Mature Lifestyles Lake/ Marion March 2011 edition by Lifestyles After 50 Magazine

Aging In Place VOLUME 22, NUMBER 3

LAKE • MARION

MARCH 2011

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Rushing to Save Time… For What? BY JANICE DOYLE Dear Readers, “Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.” —Will Rogers

Janice Doyle, Editor

ush, rush, rush . . . I’m so busy. I’m rushing to save time, and for what? What do I do with the time I saved by hurrying all through the yesterdays of past years? In a recent airport baggage claim area, I was witness to a typical 2011 “slice of life” scene. The carousel had spit out the bags which had come in on our flight when … oh, no… a big-ego, 70ish man with a New Jersey accent began blustering. He paced and tried to find someone among the departing passengers who cared. But, alas, we were all headed out the door, rushing to our own destinations—thankful that our bags were in hand. Twisting, looking about for someone to blame, he bellowed, “They can’t even get a bag on the right plane!” Wait a minute, Buddy! You flew from Newark to Tampa in just over three hours and your bag won’t come in until tomorrow morning—at which time it will be delivered to your door. Well, you just show ‘em, I say! Next time you drive that distance and keep your bag with you every single minute. See if you can do it without making any mistakes at all. No wrong exits, no choice of a bad

restaurant, no tired body from long days in the car! Try it, Buddy! See, in his hurry to rush about, he forgot to factor in being happy and thankful for the time and weariness he’d saved by flying. I read this last week: “One of the great illusions of our day is that hurrying will buy us more time, without considering what we will do with that extra time.” Why does everything have to be fast? If I say “my computer is really slow today,” I usually mean it’s taking 30 seconds to open a website which will instantly gratify me with the information I have requested. Hospitals are even trying to hurry up emergency room service to make the public happy. You see, we really are in a hurry, even when we’re sick. It’s true, we don’t want to wait on what is often routine medical care which millions on the planet will never ever have available no matter how far they would walk and how long they would be willing to wait. So now we see the billboards advertising “26 minutes wait time at XYZ Hospital Emergency Room.” The numbers are digitally controlled and can change with the supposedly changing time required. So, at some point, one guesses, the time might actually be—could it be real?—10 minutes, or—two hours, etc. A Detroit hospital guarantees treatment in their announced number of minutes or the treatment is free! The sales gimmick worked and business rose 30 percent in the ER (although someone commented that no statistics are available for the mortality rate).

Editor Waves From Air Force One!

ast month my husband David and I visited the Reagan Presidential Library in California which is also home to the Air Force One plane used by seven presidents from 1973 to 2001—Nixon, Carter, Ford, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton and George W. Bush. Be sure to read inside this issue about the 13 presidential libraries and how each is uniquely tied to the president it represents. Mature Lifestyles • March 2011 • page 2

Fortunately I’ve not had occasion to challenge the digital numbers, but I wonder how accurate the signs are. And how fast do we really want some things to go, like if I’m the patient that day? Unfortunately, we want even God to be an American and act in a hurry on our behalf, regardless of whether we’ve been hurrying about on His behalf lately or not. When trouble comes, we plead and implore and beg Him to take care of our situation instantly so that we won’t have any difficulties today. We’re in a hurry, don’t you see, God? It’s really not new to be busy. Even Jesus’ disciples felt rushed when they were with Him. Mark writes in his Gospel: “For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.” As the world grows smaller with technological and transportation advances, we more and more want to have everything done yesterday. It all comes at a price, doesn’t it? We say of our children and grandchildren, “Their lives are so busy.” Friends and neighbors get neglected because we are “so busy.” I’m trying to make myself slow down both physically and mentally, to allow time for quiet pursuits of the soul and mind. Robert Louis Stevenson said it this way: “To sit still and contemplate . . . is this not to know both wisdom and virtue and to dwell with happiness?” Be well and relax in the Florida sunshine.

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Richard Thomas: Time Bandit

But then things get a little haywire when Richard meets another newcomer to the paper—Dick, who seems to know a whole lot about Richard’s life, and how he became the person who ran away, rather than confront, his troubles. Dick reveals he’s actually Richard, 30 years older, and he’s here to help him become the man he should be. With Dick offering advice, Richard learns to face a number of challenges—including re-acquainting himself with his former high-school sweetheart Jackie, who is now engaged. Richard is assigned a story that could change the course of Richard’s career … and the fate of his quaint, small town. So wait—amidst the romance and metaphysics and rewriting of history, is “Time After Time” also hiding a warning message about big box stores? “Of course!” laughs Thomas. “This ﬁlm has a social message about valuing the smaller in our society.” Thomas, son of ballet dancers, took to the stage as a child and, in spite of having partial hearing loss (he uses hearing aids now), earned accolades for his work on stage and screen, including live-on-TV appearances in several Hallmark Hall of Fame movies, beginning with 1958’s “The Christmas Tree.”

egrets? Everyone has a few, unless perhaps you’re Frank Sinatra. For the rest of us, time marches on whether we make the right decisions or not—and it’s hard to not look back on the past and wish we’d been able to guide our younger selves. But in the March 19 Hallmark Channel Original Movie “Time After Time,” Richard Thomas gets to play a man with a rare opportunity—the ability to tweak his past by getting to know his brasher, if more fearful, 30-year-old self. Thomas, onetime John-Boy on “The Waltons,” says it’s not about the sci-ﬁ, but about people and relationships. “It’s about how moments are precious and you shouldn’t squander them,” says Thomas, who turns 60 in June. “The present is all we have. It’s an admonition about how you make your choices in the present.” If the present is all we have, then it’s a good thing Thomas’s character Dick Kern shows up when he does in “Time After Time.” The 30-year old Richard is an ambitious journalist based in Tulsa who ﬂees his job and the state when a story goes wrong. He ends up back on Long Island, Richard Thomas’ character meets a New York, working for younger version of himself in Hallmark the small town paper Channel’s new movie, “Time after Time.” where he got his start. Mature Lifestyles • March 2011 • page 4

He landed his most notable role in “The Waltons” in 1971, and then left in 1977, returning to the “John-Boy” part several times over the years for various movie specials. For years it was the way in which most people recognized him, though over the decades that’s tapered off—in part to his New York residency, which affords him a certain amount of anonymity. But it took a while before he could shake off being “John-Boy” to everyone. “When you first leave a show you know you’ll have to do some heavy lifting to balance the scales,” he says. “You can’t expect everyone to be on your schedule, just because you left the show and want to play other parts. But it’s astonishing—people still come up to me in England and France and recognize me. I’m glad that’s the TV series I’m known for.” Over the decades, Thomas built a career of playing to the “John-Boy” expectations—and against them, with a career that includes everything from appearances on “Law & Order” (2009) to feature films like “Wonder Boys” (2000) and adaptations of Stephen King works like “It” (1990). He says making “Time After Time” was a unique experience. “I’ve made over 50 TV films over the years—but we shot this film in 15 days. That’s a new land speed record in my life,” he says. “At first I wasn’t sure if they were sending it to me to play the younger guy or the older guy,” he chuckles. Clearly, he was destined for the elder part of Dick, and specifically asked if he could let it all hang out to play the part—that is, just be himself. “I thought, I want to be a little heavy and look my age and not have anything airbrushed out and see how it is.”

As a father of seven—with ages ranging from 34 to 14—Thomas is grateful that ﬁlms like the ones Hallmark makes still exist, which is why he likes returning to the fold. “Hallmark is one of the few places left where I can do a ﬁlm that appeals to the kind of family viewership that loved ‘The Waltons.’ A lot of those people have a hard time with what’s on television right now. It’s family entertainment, and family entertainment is not just children’s programming; it’s a show the whole family can watch together, and when it’s done they can have a discussion. That doesn’t mean it can’t have edges—it just has to be aware of its audience. This picture is that kind of picture,” he says.

“The Waltons,” 1971.

But would he want to time-travel back and give advice to his younger self? Thomas feels like he already does, every time he talks to his kids. “I have a wife I adore, and a 14-year old kid I never thought I’d have, and if I’d done things slightly differently, maybe I wouldn’t have that now,” he says. “But people ask themselves this question all the time. One always does things that one isn’t so proud of, treating a person a certain way, or saying something wrong. But it’s a teaching device. If you can admit to yourself there are things you would change—what does that teach you?” “Time After Time” premieres March 19 (9 p.m. ET/PT, 8C). (Crown Features Syndicate™)

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Free movie in the park. Dusk. How to Eat Fried Worms. Donnelly Park, Mount Dora. Call (352) 735-7183 for details.

and 12 New Horizons Band Spring Concert. Show starts at 7 p.m. Admission: $13. Savannah Center, The Villages. (352) 753-3229.

Frank Sinatra Jr. 7 p.m. Tickets: $36, – $44. Circle Square Cultural Center, Ocala. (352) 854-3670.

and 12 Pig on the Pond. BBQ competition, carnival, crafters, food vendors, entertainment. Admission: $2. Waterfront Park, Clermont. (352) 516-5897 or pigonthepond.org.

U.S. Air Force Academy Band free concert; Marion Technical Institute, Ocala at 7 p.m. Tickets available at Marion County Convention and Visitors Bureau, 112 N. Magnolia St., Ocala. Questions? Call Mike Emig at (352) 854-8328.

Hot Jazz on a Cool Night with Bella Collina. from 7 to 10 p.m. Admission: $40 per person. Monteverde. Call (352) 315-7527.

Fine Arts Show and Sale at Hawthorne of Leesburg (Hwy. 27, south of Lake Harris at caution light). By fine art and photography clubs. 1 to 4 p.m. Free admission. Call (352) 787-0888.

and 16 Wisconsin Singers “We’ll Take You There” 5 and 8:30 p.m. Savannah Center, The Villages. Call (352) 753-3229.

“I Might Have Cancer, What Do I Do Now?” Education Series. Noon to 1 p.m. Free admission, but reservations required. Florida

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A Celtic Celebration by the Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra Concert. 7:30 p.m. St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Mount Dora. 18 Same performance at Real Life Christian Church, Clermont. Tickets: $42 in advance, $45 at the door. (352) 589-1500.

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Questions and Answers About MRI

What is MRI? agnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive imaging test that uses a powerful magnet and radio frequency to process data and send it to a computer, which in turn creates high-quality images of interior views of the body. MRI’s detailed views have allowed it to replace exploratory surgery in countless cases and save innumerable lives. MRA (Magnetic Resonance Angiography), a type of MRI, is used to examine blood vessels in key areas of the body.

What is it used for? Although MRI was first introduced in the late 1970s, it has evolved considerably, being perfected over time and becoming one of the most widely-used technologies to help diagnose everything from cancer and strokes to torn ligaments and tendonitis. The images it creates allow Radiology Associates of Ocala’s (RAO) experienced doc-2/7/11 2011_MRI_MatureLife_halfpg.pdf tors to spot even tiny abnormalities

practically anywhere in the body, head and extremities, including the spine and vascular system. Among its full line of the latest diagnostic tools, RAO features High Field MRI scanners and a High Performance Open MRI. What is an Open MRI? The introduction of the Open MRI scanner has been an advantage to both patients and doctors for multiple reasons. Unlike the high field construction of a traditional MRI scanner which has a narrow opening, an Open MRI contains a spacious, open design to eliminate patients’ feeling cramped or isolated, making it especially helpful when imaging children, heavier individuals and those who tend to feel claustrophobic. Open MRI is more comfortable for the patient and helpful to doctors when they require specific patient positioning. At RAO, they offer High Performance Open MRI. Its benefits 5:08:51 PM include higher resolution images and

an ideal combination of quality and patient comfort. Other features offered by RAO include same-day appointments and 24-hour report turnaround. How long does an MRI take? The scan itself takes only minutes, but some cases require preparation before the exam. Depending on your case, you may be given contrast material to assist in imaging and/or you may be required to fast 8 – 12 hours beforehand. You will always be required to remove any metal objects you may be wearing, including glasses, jewelry, watches, removable dental work, etc. In most cases, an MRI appointment will take approximately 30 – 60 minutes from start to finish.

Which RAO location is right for me? RAO offers MRI services at three locations. Which one is right for you will depend on the type of MRI ordered by your doctor and which site is most convenient for you. Each RAO

location utilizes the expertise of our team of 17 Board Certified radiologists with specialized training in breast imaging, musculoskeletal radiology, nuclear medicine, neuroradiology and vascular and interventional radiology. • Medical Imaging Center: High Field MRI. • Medical Imaging Center at Windsor Oaks: High Field MRI. • TimberRidge Imaging Center: High Performance Open MRI. Whichever center is right for you, RAO is committed to both your physical heath and emotional well-being. We vow to do our utmost to guide you through the process quickly and comfortably. For the very best in MRI services, discover the difference at Radiology Associates of Ocala. Please call (352) 671-4300 for more information.

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With a Song from His Heart

BY BILL STOKES

lantation at Leesburg resident, Robert (“Call me Bob”) Fuller is an impressive man of 80 years young, with a firm handshake and a firm grip on life as reflected in his voice. Bob’s mother worked at Radio City Music Hall for many years while his father managed five different Loews theaters in New York City over 40 years. So it was quite natural for Bob’s fascination with music to come at an early age. “I was exposed to wonderful singers through film and Broadway musicals,” he recalls. Bob is grateful for his natural voice. As a youth he didn’t read music but always had a good ear. His interest in singing peaked when he joined his first church choir in Atlanta in 1976, soon becoming a tenor soloist. For his 50th birthday gift, Betty, his wife of 50 years, gave him a gift of singing lessons for one year. Those

Singer Robert Fuller and accompanist Mary Lynn Wilson.

lasted for 20 years with one teacher and voice coach, Evelyn Robbins. “That was my entrance into the world of classical voice,” Bob continues. “She’s gone now but that dear woman taught me right from the start that a voice is like a bud: nurture it, care for it and it will continue to grow and mature—forever. In other words, take care of it. Classical singing

is about the voice; she taught me to use my heart and head in finding the message—the truth—in any song. It’s called ‘Bel-Canto—beautiful singing.’” From 1997 to 2001 Bob sang in Atlanta with the Michael O’Neal Singers, a 125-voice chorus. Bob said, “I thought I was a fair tenor but when you’re singing in a group of 20 tenors as good or better than you are, you say, ‘WOW!’” With his vocal training and listening to contemporary singers, Bob has become astonishingly versatile in styling the songs he now sings after artists that bring gasps of recognition to his audiences: Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Perry Como, Vic Damone, Nat King Cole, Ed Ames and others. Mary Lynn Wilson is Bob’s neighboraccompanist. “She is a rare find,” Bob raves, “in that she subjugates herself and her sound to the singer.” The pair give concerts in retirement communities and other settings, many for causes and to benefit organizations.

Local Author Shares Lifetime Wine and Fun This Month of Experience in New Book 25 M 31 t. Dora resident Arlan W. Horman feels he has had a guardian angel with him for 80 years. His recently published book, My Guardian Angel & Me, details his life—including the angel of course. The book tells readers in great detail about his earliest days, including details about his birth in the doctor’s office and his first Christmas a month later when his sister held him too close to the Christmas tree. Horman recalls decades of experiences and service as a combat engineer. Personal and revealing, Horman recounts dozens of times he was protected by the presence of his guardian angel.

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The angel was present during a car accident in his teenage years, at the scene of a gun explosion at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and during the evasion of enemy submarines while aboard the Queen Mary in 1942. He relates his survival after a German aircraft crashed near his line of tents and recalls the day his battalion commander stopped him from boarding a plane that later crashed in Korea in 1957. From military to civilian life after retirement, the details of Horman’s life are all in My Guardian Angel & Me. This book is available at Barnes & Noble bookstores and on their website: www.barnesandnoble.com.

through 27 Wine and Seafood Festival. Arts, crafts, live music, food and wine. $2 admission. Lakeridge Winery, Clermont. Details: (352) 394-8627 or (800) 768-WINE.

Wine-A-Fare. 5:30 to 9 p.m. Art exhibit, silent auction of art, goods and services to support Lake County’s only art museum. Refreshments served. Admission: $25. Lake Eustis Museum of Art, Eustis. Info: (352) 483-2900.

By practicing, preparing and performing together for almost a decade, they are totally in step. Mary Lynn can sense what Bob is thinking about the lyric instantly. Their concerts, usually 10 or 12 selections long, plus encores, generally include some arias, some show tunes and a few ballads that touch the heart—his own and those of the audience. “I talk during the show only to set up a tune,” he says. “With a little preamble, the impact of the song that follows makes it even more heartfelt.” No pacing around the stage with a hand mic, either. Bob and Mary let their performances speak for them. After a recent concert, an Italian gentleman approached Bob, pumped his hand and whispered, “You toucha my heart!” Bob immediately bowed to Mary Lynn, repeating the compliment to her. Bob Fuller is that kind of man: full of heart. And music.

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ake a relaxing two-mile walk at Jevey Gantt Park in Ocala on Sat., March 12 and help Hospice of Marion County. The annual “Hoofin’ It for Hospice” begins with registration at 7:30 a.m., an aerobic warm-up at 7:45 a.m. and then the walk begins at 8 a.m. When finished, walkers enjoy a continental breakfast and maybe win a prize. Donate $10 or more and receive a T-shirt. Pledge forms are at any of the Hospice Thrift Store Locations:

• Jasmine Square at 6116 SW. State Road 200, Ocala: (352) 237-7707. • Heather Island Plaza at 7277 SE. Maricamp Road, Silver Springs Shores, Ocala: (352) 680-9698. • Belleview Regional Shopping Center at 10325 South Highway 441, Belleview: (352) 245-8175. Proceeds from the event go directly to patient care at Hospice of Marion County. For more information, call Jan Hathaway at (352) 873-7441.

Presidential Libraries:

✯ Getting to Know You, Mr. President ✯ Harry S. Truman Library and Museum, Missouri

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egardless of what I thought of President Johnson, now I feel like I know what he was all about,” my husband said as we left the Lyndon Johnson Presidential Library in Austin, Texas. Adding the presidential libraries to your travel plans adds history, nostalgia, culture and understanding to your life.

in Miniature” and “Baseball and the Presidency,” for example. Besides the libraries, presidents have other buildings, such as family homes which are interesting to visit, but nothing gives as much insight into the presidential decisions as the libraries they created and opened to the public. The Presidential Libraries include: Herbert Hoover Presidential Library (1929 – 1933) Location: West Branch, Iowa Notable: Includes his Birthplace Cottage, Friends Meetinghouse, burial site and other buildings recalling small Midwestern towns of the times.

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum (1933 – April 1945) Location: Hyde Park, Our country’s Presidential Library New York System is a network of libraries administered by the Office of Presidential Notable: Tracks the creation of Libraries, which is part of the National the crown jewel of FDR’s New Archives and Records Administration. Deal—Social Security, his greatest These are not libraries in the modern legacy to the nation—as well as sense, but rather they are repositories his leadership during WWII. for preserving and making available Harry S. Truman the papers, records, collections and Library and Museum other historical materials of every (1945 – 1953) president since Herbert Hoover. All of the libraries feature Location: Independence, books, papers, memorabilia, corMissouri respondence, news articles and Notable: Holds the White House gifts. Exhibits in each library give Decision Center where school students visitors a historical perspective of take on the roles of President Truman the president and his decisions. and his advisors facing real-life hisEach library also includes sectorical decisions (dropping the bomb tions about the presidential First on Japan) in a re-creation of the West Lady as well as areas displaying Wing of the White House. See his gifts from foreign dignitaries. famous sign: “The Buck Stops Here.” Behind the scenes are store rooms holding gowns the first ladies wore, Dwight D. Eisenhower drawers of photos (every single photo Presidential Library taken by the official photographers is and Museum kept!) and every piece of mail received. (1953 – 1961) Rotating exhibits can be one of the Location: Abilene, Kansas greatest finds at the various libraries. I’ve seen the “Traveling White House Notable: Tells the story of “Ike”

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and his military achievements, his role in civil rights legislation, the decision to send Army troops into Little Rock and his responsibility for the Interstate Highway System. John F. Kennedy Library and Museum (1961 – November 1963) Location: Boston, Massachusetts Notable: Covers his historic political campaign, the Cuban Missile Crisis decisions and the U.S. Space Program (Project Mercury); artifacts include the original coconut on which a rescue message was inscribed by Kennedy to rescue the crew of the PT-109. Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library (1963 – 1969) Location: University of Texas, Austin. Notable: Follows his failures in foreign policy as well as his victories in domestic policy. Details his lifelong ﬁght against poverty. Richard M. Nixon Library and Birthplace (1969 – 1974) Locations: Yorba Linda, California and College Park, Maryland Notable: Follows events including the end of the Vietnam War and involvement in The Cold War. Covers Watergate, including the tape recorder used in the incident.

Jimmy Carter Library (1977 – 1981) Location: Atlanta, Georgia Notable: Treats issues of his presidency fairly with no apologies—his real success in creating peace between Egypt and Israel is given no grander treatment than failures such as Iran hostage crisis, energy crisis, the SALT II treaty. Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Center for Public Affairs (1981 – 1989) Location: Simi Valley, California Notable: Conveys the private and public life of a popular president. Displays touching letters written by Mrs. Reagan over the years. Includes Air Force One used during six presidencies, and it can be toured. George H. W. Bush Presidential Library (1989 – 1993) Location: University of Texas, College Station Notable: Documents his most difficult decisions and actions while in office, as well as lighter moments. Special focus is on the Gulf War and the fall of communism. Avenger aircraft and mockup of Oval office (the only one where you can have your picture made at the desk!).

William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Gerald R. Ford Center (1993 – 2001) Presidential Library Location: Little Rock, (1974 – 1977) Arkansas Location: University of Notable: Captures a little of the MoniMichigan, Ann Arbor ca Lewinsky and Whitewater scandals Notable: Denotes the changing times in and his impeachment in a section technology communication by the sheer called “politics of persecution.” numbers of audiovisual items, including photographs, videotapes of news Include a presidential library in broadcasts, audiotapes of speeches and your travel plans, and you will come press brieﬁngs, ﬁlm of public events out saying, “It was good getting to and televised campaign commercials. know you better, Mr. President.” Mature Lifestyles • March 2011 • page 9

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or GIs in Europe during WWII, the voice of Nazi Germany was really the voice of an American citizen. Trapped in Germany when war broke out, Mildred Gillars became the reviled disseminator of Nazi propaganda. Axis Sally: The American Voice of Nazi Germany by Richard Lucas is the true story of Mildred Gillars, the Maine-born, Ohio-bred woman who went to Hitler’s Germany in 1934 to study music and fell in love with a German citizen. At the outbreak of war in 1939, while the last Americans returned home, Gillars elected to stay in Germany hoping for marriage. Although her fiancée died during the war, a charming former Hunter College professor stepped into the breach. However, Max Otto Koischwicz already had a wife and much bigger plans for Gillars.

Gillars, a failed Broadway actress, learned fast and used her sexy, soothing voice to taunt troops... He enlisted her in the German overseas radio in Berlin where, under his leadership, her position as a simple announcer escalated into master propagandist—becoming the messenger of Nazi propaganda and doom to the American GI. Gillars, a failed Broadway actress, learned fast and used her sexy, soothing voice to taunt troops about the supposed infidelities of their wives and girlfriends back home, as well as describing the horrible deaths they were about to meet on the battlefield. Backed by German military intelligence, “Axis Sally” was able to convey personal greetings to individual U.S. units that naturally caused anxiety among the troops

who felt the Germans knew exactly who and where they were. At the end of the war, Gillars was captured by the Americans after a failed attempt to pose as a refugee. She was returned to the U.S. to stand trial for the crime of treason. Her 1949 trial captured the attention of a nation whose memory of the horrors of war was still fresh. After a three-month trial, she was found guilty and sentenced to 10–30 years. Paroled in 1961 after serving just 12 years, she quietly spent the remainder of her life as a music instructor in a Catholic Girl’s school in Columbus, Ohio until her death in 1988. Richard Lucas leaves no stone unturned in telling the story of Axis Sally—a woman who attempted to rebuild her life in the country she betrayed, after she had become one of the most notorious Americans of the 20th century! The book contains 16 pages of photos covering Axis Sally’s life from her childhood through her days as a showgirl, to Germany and finally her prison in the U.S. Also included are actual transcripts of Axis Sally’s broadcasts.

Aging in Place – My Place or Yours?

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e raised our kids with the help of baby monitors and nanny cams and now, in our role as the “meat” of the sandwich generation, we boomers are discovering that technology can also help us keep tabs on our aging parents. The developments in “aging-in-place technology” further the goal of allowing our parents to safely stay in their own homes and out of nursing homes. The devices and sensors already available allow us to see who’s ringing their door bell or calling their phone, whether they’ve taken their medication, gotten out of bed in the night, their heart rate and even how much time they’ve spent in the bathroom.

Some systems include one or two way video cameras, allowing us to watch our parents going about their daily routine. But beware—the tables will soon be turned. Before we know it our kids will become the salami of the sandwich generation, and it will be information about our most intimate habits and bodily functions that will be sent via e-mail alerts or text messages to their iPhones. Then our kids may amuse themselves viewing videos of mom wandering aimlessly from room to room or dad trying to remember where he put his glasses. This scenario raises many fears in my mind. If I’m too boring to watch for very long, will my caregivers start channel surfing? Will my voyeuristic offspring sit glued to the screen watching some uninhibited octogenarian love making? The thought is too depressing.

(Not the voyeuristic part so much, but the thought that we might still have to deal with sex in our eighties.) What do they expect to see from these recordings? Will they be waiting for the big event—the catastrophe that justifies the investment in the system: “Look Jenna! Mom’s fallen and can’t get up. Now aren’t you glad we spent all that money on video cameras?” I know our kids won’t wish us ill, but discoveries like that are really the point of the whole thing. And lest anyone become too complacent, it’s worth remembering that the technology is only as good as the people monitoring it. How will my ADHD daughter be able to monitor the text messages regarding the regularity of my bowel movements if she keeps losing her cell phone? Even more frightening is the “medcottage”—or “granny-pod”—to be in the backyards of adult children who don’t want their parents actually living

inside their houses but also don’t want to send them to nursing homes. Imagine a hybrid between a hotel room and a doghouse, wired with stateof-the-art surveillance equipment. I have an image of each of us staring mournfully out of the windows of our Little Houses on the Prairie, our respective noses pressed against the glass as we watch our families in the “Big House” sitting around a table in a brightly lit room, enjoying a comfortable meal, laughing and, perhaps, singing. And then a tornado comes along and, like Dorothy’s house in Kansas, our lightweight trailer-park-for-one is swept up into the funnel cloud and carried off. Unaware, the family in the big house keeps on singing. Well, here’s my thought: If that’s how I’m going to be “aging-in-place,” then I’d like to be allowed to age in some other place—preferably one where the backyard has a nice pool.

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An Interview with Barry Petersen

Part 2 ast month, Caregiver.com Editorin-Chief Gary Barg sat down with CBS News reporter Barry Petersen for an open and frank discussion about Petersens’ life as a caregiver for his wife, Jan, who suffers from earlyonset Alzheimers. In Part 1, Petersen spoke about his wife’s gradual descent into illness, the social and mental isolation of caregiving, his realization that the burden he placed on himself was causing him to decline faster than his spouse, and his determination to seek help for himself so he could take better care of his wife. Part 2 continues this discussion:

Gary Barg: What do you do about the guilt? Barry Petersen: I talked to people who were good at this; obviously, a therapist is good at this. I asked for their help. They explained this in numerous ways; the most brilliant was the guy in Beijing. I went to him and said, “I am feeling horribly guilty.” This is after Jan is in assisted living in the United States and I am still in Asia. I am having a terrible time getting the wherewithal to get back on a plane and see her. I said, “This is awful. I feel awful about this.” He said, “It is because every time you go back and every time you see her change, you start the process all over again of grieving for what you have lost. It is like going to the same funeral over and over again.” That still goes

on today. We were out there last weekend to see Jan and yes, when there are changes, when you see that she has slipped away a little more, it hurts. That old friend, that old foe, guilt, comes back to haunt you. So I do not think it ever goes away. You ask what do you do about it? I guess what you do is you cope with it. It is going to be there and you deal with it as best you can day-to-day.

“I feel awful about this. He said, ‘It is because every time you go back and every time you see her change, you start the process all over again of grieving for what you have lost. It is like going to the same funeral over and over again.’” Gary Barg: That is why I like the idea of an appropriately led support group. Even though millions of people go through caregiving, each and every one of us thinks we are absolutely alone. Barry Petersen: I think that is on my list of cruelties of the disease. It is so

hard on the caregiver, and the caregiver does not know because you just do not realize it. So I think that to be a caregiver in this disease is dangerous, difficult, and lonely; and, if you do not watch out, suicidal. People do not like to hear that, but I think that is true.

Gary Barg: One other challenging aspect we have as the primary caregiver is, so many times, you make a decision and all of a sudden you start getting terrible flack from people you thought were on your side. What can you recommend for caregivers who are going through this issue? Barry Petersen: In fact, people who were my co-workers did not understand what was going on. Afterward, they read the book and said, “My God, I had no idea!” These are people I work with every day, which gives you a pretty good indication of how clever you can be when you try to hide what is going on. I mean, instinctively, you do this. I do not mean it as a purposeful thing. You just say, “I am doing fine,” but the mistake I made was more than that. I protected other people from how Jan really was. I did not want Jan to be embarrassed. I did not want people

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to think that somehow this vibrant person had changed so dramatically that they should alter their view of her, even though she had changed. Even though I thought I was being honest when I sent out e-mails and told people about this, the fact is, I did not communicate it. We are now in our third year of assisted living and there are still people who are really angry with me for how I put Jan into a facility. I think my mistake was not being as open as I could have been about how Jan was doing. Gary Barg: What would be the one most important piece of advice you would like to share with family caregivers?

Barry Petersen: Do not do it alone. Do not get sucked into this vortex, into this black hole; because if you do, it will kill you. If it kills you, what good is that going to be for the person you are taking care of? For some reason, we get a martyr complex when we are caring for someone with this disease. I do not know what it is. I have seen other people. I have had the same thing. I can do it alone. I can take care of it. The more the demands are, the more you deny that you are suffering anything from this. It will take you down; and if you do not realize it, then you are going to hurt the very person you are trying to help—the person with the disease. Barry Petersen’s book, “Jan’s Story,” is available at Amazon.com.

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lutter affects us all—albeit in different ways. While some people live with it, others shudder at the mere thought of it—but the bottom line is that an organized person is way more productive than an unorganized one. When we clear up clutter, we also seem to empty our minds of “stuff.”

Barbara Tako understands this and has made it her life’s work to help people use their energy for fun things by helping them de-clutter, and she shares her ideas in a most hilarious fashion in her latest book, Clutter Clearing Choices. Not nearly so organized Author Barbara Tako in her earlier years, Tako

kept everything forever, believing that “you never know when you might need it!” She credits her “so clean you could eat off the floor” mother-in-law with her metamorphosis. Witnessing time and time again the boundless energy this amazing woman always had for family and friends was an inspiration for Tako to get organized in order to have

time left over for what she really wanted to do. Clutter Clearing Choices is a humorous, authentic, entertaining and informative book on clutter clearing, home organizing and simple living. To order the book or learn more, visit clutter clearingchoices.com.

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arch is Eye Health Month and a good time to learn about glaucoma. With age come changes, including those to our eyes. Glaucoma begins gradually with a narrowing field of vision and maybe not seeing objects in the periphery. It’s as if you’re been staring down a dark tunnel that is slowly closing. Glaucoma is the second-leading cause of blindness worldwide. Interestingly, the disease robs you of your sight but generally produces no early warning signs. “Early on, there’s no pain and no noticeable loss of vision, and then you start losing vision,” says Edward Rockwood, M.D. with Cleveland Clinic’s Cole Eye Institute. “But because it’s off to the side, many people, at least early on, are completely unaware that they’re losing vision. You lose it permanently, and once it’s gone, it can’t be brought back.” The key to preventing glaucoma from stealing your sight is to know

your risks, schedule regular eye exams and, if necessary, seek treatment. Glaucoma encompasses a family of disorders marked by increased pressure in the eye. A clear fluid (aqueous humor) flowing through the anterior chamber in the front of the eye continually nourishes the surrounding tissues and drains at the V-shaped space where the iris and cornea meet. There, it is filtered through spongy tissue known as the trabecular meshwork before exiting into the rear chamber of the eyeball. In open-angle glaucoma this drainage occurs too slowly or the meshwork is clogged, resulting in a buildup of fluid and increased pressure in the eye. This elevated pressure can damage the optic nerve, affecting the transformation of visual information to the brain and

leading to vision loss. The less common form occurs when the drainage channel is completely blocked, preventing the fluid from flowing into the trabecular meshwork.

Are you at risk? The chances of developing glaucoma increase with age, so that everyone over age 60 and AfricanAmericans over age 40 are considered to be at risk. Your genes contribute to your risk, as people with a family history of glaucoma are more likely to develop the condition themselves. Glaucoma is not affected by healthy living or, interestingly, unhealthy living. Through regular eye exams, you can halt the progression of glaucoma or

catch it early enough before it causes permanent damage. The American Optometric Association recommends a comprehensive eye exam every two years for adults up to age 60 and annually thereafter. Many experts suggest initiating screening by age 50. Treatment options Treatment can’t cure glaucoma, but it can slow or halt further loss of vision. Medicated eye drops usually can bring eye pressure under control. If eye drops cannot reduce the pressure, the next step is usually a procedure in which targeted laser pulses open the trabecular meshwork. When all else fails, conventional surgery to create a new drainage channel becomes an option. Despite effective treatment, some people with glaucoma still go blind, so follow your doctor’s recommendation for screening and treatment. Information from Men’s Health Advisor.

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. During the week, I drop my husband off at an adult day care center and they offer regular art classes and art therapy groups. What are the differences between regular art classes and art therapy groups for people with cognitive impairments?

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individual’s interaction with the art media and the finished art product. Art therapy groups are aimed to activate the language center of the brain. The implementation of using art therapeutically includes several goals which include facilitating language expression, memory retrieval and socialization.

asked the man about the picture, he said the picture was about the basketball player’s ‘worries’ of not being able to get the ball into the hoop. At this point, I began to ask him about his ‘worries’ about not doing things. Apparently this hit home because he shared his concerns about not being able to do the things he used to do, such as being able to express himself verbally and being independent. The man felt relieved being able to share what was enormously difficult to express.

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facilitate language expression is to first see there are no other distractions in the room. I provide a quiet environment and begin by having several pre-cut images from magazines that depict several things such as food, animals, sports, facial expressions, objects, etc. for the person to view. I tell the individual I’m going to show them pictures and I ask them to choose images that they like. I usually have the person choose no more than four. I have a large piece of paper and ask them where on the paper they would like the pictures glued. I proceed by asking them what it is about the images they like, or what is happening in the picture. Through this activity, conversations surface. At this point, I usually try to guess the words they may be trying to convey. I worked with a man that chose an image of a basketball player trying to get a basketball into a hoop. When I

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engaging both sides of the brain. The brain has two hemispheres which work in conjunction: left and right. The right side receives information while the left side finds the words to describe the sensory information. Because there are vascular changes in persons with dementia, language areas become less functional. The therapeutic use of art accesses the language areas (the left side) by prompting the other side (right side) of the brain. Older individuals that have lost the ability to communicate feel isolated and self-conscious. Using art therapeutically provides a non-threatening activity which makes it easier for individuals to access and express language. Diane Alvy is a board certified registered art therapist with a Master’s in Psychology. Article compliments of Caregiver.com.

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ervical cancer is one of the most common reproductive cancers in females, but women can take steps to greatly reduce their risk of developing it. “Many cervical cancer cases could be prevented, or at least caught early, if all women received proper screening for this disease,” says Robert Miller, M.D., oncologist at Wellspring Oncology in Pinellas Park, Florida. “Simply visiting your gynecologist once a year can greatly reduce a woman’s risk.” Once the leading cause of cancer death among women in the United States, development of better cervical cancer medical screening for women has reduced the number of cases to 12,000 in the U.S. Nearly one-third of these women will not survive this disease.

Am I At Risk? The most common cause of cervical cancer is the human papilloma virus (HPV), a virus passed from one person

to another through sexual contact which can infect the cervix. In most women, HPV will go away on its own without causing cervical cancer. Only a very small number of women infected with HPV will develop cancer of the cervix. While HPV is the primary cause of cervical cancer, other known risk factors for cervical cancer include: • Smoking • Extended use of birth control pills • Giving birth to three or more children • Multiple sexual partners or sexual activity at a young age • HIV or other immune system disorders • Irregular screening history The best ways to reduce your risk of developing cervical cancer is through regular pap tests to screen for precancerous cervical cells and by following-up with your doctor, should the test come back abnormal.

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AAA Helps Senior Drivers Keep the Keys

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had no idea I could do something about it,” say many seniors when they find they can get so many kinds of driving help from AAA, help that may literally help them “keep the keys” to their cars and the independence it brings.

Retirement Living AAA, long known for rescuing drivers with flat tires and empty gas tanks, offers senior drivers several benefits for safe driving. These include the Senior Defensive Driving Program, Drive Sharp, Smart Features for Mature Drivers and Car Fit. AAA’s goal is to keep older people driving, but to do it safely. Michelle Harris is the AAA Auto Club South Director of Traffic Safety Culture in Tampa. She said, “It’s

receive guidance about the features a big transition when you face the Drive Sharp is a software program threat of losing your freedom by that is clinically proven to help drivers in the car and how to adapt it to their present physical situation. not being able to drive anymore.” see more, react faster and cut crash Harris said, “We talk with them As people age, she said, choosing risk by up to 50 percent. From a bea vehicle with the right features ginning assessment the program helps about things like rear view mirrors and make recommendations for side can help improve their safety and develop the skills needed for driving view mirrors. If it’s difficult to get comfort behind the wheel. Smart which tend to diminish as you age. out of the car seat because of knees Features for Mature Drivers includes or hips, we have special seats to help a guide identifying vehicle features you swivel out of your car door. that can assist drivers with the CarFit is tailored to each specific visual and physical changes that are person and their needs to see how frequently encountered as they age. well their personal vehicles fit them.” Recommendations include things like pedal extenders to help drivers AAA Senior Defensive Driving get a safe distance from the steering Program offers a six-hour Driver Imwheel/airbag and adjustable seat belts provement Program in many areas which assist drivers in reaching AAA Carfit experts help senior drivers of the county and is designed to for or buckling/unbuckling. maximize comfort and safety behind the wheel. help senior drivers be safer while staying behind the wheel longer. Smart Features for Mature DrivCarFit: This program shows older To find an available Defensive ers also includes a list of cars that drivers how to maintain optimum Driving class near you, please are senior friendly which take into comfort and control in their own call (813) 289-5831. consideration factors such as safety vehicle. Select AAA offices offer 202 To learn more about any#of the other features, comfort in exit and entry one-on-one appointments where programs, call (813) 289-5831. legroom and size of control buttons. seniors sit in their own cars and

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merica’s favorite casino game is one of the most widely recognized symbols of casino gaming. There are currently 833,000 slot machines in the U.S., yet most people know very little about how they work. So, how do they work? Inside the machine, a tiny computer called the Random Number Generator (RNG) determines where the reels stop on each play. “Learning how slot machines and other casino games work is an important part of responsible gaming,” said Frank Fahrenkopf, president and CEO of the American Gaming Association. “Once players understand the role of the RNG, many of the most commonly held slots myths don’t hold water.” When casino visitors know more about the odds of the games, they can make informed decisions about their gambling. A closer look at these machines may help dispel some of the myths associated with them:

Myth or Fact?

Myth: If a slot machine hasn’t paid out in a while, it’s due for a win. Fact: Slot machines operate randomly at all times due to the RNG—no matter how many wins or losses have occurred in the past. Myth: A slot machine can tell the difference between maximum and minimum bets. Fact: The RNG, not the number of coins played or the amount of a wager, affects the outcome of a game.

Myth: Players can determine a machine’s odds by counting symbols on each reel. Fact: Because multiple numbers generated can correspond to the same symbol on a reel, there are many more number combinations possible than are visible to the eye.

Myth: Using a player’s club card will increase the chances of winning a jackpot. Fact: The outcome of the game is determined by the RNG and is not linked to the player’s club card reader. Myth: After hitting a jackpot, a player should move to a new slot machine. The machine currently in play is not likely to hit again. Fact: Because the outcome of each play is determined by the RNG, the odds of winning a jackpot on the next play are the same as they were before hitting the jackpot. There is no such thing as a “hot” or “cold” slot machine. Myth: Slot machines are highly addictive. Fact: Research has found no evidence that slot machines lead to greater rates of gambling addiction. For more information, you can read “Taking the Mystery Out of the Machine: A Guide to Understanding Slot Machines” on the American Gaming Association site at americangaming.org. (NAPSA)

A Salute To Broadway

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South Pacific will be among the many tunes to be featured. Showing: March 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 and 27, as well as April 1, 2 and 3. Tickets are $15 for adults. Melon Patch Playhouse is located at 311 N. 13th Street, Leesburg. For reservations, call (352) 787-3013 or visit www.melonpatch.org.

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BY ANN G. THOMAS

don’t pretend to understand the logic of the business world, but I’ve always counted on the fact that the people who worked for any company I did business with would be helpful if I needed help. Although that’s been my experience in the past, it seems it’s no longer true. One company after another appears to have replaced their Customer Service Department staff with disembodied voices. My most recent interaction with a disembodied voice occurred when an unordered nationally known newspaper appeared at my door—well, actually it was thrown into my driveway. I assumed it must be a mistake, even though it came with an address sticker with my name. I told myself this must be a trial offer and after a ten-day-introduction the paper would go away. I was wrong. It was clear I had to do something. I found a phone number for their subscription desk. Their 800 number led to a disembodied voice offering a series of seven choices, one of which was for starting and/or stopping a subscription. I pushed that number, only to have eight new choices, which led me to another smorgasbord which finally led to instructions to enter my zip code followed by a number on the address label. Next I was instructed to push 2 if I wanted to cancel or suspend the subscription. I pushed the 2 although I’ve always understood the word ‘suspended’ to have a temporary flavor. I wanted the ‘cancel’ choice but there was no way to let them know, so I had to hope for the best. It took me 42 minutes to conduct this two-minute transaction, but I guess they felt they had handled the situation in an efficient and frugal manner. After all, the forty-two minutes were my time. My subscription did stop

but resumed after a week, letting me know that the voice had by-passed cancel in favor of suspend. I’m not really picking on this newspaper or their distributor, however, because the no-customerservice-employees rule appears to be widespread. It seems that everywhere, a message blocks access to a real person. Most of these messages also give multiple options. The ones I like best are the ones that instruct me to “listen carefully to the following choices because they have been recently changed.” I always wonder how many callers memorized the previous list of nine options and would push a wrong button if they weren’t listening carefully. Since their options are all new to me, I pay close attention, push the button that sounds closest to what I had in mind. I am frequently told, “Please hold. We are experiencing a high volume of calls but will be with you shortly.” I hold, and hold and hold until a different recorded voice comes on to say, “If you would like to make a call, please hang up and try again.” I explore my other options and decide writing a letter may be a better idea. As I’m writing, the phone rings. A real person I’ve never met is on the line, calling me by my first name or asking to speak to my long deceased husband in order to sell us something I neither want nor need. I keep answering the phone, however, hopeful that someone from that newspaper will give me a call. “No thank you,” I say to the caller, “but do you by any chance know who delivers The Wall Street Journal in my neighborhood?” No luck so far, but at least it’s good to know that some of those real people are employed somewhere. Ann Thomas can be contacted through her website online at: www.dr-annthomas.com.

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Walkers: Walkers provide a wider base of support and stability for balance and walking than do canes. Walkers, which can support up to 50 percent of the body weight, are especially helpful for moderately severe balance and gait problems, or when there’s a risk of falling. Walkers are available with two, four or no wheels. Two is best when the user places a moderate amount Canes: Canes provide balance and of weight on the walker. The legs support for walking, handling up without wheels help prevent the to 25 percent of their body weight. walker from rolling away. For those Many types of canes are available. who don’t have to lean on the walker, Aluminum ones are adjustable; four wheels may make it easier to wooden canes must be cut to fit. For move about. A standard walker—no everyday use, a hooked, or candy wheels—provides the most stability. cane-style, cane probably won’t be For fit, the top of the walker should the most comfortable. A swan neck come to the crease in the wrist when handle, which is flatter and puts standing straight up with arms at the the user’s weight directly over the sides. A poorly fitted walker can be cane’s shaft, likely will feel better. For appropriate fit, the top of the cane difficult to use, causing back pain or, worse, increased risk of falling. should reach the crease of the wrist Canes and walkers are available at when the user is standing up straight with arms hanging comfortably. Using medical supply stores, drugstores and discount retailers. It’s a good idea to a cane that’s too long puts strain on the arms, shoulders and back muscles. try several styles before making a decision. In most cases, at least some of the Too short, a cane throws off balance. cost of assistive devices is reimbursed Normally, a cane is held in the through Medicare and other insurers. hand opposite of the weaker side. Adapting to a cane or walker takes With weight on the stronger leg, the time and may require a shift in selfcane and the weak leg swing and concept. Attitude about the device—as strike the ground at the same time. a help not a hindrance—can be as imWhen a cane is needed primarily for portant as the device itself. (Newswise) stability, it can be held in either hand. hen walking is difficult because of arthritis, balance problems, pain or injury, don’t avoid a cane or walker because they are dreaded symbols of old age. Instead, consider the devices as a way to help avoid injury and maintain independence. The Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource offered tips for selecting and using canes and walkers:

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