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8 Summer Camps broaden kids’ horizons 10 Connecting with a loved one in long-term care during the pandemic 12 A Walk in the Park – Armchair adventures

by LeMoyne Mercer 16 We’re in this together and Dave’s Races 17 Eating Well – Healthy eating during the coronavirus pandemic by Laurie Syring, RD/LD 19 Enjoy lockdown in your own outdoor living space

15 Five reasons men should adopt women’s approach to preventive healthcare 20 Summer shouldn’t be wheezin’ season for asthma sufferers 21 Healthy boundaries and social distancing

by Cynthia F. Kenny, MA, LPCC-S, CCTP 25 The Devil and Mrs. Jones, Part 3 by Chris Stieben 29 Luxe Laser physician sheds light on liposuction

21 Health Crossword Puzzle 23 Nobody’s Perfect – Take as directed

by Sister Karen Zielinski, OSF 24 Spiritually Speaking – We are the time

by Sister Mary Thill 27 What should I look for in a long-term-care policy?

30 Appreciating the gardener’s color palette

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HEALTH & BEAUTY 2 Believe it or not, spring is coming!

4 Dispelling the myths about mental illness 6 Don’t let the coronavirus delay your move to senior living 7 With advent of vaccine, HPV-related cancers are highly preventable 11 The many benefits of bicycling by Erica Martin, MD

OUR COMMUNITY 5 UTMC telehealth program strengthens access to psychiatric care 18 Laurels strives to keep guests and families connected during COVID-19 crisis 22 Northwest Ohio Hearing Clinic enhances infection control in response to COVID-19 by Shelly Horvat, AuD, CCC-A 23 Komen Northwest Ohio optimistic Race for the Cure will proceed as scheduled 24 Sound Advice from Northwest Ohio Hearing Clinic

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Dear Readers, to meet customer needs with a variety of Thank you for picking up the May services such as virtual fittings, drive-up issue of Healthy Living News. We can pickup, and even virtual races and online all agree that the past few months have training. See page 16 for full details.

Also in this issue, Cynthia Kenny been challenging to say the least, and the recent announcement that Ohio will soon of The Willow Center discusses healthy begin a phased reopening boundaries and social disis welcome news indeed. tancing (p. 21), Gayle Still, much uncertainty Young of Sunset Retirelies ahead and we have a ment Communities oflong way to go before we fers several good reasons regain some semblance of older adults should not let normalcy. Rest assured COVID-19 derail their Adam and Chet Welch that HLN will continue plans to move to a senior providing the very best locally sourced community (p. 6), Dr. David Brown health and wellness information through- of The Toledo Clinic Cancer Centers out this crisis. shares expert insights on HPV-related For our cover story this month, our cancers and the very easy step people friends at Dave’s Running Shop empha- can take to prevent them (p. 7), and size the importance of supporting the psychiatrist Dr. Victoria Kelly explains local small businesses that have always how UTMC is strengthening access been there for us. Dave’s is continuing to psychiatric care through their new

telehealth program (p. 5).

Of course, that’s just scratching the surface of this month’s diverse content. If you’re looking for a healthy way to keep yourself and your family productively occupied as we phase out of lockdown, be sure to read “The Many Benefits of Bicycling” on page 11. Also, since there’s a good chance most of us will be spending our time close to home this spring and summer, you won’t want to miss “Enjoy Lockdown in Your Own Outdoor Living Space” on page 19.

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hen someone is diagnosed with a serious medical ailment, such as heart disease, diabetes, or cancer, the typical reaction from family, friends, and acquaintances is sympathy and support. However, a diagnosis of mental illness oftentimes elicits a very different type of response, ranging from wariness and suspicion to outright fear and even discrimination.

As a result of this stigma, people with mental illness too often feel ashamed, suffer in silence, and avoid seeking vital treatment.

Why does our society still tend to stigmatize those who have a mental illness? The answer may lie in several persistent myths:

People with mental illness just need to change the way they think Negative thought patterns can be improved dramatically with proper treatment; however, just as a person with diabetes or heart disease can’t “think away” his or her condition, individuals with mood disorders or other forms of mental illness cannot

“snap out of it,” “cheer up,” or “chill out” simply by deciding to think or feel differently.

People with mental illness are violent and may hurt me or someone I love Taken as a group, people with mental illness are no more violent than people without mental illness. In fact, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, people with mental illness are much more likely to be victims of violence than perpetrators of it—a rate four times that of the general public. This misconception is likely rooted less in objective reality than in unflattering or outrageous media portrayals of people with mental illness.

People with mental illness are weak and can’t handle the rigors of work or school Mental illness stems from a variety of biological and environmental factors,

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not individual weakness. On the contrary, many people with mental illness are quite capable of holding up under the pressures of work, school, and day-today life because they’ve learned certain skills and techniques that help them cope with and adapt to stress before it reaches an unmanageable level.

People with mental illness are strange and unpredictable Some forms of mental illness can manifest through odd or unpredictable behaviors, but many people with mental illness lead active, productive lives without anyone around them knowing what they’re going through. Also, those individuals who do exhibit unusual

behaviors as a result of their illness can often learn to recognize and manage them effectively through proper treatment.

Mental illness will never affect me Nearly 44 million Americans experience mental illness each year, so it’s the rare individual whose life will never be touched by some form of it. Those who think no one close to them has mental illness might be surprise to learn that a friend, family member, coworker, or acquaintance lives and functions with mental illness every day. Whether it is experienced firsthand or not, mental illness is an issue that affects everyone.

With May being designated Mental Health Month, there’s no time like the present to evaluate how we perceive mental illness and consider how our perceptions might impact others’—or our own—willingness to discuss this problem openly and seek professional treatment when necessary. It’s time to stop suffering in silence. ❦

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UTMC telehealth program strengthens access to psychiatric care

ccording to the National Alliance patients. In fact, she has even testified on Mental Illness (NAMI), each about the importance of telehealth beyear one in five US adults experiences fore Ohio’s House of Representatives. mental illness, yet less than half of She notes that telehealth has clearly those diagnosed actually receive proper demonstrated its value to the healthcare treatment for their condition. Among field during the current COVID-19 the many different factors contribut- crisis, and hopes the legislature and ing to this treatment shortfall is the insurance providers will continue reality that there simply aren’t enough to recognize how well it works and qualified psychiatrists to provide coverage for the meet community need. platform after the pandemic To help overcome this has abated. and other barriers that “Teleheath has proved limit access to compreto be absolutely amazing hensive behavioral health in the field of health care services, The University overall and more specifof Toledo Medical Center ically in psychiatry and (UTMC) has launched a behavioral health, allowing telehealth program that us to meet with many more brings treatment directly patients one on one as well to patients via telecomas collaborate remotely Victoria Kelly, MD munication technologies, with primary care doctors, such as their computer, tablet, or pediatricians, and other providers,” smartphone.

Dr. Kelly states.

Victoria Kelly, MD, psychiatrist The use of telehealth not only at UTMC, has long championed allows the limited number of psychiatelehealth as a way to close gaps in trists to reach a much larger segment treatment access for behavioral health of the patient population, but it also

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helps remove many barriers to treatment access at the patient’s end. For example, lacking reliable transportation and/or childcare, living in a remote location, or being homebound due to mobility limitations can present a major obstacle to keeping behavioral health appointments. However, when the psychiatrist and patient are able to connect virtually through telecommunication technology, these issues become less burdensome.

Dr. Kelly also points out that patients with certain diagnoses often prefer being treated through telehealth. “For instance, people with anxiety disorders often feel safer and less exposed behind the screen, which can actually encourage them to open up and reveal more about themselves to the psychiatrist.”

Of course, telehealth is not without its challenges. One is the technology learning curve, which is different for every patient. In addition, some patients lack access to a data plan for video calls, have spotty WiFi access, don’t own a smartphone,

or only have a landline. “Using the telehealth platform has really opened our eyes to these disparities in different populations,” says Dr. Kelly.

“But identifying barriers also gives us the opportunity to help eliminate them by linking patients to various social resources.”

Dr. Kelly further explains that in behavioral health care, certain things are better—or necessarily— done in person, such as performing physical examinations for movement disorders, checking blood pressure and other vital signs, administering long-term injectable medications, monitoring for medication side effects, and performing psychiatric evaluations on new patients when it is essential to observe their body language and discern their tone of voice. Nonetheless, the platform’s benefits far exceed any limitations.

With the current COVID-19 crisis having such a profound impact on our lives, Dr. Kelly emphasizes that it’s especially critical for people with n

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ith the COVID-19 pandemic currently in full swing, and older adults being especially vulnerable to the disease, now might not seem like the best time to consider making the move to a senior living community.

However, when you weigh the risks and benefits of moving to a community versus waiting out the pandemic at home, for many individuals it still makes more sense on balance to start exploring the option of moving.

Gayle Young, Director of Marketing, Communications and Public Relations for Sunset Retirement Communities, offers several reasons that joining a community sooner rather than later might be the best choice for you or an older loved one.

They include: Avoiding isolation Older adults who live alone are vulnerable to loneliness and isolation, putting them at increased risk of a wide range of physical, emotional, and mental-health issues. In fact, according to the National Institute on Aging, research has shown that social isolation and loneliness are linked to higher risks of high blood, pressure, heart disease, obesity, a weakened immune system, anxiety, depression, cognitive decline, Alzheimer ’s disease, and even death among older adults. Of course, when stay-at-home orders are put in place for weeks or months at a time, older adults’ sense of loneliness is greatly compounded.

“In contrast, older adults who choose Sunset stay engaged and never have to experience isolation because we have a built-in community of residents and staff and offer a wide variety of activities and amenities that nourish them in body, mind, and spirit while adhering to all health guidelines and directives,” Young states.

Strict health protocols Quality senior communities have already implemented strict protocols

in response to the outbreak in order to keep their residents healthy. These include measures such as requiring appropriate social distancing, encouraging regular handwashing, limiting or restricting visitation, postponing or modifying group activities, enhancing already strict cleaning and disinfecting protocols, and requiring sick staff members to stay home.

Regular health monitoring Residents at senior living communities are being regularly screened for symptoms of coronavirus so any cases can be caught early to prevent spread to others.

However, routine health monitoring doesn’t begin and end with COVID19. “Quality communities always keep a close eye on the health status of residents— especially those with pre-existing conditions—to ensure they’re getting the appropriate treatments and level of care. Also, medications are kept on hand, so you don’t have to drive to the pharmacy to get them, and we can assist residents in managing them properly,” Young says.

Meals and snacks provided One of the biggest challenges facing the general population during the COVID-19 crisis is ensuring that nutritious foods and other essentials are available in sufficient quantities.

For many people, this means making regular forays to the grocery store or bulk retail club, risking exposure (or exposing others) to the virus on each trip. But for residents of senior living communities, there’s no need to leave home to stock up on food because meals and snacks are all provided.

A pet-friendly environment Ample research shows that spending time with pets is beneficial for older adults in a variety of ways. “Not only are pets loyal companions that give unconditional affection, but they n

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ccording to David Brown, MD, of basis whether vaccination is approThe Toledo Clinic Cancers, cervical priate or not. That’s the consensus cancer is the fourth most common among all expert groups in the US cancer in women and causes 260,000 and Europe, including the American 4126 N. Holland Sylvania Rd., Suit deaths worldwide annually. He also Association of Pediatrics.”

Toledo, OH 43623 notes that virtually 100 percent of In addition to getting vaccinated cervical cancer cases are attributable against HPV, a sound approach to a single factor—infection with to prevention must also include human papillomavirus, or HPV. avoiding high-risk behaviors, This common sexually transmit- such as having unprotected sex ted disease is linked with several of any form, becoming sexually other cancers as well. “For example, active at a young age, having HPV is associated with many sexual partners, vaginal and vulvar canor having close skincers in women, though to-skin contact with an not 100 percent, as well infected individual.

Located on N. Holland Sylvania Road, we h as with anal cancer and Dr. Brown notes that oropharyngeal cancer in the field of oncology and laboratory, MRI and other specialty service both men and women. The much of the ongoing canconveniently located on Loc the premises. connection between HPV cer research is focused on and oropharyngeal cancer finding immunological lab is especially strong in men. approaches to cancer pre4126 N. Holland Sylvania Rd., Suite 105 In fact, approximately 60 vention and treatment.

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s many nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, and other long-term-care settings close their doors to outsiders for safety reasons amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is proving tips on how families can still stay connected with a loved one in a care setting.

“Right now, families across the country cannot visit their relatives in long-term-care settings, and while they can’t be there with them in person, they can, and should, still be there for them,” says Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr., AFA’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “There are other ways that individuals can remain connected with a loved one with Alzheimer’s from anywhere.”

AFA offers the following suggestions: • Speak to the care setting. Keep in touch with the care setting’s staff to get regular updates on your loved one and make sure they are safe.

• Utilize technology to stay connected. Many care settings are helping families stay connected through video chat, such as FaceTime, Skype, or Zoom. Ask your loved one’s care setting if they offer this type of service. Phone calls, emails, and letters are also good ways to keep in touch and stay connected.

• Have a dialogue through photographs. Some care settings are working with families to regularly send pictures of their residents to their loved ones and encouraging families to send photos back for the residents to see. In some cases, they’ll encourage “themed” photos

(e.g. wearing a funny hat) to keep things fun and engaging.

• Send care packages. Familiarity often helps reduce stress and improve mood, so sending favorite snacks, trinkets, lotions, or activities to the person can be helpful. Check with the care setting before sending to see if there are any items they do not allow for health reasons.

• Don’t panic. According to officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Health Care Association, moving an older adult from a long-term-care center and exposing them to more people and places is risky and could have long-lasting impacts.

Additionally, the levels of care needed for residents in a professional care setting are usually higher than those that can generally be provided at home. All care settings are required to have plans in place to monitor and prevent infections and safeguard the health of their residents and staff, and will provide you with information about these procedures if you ask.

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The many benefits of bicycling

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any of us remember the thrill of getting our first bicycle. Even more thrilling, our first bicycle ride!

I certainly remember both of these events—my first bicycle was entirely pastel in color and had a jaunty flowered basket on the front. My first bicycle ride was a mix of pure terror (what if I fall?) and excitement (finally, a taste of freedom!).

From there, I spent endless hours riding my bicycle in the neighborhood from early morning into the twilight hours with my friends, all skinned knees and sunburned. But then semi-adulthood and then early adulthood came along, and I had all but forgotten the simple pleasure that comes with riding a bicycle.

Fast forward through years of medical school and post-graduate training, through the purchase of our first home near one of Toledo’s oldest and most beloved bicycle shops, and I found myself thinking that it might be nice to have a bicycle once again.

Though the bicycle that I purchased

does not have a floral motif, it does sport a very zippy color and is a joy to ride through the neighborhood and on the trails.

Happily, one of my dear (and very fit) neighbors has introduced me to the bike as not only a means of transportation for errands, but also as a means of fitness via the many trails we have in Toledo.

Certainly “fitness” is on the minds of many Toledoans, and given the current glut of information on this topic, sometimes people feel overwhelmed when trying to make lifestyle changes. But what if the road to fitness/ health/improved wellbeing were as simple as strapping on your helmet and hopping onto your bicycle that’s currently gathering dust in the garage?

Bicycling is a great form of exercise for multiple reasons: 1. Biking increases endurance/ energy levels. Biking also challenges your heart and lungs, which decreases your risk of heart attack and stroke!

2. Biking is a low-impact activity, which is especially beneficial for those who have issues with osteoarthritis (age-related degeneration of the joints). This means that it is easier on the joints than certain other activities, such as jogging or running. In fact, in a study examining patients with knee osteoarthritis, done in Ireland and published in 2010, 80% of those who started either walking or cycling reported improvements

in their symptoms. Joints (even arthritic ones) “like” to move, as this helps to bring in new blood and nutrients to the joint, and bicycling is an excellent way to facilitate this process.

3. Biking is an accessible activity. As mentioned above, people in the Toledo metropolitan area have many options for bicycling given our fantastic system of Metroparks with hundreds of miles of trails that are safe and well kept.

According to the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, all adults without medical conditions precluding them from exercise should aim for 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise (meaning that you could have a short conversation doing said exercise, but could not sing) weekly, and should be doing some sort of strength-building exercise such as weight lifting two to three times per week. Bicycling is an excellent way to get your exercise— always with a helmet of course!

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A WALK IN THE PARK

Last fall, a return to Alaska sounded like a good idea. By mid-winter, it was becoming somewhat less attractive because of the uncertainties

to see. After two minutes and nine seconds, according to the time stamp on the video, Jessica figured it out.

The video portion is random and out of focus, but the family discussion on the audio is priceless.

Another home video classic is visually stunning but an audio disappointment. On the crest of Maui’s Mt. Haleakala for the sunrise, Shirley

Shirley said she might consider fishing in northern New Mexico or southern Colorado—if she is ever released from confinement.

No Arizona this year, but at least we have hundreds of photos of the desert in bloom.

Armchair adventures

by LeMoyne Mercer

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ealing with shelter-at-home and social distancing has provided ample opportunities for reflection, reading, and other hobbies. Plus keeping in touch with friends in Toledo and those who went to Arizona—where Shirley and I were supposed to be. Our winter trip was cancelled not because of the virus (which was not yet an issue on Dec.

28, our planned departure date) but

by Shirley’s hip-replacement surgery.

By the time she was physically mobile, we were no longer RV mobile because the whole world was shutting down. One reader emailed to suggest that the surgery turned out to be a blessing in disguise as state and national parks closed campgrounds and non-essential travel was discouraged.

So, with no winter trip, I gave some thought to plans for the summer.

we are still facing. Shirley proposed northern New Mexico and southern Colorado for some fly fishing as an option—assuming that summer brings relief. Fortunately, the way we travel provides considerable flexibility and we can have the RV prepped and packed within 24 hours.

While we were stuck at home, I took consolation in my digital photo files and travel journals as well as some of our old home videos. If we couldn’t get out for actual adventures, we could at least take refuge in armchair adventures.

My early videos did not benefit from editing software, so what I shot was what we got. Or what Shirley shot.

While I drove across the Mackinac Bridge on June 24, 1990, for example, she did the taping with enthusiastic advice and encouragement from Sarah and Jessica in the back seat. She had the adjustable viewfinder pointed at the Straights of Mackinac, but the lens itself was pointed straight up so she did not see what she expected

Ah, the dawn of a new day on Haleakala. What a maroon! and I stood in hushed metaphysical awe as the sun peaked over the far rim of the caldera. Also Sprach Zarathustra was playing vigorously inside my head. Then, the fellow next to me stentoriously announced, “Ah, the dawn of a new day!” As Bugs would say, “What a maroon! What an ignoranamus!”

Truth be told, almost all of the running video commentary I have provided over the years was at least that inane. Fortunately, with more recent technology I can replace that inanity—most of it anyway—with a music soundtrack.

Reviewing those ancient videos during the self quarantine brought to mind a WXYZ Detroit TV program from the late 1950s and ’60s.

Raise your hand if you remember George Pierrot’s World Adventure

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Series. George was a traveler who used to show his travelogues at the Detroit Institute of Art before he got the WXYZ gig. He invited his TV guests to show their own Super 8 or 16mm movies (no soundtracks) with in-studio narrative about the running of the bulls in Pamplona or climbing all 3,000 steps at Machu Picchu. The quality of the guest’s live narrative sometimes made viewers wish they had a remote with a handy mute button. (Maybe someday there would be such a boon to humanity.)

Occasionally even George himself was caught on camera taking a little nap while his guest yammered away.

There was a time when friends who said they admired our travels were rewarded with a private screening of my videos. Everybody is socially obligated to say they would just love to see your home videos or slides or photos. Recipients of such flattery are also socially obligated to not actually believe it. When, like George Pierrot, people drift off during your screening or suddenly remember they left a roast in the oven, you should take a hint. Which, eventually, I did.

Eventually.

The usual trajectory for family videos is that they are fascinating (at least to the family) for about one or two viewings; then they are forgotten for several decades; then they are resurrected to laughter as we acknowledge how ludicrous a mullet or an O.J. Afro looked; then they bring tears when we are old enough to cherish how wonderful our children were. And still are. Forgive me. I find that I am becoming quite a maudlin old woman.

So, let us return to the armchair adventures. I usually associate adventures with wildlife encounters, though perhaps “adventure” is too strong a word. Friends with limited experience are inclined to think that encounters with wildlife involve some level of danger. Or, at least, potential danger. On the boardwalk in Everglades National Park, for example, the fellow next to me knelt to get a picture of a sleeping alligator. Sud-

Sometimes it is better to just let sleeping gators lie.

denly the “sleeping” gator lunged up at him. He tumbled over backwards like an Olympic gymnast. “Boy,” he said, “that’ll get your heart pumping!”

Fortunately, we have experienced far more of the potential kind of danger than the actual kind. Even so, there have been close calls. At Colter Bay Campground in Grand Teton National Park, Shirley and I noticed two young men back in the woods. Naturally, I went to see what they were up to. One had a clip board and a long tape measure on a big reel. His colleague held the other end of the tape and a life-size plywood silhouette of a bear. His job was to take the silhouette farther into the woods until his partner called out “Can’t see you anymore!” At which point clipboard boy would write down the distance.

Turns out they were doing official Park Service research on how far

a fire ring. The willows formed a hedge around the clearing and extended as far as the lodgepole pine forest. I don’t know exactly how far that was because I didn’t bring a long tape measure and a clipboard.

Maybe 20 feet or so.

But we did find out how far you can see a bear in the woods.

Maybe 20 feet or so. He Elk pass right through our campsite on their way to tender, irrigated lawns. nonchalantly emerged from the cover of the willows pretending he didn’t even Campground in Yellowstone. We know we were there. Even with the are accustomed to watching herds sound of the stream, he must have of elk wander right through the heard us talking. Smelled us, too, campground on their way from undoubtedly. Taking a hint from the the Gardiner River to feed on the bear, we moved as nonchalantly as tender, irrigated lawns up in the possible back towards the RV, occa- town of Mammoth. It is important sionally glancing over our shoulders. to stay within a few steps of the Running would have been totally safety of the RV because bull elk can futile given the superior speed of get a little touchy. The cows often bears. Plus, if you behave like prey give birth right in the campground. you tend to get treated like prey. Of When they are feeling protective of course, we had brought neither bear newborn calves, they can become a spray for protection nor a camera to little touchy as well. Now, Shirley record the encounter for the benefit is a retired OB nurse. She insists of whoever might have found our that stories of post-partum mothers remains.

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How far can you see a bear in the woods? you can see a bear in the woods. It seemed to me that there were way too many uncontrolled variables in the research. What kinds of trees? How much undergrowth? What season of the year? They acknowledged that it made little sense to them either, but if you are college kids getting paid by the government plus the right to add “wildlife statistical research” to your resume, well, you don’t have to agree, you just do what you’re told.

I suggested that next year they might research that timeless question “Do bears defecate in the woods?”

“Of course, they do,” said clipboard boy. “The Charmin people already verified that.”

Later, Shirley and I went up Crystal Creek to scout potential fly fishing access points. We pushed through head-high streamside willows to a clearing where someone had built

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Even so, on the afternoon of June 4, we were sitting in the shade of our awning, sipping Elijah Craig with some of her excellent homemade pimiento cheese and crackers. A woman from Palo Alto stopped to chat—perhaps hoping that we might offer some of the bourbon. Then an elk cow came down the road gathering speed as she headed straight for Palo Alto lady. n

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Who immediately made good use of her fluorescent orange running shoes.

I took off my hat and waved it while yelling, “Hey! You play nice now!”

Which the elk did. Plopped right down in the tall grass near our rig.

This is when Shirley started calling me the Elk Whisperer.

Unfortunately, the incident generated expectations that the performance could be repeated as often as required. My grandfather used to say, “Don’t let your mouth write checks that your butt can’t cash.” The next afternoon, my bank account was nearly overdrawn.

In a neighboring campsite were Grandma and five-year-old Kiley.

They spotted an elk on the side of the ridge and went to get a closer look. It turned out to be good ol’ Mrs. Grumpy Elk. She took exception to their proximity and turned toward them in a threatening manner. So I grabbed my trusty elk deterrent hat and ran uphill as fast as I could, yelling as loud as I could. Considering the angle of the slope, the 8,000 feet elevation, and my age, the yelling was more like the pitiful mewing of a kitten. And as fast as I could run was more like a stampeding herd of turtles.

I told Grandma and Kiley to make their way behind me, very slowly so

as not to further excite the elk, and take refuge in a nearby clump of junipers. Then, still very slowly, to continue down the slope. Meanwhile, I engaged Mrs. Grumpy Elk in what was intended as soothing, distracting conversation of a non-political nature. Which worked just fine.

For several seconds anyway. Then her ears came forward, her nostrils flared, and she surged ahead until we were playing musical chairs around a waist-high sage bush. Was I daunted? Not a bit. I have been married 50 years. A crazy old elk woman is no big deal.

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The burros were curious and came to introduce themselves. catch phrase with our girls. (It must be uttered in the same tone as “Lucy, you got a lotta ‘splainin’ to do!”)

Even four decades later, they post photos on Facebook when they come across any large quadruped with a sloppy, wet tongue fully extended.

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Hills of South Dakota on our way to Mt. Rushmore. I spotted a herd of wild burros in the shade of some trees across a meadow. Naturally, I left the car and went for a closer look.

The burros lifted their heads. They were curious too, so they ambled over to meet me.

Now, Shirley was concerned that their apparent curiosity might be a prelude to unpleasantness. So she uttered that immortal phrase for the very first time. I complied, of course.

Not because I was daunted, mind you, but because I am an especially loving, respectful, and compliant husband.

When I was safely on board, she hit the button to raise all the windows.

Just in time, too. We were surrounded like Custer at the Little Bighorn. The burro at her window extended a long, wet tongue and gave it a great big slurp. This prompted her to hit the button locking the doors. (A particularly clever burro might be able to lift a latch.) The girls thought it was simply hilarious. Today even their children know that “LeMoyne, get in the car!” need not have anything to do with a car. Its private, family meaning is “Stop your foolishness right this minute!”

Now, do these fellows look like blood-thirsty brutes? Better lock the doors.

I never worry about snakes because I have a woman who kicks them off the trail.

As for the dangers posed by snakes, we need not even go into that. Many of you already know that I never worry about them because I have a woman who hikes ahead to kick them off the trail. Which is yet another reason that, after all these years, traveling with Shirley is still just a walk in the park.

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Five reasons men should adopt women’s approach to preventive healthcare

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espite the fact that, on average, men tend to live shorter lives and become sick and disabled earlier than women do, they’re far less inclined than women to seek routine preventive healthcare and screenings. Even when they’re experiencing pain or other physical symptoms, men often shrug off seeing a doctor for evaluation and treatment.

Women, on the other hand, are more likely to have learned and internalized the importance of preventive healthcare from a relatively young age.

Whatever the motivation behind this tendency in men—whether it’s a false sense of invincibility, fear of embarrassment, or the misguided notion that seeking help is a sign of weakness—they have much to gain and nothing to lose by taking advantage of preventive healthcare services. Here are five reasons men would do well to think more like 10.25x5_ES_Harms_Ad_HL_COL_220_HI.pdf women when it comes to their health:

1. Many diseases are “silent.”

Many men boast of their diligence with respect to preventive motor vehicle maintenance—checking the tire pressure, changing the oil, topping off fluid levels, inspecting belts, replacing the air filter, etc.—yet can’t be bothered to schedule preventive healthcare visits to ensure their bodies are functioning as they should. They assume that because they feel okay, they must be healthy. And why bother a doctor when there’s nothing wrong with you?

But the reality is, many serious medical conditions are “silent,” causing no obvious physical symptoms. For example, one can have elevated blood pressure, cholesterol, or blood sugar yet feel just fine.

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2. The earlier diseases are caught and treated, the better.

No physician has ever uttered the words, “If only you’d waited a bit longer to come in, we might have been able to cure you!” Outcomes are always best when diseases are detected and treated at the earliest stage. Even in cases where the disease cannot be cured, early detection and initiation of treatment can often help patients live significantly longer and maximize their quality of life throughout the disease process.

And again, don’t assume physical symptoms will alert you that something is wrong. Many cancers, for example, cause no symptoms in the early stages, and some are already advanced by the time symptoms manifest themselves.

3. Preventive healthcare provides accountability.

Preventive healthcare usually involves making healthy lifestyle choices or modifications, such as eating better, exercising more, avoiding tobacco use, moderating alcohol consumption, etc. The results of these efforts (or lack thereof) are reflected in blood work values, blood pressure readings, the number on the exam room scale, and other measurements.

Knowing your doctor will routinely

5. There are people who love and depend on you.

If you’re a man who shuns medical care, there are likely many people in your life—your spouse, children, grandchildren, siblings, etc.—who love and depend on you and wish they could convince you to change your approach.

They don’t want to nag or annoy you, but they do care what happens to you.

Seeing a doctor for preventive healthcare is a small price to pay to keep yourself healthy and reassure your loved ones that you’ll be part of their lives for many years to come. ❦

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4. Risk factors can be addressed.

You may have a family history, occupation, or lifestyle habit that puts you at elevated risk for a certain disease without even realizing it. In taking your history, the doctor can identify these risk factors and recommend screenings accordingly.

For example, if one of your family members was diagnosed with a certain form of cancer, your doctor might recommend that you begin screening for that cancer earlier than normal or that you undergo genetic testing to evaluate your risk.

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Local small businesses are feeling the sting of being forced to close their doors to patrons and lay off their workers. Fortunately, some options remain available to help everyone get through this crisis a little less worse for wear. Many employers are filing

For each Toledo Together T-shirt sold at davesrunning.com, $5 will be donated to partnering local restaurants to provide meals to area workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

for government loans/grants to keep workers on payroll and rent paid, and those lucky enough to have successfully completed the process (even the experts are having trouble figuring it out) might be able to hang on a little longer. Either way, supporting local small businesses during this time is something that makes our community stronger.

Restaurants are offering delivery, where they hadn’t before, and other businesses are responding by taking their wares and services online.

Dave’s Running Shop is one of these businesses heavily invested in the community and evolving to be able to serve patrons with many new online tools. While www.davesrunning.com has sold running shoes online for years, the shop has been adding many other running shoes, lifestyle footwear, insoles, t-shirts, and other apparel to the website over the past weeks. Delivery is free on all orders over $75, and staff is

shipping them out daily.

We’re also available to consult shoppers by phone from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

This service has been heavily utilized by the public and has helped many individuals find the right fit and fill insole prescriptions.

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In mid-April, Dave’s Running Shop began offering virtual fittings to provide the public with the indepth, personalized fitting process we’ve been known for since 1973.

Here’s how it works: 1. Schedule a virtual fitting online.

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Corona-thon Duathlon Spring into spring with a virtual duathlon. Test your early season fitness, compete from a distance with your friends, dip your toe into the multi-sport world without any pressure, or just do a duathlon. The event will include a one-mile run, 13-mile bike, and 5K run. Complete these on your own any time from May 9-17 and submit your time. Don’t get too hung up on exact distances—we won’t. This is for fun and to get you outside, on your bike, and practicing your transitions.

There are free and paid options for the Corona-thon Duatlon.

Registrants in the paid option will receive a t-shirt, and a portion of their $24 fee will be donated to a local charity.

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7. Place your order with staff or online at www.davesrunning.com.

8. We’ll process your order for delivery or drive-up pickup.

Drive-up pickup

Place your order and drive up to the nearest location to pick it up.

After you place your order during your virtual fitting, by calling in to one of the four Dave’s Running Shop locations between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, or by processing it online at www. davesrunning.com, it’ll be shipped to you within three to six days.

Alternatively, we’ve set up the option to receive notification when the order is ready and drive up to the front of the store for pickup. Upon arriving at the store, there will be a sign with instructions on how to notify us of your presence. Since no one will be able to enter the store, you’ll let us know when you’re there and we’ll bring your order out to you.

Virtual races and online training

Free and open to runners and walkers of all ages and abilities.

Join the Dave’s Facebook Group and join the Dave’s Strava Club.

Even though all of the spring races and events have been cancelled or postponed, Northwest Ohio will get through this crisis and be running/ walking the 419 region together again soon. When the government restrictions are lifted, what will there be to look forward to? A lot! The running community here is vibrant and active, so it won’t be difficult to find others to engage with if you look in the right places.

Make a new race your goal race, and keep training. A current season calendar is available at www.DavesRaces. com. Whether you want to walk your first 5K or set a personal record (PR) at a half marathon, there will be several of these opportunities once we can all congregate as a group again. Mark summer events on your calendar, and be ready to hit the ground running soon by keeping moving now. ❦

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had originally planned to write about a different topic for this month’s column, but I think suggestions for healthy eating during the COVID-19 pandemic are more fitting—and likely to be so for quite some time. While I’m writing this in April, somehow I think this information will still be relevant in May (unfortunately) and possibly well beyond if there are rolling lockdowns in our future.

There are two concepts we need to review: how to keep yourself healthy and how to eat healthy. Let’s look at these concepts and how they relate to our immunity, which is a justifiably significant concern for most of us right now.

It’s no secret that good nutrition is an essential part of a strong immune system, but it’s important to understand that no single food, supplement, or vitamin will “boost� your immune function and prevent you from catching COVID-19. Rather, to achieve or maintain a good immune system, one must take a multipronged approach of eating a well-balanced diet, getting enough sleep, and exercising regularly.

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Among them: • Beta carotene—found in orange foods like carrots, sweet potatoes, and mango. • Vitamin C—found in citrus fruits like oranges, grapefruits, lemons, and limes, as well as in berries, melons, and even tomatoes and bell peppers. • Vitamin D—found in fatty fish like salmon and tuna as well as in eggs, milk, and 100% juices that have been fortified. • Zinc—tends to be absorbed better from animal sources like beef and seafood but can be found in wheat germ, beans, nuts, and tofu. • Probiotics—the good bacteria that promote gut health.

Found in cultured yogurts and fermented foods like kimchi. • Protein—comes from both animal- and plant-based sources like milk, yogurt, eggs, beef, chicken, seafood, nuts, seeds, beans, and lentils.

However, don’t think you can get all these nutrients in pill form. There’s no substitute for a well-balanced diet, and the best way to deliver these nutrients to your body is by eating the foods that contain them.

Healthy kitchen How does all this translate to practical action in the kitchen? Start with healthy menu planning in order to limit food waste and limit your trips to the grocery store. Focus on simple recipes that don’t need exotic ingredients. Assess your fridge, freezer, and pantry to determine what foods you need and what foods you need to use up. A good rule of thumb is to use up fresh foods first so they don’t spoil and go to waste. Keep in mind that leftovers can be repurposed into

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or canned, but whatever form you choose, strive for variety. Potatoes, carrots, onions, apples, and citrus fruits are all good choices right now because they have a longer shelf life.

To get the most bang for your buck, try to comparison shop and look for sales. Also, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget extras such as pasta sauces, herbs, spices, and frozen items.

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Laurels strives to keep guests and families connected during COVID-19 crisis

he social restrictions imposed to help flatten the COVID-19 curve are tough on everyone. But for residents of long-term-care facilities, who gain so much from regular contact and interaction with family and friends, the inability to have visitors can be especially challenging.

Recognizing that social interaction is vital to emotional health, The Laurels of Toledo has implemented a wide variety of measures to ensure the facility’s long-term guests stay connected with loved ones during the ongoing pandemic.

Kristy Wortketter, Director of Marketing for The Laurels of Toledo, explains, “This crisis is very frightening for everybody, and not being able to see loved ones on top of that has the potential to make the situation even worse for our guests, so we’re doing whatever we can to keep spirits up and maintain normalcy to the extent possible.”

One of these measures is encouraging virtual engagement with loved ones via technology such as FaceTime,

Skype, or Zoom.

In fact, early in the outbreak, The Laurels acquired tablets to ensure guests could communicate remotely with their families.

“We’ve also designated a special email address for non-urgent communication that allows families to send letters, updates, and photos to our guests,” Wortketter says. Guests who have difficulty typing but would like to send letters to loved ones have the

option of dictating their message to a staff member who will then relay it via email.

In addition to virtual communication, families can schedule window visits with their loved one at The Laurels. During these visits, family members can come right up to a guest’s window and interact with them through the glass. If the guest’s room doesn’t allow window access, the staff

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can schedule a time to take the family to a designated area in the building with an accessible window. In addition, Laurels Recreational Services Director Page Rostetter is planning an activity in which guests trace their hands on cardboard, cut them out and decorate them, and then place them on their windows so they and their loved ones can put their hands together, at least symbolically, through the glass.

Also, with schools closed and area students learning from home, The Laurels is exploring opportunities to connect students with their guests so they can communicate back and forth to the benefit of both populations.

The families of Laurels guests can rest assured that social distancing is being diligently observed within the facility for the protection of guests.

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Laurels - continued from p18 searches, and crafts to their rooms, and in the afternoons, Page plays different music selections through the overhead speaker system for guests to enjoy. One of the most popular activities right now is hallway bingo, which, as the name suggests, is played out in the hallway with everyone remaining at a safe distance,” Wortketter says.

According to Wortketter, guests have been holding up well and staying in relatively good spirits despite the COVID-19 crisis. Still, there are emotionally poignant moments. She recalls one guest who broke down in tears after the staff helped her connect virtually with her daughter because she was so happy to see her face.

Of course, the current crisis is challenging—both physically and emotionally—for the Laurels staff as well. “I definitely work with some serious healthcare heroes,” states Wortketter. “They’re working long hours and very tired, but they never lose focus on keeping guests safe. They have to make serious decisions in terms of how to help our guests, and the protocols change daily. In order to stay on top of the latest changes, they have to take in a lot of information and adapt constantly.”

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As a company, The Laurels is doing a variety of things to keep employees’ spirits up, for example offering appreciation lunches and keeping snacks and goodies on hand for them. In addition, there will soon be a large banner at the front of the facility urging people passing by to “Honk for our healthcare heroes.”

However, these gestures don’t come close to conveying Wortketter’s gratitude. “I’m so proud of the tireless efforts and dedication our staff has shown throughout this crisis. I can’t thank them enough for all they do,” she says.

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he current crisis is keeping us all at home, and it’s uncertain when and how the country will reopen so our lives can return to normal. In the meantime, spring has arrived and summer is not far behind, so why not make the most of it? Here are several suggestions for warm-weather leisure-time activities that you and your family can enjoy right in your own backyard—whether you’re obligated to stay home or not: Dine al fresco Whether you’re enjoying a fun, festive dinner with family or a romantic meal for two, food just tastes better when it’s enjoyed in the great outdoors and enhanced by warm breezes. (A nice accompanying bottle of wine doesn’t hurt, either!)

If you’re in the mood for a touch of elegance, you can convert your deck or patio to a formal feasting

area or delineate a temporary dining space in the yard or garden with a portable canopy, gazebo, or party tent. With today’s incredible variety of affordable furnishings, outdoor lighting, dinnerware, glassware, and accessories designed specifically for dining al fresco, you can make your outdoor repast as chic, laid back, whimsical, or downright unusual as your heart desires.

Get grilling Meals enjoyed al fresco can be prepared in the kitchen and carried outdoors, but let’s face it, the barbecue grill is where most of the outdoor

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cooking action goes on in spring and summer. And the options for your outdoor barbecue menu are virtually endless, so there’s no excuse for getting bored with grilled fare. Burgers, brats, steaks, chicken, chops, kabobs, ribs, seafood, pizzas, and even fruits and vegetables are just a sampling of the foods you can prepare on your gas or charcoal grill. Spice up meats with your favorite marinade or dry rub or slather them in your signature barbecue sauce. If you’re new to grilling, a little online research will yield a plethora of delicious recipes and grilling suggestions.

Get in the game In winter, “family game night” usually consists of sitting around a table and rolling dice or spinning a spinner while scarfing down snacks.

But at this time of year, more active backyard games beckon! If you have sufficient space, set up a badminton or volleyball net in the yard and hold a family tournament. Horseshoes, bocce ball, croquet, cornhole, and lawn darts are other perennial family favorites. Or how about a treasure hunt for the little ones? Hide a fun prize somewhere in the yard or garden, and leave a trail of tantalizing clues for the kids to solve.

Camp out The backyard in late spring and summer is the perfect place and time to introduce kids to the camping experience or to do a “dry run” for the whole family in anticipation of a future camping trip. This is a great opportunity to get a feel for setting up the tent (involving everyone in the project), test all your camping gear

(camp stove, lantern, etc.), try out those air mattresses to make sure they don’t leak, and simply experience “roughing it” in a controlled environment (i.e., with all the comforts of home right nearby in case things don’t turn out as planned). Don’t forget to try out the fun stuff, too, such as telling ghost stories, roasting marshmallows, and making s’mores around the campfire.

A fire pit or chiminea can be the perfect stand-in for a traditional campfire within city limits.

Bring on the birds Few things liven up the backyard environment like the color, songs, activity, and antics of our fine feathered friends. If you have a screen room or three-season room overlooking the backyard, that’s the perfect vantage point for observing a bird-feeding station. Keep a pair of binoculars handy so you can get close-up views and better identify your winged visitors. To attract a diverse variety of songbirds and woodpeckers, be sure to provide both seed and suet feeders. Hummingbirds will soon home in on special nectar feeders provided just for them. Also, a nearby birdbath in which the birds can both cool off and quench their thirst will be appreciated and keep the birds coming back for more.

Lighten up and decorate In addition to landscaping with trees, shrubs, annuals, and perennials, you can spruce up your property in other ways for greater sensory impact.

For instance, landscape lighting will add a delightful aesthetic touch to your grounds that you can appreciate long after sundown. In addition to shedding a little light on the subject, you can delight your ears with the delicate sound of wind chimes or the soothing trickle of a water feature, such as a fountain or small pond. Or, indulge your inner artist by strategically placing sculptures, wall plaques, glass ornaments, and other tasteful ornamentation around your garden and landscape.

It’s all about creating an attractive, welcoming outdoor living space that gives you the sense of getting away from it all without having to go away. ❦ Healthy Living News | May 2020 19

Summer shouldn’t be wheezin’ season for asthma sufferers

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or people with asthma, the arrival of summer, which is right around the corner here in Northwest Ohio, can coincide with a worsening of symptoms—the wheezing, chest tightness, coughing, and breathlessness that make their lives miserable. Not only does summer ’s hot, humid weather aggravate this chronic pulmonary condition, but so does the higher presence of airborne allergens and irritants. For those with exercise-induced asthma, the otherwise healthy act of becoming more active in summertime can even trigger symptoms.

When we think of seasonal allergies, symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, congestion, and watery, itchy eyes usually come to

mind. However, another disease that can go hand in hand with allergies is asthma, characterized by inflammation of the bronchial tubes, increased mucus secretion in the lungs, and narrowing of the airways, also known as bronchospasm.

According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI), asthma affects an estimated 26 million Americans and is one of the leading causes of work and school absences.

Of course, not all allergy sufferers develop asthma and not all cases of asthma are allergy-related.

Furthermore, some allergy sufferers primarily experience upper-respiratory symptoms while some develop asthma and some experience both,

though it’s not fully understood why this is the case. It’s also not known why some people have allergies as a child but then develop asthma later in life.

Among the common seasonal allergens that can cause asthma symptoms are the various tree, grass, and weed pollens produced in succession throughout the warmer months. Year-round triggers, such as pet dander and dust mites, can contribute to the problem as well.

The ACAAI notes that exercise-induced asthma, also called exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, “is caused by the loss of heat, water or both from the airways during exercise when quickly breathing in air that is drier than what is already in the body. Symptoms typically appear within a few minutes after you start exercising and may continue for 10 to 15 minutes after you finish your workout.” (source: acaai.org) The good news is, while asthma cannot be cured, it can be managed very effectively like other chronic conditions such as hypertension and diabetes. In fact, the vast majority of cases can be controlled with simple medications, and with proper treatment, most people with asthma should remain relatively symptom-free and enjoy a full and active life.

Avoidance of known triggers is the first line of defense against allergic asthma. For instance, people with this condition should consider: • Staying indoors on hot, dry, or windy days when pollen tends to be at its worst.

• Limiting outdoor activities to mid-day versus the early morning and evening when the pollen count is usually higher.

• Wearing a dust mask when doing outdoor chores.

• Changing clothes and showering after spending time outdoors.

• Keeping windows closed and using air conditioning for cooling (both at home and in the car).

• Frequently (at least weekly) vacuuming rugs and carpeting, preferably using a vacuum cleaner equipped with a

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high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter.

Frequently damp mopping floors and wiping down other hard surfaces with a damp cloth or sponge.

Running a dehumidifier to keep the home’s air dry.

Using a HEPA filter in the bedroom.

Washing bedding in hot water (at least 130 degrees F).

If practical, replacing carpeting with hardwood or laminate flooring.

Bathing furry pets often and banishing them from the bedroom.

However, strict avoidance of allergy triggers is not always practical, so it’s important for people with allergic asthma—or any form of the disease—to seek treatment as well.

The appropriate treatment regimen will vary from patient to patient but often includes some form of long-term “controller ” medication to reduce inflammation, along with a fast-acting “rescue” medication to manage bronchospasm. For asthma sufferers who still experience symptoms despite these common medications, there are other classes of drugs doctors can prescribe to address different aspects of the inflammatory process. For example, cutting-edge biologic drugs, such as reslizumab, mepolizumab, omalizumab, benralizumab, and dupilumab, have been shown to n Asthma - continued on p31

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Healthy boundaries and social distancing

by Cynthia F. Kenny, MA, LPCC-S, CCTP

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hen I volunteered to write an article about interpersonal boundaries back in December of this year, I, like the rest of the world, had no idea that when it came time to publish in May, we would all be experiencing a global pandemic.

Thus, the article I originally intended to write would have been very different from the one I am writing now.

Just the other day, I had a conversation with a woman about physical boundaries in the workplace. I had just watched a segment on the CBS “Sunday Morning” show with Mo Rocca entitled “The End of the Handshake?” in which he explored the impact of social distancing on the common ritual for etiquette, business and personal relationships, and how it may become permanently extinct as we have formerly known it. The woman I spoke to expressed a sense of happiness and relief about the potential end of the business handshake, indicating, as a female, her belief that this will put an end to often uncomfortable and/or inappropriate physical boundary violations she experienced in a male-dominated work environment.

It had not yet occurred to me that

this could be an unforeseen outcome safe distance between us. of the loss of the handshake and, by Last week, I was shopping for extension, the social “half-hug” or other groceries at Kroger. (Yes, I still go social forms of physical contact. Does to the store once a week, and, yes, I this mean, then, that the fist-bump do wear a mask and gloves.) I had and elbow-touch are also asked one of the young on the endangered list? men working there to help Nobody knows for sure me find something and he what the “new normal” for started coming too close physical boundaries will for comfort, so I quickly look like after the impact moved to the other side of COVID-19 and social of my cart to put space distancing. between us. This was an While many things example of the difference have changed, there in each person’s awareness are still, however, some of, and ability and willingthings about interperness to maintain, these sonal boundaries that renew physical boundaries main the same. For most at such an unprecedented of us, it is often easiest and strange time in all our to recognize when our lives. physical boundaries have Another type of boundCynthia F. Kenny, MA, LPCC-S, CCTP been crossed or violated. ary violation that is easy to Physical boundaries are recognize is one that affects often defined as “personal space” our material boundaries. Examples or the distance we feel comfortable of this are when our possessions are allowing others to occupy as we in- borrowed without return, damaged, teract with them. The more we trust or stolen, or when we feel pressured others, the closer we allow them to to lend or give our possessions to approach us physically. Since COVID- others. A current example of a social 19, we’ve had to learn quickly how material boundary violation since to recognize what six feet away from COVID-19 can be seen in images another person looks like and to be of people stockpiling toilet paper, willing to stand on a line or an “X” thermometer batteries, disinfectant on the floor to help maintain that wipes, and other essentials to the

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It is important to understand that boundary violations can occur on a continuum, from slight to serious, and that over the course of our lives, other people will cross our physical, intellectual, emotional, sexual, material, and time boundaries. Oftentimes, the boundary violation is accidental, other times the intention may be hurtful.

During these uncertain times, it is more important than ever that we learn to establish and maintain firm and healthy physical, social, and emotional boundaries. They help us judge what is acceptable and unacceptable in all our social interactions. Without boundaries, our lives and relationships will be chaotic. Establishing healthy boundaries allows us to feel secure and in control of our personal safety. We are all responsible for, and in control of, setting and defending our own boundaries, especially when the health and safety of ourselves, our families, our community, and the world are ultimately at risk.

Cynthia F. Kenny, MA, LPCC-S, CCTP, is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional at The Willow Center. ❦

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Northwest Ohio Hearing Clinic enhances infection control in response to COVID-19

by Shelly Horvat, AuD, CCC-A

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uring the past few months, the COVID-19 virus has dominated the lives and livelihood of everyone around the world. We’re all probably tired of hearing about it, but COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, headache, body aches, sore throat, and shortness of breath. COVID-19 has been declared a public health emergency worldwide, and countries went into lockdown in March and April 2020 in order to prevent and control the disease due to its seriousness and the mortality rate among those who catch it. Although the quarantine is being phased out in Ohio, recommended measures to prevent infection are still in place, including hand hygiene, respiratory hygiene, social distancing, and avoiding touching your face (eyes, nose, and mouth) with unwashed hands.

As Northwest Ohio Hearing Clinic gets back up and running, we would like you to know that we are following measures recommended by the CDC, State of Ohio, and American Academy of Audiology to prevent our patients and ourselves from catching the virus.

While we have always followed infection-control practices, in the wake of the COVID-19 virus, we’ve enhanced these practices and implemented changes to keep our patients, their families, ourselves, and our families safe.

Our staff will do the following: 1. Body temperatures will be taken daily before reporting to work. Any employee with a fever or any illhealth symptoms (sore throat, cough, body ache, shortness of breath) will stay home.

2. We will wear a face mask at all times, practice proper hand washing, and use gloves when needed.

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3. We will practice social distancing at work and when away from our homes.

4. We will maintain an adequate supply of FDA-approved sanitizers/ disinfectants, gloves, and masks.

5. Shared equipment will be sanitized when changing users.

6. We will clean frequently used surfaces such as door handles, counter tops, etc.

7. We will continue to sanitize or dispose of equipment parts used on patients as in the past.

For patients coming to the office, our procedures will minimize their time in the waiting room and keep them socially distant from other patients. Some of our changes include: 1. During the confirmation call the day before the appointment, the patient will be asked to take their temperature and will be asked if they are experiencing symptoms of fever, sore throat, shortness of breath, body aches, or respiratory symptoms. Patients may also be asked to have their temperature taken upon arrival to our building depending on facility requirements.

2. Patients will be asked to limit the number of family/friends accompanying them to the appointment to only one necessary caregiver. If needed, family or friends will be asked to stay in the vehicle in the parking lot during the appointment, and results and recommendations can be relayed via phone to the family.

3. Upon arrival to our parking lot, patients will be asked to remain in their vehicle and call our office to report their arrival to check in. We will call each patient when we are ready to see them to avoid having the patient sit in the waiting room and be exposed to other patients.

Our receptionist will practice social distancing, use a mask, and don gloves as necessary.

4. Patients will be given a mask to wear upon entrance to our office or facility if they are not already wearing one.

5. Hearing aids and hearing equipment will be sanitized appropriately before being handled by the audiologists. The use of hearing aid and earmold sanitizing equipment and sanitizing sprays will be strongly

encouraged by the audiologists for patient use at home. We will have electric hearing aid sanitizer units and hearing aid sanitizer spray on sale and can arrange to ship the supplies to patients if necessary.

6. Please do not be offended if we treat you as if you (or we) have the virus. We are taking these measures to keep you, your loved ones, as well as ourselves and our loved ones safe.

We would like to remind all people donning face masks at this time that people with hearing loss and people communicating in noisy places or communicating at a distance rely on facial expression and lip reading to fill in the blanks of missed speech sounds. Wearing a mask covers up your facial expressions and mouth and can muffle speech, creating different degrees of difficulty for each person.

Practicing good communication strategies is crucial while wearing masks and social distancing. Keep in mind that the person to whom you are speaking may or may not be able to hear you clearly while you have your face covered by a mask and are six feet away.

Tips for communicating effectively while wearing masks For the speaker: • Face the person directly, on the same level, and in good light whenever possible.

• Speak clearly, slowly, distinctly, but naturally, without shouting or exaggerating mouth movements.

• Say the person’s name before beginning a conversation.

• Ask the person to confirm what they have just heard so you know they understand your speech.

For the listener: • Let others know that you have hearing loss upfront or that you are having trouble hearing them through their mask.

• Don’t be afraid or embarrassed to ask for what you need.

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recently started a new prescription.

I had to take two pills every day, 12 hours apart. I figured that it would be easy to do. I would take one in the morning and the other twelve hours later. No problem for me!

During the third month of taking the new pill, I had missed taking two daily pills twice. Once, I fell asleep and woke up with the pill on my nightstand; the other time, I was in Phoenix and forgot about taking it. This was an oral medication prescribed by my neurologist. I called her, and she told me to just proceed to get back on the two-pills-a-day schedule.

Later that weekend, I overheard a woman in a grocery store checkout line tell her friend, “I have to eat soon and take a pill after that.” Her friend told her not to be so neurotic about the pill, just as long as she took it sometime, not even after food.

I asked Brad James, R.Ph. (Registered Pharmacist), a staff pharmacist at the Monroe Street Rite Aid store in Sylvania, why following the drug directions included on the drug vial or package is important. James commented, “Many medications can be taken at any time, but not all. For example, blood pressure pills are taken daily, usually in the morning at the same time. Skipping them might cause serious damage to a person’s internal organs. A worst-case scenario caused by not following the suggested directions could be that a person overdoses; in most cases, not following medication or pill directions is not that severe, but it is better to follow directions.”

James explains that it is important to follow the doctor ’s direction when taking medicine. We need to take the right dose at the right time

and abide by any other instructions your doctor gives you. If a person needs to take a pill twice a day, some might take two pills right after each other. That might not be the best way since these pills are often time-release pills. It is better to take these12 hours apart so the drug works more efficiently. If a dose is missed, a person can try to take it as close to the scheduled time or even wait until the next day to get back on the 12-hour plan. When directions say take after a meal, it is because the drug works best after a meal so the stomach absorbs the medication well and is protected.

I believe our doctors’ and pharmacists’ directions are integral parts of taking our medications for better health management.

They are great, knowledgeable resources and we need to ask their advice.

If I ever have questions about any prescription, I call my doctor or pharmacist. Pharmacists deal with people and medications every day, and they know their stuff. They have a broad understanding of different drug groups like statins and OTC (over-the-counter) pain and cold remedies, and they have a vast knowledge of other accurate and practical dosage advice.

I knew that when I get a prescription, it is important to follow the directions concerning the medication. I thought that it probably helped our medications to work effectively. Before the FDA approves a medication, they do years of trials testing the drug’s success on a specific symptom and its side effects.

Their research includes directing the consumer on the best way to take their prescription so that the drug benefits are maximized.

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Susan G. Komen Northwest Ohio® takes the health and safety of breast cancer patients and our supporters, volunteers, and staff very seriously. After careful consideration of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Komen Northwest Ohio leadership remains optimistic that the 2020 Race for the Cure events will take place as scheduled on Saturday, September 26 in Findlay and on Sunday, September 27 in Toledo. We will continue to consult with national and local health experts throughout the coming months and provide updates if changes arise.

Those interested in registering for the Toledo or Findlay Races may do so at komennwohio.org/race or by calling 419-724-2873. Early special registration remains at $25 for all adults and $15 for youth (ages 3 to 18), and the first 200 people to register will receive free T-shirt shipping.

We would like to extend heartfelt gratitude to all the medical professionals, first responders, and other essential workers throughout Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan who have been working diligently to combat COVID-19. Our hearts and thoughts go out to all who have been affected by this ongoing crisis. We would also like to thank our Komen Northwest Ohio family for their patience and commitment to the fight against breast cancer as we respond to this evolving situation together.

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when possible. Move to a quieter area, close doors to loud noise, mute the TV, etc. to minimize noise levels.

• If you are unsure you understood, summarize what you think was said so the speaker can confirm or explain again.

• Face the person you’re speaking with.

Our office has been closed during the quarantine except for emergency hearing aid repairs. Although the CDC and State of Ohio have relaxed those limits, it does not mean that we are safe from transmitting or catching the COVID-19 virus.

Safety precautions must still be taken by all. The audiologists and staff at Northwest Ohio Hearing Clinic recognize the gravity of the current public health situation, and we want our current and future patients and their families to know that we are available to support their hearing and balance needs in ways that are aligned with public safety.

Although our office was considered “nonessential” during the quarantine, we realize that hearing testing and hearing aids are vital for our patients so that they can stay connected with their families, friends, workplaces, religious institutions,

and even their televisions.

We look forward to seeing and hearing from our current and future patients and their families in this new age of enhanced public safety. We’re committed, as always, to providing expert care and sound results. Please call us to schedule appointments, order supplies, or ask questions about your hearing, tinnitus, or balance trouble.

Shelly Horvat, AuD, CCC-A, is a Doctor of Audiology with Northwest Ohio Hearing Clinic, located at 1125 Hospital Dr., Suite 50 in Toledo (419383-4012) and 1601 Brigham Dr., Suite 160 in Perrysburg (419-873-4327). ❦ Answers to crossword from page 21 1

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: We just returned from a family vacation before everything was shut down due to COVID-19, and my son is complaining of plugged ears along with a cold. He tried unplugging his ears, but they only stay clear for a few seconds and then they plug up and his hearing is affected again. Do you think he has an infection, and what kind could it be?

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: It sure sounds like he has a middle ear infection. Otitis media is the most common cause of hearing loss and typically occurs during winter or spring. Otitis media is an inflammation of the middle ear and occurs in one or both ears. Most of the time it is not serious, but it is irritating and may affect the hearing, though it does not normally cause permanent hearing problems if medical intervention is obtained. Most often, otitis media clears pretty quickly if medication is taken at home. However, if you have recurrent episodes of otitis media and no medical treatment is obtained, it will then turn into a permanent hearing loss.

You may want to know what causes otitis media. It usually happens when fluid accumulation occurs behind the tympanic membrane (eardrum) due to bacteria from a cold, allergy, or respiratory infection. The fluid can cause pain, pressure, and redness,

which affects how the eardrum vibrates in response to sound, resulting in a conductive hearing loss that is usually temporary.

Getting the fluid to dry up is essential because if the fluid remains in the middle ear cavity, it may become a more serious type called chronic serious otitis. This recurrent acute infection leads to greater hearing loss and may cause rupturing of the eardrum.

Symptoms to be on the lookout for in young children include holding their ear and crying, hearing difficulty, fever, or ear drainage. Remember if your child suffers from repeated otitis media, then it’s important to reach out to your doctor, who may suggest that you see an audiologist along with an otologist (ear doctor) to diagnose the infection and assess whether the hearing is being affected.

Treatment options may be discussed and planned at that time.

For those adults who suffer from otitis media, the suggestions would be the same. Please consult your primary care physician.

Randa Mansour-Shousher, AuD, CCC-A, is a Doctor of Audiology with Northwest Ohio Hearing Clinic, located at 1125 Hospital Dr., Suite 50 in Toledo (419-383-4012) and 1601 Brigham Dr., Suite 160 in Perrysburg (419-873-4327). ❦

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ow! How did this happen that we are all in this pandemic together? That our world, our country, our lives as we have known and lived them got to this place? When will it end? When will we back to normal?

Dear God, help us to be awake and aware to what is going on here and to adjust and make the changes necessary to continue to do good and to help one another wherever and whenever we can.

From time to time, I have wondered how we would do in a global crisis like our parents and grandparents experienced in times of world wars and the Great Depression. I’ve read and heard stories about how much they had to give up and step up to combat the enemy in wartime and in times of great poverty and financial crisis. The overwhelming takeaway I always get from these stories is the resiliency and creativity, compassion and cooperation that seems to just ooze out of folks as they are faced with life-and-death struggles on all levels. Food scarcity led to Victory Gardens, food stamps led to sharing with those who needed them most, women in large numbers began to do men’s jobs, people flocked to the churches for solace and consolation, neighbor helped neighbor, families stuck together even though things may have become difficult under one roof.

Dear God, help us to renew the example of our ancestors and bring out the best of who we are and who we can become again.

This being May, the month when we honor our mothers in a special way, I hope that we all take time to honor the mothers, the sisters, the women in our lives with acts of gratitude and appreciation as they continue being the wonderful examples of unconditional lovers, heroic caregivers, creative problem solvers who, with much support from husbands, fathers, brothers, and other co-workers, are doing so much to heal not just their own families and friends but the whole world in these challenging times.

Dear God, protect the mothers in this world. Continue to give them love and compassion for all people so we can learn from them just how we need to change

Bad times, hard times, that is what people keep saying; but let us live well, and the times shall be good.

We are the times: Such as we are, such are the times. + St. Augustine In the face of so much suffering, where the authentic development of our peoples is assessed, we experience the priestly prayer of Jesus: “That they may all be one” (Jn 17:21). How many people every day are exercising patience and offering hope, taking care to sow not panic but a shared responsibility? How many fathers, mothers, grandparents, and teachers are showing our children, in small everyday gestures, how to face up to and navigate a crisis by adjusting their routines, lifting their gaze, and fostering prayer?

How many are praying, offering and interceding for the good of all?

Prayer and quiet service: these are our victorious weapons. + Pope Francis, Urbi et Orbi (3-27-2020) The best help in all action is to pray; that is true genius.

Then one never goes wrong. + Soren Kierkegaard, philosopher ourselves and our world to make it a place of beauty, equality, love, and peace.

I hope and pray that each of us can realize that “We are the times: Such as we are, such are the times,” as St. Augustine said centuries ago, and that we will come out of this pandemic with a resolve that working together for a better world is something we are all called to do to make planet Earth truly our mother. I hope we will be blessed with a deeper awareness of how interdependent we are and just how much we need one another as we work toward living as sisters and brothers who are all in this together.

Dear God, continue to give us the sense and courage to use prayer and quiet service among the answers to these difficult times. Amen.

Sister Mary Thill is a Sylvania Franciscan Sister. She is Patient Liaison for Mature Health Connections at Mercy Health – St. Vincent Medical Center.

She can be reached at 419-251-3600. ❦

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rs. Jones and her family made the decision to go home with nursing care and therapies. Many consumers make the decision to receive their Medicare services in their own home. It is important to do the research on home care agencies just like you would a nursing home in order to select a home health company that can meet the needs of the older adult accessing their services.

Mrs. Jones continues to struggle to become independent with her activities of daily living and requires help for toileting and showers. Mrs. Jones feels she is becoming a burden to her family and wonders if she will ever get back to her former self. To complicate things, Mrs. Jones also recognizes that on top of the conditions that have caused her recent hospitalization and need for care, she is also at high risk for COVID-19 and she becomes increasingly anxious. Her anxiety around COVID-

19 if unmanaged has the potential to negatively impact her recovery at home.

Mrs. Jones is still weak from hospitalization and is fearful of being alone, so her daughter stays with her and supports her. With COVID-19 things have changed and Mrs. Jones is not allowed to leave the home where her daughter is working remotely, and the visiting nurses are required to take their own vitals and temperature before engaging in any sort of caregiving. The nurses and therapists are wearing masks for Mrs. Jones’ safety, which she appreciates. However, those same masks that are used to protect her also frustrate her, she has a hard time understanding her caregivers due to pre-existing hearing difficulty.

Mrs. Jones has also engaged in her first telemedicine call to address some health concerns and for follow-up appointments. The telemedicine experience was different than any healthcare experience she has had in her life, and she was glad her daughter was there to help her with the necessary technology to connect to her provider.

The COVID-19 virus has shut everything down, and Mrs. Jones’ other children are unable to come and visit her or assist with her care and relieve their sibling for fear of spreading the infection. Grocery stores are out of toilet paper and many food items that Mrs. Jones normally purchases. Mrs. Jones’ daughter reaches out to some friends that have offered to visit other stores to find the usual items. Eventually, with teamwork, Mrs. Jones is able to obtain her usual food items and needed supplies, which are delivered to her safely.

Mrs. Jones is an example of how family and community must come together to recognize the needs of the vulnerable and that sometimes it will take multiple persons to meet one need.

It is also an example of how complicated the lives of older adults and those who care for them have become. The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the unique needs of our communities and our older adults in a way that hasn’t been seen before.

Christopher Stieben is Director of the ABLE Long-Term-Care-Ombudsman Program, which can be reached at 419-259-2891 (http://ombudsman.ablelaw.org). ❦

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by necessity. Their risk of exposure is exponentially greater, especially if their personal care attendant attends to others as well. It’s another “no-win” situation for an already compromised population.

We also know that for chair-users, especially those of us who push with our hands, going shopping is a “minefield”—the floors of stores are likely contaminated by those coughing or sneezing, hundreds of pairs of shoes, etc. No amount of mopping can keep up. If one were to roll on a contaminated floor, the potential is very high that it would transfer to one’s wheels, hands, sleeves, van or auto, and, most likely, home floor.

These are just a few of the disability-related issues this pandemic poses. Add to them all the other issues we are facing as a community—the “aloneness” of social distancing and self-quarantining, travel, need for food, health care, homeschooling, rent, bills, etc.—and folks are carrying pretty heavy loads.

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We’re aware of the projections.

We’ve learned about the curve. We are listening to our leaders and their medical advisors, and we are adapting our lives as best we can to mitigate and minimize adverse outcomes.

We, here at The Ability Center, are fully aware that people living with disabilities and people over 60—a vast majority of the people we serve—are two overlapping populations deemed “at risk” from potential complications of COVID-19. Like many of you, most of us here are compromised in one way or another. We, too, feel your fear.

We understand that the isolation we feel these days by choice and by necessity is something many of the people we serve have known all too well—maybe for a lifetime. Some of the people we serve, who depend on attendant support for help with

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also provide important health benefits such as promoting regular exercise, reducing stress, lowering blood pressure, and even reducing symptoms of depression. At Sunset, dogs and cats are welcome on all the campuses, and aviaries and aquariums are located throughout the buildings,” says Young.

Sunset Retirement Communities offers a full care continuum that includes assisted living, memory care, and health care at Sunset House; assisted living, health care, memory support, and a state-of-the-art rehab center at Sunset Village; independent living apartments at The Woodlands; active-living homes at Fieldstone Villas; and hospice and palliative care services through Ashanti Hospice and Palliative Care. For more information, please call 419-536-4645 (Sunset House), 419-724-1200 (Sunset Village), 419-724-1220 (The Woodlands), or 419-386-2686 (Fieldstone Villas), or visit www.sunset-communities.org.

Though Sunset is not currently offering in-person tours due to the COVID-19 crisis, interested individuals are encouraged to call the admissions team at any of Sunset’s locations. These knowledgeable and friendly professionals will be happy to share their insights as well as photos of the various communities. Also, virtual tours of the different Sunset locations can be viewed at www.sunset-communities.org. ❦ We love feedback. Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.

when you’re considering a policy.

What is the daily, weekly, monthly benefit amount?

Policies normally pay benefits by the day, week, or month. You may want to evaluate what long-term-care facilities in your area are charging before committing to a policy.

What should I look for in a longterm-care policy?

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ong-term-care insurance is one of the most complex types of insurance you may consider purchasing.

Here’s a list of questions to ask that may help you better understand the costs and benefits: What types of facilities are covered?

Long-term-care policies can cover nursing home care, home healthcare, respite care, hospice care, personal care in your home, assisted-living facilities, adult daycare centers, and other community facilities. Many long-term-care policies cover some combination of these. Be sure to understand what facilities are included

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What is the maximum benefit amount?

Many policies limit the total benefit they’ll pay over the life of the contract. Some state this limit in years, others in total dollar amount. Be sure to address this question.

What is the elimination period?

Benefits don’t necessarily start when you enter a nursing home.

Most have an elimination period—a period during which the insured is responsible for the cost of care. In many policies, elimination periods can range from zero to 100 days after nursing home entry or disability.

Does the policy offer inflation protection?

Adding inflation protection to a policy may increase its cost, but it could be important if long-term-care services increase in price.

How are benefits triggered?

Insurance companies use specific criteria to trigger benefits. The most common is inability to do a certain

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have the ability to do so. In the event of an emergency, you’ll want to have available at least one gallon of water per person per day, and don’t forget pets. Ideally you should have enough water to last for two weeks, but at the very least you should have a three-day supply. Also, it’s a good idea to have sports drinks on hand in case anyone in your family develops a gastrointestinal illness.

While I’m on the subject of gastrointestinal illness, continue to keep food safety in mind. COVID-19 is certainly nothing to sneeze at, but neither is a severe case of food poisoning.

Most importantly, try to make the most of the newfound family time this crisis has created. Let the kids help with meal prep, clean up, and even cooking if age-appropriate. And, of course, take the opportunity to get back to the dinner table and enjoy your delicious, nutritious home-cooked meals together as a family.

Summing up In a nutshell, to keep your body and mind healthy and functioning optimally during this crisis, it’s important to eat a well-balanced diet, get physical activity, practice stress reduction, get plenty of sleep, avoid smoking, and limit alcohol. These can be difficult times, but you’ll make it through by taking care of yourself and your family first.

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number of the activities of daily living without assistance. The six activities of daily life used by most insurance companies are bathing, eating, continence, toileting, dressing, and transferring. Many policies also have benefits for Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.

How strong is the insurance company?

There are several companies that analyze the financial strength of insurance companies. The ratings can show you how industry watchers view various insurance companies.

What other policy options are available?

There are a number of other longterm-care policy options you may want to consider. Waiver of premium allows premiums to be discontinued once benefits are triggered. Third-party notice requires the insurance company to notify a third party whenever premiums have been missed— so the insured can have a child or trusted advisor make certain premiums are paid.

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mental-health or substance-abuse issues to maintain access to counseling and treatment. She notes that many behavioral-health and recovery support groups have moved online, allowing people to benefit from greater access. Any area residents needing immediate help can call the Mental Health & Recovery Services Board of Lucas County Helpline at 419-2553125 to connect to mental health and addiction treatment 24/7.

She also encourages people who are feeling anxious about the current pandemic to search online for the term “FACE COVID.” This acronym, created by Russ Harris, author of The Happiness Trap, is a set of practical steps for responding effectively to the COVID-19 crisis, using the principles of acceptance and commitment therapy.

“This approach can be very helpful in teaching people how to confront and cope with their negative feelings, which is a skill that will benefit them long after the COVID-19 crisis has ended,” Dr. Kelly says.

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Luxe Laser physician sheds light on liposuction

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eople exploring options for shedding stubborn fat deposits and improving their body contour very commonly come across references to “liposuction,” or “lipo.” But what exactly does this term mean and how can one determine which version of the procedure will yield the best results?

According to Dr. Wade Banker of Luxe Laser Vein & Body Center, “liposuction” is a general term that simply refers to fat being physically removed from the body. “There are a few different ways to achieve this,” he says. “One is traditional lipo, in which the doctor makes a small incision and uses a long, thin device called a cannula to cut and suction out the fat. From that one small incision, the doctor can reach a fairly wide area underneath the skin, using the other hand to feel where the cannula is located.”

Dr. Banker further explains that, while liposuction has been around for many years, recent changes have improved the procedure significantly.

One of these noteworthy changes was the advent of assisted liposuc-

tion, which involves the application of heat in some form to the fat cells before suctioning them out. Because the fat is melted before removal, assisted lipo causes much less trauma to the body and yields a smoother contour after the procedure.

Which form of assisted lipo does Dr. Banker prefer? “We’ve tried them all, and we’ve found that laser-assisted lipo produces the best results.

With laser-assisted lipo, you have a finer point of heat so you can do finer work and create a very specific contour. Also, it can be used in very small areas while being the most effective way to remove large areas of fat. Smart Lipo is the gold standard for laser-assisted lipo, and that’s the procedure we use here at Luxe Laser,” he says.

Another major leap forward in liposuction technology was the introduction of the PowerX device, which is a cannula attached to a handle that rotates and vibrates.

This cutting-edge device allows the physician to remove fat in a very precise pattern, which significantly improves patient recovery times

and produces superior results. “The absolute best way to remove fat is to use a combination of Smart Lipo and the PowerX cannula, which is what we do here,” Dr. Banker adds.

Notwithstanding these advances in liposuction technology, Dr. Banker notes that there are still times when the traditional approach to lipo is necessary and preferred.

For example, when performing a fat-transfer procedure, the goal is to keep as many fat cells alive as possible so they can be transplanted.

Using laser-assisted lipo—or some other form of assisted lipo—in this situation would be counterproductive. “Here at Luxe Laser, we use the REVOLVE fat-transfer system to produce the best results for the patient and to ensure the highest possible amount of fat stays alive after the transfer,” he says.

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Appreciating the gardener’s color palette

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lower color is one of the primary characteristics many gardeners look for when shopping for plants.

But do we really appreciate the visual impression that various colors convey in our gardens as well as the emotional reaction they produce in ourselves?

When planning a garden’s color scheme, it helps to have a basic understanding of warm and cool colors and the feelings they stir in the viewer. Warm colors, including various shades of red, yellow, and orange, are dynamic and tend to stand out from the background. These colors are used to create a sense of passion, joy, optimism, and happiness. The warm colors seem to say, “An upbeat,

enthusiastic gardener works this soil.”

Because they visually advance from the background—or “pop”—warm colors tend to make a garden space appear smaller.

The cool colors—the blues, violets, and greens—are tranquil and relaxing. They are the colors of the pensive, introspective gardener. Just the opposite of warm colors, cool colors tend to recede from the eye, making a garden plot appear larger.

Cool colors create the best visual impression when viewed close up.

Some shades, such as red-violet and yellow-green, fall somewhere in between warm and cool, as does the impression they create. Their visual

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Most gardeners who attempt to create a color scheme with their plantings strive for either a monochromatic scheme, which includes various tints and shades of the same color, or an analogous scheme, which typically features three or four adjoining colors on the color wheel. The more adventurous might go for a complementary color scheme, using colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. For example, one could combine golden yarrow with blue-violet delphiniums with stunning visual results.

With any color scheme, plants with gray foliage and/or white flowers can be used for softening. Whites and grays are also ideal for the “moonlight garden,” which, as the name implies, is a garden designed to be viewed and enjoyed in the evening by the light of the moon.

A skillfully executed polychromatic garden, which blends the entire gamut of colors, can be quite lively as well. As an interesting alternative, one could create a garden scheme that progresses from one color to another. However, this approach demands a larger gardening space.

Otherwise, the color transitions may appear overly abrupt.

Perennials by color Now that we’ve discussed the effect of plant color in the garden, let’s look at some groupings of plants by flower color so you’ll have some options in mind in case you’d like to create your own garden color scheme.

All of the following are perennials, but you can always work in some annuals for an additional splash of color or to provide color until your perennials come into bloom. (Note: several of these examples are available in more than one flower color.)

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The bottom line with respect to creating a garden color scheme is that you should work with color combinations that please you. That is, after all, the purpose of a garden.

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Brad James clarified things for me and offered this piece of advice: “Each drug is prescribed by your doctor for a specific reason.

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