr. Free coffee and snacks. $15 includes 4 double cards & 1 pack of specials.610-437-3700 Wed 1pm St. Stevens Church Franklin & Turner St. Allentown. Cards, bingo & refreshments. Thurs at 12.

Classes and Lectures Seniors Who Wish to Re-Enter Workforce. Lehigh County Senior Ctr 1633 Elm St. Allentown, Classes: Basic Computer I & II, Digital Camera, Digital Photos, Intro to Internet.

Classes at center and Whitehall Library. 8- 1.5 hr. classes $40 members $80 nonmembers. Membership $20.

610-437-3700 or dndod@aol.com.

Alz. Support Groups 2nd Wed 5:30 pm Arden Courts 5151 Hamilton Blvd. Allentown 2nd Tues Alz. support for the memory impaired and their spouse or children Arden Courts 5151 Hamilton Blvd.

Allentown 610-366-9010 3rd Mon 1:00 pm Arden Courts 5151 Hamilton Blvd. Allentown 3rd Sat 3:15pm 410 Krocks Rd. Country Meadows Allentown 3rd Wed 3pm Phoebe Terrace 1925 Turner St. Allentown, 2nd Wed 5:30 pm Sarah Care Adult Day Care 7010 Snow Drift Rd.

Allentown, 1st Thurs 1:00pm St. Andrew’s Church 1900 Pennsylvania Ave. Allentown 3rd Thurs 4:30 Westminster Village 2156 Hanover St. Allentown, 3rd Wed 6:30pm Country Meadows Living 4005 Green Pond Rd., Bldg.

4, Bethlehem, 3rd Tues 5:00 pm Kirkland Village 1 Kirkland Village Circle Bethlehem, 4th Mon 2:30pm Moravian Village 526 Wood St. Bethlehem, Last Monday 6:30 pm Traditions of Hanover 5300 Northgate Dr. Bethlehem, 3rd Wed 1:00 pm Third Street Alliance 41 North Third St Easton, 1st Wed 9:30am Moravian Hall Square 175 W. North St. Nazareth.

Community Events Bangor Area High School Gary Moffett Memorial Scholarship in memory of deceased classmates. $500 award to senior who exemplifies leadership, service, character and scholastic achievement. Lisa 215-997-2141, ljupright@msn.com.

Phoebe’s Alzheimer’s Support Grp 3-4:30 PM 3rd Wed. Phoebe Terrace, 1940 Turner St, Allentown.

For those with loved ones with Alzheimer’s or other dementias.

610-794-5273.

Phoebe’s Connecting Hearts Geriatric Care - service with athome personalized coaching to make dementia-related caregiving more manageable.

Topics: Dementia Overview, Eating Difficulties, Activities of Daily Living, Home Safety and Mobility, Medication Management, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, Physical Behaviors, Expressive Behaviors, Psychological

Behaviors, Legal Activities Thurs, Apr 5, 10-11:30 am.

Vision Loss Support Group for those facing vision loss. 610433-6018 Center for Vision Loss, 845 W. Wyoming St. Allentown Lehigh County Senior Center 610-437-3700. Social activities throughout the month.

Senior Health Fair May 8 10-12, free, tables & chairs provided, space is limited 610258-6271 x226 or mfakhraie@ thirdstreetalliance.org, Third Street Alliance for Women and Children 41 N. Third St, Easton Care Net of LVV annual Walk for Life and Picnic, Upper Saucon Township Community Park Sat, Apr 21, 1 mile walk. registration at 9:30am walk at 10am.

Individuals and groups are invited and /or sponsors. Free t-shirts awarded to donators of $200 or more and pre-register, while supplies last. Prizes for top donors Picnic after walk. www.carenetlv. org, 610-821-0943 x 221.

Living with Loss, FREE 6-session grief support group, Thurs 6:30 to 8:00pm, Apr 12 - May 17 Ebenezer United Church of Christ, New Tripoli. Diakon Family Life Services at 1-888499-2699 (toll free) or visit www. diakon.org/loss.

Living with Loss, a FREE 6-session grief support group, Thurs - 6:30 to 8:00pm -April 19 to May 24, at Jordan Lutheran Church in Orefield. Diakon Family Life Services at 1-888499-2699 (toll free) or visit www. diakon.org/loss.

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Diagnostic hearing evaluations Hearing aid dispensing and fitting Assistive listening devices Custom earmolds and ear plugs Repairs and reprograms most brands of hearing aids

Info:bethlehemhearing.com (610) 866 2929 2571 Baglyos Circle, Suite B-33, Bethlehem, PA 18020

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