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Grandparenting During the Pandemic While some no longer see grandkids in person, others step into child care role BY ALLEN ETZLER NEWS-POST STAFF WRITER

“We’re trying as grandparents to be safe to protect my wife and I and keep the kids safe.We have created what we call our little family bubble.”

very summer, Susie Miller’s grandsons come and stay for a few weeks. The two boys, who are 4 and 6, live in Paris, and her third grandson in Perth, Australia, so her opportunity to see them is limited to the summer visits. But this year, those visits aren’t happening. And she can’t travel to go see them, either. “That’s hard on grandmothers,” Miller said. “[It’s] frustrating that in all the science and economic talks, which are necessary, the human talk is often missed. The thought of hugging grandchildren is how many parents survived [their own children’s] teen years.” Grandparents across the country ache to see their grandchildren but often can’t as families take precautions to keep everyone safe during the coronavirus pandemic. Now they’re left with little more than technology to bridge the gap. “I will need to be satisfied with FaceTime, and continue to pray the researchers and doctors find a cure,” said Christine Wilson, who expects to become a grandmother this month. Wilson’s son and his girlfriend live in Denver, and she doesn’t feel safe traveling yet, so she won’t get to meet her grandchild in person for several months. “I don’t want to risk exposing a new infant or her momma to COVID,” Wilson said. “.... So, instead of flying out to meet my new granddaughter as quickly as possible, I will have to wait to hold her and love up on the new family.” While many grandparents are in situation similar to that of Miller and Wilson, other grandparents are seeing even more of their grandchildren. 4

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Luke and Susan Pallansch get ready for an afternoon bike ride with their grandchildren, left to right, Darrah, 2, Finley, 5, and Kellen, 3.

Luke and Susan Pallansch have daughters who are elementary school teachers in Frederick County Public Schools and sons-in-law who work in police and fire and rescue services. So

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everyone is an essential worker, and that has resulted in the them spending most of their time with their three grandchildren, who are all under 6. While they’ve always seen their grand-

children frequently, now they’re responsible for helping them with school and keeping them safe in the middle of the pandemic. Luke Pallansch is a retired virologist, so he knows how serious COVID-19 is and how important it is See GRANDPARENTS, 21

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More Than Meets the Eye Mt. Airy artist Skip Lawrence exhibits at the Delaplaine Arts Center

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rtist Skip Lawrence paints for the thrill of it. “I like the sensation,” he said. “I like doing something and having those ‘ah-ha’ moments where it sparks some sort of response in me … not in a kind of a copycat way that it looks like something, that’s not my goal.” Twelve of Lawrence’s mixed-media paintings are being shown virtually and in-person at the Delaplaine Arts Center through Nov. 1.The series, entitled “The Crowd,” is what Lawrence called “sensation paintings” that he thinks of as self-portraits. “For years, … my approach to painting was based on form, design, color, learning a lot of language. And I generally painted things that I could see … The last couple years have been painting things that I can’t see,” he said. This doesn’t mean painting something like a dream, but rather letting his experience as a painter guide him. “A lot of editing goes on in my paintings,” he said. “Every one of those paintings in that show has got at least three painting’s underneath it.” His inspiration for the series wasn’t a sudden revelation. Rather, he liked the idea of painters who were trying to paint something very personal—that only they would paint—and that those paintings weren’t necessarily based on something “seen” or tied up in design rules. “My way of painting and my eye is different than everybody else’s,” he said. Lawrence, who lives in Mt. Airy, is both a teacher and an artist. He was born in Baltimore and has been painting since a young age. “[My mother], she always was into painting and … I happened to be good at it,” he said. “I knew I wasn’t going to be a great basketball player, so this was going to work out fine.” Lawrence now offers seminars around the country, and otherwise spends his time with his family “painting and enjoying life.” While creating art, Lawrence said, he tries to surprise himself and make something he hasn’t made before. And during COVID-19, he’s had time to paint. “It’s been actually quite wonderful because it’s been a long time since I’ve had this much time to just paint,” he 6

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said. “I’ve found that [with] the consistency, the continuity of working all the time, you come up with better stuff.” As for what reactions or emotions his pieces at the Delaplaine will evoke in those who attend the exhibit, Lawrence said he can’t possibly guess. “I hope they feel something other than a nice design or ‘I like the colors,’ or, ‘we used to have a chicken like that,’” he said. “Something more than just the surface stuff.” For more information about Skip Lawrence, visit his website at skiplawrence.com. For information about other exhibits at the Delaplaine, visit delaplaine.org /exhibitions. You can also view Lawrence’s exhibit virtually by following the link under the description of “The Crowd” on the current exhibitions page.

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Serving Democracy Meet longtime election judge Nancy Van Fossen BY ALLEN ETZLER NEWS-POST STAFF WRITER

very year election since 2000, Nancy Van Fossen has spent Election Day at Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle School with her neighbors. Some of those neighbors came in to vote, and some joined her in serving an election judge. Her fellow election judges often brought in food so the group could share lunch together. “I love interacting with the people who come in to vote and the other election judges,” she said. “A lot of them are kind of neighbors, so it’s nice to get to see them. … But, I don’t think we’ll be sharing food this year.” Suffice it to say Election Day 2020 is going to look much different than the previous elections she judged—if Van Fossen participates at all. The pandemic has thrown a wrench in this year’s election, and could result in fewer people showing up at the polls, with many casting ballots by mail. Maryland is also facing a shortage of election judges. One of the primary reasons for that shortage is many judges tend to be seniors— who have fewer time constraints with employment and child care—and they are disproportionately at risk for complications from COVID-19. Due to the shortage, the state announced in August it would scrap its plan to open the typical 1,600 polling places and instead use just 360. 8

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(Above) As Nancy Fossen debates whether to serve as an election judge for the 21st year, she still plans to take the training. (Right) Ray May, left, and Alex Kundrick sort votes mailed in earlier this year for the primary election in Middletown.

Van Fossen, a longtime election judge in the county, was still on the fence earlier this month about whether she will serve in person on Election Day. She is having cataract surgery a week before, and wants to be sure she’s as safe as possible from exposure to coronavirus. As she decides, she still plans to take the training offered for election judges to ensure the proper safety protocols are in place for the judges. “I want to do it, but at the same time, I’m in the age group that’s more suscep-

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tible, so I don’t want to push my luck,” Van Fossen said. But she also knows how critical of a role she serves in the democratic process. Election judges perform a variety

of functions on Election Day. They operate the polling places and are the only contact the election office has with the See Judges, 21

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Prep for Early Retirement M aybe your job, even your entire sector, has disappeared in 2020’s economic turmoil. Or perhaps you are just reaching a point at which you are ready to take the next step in your life. It’s possible you want to leave your corporate job for something more creative where you can make your own hours, or that you’d like to focus only on non-income-producing hobbies. Perhaps you’d like to work in spurts and travel in between. If you’re thinking that early retirement is something that can happen now—or within a few years but before the magic age of 65—consider your options. You need to make sure you’re financially prepared to retire, no matter what your reason is. Here’s a multistep process for making sure you are ready. 1. BEGIN BY TAKING inventory of your finances. Calculate your net worth and then calculate your annual spending. Set up semi-automated tracking with an app to verify how much money is going out the door every year. 2. ESTABLISH HOW MUCH money you’ll need to make retirement a reality. Do you have between 25 and 30 times your expected annual expenses saved or invested, plus a year’s worth of expenses in cash? 3. LIVE BELOW your means. Focus on reducing your biggest expenses— housing, transportation and food. 4. INCREASE YOUR positive cash flow. If you think you can reach an early retirement goal in the near future, make the most of your time now to increase income. Take a side hustle to diversify your income streams, for example. Check your investments. Are 10

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you being sensible about where your money is? You may want to stick to what many experts advise: low-cost index funds, which are designed to diversify your money and minimize risk. Consult a professional to discuss your particular investing strategies. 5. MAX OUT your retirement accounts while you’re working. One of the best ways to optimize your savings is through retirement accounts, both employer-sponsored and IRAs. These accounts provide unparalleled tax advantages and investment growth. But

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be cognizant of restrictions on withdrawals — the rules are different for regular and Roth IRAs, for example, and you don’t want to face needless penalties or high tax bills. 6. CONSIDER PAYING off your mortgage if you have one. Eliminate consumer debt generally. Getting rid of high interest rates is a no-brainer. The peace of mind of being liability-free is worth it, and it may help you save in the long run if you’re not paying interest. No matter how foolproof your plan may seem, consider what could go

wrong. Run your potential worst-case scenarios to make sure that you have a backup plan. But by maintaining a frugal lifestyle, thoughtfully planning, spending in a disciplined way and persistently investing, you have an excellent chance of achieving an early retirement date. Finally, keep in mind that everyone’s retirement plans are different, so consult a financial professional to help you with your situation. —from the Law Office of Lena A. Clark; 129 W. Patrick St., #11, Frederick; lenaclarklegal.com

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Watching from Afar Pandemic isolation has killed thousands of Alzheimer’s patients separated from loved ones

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f only Dan Goerke could hold his wife’s hand. Maybe she would talk again. Maybe she would look at him and smile like she used to. Maybe she would eat and stop wasting away. Since the pandemic began, Goerke’s wife Denise—63 years old and diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease—had declined dramatically. Left alone in her nursing home, she had lost 16 pounds, could not form the simplest words, no longer responded to the voices of her children. Recently, she had stopped recognizing even the man she loved. Goerke, 61, could tell the isolation was killing his wife, and there was nothing he could do but watch. “Every day it gets a little worse,” he said. “We’ve lost months, maybe years, of her already.” Beyond the U.S. deaths caused directly by the novel coronavirus, more than 134,200 people have died of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia since March. That is 13,200 more U.S. deaths caused by dementia than expected compared with previous years, according to an analysis of federal data by The Washington Post. Overlooked amid America’s war against the coronavirus is this reality: People with dementia are dying not just of the virus, but of the very strategy of isolation that’s supposed to protect them. In recent months, doctors have reported increased falls, pulmonary infections, depression and sudden frailty in patients who had been stable for years. Social and mental stimulation are among the few tools that can slow the march of dementia. Yet even as U.S. leaders have rushed to reopen univer12

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Dan Goerke, 61, visits his wife, Denise, at her assisted living facility in the Sandy Springs suburb of Atlanta on Aug. 5. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2012.

sities, bowling alleys and malls, nursing homes say they continue begging in vain for sufficient testing, protective equipment and help. With cases in Georgia still high, the closest thing Denise’s nursing home has allowed is for Goerke to stand for a few

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minutes by the front door while attendants wheel his wife to the lobby. So for months he has been traveling to that doorway and calling out—trying to get a reaction, to cut through the thickening fog of his wife’s dementia. “I still believe a spark of her is in

there,” he said as he arrived once more at her door on a recent Saturday. He phoned the nursing aides inside. A few minutes later, they pushed Denise into the lobby, her body so frail it was disappearing into the wheelchair. Goerke took off his mask in case it

would help her recognize him. And he called out. “Hi, Denise!” Inside the darkened lobby, he thought he saw his wife’s lips move.

One woman in D.C. who has not seen her children, grandchildren or siblings since March described the horror of witnessing her mind deteriorate in isolation. “I not talking with the whole sentence anymore,” she wrote in a series of text messages about her decline. “Not got balance. Painful cramping.” It’s not just the loss of interaction, said Jason Karlawish, an Alzheimer’s expert at the University of Pennsylvania. “Families fill in a lot of gaps at nursing homes.They do much of the feeding and bathing.They advocate and communicate,” he said. “If you think of Alzheimer’s as a disability, family members are almost like a cognitive wheelchair for patients who have lost part of their mind.They’re essential.”

THE UNITED STATES has counted tens

of thousands of excess deaths since the pandemic began. These are deaths that are not directly attributed to the coronavirus and that occur because of problems such as hypertension or sepsis. But they are occurring at much higher levels than in the past, experts say, in part because of the pandemic’s indirect effects, including hospitals being overrun or care being delayed. Among the sources of excess deaths, dementia has produced by far the most, more than the next two categories, diabetes and heart disease combined. In isolation, many are struggling with severe depression. “We have clients who have lost almost 30 pounds,” said Sharon O’Connor, who runs a program for dementia patients at Iona Senior Services, a nonprofit in Washington, D.C. “Some just don’t have reason to get up

IN 2012, when Goerke and his wife got

anymore, so they stay in bed all day. Others sit by themselves in a dark room.” In interviews with The Post, people with dementia who are still able to communicate said they felt trapped and

doomed. Activities that used to stimulate their minds—music therapy, game nights, Jazzercise—have ground to a halt. At most facilities, residents are not even able to eat lunch together anymore.

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word of her diagnosis, Denise made him promise to never put her in a nursing home. But after four years of juggling his work as a commercial real estate broker with the full-time care Denise needed, Goerke worried constantly that his wife

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OCTOBER CALENDAR FREDERICK COUNTY SENIOR SERVICES DIVISION Virtual 50+ Center live virtual fitness classes. Preregister. $60 fitness pass for October-December classes. Location: Online and hosted by Senior Services Division Virtual 50+ Center Contact: www.FrederickCountyMD. gov/Virtual50 or VirtualSenior Center@FrederickCountyMD.gov Mondays, 11:30 a.m. Qigong: A Healing Art — This healing art helps us balance from within ourselves. Mondays, 1:30 p.m. Line Dance — Improve your balance, get moving, and have fun! Mondays, 2:45 p.m. Floor Yoga — Suggested accommodations for yoga props will be emailed to each participant. Tuesdays, 9 a.m. Strength Training/Gentle Stretching — Using light weights (or soup cans or water bottles). Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. Morning Flow Yoga — Incorporating traditional & non-traditional yoga moves to energize and awaken the body. These will include standing & sitting asanas (postures). Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m. Zumba Gold — 14

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Active cardio low impact dance moves and energizing music. Wednesdays, 12:15 p.m. Zumba Gold — Active cardio low-impact dance moves and energizing music. Wednesdays, 3 p.m. Meditation and Movement (M&M) — Tai chi inspired seated exercise class. The focus is on releasing tension in the body through slow movement and deep breathing. Wednesdays, 4:30 p.m. SPARK! — Strength training mixed with simple cardiovascular movement and stretching. Using body weight and light hand-held weights. Class is primarily standing and a chair for some activity. Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Yoga Nidra (aka yogic sleep) — Helps induce a conscious meditative state between waking and sleeping. The practice reduces stress and improves sleep. You may lie on the floor, bed or recliner. Key is comfort. Thursdays, 9 a.m. Strength Training/Gentle Stretching — Using light weights (or soup cans or water bottles). Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Morning Flow Yoga — Incorporating tradi-

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tional and non-traditional yoga moves to energize and awaken the body. Thursdays, 1:30 p.m. Line Dance — Improve your balance, get moving, and have fun! Fridays, 9 a.m. Zumba Gold — Active cardio low-impact dance moves and fun music. Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. Yin Yang Yoga — Brings together the benefits of passively holding yoga poses with more active dynamic sequences and standing postures; working on the muscles and blood flow, building strength, stamina and flexibility.

OCTOBER 1 Knit/Crochet: Socialize while working on your projects Preregister. Free. Also meets Oct. 8, 15, 22, 29. Time: 10:30 a.m. Location: Online and hosted by Senior Services Division Virtual 50+ Center Contact: www.FrederickCountyMD. gov/Virtual50 or VirtualSeniorCenter@ FrederickCountyMD.gov Yoga for Hikers Improve strength and flexibility. All levels of experience. BYO mat. $5 per session, ages 18 and older.

Also Oct. 8, 15, 22, 29. Time: 5:15 p.m. Location: Catoctin Creek Nature Center, 2929 Sumantown Road, Middletown Contact: 301-600-2936 or www.recreater.com

OCTOBER 2 Fall Festival Also open 1 to 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 8. Corn maze, pumpkin patch, 45+ activities, fireworks, food and more. Ticket price information online. Time: 1 to 9:30 p.m. Fridays Location: Summers Farm, 5620 Butterfly Lane, Frederick Contact: 301-620-9316 or summersfarm.com

OCTOBER 3 Meet the Authors: “From Civil War to Civil Rights: The 15th and 19th Amendments” Time: 1 to 3 p.m. Location: Monocacy National Battlefield, 5201 Urbana Pike, Frederick Contact: 301-662-3515

OCTOBER CALENDAR Safe & Simple Pumpkin Pick Up Curbside pickup, or shop, pick and pay at the barn or in the field. Time: 1 to 6 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 1 Location: Brookfield Pumpkins, 8302 Ramsburg Road, Thurmont Contact: 301-898-3527 or www. brookfieldpumpkins.com First Saturday: “Spirits of the Season” Time: 3 to 9 p.m. Location: Downtown Frederick Contact: 301-698-8118 or www. downtownfrederick.org Virtual Walk a Mile in Their Shoes Log one mile or more Oct. 3 to 10 and share your progress with #HHWalkAMile2020. Heartly House fundraiser. Register at runsignup. com/Race/MD/Frederick/Heartly HouseWalkAMile. Time: Your schedule Location: Your route Contact: www.heartlyhouse.org

OCTOBER 4 Pilgrimage for the Sea Services Honor and pray for all who serve at sea in the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Merchant Marines, Coast Guard and U.S. Public Health Service. Time: 3 to 5:30 pm. Location: National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, 339 S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg Contact: 301-447-6606

OCTOBER 5 Genealogy Share basic research strategies, resources. Also meets Oct. 12, 19, 26. Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Online and hosted by Senior Services Division Virtual 50+ Center Contact: www.Frederick CountyMD.gov/Virtual50 or VirtualSeniorCenter@Frederick CountyMD.gov Film Club Discuss the film “East Side Sushi.” Preregister. Free. Time: 12:30 p.m.

Location: Online and hosted by Senior Services Division Virtual 50+ Center Contact: www.Frederick CountyMD.gov/Virtual50 or VirtualSeniorCenter@ FrederickCountyMD.gov The Book Shelf Book Club Discuss the book “This Tender Land” by William Ken Krueger. Preregister. Free. Time: 2:30 p.m. Location: Online and hosted by Senior Services Division Virtual 50+ Center Contact: www.Frederick CountyMD.gov/Virtual50 or VirtualSeniorCenter@Frederick CountyMD.gov

OCTOBER 6 TED Talk Watch a short video and discuss. Preregister. Free. Time: 11 a.m. Location: Online and hosted by Senior Services Division Virtual 50+ Center Contact: www.Frederick CountyMD.gov/Virtual50 or VirtualSeniorCenter@Frederick CountyMD.gov Drawing Class This class is for all skill levels. Preregister. Free. Also meets Oct. 13, 20, 27. Time: 4 p.m. Location: Online and hosted by Senior Services Division Virtual 50+ Center Contact: www.FrederickCountyMD.gov/Virtual50 or VirtualSeniorCenter@Frederick CountyMD.gov

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OCTOBER CALENDAR continued from 15 Women and the Vote (week 1 of 4) Join a review of the women’s suffrage movement and a discussion on what it means today. Offered in partnership with FCC Institute for Learning in Retirement, underwritten by the Shirley Wolfe Crukshank bequest. Presenters: Mary Mannix & Teri Bisceglia. Preregister. Free. Time: 2 p.m. Location: Online and hosted by Senior Services Division Virtual 50+ Center Contact: www.Frederick CountyMD.gov/Virtual50 or VirtualSeniorCenter@ FrederickCountyMD.gov

OCTOBER 8 Good Stories Book Club Discuss the book “The Island of Sea Woman” by Lisa See. Preregister. Free. Time: 2:30 p.m. Location: Online and hosted by Senior Services Division Virtual 50+ Center Contact: www.Frederick CountyMD.gov/Virtual50 or VirtualSeniorCenter@Frederick CountyMD.gov Ukulele Jam Session Learn and play a new song each month. Preregister. Free. Time: 3 p.m. Location: Online and hosted by Senior Services Division Virtual 50+ Center Contact: www.Frederick CountyMD.gov/Virtual50 or Virtual SeniorCenter@FrederickCountyMD.gov

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Time: 1 p.m. Location: Online and hosted by Senior Services Division Virtual 50+ Center Contact: www.Frederick CountyMD.gov/Virtual50 or VirtualSeniorCenter@ FrederickCountyMD.gov 12th Annual Pink Ribbon 5K — Virtual Event for 2020 Continues through Oct. 11. To benefit the Hurwitz Breast Cancer Fund. All monies raised go to direct patient care in Frederick County through technology and services at Frederick Health Hospital. Run or walk on your own time, your own route. $30 registration fee. Time: Your time, Oct. 9, 10 or 11 Location: Your route Contact: www.pinkribbon frederick.org

OCTOBER 10 Autumn Reggae Wine & Music Festival Live music, island cuisine, sample wines. Also Oct. 11. $25. Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Location: Linganore Winecellars, 13601 Glissans Mill Road, Mt. Airy Contact: 301-831-5889 Forest Therapy Walk Reconnect with nature. Ages 16 and older. $5 per session. Also Oct. 17 at Fountain Rock Park and Oct. 25 at Ballenger Creek Park. Time: 10 a.m. Location: Utica District Park, 10200-B Old Frederick Road, Frederick Contact: 301-600-2936 or www. recreater.com

OCTOBER 12 Film Club Discuss the film “Mostly Martha.” Preregister. Free. Time: 12:30 p.m. Location: Online and hosted by Senior Services Division Virtual 50+ Center Contact: www.Frederick CountyMD.gov/Virtual50 or VirtualSeniorCenter@Frederick CountyMD.gov

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OCTOBER 13 Kitchen Kapers Live from their personal kitchens, staff members share some favorite recipes. This month’s program “Blueberry Cobbler and Hot Chocolate” is led by Susan. Preregister. Free. Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Online and hosted by Senior Services Division Virtual 50+ Center Contact: www.Frederick CountyMD.gov/Virtual50 or VirtualSeniorCenter@ FrederickCountyMD.gov

OCTOBER 14 Nutrition with Thu: Plant-Based Eating No matter your nutritional goals, adding plant-based foods to your diet is a great way to improve your long-term health. What does it mean to be plant-based? Tips and suggestions on how to add more plants to you plate. Presenter: Thu Huynh, RD, LDN, Giant. Preregister. Free. Time: 9 a.m. Location: Online and hosted by Senior Services Division Virtual 50+ Center Contact: www.FrederickCountyMD.gov/Virtual50 or VirtualSeniorCenter@Frederick CountyMD.gov Hike the Markers on the C&O Canal Ages 18 and older, $3 person per hike. Oct. 14 hike Lander to Brunswick; Oct. 28 hike Brunswick to Harpers Ferry. Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Location: Lander (Oct. 14), Brunswick (Oct. 28) Contact: 301-600-2936 or www. recreater.com Virtual Program: Dementia 101 An ILR 55+ program series, provides a basic understanding of dementia, forms of dementia and risk factors, treatments and behaviors. Preregister at frederick.edu/ ILR and watch the film “What They Had” before the course begins. Can be streamed free with library card

through Kanopy.com, or reserve a DVD through FCPL. Free. Time: 2 p.m. Location: Online Contact: www.fcpl.org Women and the Vote (week 2 of 4) Join a review of the women’s suffrage movement and a discussion on what it means today. Offered in partnership with FCC Institute for Learning in Retirement, underwritten by the Shirley Wolfe Crukshank bequest. Presenters: Mary Mannix & Teri Bisceglia. Preregister. Free Time: 2 p.m. Location: Online and hosted by Senior Services Division Virtual 50+ Center Contact: www.Frederick CountyMD.gov/Virtual50 or VirtualSeniorCenter@Frederick CountyMD.gov

OCTOBER 16 Art in the Barn Continues through Oct. 18. Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday Location: Chartreuse and co., 4005 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick Contact: chartreuseandco.com

OCTOBER 17 Beginner Bird Walk Rain or shine. $5 person, all ages. Time: 9:30 to 11 a.m. Location: Catoctin Creek Park, 2929 Sumantown Road, Middletown Contact: 301-600-2936 or www.recreater.com

OCTOBER 20 Coping with the Death of a Friend An opportunity to explore and gain understanding into the unique grief that surrounds the death of a friend. Presenter: Melissa Dolan, LCSW-C Bereavement Counselor, Carroll Hospice. Preregister. Free. Time: 5:30 p.m. Location: Online and hosted by Senior Services Division Virtual 50+ Center Contact: www.Frederick CountyMD.gov/Virtual50 or

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OCTOBER 21 Women and the Vote (week 3 of 4) Join a review of the women’s suffrage movement and a discussion on what it means today. Offered in partnership with FCC Institute for Learning in Retirement. Presenters: Mary Mannix & Teri Bisceglia. Preregister. Free Time: 2 p.m. Location: Online and hosted by Senior Services Division Virtual 50+ Center Contact: www.Frederick CountyMD.gov/Virtual50 or VirtualSeniorCenter@Frederick CountyMD.gov

OCTOBER 23 Craft and Conversation: Stone Balancing for Beginners Preregister. Free. Time: 1:30 p.m. Location: Online and hosted by Senior Services Division Virtual 50+ Center Contact: www.Frederick CountyMD.gov/Virtual50 or VirtualSeniorCenter@Frederick CountyMD.gov Wine & Ghost Spirits Gettysburg Ghost Tours tells the tales of hometown spirits. $20, includes one glass of wine. Also Oct. 24, 30, 31. Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Catoctin Breeze Vineyard, 15010 Roddy Road, Thurmont Contact: 240-578-3831 or www.catoctinbreeze.com

OCTOBER 24 Halloween Parade Dress in costume and march in the parade. Judging starts at 4:30 p.m., parade at 5 p.m. Free. Time: 5 p.m. Location: Begins at Martha Mason Drive and ends at the tent behind the municipal center with candy, drinks, more. Sponsored by Town of Middletown and Middletown Lions Club. Contact: www.middletown.md.us

Halloween in the Park Spooky fun event. Rain date is Oct. 31. $3 per person plus a nonperishable food donation for the Thurmont Food Bank. Time: 6 to 9 p.m. Location: Thurmont Community Park, 21 Frederick Road, Thurmont Contact: thurmontmainstreet.com Downtown Halloween Party Time: 6 to 8 p.m. Location: Square Corner Park, 1 E. Potomac St., Brunswick Contact: 301-834-7500 or brunswickmd.gov

OCTOBER 25 Friends of Cunningham Falls 10K, 5K, Fun Run/Walk $30 prior registration, $40 day of. Time: 9 a.m. Location: Cunningham Falls State Park, Houck Area, 14039 Catoctin Hollow Road, Thurmont Contact: 301-271-7574

OCTOBER 28 Women and the Vote (week 4 of 4) Join a review of the women’s suffrage movement and a discussion on what it means today. Offered in partnership with FCC Institute for Learning in Retirement, underwritten by the Shirley Wolfe Crukshank bequest. Preregister. Free. Time: 2 p.m. Location: Online and hosted by Senior Services Division Virtual 50+ Center Contact: www.Frederick CountyMD.gov/Virtual50 or Virtual SeniorCenter@FrederickCountyMD.gov

OCTOBER 30 The Life and Literary Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe Learn about Poe’s personal life and family, his writings, and his mysterious death. Preregister. Free Time: 1 p.m. Location: Online and hosted by Senior Services Division Virtual 50+ Center Contact: www.Frederick CountyMD.gov/Virtual50 or Virtual SeniorCenter@FrederickCountyMD.gov THE FREDERICK NEWS-POST

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More than that, it was a bulwark against that encroaching future. All these days he has spent talking to himself at her doorway, he said, were worth it if it helped engage her mind even a little. They were worth it if it meant some part of her heard him and felt a little less alone.

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would accidentally hurt herself when he was not looking. The day he moved her to a long-term care facility, he felt relief, shame, guilt. The one consolation: He could visit anytime. Seven days a week, he fed her lunch, combed her hair, showed her pictures of their kids. They had been together for 23 years. Both had been divorced, and they spent their first five years taking turns getting cold feet before realizing their love was stronger than any fears about the future. Denise had worked as a saleswoman for Xerox, but she was an artist at heart. Her children recalled growing up in a house filled with projects in progress, walls constantly being painted or being evaluated for a repaint. And she was a social creature. Even later at the nursing home, with seven siblings, three children and three grandkids, there were days when they had to coordinate all their visits. More often than not, they would be greeted by the Denise they knew: eager to laugh at their jokes, interjecting with a word or nod, always reaching out for their hands. Then came the pandemic. Denise’s nursing home had long struggled financially, even before the virus. At the outset of the pandemic, it was suddenly fighting to buy protective equipment and retain staffers afraid of falling ill. A tiny portion of the U.S. population lives in nursing homes, yet the facilities have accounted for about 40% of U.S. deaths from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Overwhelmed, Denise’s facility announced in late April that it was closing. Goerke immediately started dialing other residences. Many, desperate to keep the virus out, refused to take anyone new. It took two weeks and rejections from 15 nursing homes before he found one willing to take her. By then, his wife was the only resident left at her old facility. Her last four days before the move were spent alone, except for a few employees preparing to shutter the building. She stopped eating and simply lay in her room at the end of a long, empty hallway. 18

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Two years after her diagnosis, in 2014, Denise and Dan Goerke traveled to Washington, D.C., to advocate for Alzheimer’s research.

way during the pandemic. But it feels at times, Goerke said, like the suffering of people in nursing homes has been shoved into a corner to make room for everyone else’s. Countries such as the Netherlands have safely reopened their nursing homes without any increase in COVID-19 cases by providing protective equipment, testing and rigorous protocols. But in the United States, little of the trillions of dollars in emergency funding has gone to nursing homes. For months, the Trump administration has talked of getting more testing into nursing homes, but the effort continues to be plagued with problems. As long as restrictions in his state remain in place, there is only one way Goerke will be able to hold his wife. The rules include one exception for families to enter nursing homes: for deathbed visits. AS GOERKE and the rest of Denise’s fam-

At the new nursing home, staff members scheduled window visits for families. That’s when Goerke saw the pandemic’s toll on his wife. The bright blond hair he used to comb was dull and sparse. Her face was pale and gaunt. Goerke had to yell through the thick window to be heard. The first few weeks, Denise reached out her hand. He could see through the glass that she was confused about why he would not come in, and the look on her face felt like an accusation. Worse yet was when Denise stopped reaching out a few weeks later and just sat in her wheelchair with a vacant stare. “IT’S ME,” Goerke shouted from the

doorway, during his recent Saturday visit. The only reply from the nursing home lobby: silence.

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Undeterred, Goerke kept the conversation upbeat, pausing every few words to give Denise a chance to respond: “It’s a hot one out here. . . . Almost 90 degrees. . . .You’re lucky to be inside.” On this particular Saturday, Goerke had invited others in hopes they might jog his wife’s memory. Denise’s son Steve Ayotte soon arrived, along with his wife and their 2-year-old daughter. “Hi, Mom,” Steve said. He turned to his daughter, “Can you say, ‘Hi,’ to Nana?” “Hi, Nis-ey,” the girl said shyly. Finally, it was one of Goerke’s more energetic “hellos” that seemed to hit home. The sudden response emerged from his wife’s lips with a startled tone, as if Denise was surprised to find them all suddenly before her: “Hi.” To Goerke, that small word was everything. It was proof his wife had not yet reached the final stages of her disease.

ily wrapped up their visit at her door, they talked about what they’ve already lost. Goerke recalled the last time he had heard Denise laugh. It was four months ago during a video call just after the nursing home had given Denise a haircut. “I told her how good she looked, and she smiled and gave me a little laugh,” he said, grinning at the memory. Later, in private, he would explain just how much that laugh had meant to him. “It’s like you’re a ship stuck in the fog and suddenly you see the lighthouse. It’s golden. It’s the world. It’s the only thing I hope for when I visit,” he said. “It’s like there’s my Denise, and for a moment, we’re back home together.” There would be no laugh that Saturday at the doorway. The startled “hi” murmured by Denise early on would be the only response she would give. –The Washington Post

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to isolate from the general public. They typically like to do activities with their grandchildren and encourage physical activity. “But now, we don’t really get out too much,” said Luke Pallansch, 65. “We’re trying as grandparents to be safe to protect my wife and I and keep the kids safe. We have created what we call our little family bubble.” Safety is critical for Peggy Hunter and her granddaughter as well. Hunter’s said her granddaughter was orphaned in 2015 at 15. She lived with Hunter until Oct. 2019 when she moved to a Unified Community Connections group home in Frederick, which provides services for children and adults with cerebral palsy and other disabilities, Hunter said.

In the program, Hunter could pick her granddaughter up and take her to lunch, or bring her to the house for a few hours. Just as her granddaughter adjusted to the new living arrangements, the pandemic hit. Now, Hunter’s granddaughter has not been to their Libertytown home since February because of a lockdown. The program instituted strict regulations about visits and leaving the house because of the high risk of many of its residents, Hunter said, so she didn’t see her granddaughter from March until July. Hunter, 76, has been doing video chats with her granddaughter so she can see her grandfather, great grandmother and the family dog. “It is better than nothing,” Hunter said. “… The lack of family contact faceto-face has been really hard for her and for me, too.”

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general public during voting hours. They are also responsible for administering the actual voting procedures in each precinct, ensuring those who are properly registered are able to cast their votes without issue. Throughout the day, judges will check voters in, hand out ballots and have ballots processed through the scanner, Van Fossen said. “And there’s people who take care of the odd things that happen,” she said. “It’s a long day, but it’s usually really interesting.” Van Fossen was initially talked into being an election judge by her former boss. He thought she might enjoy the process, and he was correct. Van Fossen understands why people might be apprehensive this year.

After all, she is too. But she has still tried to talk some friends into serving as election judges. She’s told them how much fun it is, and how interesting it is to watch the process from a different perspective. “[But] I don’t know if I’ve been successful or not,” she said. “It’s really difficult this year with everything going on.” Still, she’s hopeful others will continue to sign up—for this election and for those in the future. “I think people could be better informed if they took a chance and came out and served as a judge,” she said. While all election judge applications in the county will be placed on a standby list, those who want to be a judge may apply here: frederickcountymd.gov/3227/ Be-an-Election-Worker#apply.

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