Friends of AHN Wexford Hospital Networking Event

On June 23, Allan Klapper, M.D., President of AHN Wexford Hospital , hosted the first AHN Friends of Wexford networking event. Guests enjoyed a complimentary breakfast and had the opportunity to network with local leaders, and community partners, as well as hear from physician specialists regarding clinical advancements to care.

Speakers included Timothy Sauber, M.D./ Orthopedic Surgeon with AHN Orthopedic Institute and Kathleen Latouf, M.D. /Medical Director of AHN Wexford Hospital Emergency Department. n

By Paula Green

This month we commemorate the 60th anniversary of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr’s, “I Have a Dream” speech. Dr. King gave his famous address during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. Over 250,000 civil rights supporters were there to hear Dr. King deliver his speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. In honor of this momentous occasion, we’ll focus our trivial attention on dreams.

According to Healthline, we spend one-third of our lives sleeping. Sixty-five percent of the elements of dreams are associated with your experiences while awake. Our most vivid dreams happen during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which happens in short episodes throughout the night, about 90 to 120 minutes apart. When we are aware that we’re dreaming, that is referred to as a lucid dream. Some folks have reoccurring dreams, such as Bill Murray in the movie, Groundhog Day. We have all experienced bad, frightening dreams called nightmares. At one time or another many of us “zone out” and have daydreams.

Of course, there are numerous instances when we hear the word “dream” or its derivative in a title. William Shakespeare wrote a famous play called, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Girls rock in the Broadway musical Dreamgirls ; in 2006 a movie version with the same title followed. Barbie Eden was a faithful servant in the television show I Dream of Jeannie

There have been movies with dreamy names such as Arizona Dream, Cassandra’s Dream, Dream a Little Dream, Dream Lover, Dream Man, Follow That Dream, Hold the Dream, The Jacksons: An American Dream, Just a Dream, Requiem for a Dream, Tucker: The Man and His Dreams, and What Dreams May Come

In the music realm, there were plenty of songs about peaceful slumber. Some memorable ones include All They Had to Do Was Dream, Daydream, Dream Baby, Dream Lover, Dream On, Dream Weaver, Dreaming, Dreaming for You, Dreams, I Can Dream About You, I Like Dreamin,’ Sweet Dreams, The River of Dreams, Teenage Dream, These Dreams, You Make My Dreams Come True, and Your Wildest Dreams

Since we have fancied our way through this slumber segment, we must now prance through this dreamy query, get set to don those thinking caps because it’s time to get a little trivial.

1. This 1968 billboard release by Elvis Presley contained lyrics directly inspired by Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.

2. Which former member of The Beatles released a song called #9 Dream?

3. This American film company was founded on October 12, 1994, as a live-action film studio by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen.

4. A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes is a song from this 1950 Walt Disney animated movie.

5. He portrayed Chris Nielsen in the 1998 film What Dreams May Come

6. Name 1989 comedy film that starred Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, and Peter Boyle.

7. This songstress released the popular hit Wildest Dreams in 2015.

8. Dennis Quaid starred in this 1984 film about a psychic named Alex.

9. He sings the tune Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car.

10. This comedy ran on CBS for eight years. In the final episode it is revealed that the entire series was a dream of Dr. Robert Hartley.

11. Name the author of the novel Dreamcatcher, published in 2001.

12. Tommy Petty & the Heartbreakers released a song in 1989, and a documentary in 2007, both with the same title.

13. This folk-rock band sang the songs Dream A Little Dream of Me and California Dreamin.’

14. The song The Impossible Dream (The Quest) is from this 1965 Broadway musical and is also featured in the 1972 film of the same name starring Peter O’Toole.

15. Name the foursome that sang the tune Daydream Believer. n

Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream, www.healthline.com/ health/why-do-we-dream, www.musicpicklists.com/categories/sharedwords-in-song-titles/songs-with-dream-in-the-title/, www.musicgrotto.com/songs-about-dreams/www.funtrivia.com, www. ranker.com/list/the-best-movies-with-dream-in-the-title/reference