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n March we said a final goodbye to our lovely niece-in-law, Elizabeth Crosby Reeves, who learned 13 months ago she had terminal bile duct cancer. It was a horrific battle for the 48-year-old mother of two, but one she fought bravely.

She was kind, beautiful, generous and loved -- about 400 people showed up for her memorial service.

Elizabeth was one among an estimated half-million Americans who will die from cancer this year. It’s the second leading cause of death in the United States, exceeded only by heart disease. It can cause tremendous suffering for the patient, their families and communities.

April is National Cancer Control Month, a federally endorsed observation that, since 1938, honors those have battled the disease, encourages research, and seeks to educate people on how to prevent cancer.

Currently, record-breaking advances in cancer research are transforming cancer treatment to make it more effective and less toxic. Many more promising treatments and therapies are on the horizon. Immuno-oncology— teaching the body’s immune system to attack cancer—is especially exciting.

And because of the Affordable Care Act, which came into force in 2014, insurers must cover recommended cancer screenings and other preventative services.

They cannot deny coverage because of pre-existing conditions or limit coverage by putting annual dollar limits on most benefits.

Right now, though, the best way to combat the disease is through prevention and early detection. Experts say that nearly half of all cancers can be prevented through healthy eating habits,

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It’s All About the Earth, Yourself and Those Pesky Gators regular exercise, limiting sun exposure, living tobacco-free and avoiding excessive alcohol consumption. Regular physicals and cancer screenings give patients the best chance for successful treatment.

So why not make April the month to start loving yourself a little more.

Following these preventative guidelines will not only make your quality of life better, but hopefully it will make your life longer as well.

Whether you are spring cleaning or spring breaking, this issue Lifestyles After 50 should be a pleasant distraction.

To celebrate Earth Day on April 22, we’ll introduce you to America’s first solar city— it’s going up right here in Florida.

And with our beautiful weather comes increased gator roaming (they’re looking for love in all the wrong places), so, just in case you spot one floating in your pool, we’ve talked to one of Florida’s licensed nuisance gator trappers.

She’s fearless.

Been thinking about adding a pop of color to your décor? We show you how with Pantone’s Color of the Year, Ultra Violet.

On these pages you’ll also learn about new Medicare cards, tax-deferred bonds, a new shingles vaccine, new blood pressure guidelines, and other health and senior news. For a special treat, check out our recipe for gator wings.

And of course, our his and her satirical columnists will keep you in stiches.

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local events around town • april 2018 Date: Event: Time: Cost:

Sundays History Park Farmer’s Market 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. $5 suggested donation

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April 8 TCM Big Screen Classics: Grease 2 p.m. $13.25

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April 14 Art in April 12 – 4 p.m. free

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April 7 Hope Healthcare Parkinson Program host Walk 4 Hope Time: 10 a.m.

Cost: $25 Building: Lakes Regional Park Address: 7330 Gladiolus Dr. Fort Myers, 33908 Phone: 239-985-7726 Website: hopeparkinson.org/events

April 13 Mystery Walk 6– 8 p.m. free to play

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April 14 Cape Bike Night 6 - 10 p.m. free

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Book Review Review by KATHy MeGyeRi

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Author: elizabeth Meade Howard Jefferson Park Press, 2017 349 pages

Readers, we’d love to hear your advice and tips for successful aging. Send your thoughts in 250 words or less to Terri@LifestylesAfter50.com before April 15. We may publish them in a future edition.

AGING FAMOUSLY:

Follow Those You Admire to Living Long and Well

ward winning reporter, writer, documentary filmmaker and lecturer at the University of Virginia, Elizabeth Meade Howard, became the family elder after the death of her prominent father, a New York/Los Angeles advertising executive.

To cope with his loss and adjust to her new status, she spent a decade seeking guidance from seniors she respected for their resourcefulness, resilience, imagination, adaptability and above all, their successful aging.

Many were famous.

In her new book, Aging Famously, she’s cobbled together 33 intimate interviews from the likes of TV anchorman Walter Cronkite, actors Hal Holbrook, Carol Channing, Nanette Fabray and Dennis Weaver; former New York Mayor Ed Koch, reincarnation researcher Dr. Ian Stevenson, and theologian Bishop John Shelby Spong. Civil rights leader Rosa Parks adds brief thoughts as well.

Collectively, the interviewees were resourceful, engaged, purposeful and keenly aware of the passing of time. They continued their passions, explored new ones, focused on the future and overwhelmingly showed disdain for retirement – even as their health declined.

Said Himan Brown, a radio producer who had worked with many stars, “The minute you’ve retired, you’ve performed your funeral.”

Another recurring theme: Gratefully accepting life’s offerings and the accompanying pain. These people didn’t waste time wondering what might have been.

The cover of the book portrays the cupcake with a single lighted candle that President Obama gave to White House journalist Helen Thomas in 2009, for her 89th birthday. Interestingly, they shared the mutual birthdate of August 4. She died 4 years later at 92.

“Life is a gift,” Thomas had said. “Try to make the world better if you can.”

One stands in awe of Howard’s ability to obtain access to these celebrities and make them comfortable enough to bare their souls as she probed their innermost thoughts about old age and dying.

Howard personifies Henry David Thoreau’s advice that none are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm. Although Howard’s own health is declining and she is losing friends and family, she embraces the words of her mentors and proclaims, “If they age well, I can too.”

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Visit us May 11-13 and join the fun or go to www.aarp.org/TampaBay where you can learn more about what AARP is doing in your community.

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Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow...For Some

hen it comes to spring cleaning—or spring clean out, the world seems to consist of two types of people: those practical types who are able to divest themselves of inanimate objects once they’ve outlived their usefulness, and those who would sentimentally cling to an old rubber band.

My husband is the latter. He has, what I like to call, a “discarding disorder.”

I should have recognized the red flag when we were first dating but I was too blinded by love.

He had proudly pointed out this anomalous antique breakfront which he trimmed down to occupy a small corner of his living room. It was a gift from his ex-mother-in-law and almost completely devoid of all charm and character after the reconstruction.

As I gazed at the not very attractive results, the nicest comment I could come up was, “Wouldn’t you have been better off buying something new?”

The little skirmishes continued over the years including a clash over “Holy Mustard Sauce!” a hole-filled, stained cardigan the color of French’s mustard that has lived long past its shelf life. I also lost the battle over the giant tortoise shell wall hanging, the hula girl lamp, and law books that probably haven’t been relevant since the turn of the century.

Not this century—the last one.

The most recent negotiation concerned a battered piece of furniture that had become nothing more than a dumping ground for other unnecessary articles (until his back was turned).

“But we’ve had it for such a long time. We can’t get rid of it just like that,” he said, unsuccessfully trying to snap his fingers.

“All the more reason to let it go,” I responded. “ I s n ’t t h e r e somewhere else we can use it?” he pleaded. “What if we cut off the legs and…”

“No,” I said abruptly. “No carpentry.”

“Maybe someone in the family can use it,” he said optimistically.

“Then we could at least have visitation rights.”

“Can’t think of anyone,” I replied.

“How about Aunt Sally?” he queried.

“That’s not practical. She moved to Alaska.”

“Oh, right.”

After working our way through immediate family members, first cousins, and second cousins once removed, I finally got him to agree.

I tripped and nearly fell over his favorite old wingtips (age unknown) as I rushed to the phone to call Goodwill. I needed to get there before he could figure out a way to turn that piece into a planter.

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America’s First S lar City is Florida Born

by KATHy MEGyERI

Homes meet Florida Green Building Coalition standards and are constructed in a myriad of architectural styles

Photos courtesy Babcock Ranch

goal is for Babcock Ranch to be the “world’s most sustainable city.”

Babcock Ranch was first owned by Edward Babcock, a lumber baron who bought the land in 1914.

Fred, his son, added vegetable farming and primitive swamp tours in the ‘30s, but when he died in 1997, his heirs sold their 91,000 acres to Florida developer Syd Kitson who sold 73,000 acres to the state for $350 million.

Solar panels installed on the commercial rooftops of Founder’s Square

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s we celebrate Earth Day 2018, it seems fitting that In partnership with the National Audubon Society, America’s first sun-powered city is sprouting up FPL is creating a safe haven for pollinator species in the Sunshine State. by planting native plants and wildflowers to attract Babcock Ranch city, an approximately 17,000-acre butterflies, honeybees, and other critical species. In planned community under development in Southwest addition, the town’s layout improves existing flowering Florida (between Punta Gorda and and wetland ecosystems.

Fort Myers), began welcoming Self-driving shuttles on residents in January and held an what’s become the nation’s first official grand opening on March autonomous shuttle network 10. It’s expected that 500 residents ferries visitors to model homes will call this futuristic town home and Founder’s Square, the center by the end of the year and 50,000 of commerce which includes will move here eventually for its charming options like an ice pro-environment lifestyle. cream shop, a general store, a Driving the development is a farm-to-table restaurant, and a large power station composed of large health and wellness center. more than 340,000 photovoltaic Town ambassadors give solar panels on 440 acres as well touch-screen presentations as as a network of rooftop solar Self-driving shuttles ferry people around town lime-green solar trees capture and transmit energy. It is promised that panels on commercial buildings.

More are planned in the future. Operated by Florida 50 percent of the total 18,000-acre town footprint will Power & Light, the panels are intended to produce more be preserved and accessible via a 50-mile network of electricity than will be consumed. The current solar cells trails for hiking, biking and horseback riding, and that can power 15,000 homes with zero emissions—equivalent over 5,000 new trees will be planted. Perks include to removing 12,000 cars from the road every year. FPL locally grown produce and a solar-environmental center. says that its investment in this project has reduced the use Kitson & Partners, the real estate development firm of oil by more than 98% and has saved customers $8.6 that facilitated what ranks as the largest conservation billion in fuel. land acquisition in Florida history, has stated their Lifestyles After 50 • Southwest • April 2018 • page 8

Kitson’s plan is to eventually construct 19,500 single family homes, townhouses and condos that currently range in price from the $190,000s to the $900,000s. They will meet Florida Green Building Coalition standards and be constructed in a myriad of architectural styles: Craftsman, Farmhouse, Coastal Surf Vernacular, Spanish, and Colonial/West Indies, “to evoke a simpler time when neighbors knew and cared for one another,” Kitson said.

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Film

The Miracle Season

By MARK HIGLEy The book The Miracle Season took its author, Kathy Bresnahan, four long, tear-filled years to write. In it, the former volleyball coach at Iowa City West High School, tells the inspirational story of 17-year-old volleyball player Caroline Found who was killed in a moped accident on the way the hospital to visit her terminally ill mother.

Her death, followed by that of her mother’s 12 days later, devastated her family and the Iowa community. It also sent her high school volleyball team into a nosedive – they lost their spirit, focus, and motivation to win.

Now the motion picture by the same name is set to release April 6. The PG-rated film stars Academy Award winners Helen Hunt as team coach and William Hurt as Caroline’s father. The role of Caroline is played by up and comer Danika Yarosh; Erin Moriarty and Tiera Skovbye are teammates who help rally the squad.

As the “setter” and leader of her team, Caroline or “Line,” as her friends called her, was the captain, the

star player, the one who had rallied her team to one state championship – then planned for another. In a scene from the movie, Caroline hops on the moped, flashes her infectious smile and tells Kelly, “This is our year, Kel!” After her tragic death, the tough love coach (Hunt) presses the girls to pull together and find a way to win.

“I told you to win for Caroline,” she tells her girls, “but if we want to show her how much we miss her, we should just play, for joy.”

“Live Like Line” becomes the team mantra which honors Line’s acts of kindness and her amazing spirit and accomplishments.

The movie is directed by Sean McNamara, who had also directed Helen Hunt in Soul Surfer. And if The Miracle Season feels as though it’s similar in tone to the inspirational high school movie, Friday Night Lights, it may be because both screenplays were written by David Aaron Cohen.

Hurt has also worked with McNamara -- the two just completed the action adventure fantasy film The

Helen Hunt (as Coach Kathy Bresnahan) advises the team King’s Daughter, which is to be released later this year.

If you’re looking to take the grandchildren to a motivational movie that shows how resilience and determination pay off and how hope and optimism can trump tragedy, then this one should score big.

Chances are, those grands may be cheering “Live Like Line” as they walk out of the theater.

Mark Higley is an Emmy award-winning screenwriter who has written for many soap operas including One Life to Live and Days of our Lives.

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New Vaccine is the Latest Defense Against Shingles I

f you are 50 or older, talk to your doctor about a new shingles vaccine sold under the name of Shingrix. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention previously recommended a vaccine called Zostavax, but now say Shingrix is the better option for most. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices reports that clinical trials found the vaccine to be more than 90 percent effective in preventing shingles in those 50 and older.

Zostavax, on the other hand, is anywhere from 38 percent to 70 percent effective, depending on age. Those who have had shingles or previously got Zostavax can be vaccinated with Shingrix to prevent shingles and its complications.

Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV), which also causes chickenpox. It’s a painful, blistering rash that can have lingering complications including postherpetic neuralgia, a pain that can last for months or years after the rash is gone. The risk of developing shingles increases with age with about 1 in 3 developing the disease at some point in their life.

The CDC’s recommendation of Shingrix will make it more likely that it will be covered by insurance but check ahead with your insurance company. Broad coverage is expected to take effect starting in April.

Medicare

NEW MEDICARE CARDS ARE COMING Here’s What You Need to Know

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eginning in April and continuing through April 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin mailing out new Medicare cards. Cards will be sent out to select states in waves. Here in Florida, these cards should start arriving sometime after June.

Instead of a Social Security Number, the new card will have a unique Medicare number. This is designed to deter the theft of Social Security numbers, help protect identities and keep personal information more secure. Medicare coverage and benefits will stay the same.

Medicare will automatically mail new cards at no cost to the address on file with the Social Security Administration. So, make sure your address is up-to-date.

An address can be updated easily by signing in to or creating an account at ssa.gov/myaccount or by calling 1-800772-1213. TTY users can call 1-800-3250778.

approved by Medicare know that Medicare is replacing the old cards. They are ready to accept your new card when you need care.

3. Beware of people contacting you about your new Medicare card and asking you for your Medicare Number, personal information, or to pay a fee for your new card. Remember the new cards are free. Treat your Medicare Number like you treat your Social Security or credit card numbers.

Medicare will never contact you uninvited to ask for your personal information.

Medicare coverage and benefits will stay the same.

When you receive your card, remember these three important tips: 1. Destroy your old Medicare card right away.

2. Use your new card. Doctors, other health care providers, and plans Lifestyles After 50 • Southwest • April 2018 • page 10

Turning 65 soon?

Start planning ahead. Once Medicare eligibility begins, you’ll have a 7-month Initial Enrollment Period to sign up. For most people, this is 3 months before, the month of, and 3 months after their 65th birthday. If you don’t sign up at age 65 and then decide to enroll later, you may pay a lifetime late enrollment penalty and you may have a gap in medical insurance coverage. There are exceptions, but play it safe, and ask your Medicare or Social Security representative about your personal situation.

For more information about the new Medicare card, visit medicare.gov

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Health

Allergies, Sneezing and Leaking, Oh My!

By SUE PERSIA pring allergy season is underway and so are the irrepressible sneezes that come with it. Some women know all too well that sneezing can lead to the uncontrollable release of urine known as urinary incontinence (UI). Some accept urinary incontinence as just a part of getting older or having given birth: “I just pee a little when I sneeze, cough or laugh.”

It is true that urinary incontinence is very common, affecting over 25 million people in the United States. The good news is that most cases of incontinence are treatable or very manageable.

As a women’s health therapist and pelvic floor specialist, it is my mission to help women move past the embarrassment often associated with urinary incontinence. If you notice that incontinence

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causes you to avoid activities, limit social interactions, and even struggle to get a good night’s sleep, please discuss your symptoms with your doctor.

This article contains strategies that address common types of incontinence: urge and stress.

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The short answer is that there are benefits and drawbacks to both. Let’s look at how they each stack up in a few key areas: DIVERSIFICATION—This is an area where the bond mutual funds have an advantage. Most municipal bond funds own hundreds of different bonds, so an owner has exposure to different types of bonds (general obligation, revenue, etc.), but also different municipalities and different maturities.

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ator meat can be harder to find than an alligator in a muddy lake, but Julie Harter a.k.a. Lady Gator Trapper sells it (see related story), it can be found at specialty butcher shops, or you can consult florida-alligator.com/Alligator-Meat/Suppliers. This five-star recipe is from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

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LADY GATOR TRAPPER

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is spring. The season when an alligator’s fancy turns to thoughts of love. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), the courtship begins in early April and mating occurs in May and June.

This means alligators get restless and can wander into neighborhood retention ponds, backyards and pools where they usually aren’t welcome.

That’s when Julie Harter’s phone starts ringing.

As one of the state’s few female licensed nuisance alligator trappers, the five-foot, nine-inch brunette is on-call with the FWC 24 hours, seven days a week including holidays. Her territory covers East Hillsborough, from New Tampa to Sun City.

“It’s a lifestyle,” said the 56-year-old grandmother. “I’ll be cooking a family dinner and get a call and I just have to tell the family, ‘Sorry. Gotta go!’”

One time, she had to suspend a Mother’s Day dinner for two hours while she captured a nine-footer.

Harter said some people are in disbelief when a woman shows up to capture the gators. “Sometimes I play along and pretend I’m just a damsel in distress,” she said.

But when she fetches her catch pole, loops it around the hissing gator’s head, jumps on its back, wraps the snout with electrical tape, and drags the thrashing creature to her truck, well, they pretty much know she’s the real deal.

Her biggest catch was a 12-foot, eight-inch alligator that wandered into the backyard of a Tampa Palms neighborhood.

It was more than a nuisance.

“It had killed an 85-pound golden retriever,” she said.

An estimated 1.3 million gators occupy the state but alligators seldom bite people and fatalities from such occurrences are rare. Over the last 10 years, Florida has averaged six unprovoked bites per year that were serious enough to require professional medical treatment. The likelihood of a Florida resident being seriously injured during an unprovoked alligator incident is roughly one in 3.2 million. From 1948 to 2017, 24 bites resulted in human fatalities.

Amazingly, Harter has never been bitten. That could be because of the advice given to her by her trapper husband, Billy Harter, who trained her.

“He always told me, ‘Treat each one like it’s the first one you ever caught. Don’t get sloppy or complacent because that’s the one that’ll get you.’”

In 2003, he was killed in a tragic helicopter accident; she figured her trapping days were over. Then she got a call from the state asking her to apply to take over his trapping contract.

She already had the gear, the experience and the license, so she agreed. On her own she became known as the Lady Gator Trapper; Julie Harter with a seven-foot, seven-inch gator captured her license plate is personalized recently in a front yard pond in Thonotosassa. with the moniker.

Besides her trapping career, Harter has a flexible day job at Hope Services which helps people with disabilities find jobs. Prior to that, the Lakeland resident spent over 30 years with the Polk County school system as a certified special education teacher.

Harter catches over 200 gators a year.

Young alligators under four feet are released back into the wild. Over four feet and they’re headed for the processor.

This used to be a pretty lucrative gig back in the day when alligator hides could fetch $40 a foot, but the rise of alligator farming and permitted legal harvesting has driven prices down to $3 a foot. Meat prices have held at $10 per pound. Harter keeps some of the meat for herself and her family and sells some to restaurants and individuals.

“It’s really good. It’s a beautiful white meat that tastes like a mixture of chicken, pork and fish,” she said.

Since nuisance trappers don’t get paid by the state, there is little, if any, profit with the current market.

“I don’t do it for the money,” she said.

“I love what I do and consider it a service and a great privilege.”

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Whatever you decide, consider Pantone’s Color of the Year: Ultra Violet. If you follow the latest trends, you may have noticed an uptick in the use of this blue-purple shade in clothing, home décor, makeup, kitchen appliances, watches, and more.

Each year, the folks at the Pantone Color Institute select a color they think reflects current events and popular trends. Pantone says that Ultra Violet speaks to the rebellion of cultural pop icons Prince (Purple Rain) and glam rocker David Bowie who died in 2016. It’s both complex and contemplative, futuristic, and the color of the cosmos.

Ultra Violet is not the shrinking variety. It can be used to create bold, energetic spaces; mystical spa-like settings, or, when muted, offer a calm escape from today’s over-stimulated world.

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