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Go to the Doctor!

Changing the Cultural Mindset that Drives Men Away from the Doctor’s Office

By Louis Bezich Compared to women, American men perform miserably on most measures of health behaviors, but perhaps the most serious affliction men exhibit is their healthcare attention gap.

The numbers tell the story. Men visit their doctor for preventive care half as often as women. Surveys show that the rate of men who had not seen a physician during the prior year is three times greater than women, and 33% did not have a primary physician, compared to women at 19%.

Finally, 24% of men said they would wait as long as possible before seeing a doctor, despite warning signs, with 17% of them indicating they may wait at least a week!

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Through my research on men’s health, I’ve had the opportunity to interview a number of physicians, one of whom is Dr. Jeffrey Brenner, winner of the MacArthur Genius Award in 2013 for his work creating a comprehensive effort to confront the healthcare needs of an underserved urban population.

When I asked Brenner about his experiences in treating men over 50, he said that he treated many of them, and, as he put it, “I saw them committing suicide slowly.” He explained how he saw men have stroke after stroke because of factors that were entirely preventable.

He also witnessed their wives becoming caretakers and confirmed that “guys don’t talk,” referring to their

unwillingness to share what’s on their minds.

Brenner places a good number of men he treated in the “dismissive” category of attachment style, meaning they sought a high level of independence, sometimes avoided attachment altogether, and denied needing close relationships. This included their physician.

It’s this avoidance of healthcare and dismissiveness of its importance that has plagued men of all socioeconomic categories for years. A survey by the Orlando Health hospital system suggested that a man’s reluctancy stems from a number of reasons: busyness, fear, shame, and discomfort.

Where’s the hope? It starts with Brenner’s suggestion that 80% of health is attributable to psychology and social factors.

His counsel reinforces my research of healthy-behaving men over 50 and my findings that social factors are a strong source of motivation for healthy behavior; this social pathway represents a new way to confront the alarming

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A MISSION TO SERVE This vibrant senior community provides for the needs of older men and women with independent living, personal care, and skilled nursing. Residents enjoy a homey atmosphere with a Quaker mission.

AN ADAPTABLE APPROACH & A HEART FOR COMMUNITY Rather than having residents adapt to Friends Home, we work to adapt our environment to their individual interests and needs. In addition, residents actively participate in various intergenerational programs throughout the community and enjoy giving back.

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state of men’s health.

In ratings in excess of 70%, the men I studied confirmed that their life’s priorities — that which they value most in life — played a major role in starting and maintaining their healthy lifestyle. They think about their priorities at least once a week.

The results were consistent with perhaps the most comprehensive study of men’s health in history, the Harvard Study of Adult Development, an ongoing longitudinal study for over 75 years that has tracked the lives of 724 men (and now their children) and examined the factors that influence their health.

According to its director, Dr. Robert Waldinger, “The clearest message that we get from this study is that good relationships keep us happier and healthier” and that “social connections are really good for us.”

So, there you have it. Want to convince a man to see a doctor? Start with a strong focus on his social and emotional relationships. Help him connect the dots between his personal aspirations and his behavior.

Men who make this connection see their health as a means to an end. The endgame is a fulfilling and purposeful life.

With a man’s motivational platform in place, you can now use tactics like those prescribed by the Men’s Health Network for getting a man to the doctor and breaking the healthcare-attention gap: • Find health providers who have weekend and evening appointments or have offices close to his work.

• S chedule simultaneous appointments for both of you and make fun plans to do something together afterward.

• Find out whether he is more comfortable seeing a male or female healthcare provider, and make sure he’s seeing the one he prefers. On a related note, try to avoid physicians who tend to scold.

• Recruit male friends or relatives with good health habits to help reinforce your message.

• Point out the connection between good health and good physical and mental performance in sports, work stamina, etc.

• Gently remind him that the example he sets when forming lifelong health habits influences his children and their life habits.

• Decide on an exercise routine that involves and is enjoyable to both of you.

• Encourage him to celebrate Men’s Health Week (June 10–16) by seeing a doctor about annoying health problems or getting a thorough checkup.

Louis Bezich, author of Crack the Code: 10 Proven Secrets that Motivate Healthy Behavior and Inspire Fulfillment in Men Over 50, is the senior vice president of strategic alliances with Cooper University Heath Care. With more than 40 years of experience, Bezich is also an adjunct professor at Rutgers University.

At Your Fingertips Helpful numbers, hotlines, and local businesses and organizations eager to serve you—all just a phone call away.

Disasters American Red Cross Greater Brandywine (610) 692-1200 Chester County Emergency Services (610) 344-5000 Salvation Army Coatesville (610) 384-2954

Arthritis Foundation (215) 570-3060

Housing Authority of Chester County (610) 436-9200

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (800) 232-4636

Housing Authority of Phoenixville (610) 933-8801

Coatesville VA Medical Center (610) 383-7711 Domestic Violence (800) 799-7233

JEWELERS American Gold & Estate Buyers, Inc. 363 E. Lincoln Highway, Exton (484) 872-8216

National Osteoporosis Foundation (800) 223-9994

Legal Services Lawyer Referral Service (610) 429-1500

PACE (800) 225-7223

Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania (610) 436-4510

Office of Aging (610) 344-6350/(800) 692-1100

Senior Healthlink (610) 431-1852

Financial Services Internal Revenue Service (800) 829-3676

Social Security Administration (800) 772-1213

Nutrition Meals on Wheels Chester County Inc. (610) 430-8500

Salvation Army West Chester (610) 696-8746 Emergency Numbers Central Pennsylvania Poison Center (800) 521-6110

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (302) 573-4027 Health & Medical Services Alzheimer’s Association (800) 272-3900 American Cancer Society (800) 227-2345 American Heart Association (610) 940-9540 www.50plusLifePA.com

Southeastern Pennsylvania Medical Institute (610) 446-0662 Hearing Services Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (800) 233-3008 V/TTY Housing Assistance Community Impact Legal Services (610) 876-0804

Pennsylvania Hunger Action Center (800) 366-3997 Office of Aging Chester County Department of Aging Services (610) 344-6350 Pharmacies CVS/pharmacy www.cvs.com

retirement living Friends Home in Kennett 147 W. State St., Kennett Square (610) 444-2577 Harrison Senior Living Locations in Christiana and East Fallowfield (610) 384-6310 The Hickman 400 N. Walnut St., West Chester (484) 760-6300 Senior Centers Coatesville (610) 383-6900 Downingtown (610) 269-3939 Great Valley (610) 889-2121 Kennett Square (610) 444-4819 Oxford (610) 932-5244 Phoenixville (610) 935-1515 Wayne (610) 688-6246 West Chester (610) 431-4242

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By Jason J. Tabor “We’re only here on this planet for so long; you have to do things while you’re here,” James Kleinklaus laughs when asked how he’s managed to fit so many experiences into one lifetime.

A racecar driver, published author, professional musician, and president of his own advertising agency, Kleinklaus arrived in Carlisle with his wife, Sherry, 15 years ago at the tail end of a career in newspaper advertising that took him around the country.

As a child growing up in Long Island, New York, Kleinklaus excelled in school, particularly in writing and music, and took up the guitar at a young age.

“My father was a violinist and there was always music playing around the house. I practiced daily, as much as 12 hours a day during the summers, and The wreckage of Kleinklaus’s racecar after began teaching lessons at age 13,” he says. the crash that took him and his vehicle into a By the time he was enrolled at Dowling College concrete wall. in Long Island on a National Merit Scholarship, Kleinklaus was dividing his time playing music onstage at legendary New York City clubs like CBGB’s and Max’s Kansas City at night and studying literature and creative writing during the day.

“I idolized John Updike,” he says.

“When I wasn’t playing music, I was writing short stories and working on novels. It was a real balancing act.”

After graduating in 1971, Kleinklaus Kleinklaus in his racecar, the Purple Dragon. continued playing music and writing, eventually getting the opportunity to open for an up-and-coming Billy Joel and having his own music copyrighted and released by Elektra Records.

“Between doing studio work and playing onstage, I was literally singing for my supper each night,” he says.

“I wasn’t thinking in terms of having a ‘career path’ at that point — there was no Plan B to fall back on.”

After 10 years of music, he decided to move to upstate New York to live with his brother and figure out what he wanted to do with his life outside of the music industry.

“I was still teaching guitar but decided to get out of the music business,” he remembers. “There was too much ‘biz’ and not enough music, and I just didn’t believe in it anymore.”

Away from the music business in New York City, Kleinklaus fell into a job that would propel him into a career in advertising. He began selling advertising for small businesses in local newspapers.

“I had no formal training in marketing or advertising,” he laughs. “I just always looked for Kleinklaus during a recent performance opportunities, was a good talker, and never gave up!” of Jim Kleinklaus Duo.

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After meeting the publisher of the Scotsman Press in Syracuse, Kleinklaus landed a job selling ad space to local businesses and started a magazine for the publisher where he did market research, sold ads, and wrote stories, often using pseudonyms.

He soon began receiving job offers from newspapers in larger markets around the country and began moving around from Syracuse to Hartford and Detroit as a high-level advertising executive.

He worked for the U.S.’s largest newspaper publisher, Gannett, and was a regional manager for Valpak and Auto Trader, before moving to Carlisle to work at the Carlisle Sentinel.

He met his wife Sherry at an industry mixer in 1990 — she was an account executive at a competing newspaper.

“We were both from the same world and met each other just as our previous marriages were ending. It wasn’t a surprise to anyone when we got married less than two years later,” he laughs.

Together, he and Sherry had several children from their previous marriages.

“It was kind of a Brady Bunch situation,” he says.

In 1984, at the prompting of one his clients who was involved in competitive auto racing, Kleinklaus purchased his first racecar.

“I bought it for $500,” he laughs. “It had no engine, wheels, or suspension, but I put some work into it and have been doing amateur racing ever since.”

A longtime fan of Formula One racing and vintage racecars, Kleinklaus likens racing to playing music.

“Both music and racing are a performance — you spend a lot of time getting ready, making sure everything is perfect, practicing, knowing your equipment inside and out, and dealing with pressure. I often have trouble sleeping the night before a race.”

Kleinklaus acknowledges the dangers involved in racing but feels compelled to challenge himself, despite being “definitely over age 25,” he jokes.

“I should be dead three times by now,” Kleinklaus says. “During my first race, after taking the first turn at 90 mph, out of the corner my eye I saw a red car coming out of the sky right at me, the driver holding his detached steering wheel in his hands. He crashed into me and put me into a concrete wall.

“You know these kinds of things can happen, and just get back on that horse!”

Over the years, he has won races in West Virginia, New York, and the MidAtlantic States Road Race championship in 2013, among others.

Two years ago, Kleinklaus began playing music once again in Jim Kleinklaus Duo. “Originally, my idea was to start a jazz band, maybe play some lounges once in a while,” he says. “And now we play recurring shows at the Army War College in Carlisle, the Harrisburg Hilton, and other clubs every month,” performing a variety of classic rock and R&B covers.

“My bassist, Mike Kaufman, convinced me to sing again, and, as much as I put into the guitar, I realize my voice is what has opened doors for us,” he adds. “Next up, we’re heading to the studio to record some of the originals I’ve written over the years.”

Although he and Sherry both officially retired at the same time a number of years ago, Kleinklaus maintains a busy schedule with business, travel, and visiting family.

When he’s not doing laps around the racetrack or playing onstage, Kleinklaus runs his own advertising firm catering to clients in the medical field, riding his mountain bike, and canvassing for political candidates.

“I’ve always enjoyed getting out there and talking to people; that’s what my entire career was built on,” he says.

“I think the things that really matter in life are prizing the relationships you create with friends and family,” he says. “It’s always later than you think, so if you can blast some frets off a guitar or scare yourself in a racecar along the way, all the better. Do what you love.”

Kleinklaus’s memoir, Fran’s Tools: Finding Common Ground in the Fast Lane, is available on Amazon and Jim Kleinklaus Duo is on YouTube and Facebook.

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Bethany Village — MapleWood

325 Wesley Drive • Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 717-766-0279 • www.BethanyVillage.org Total AL and/or PC Beds: 100 Assisted Living Residence: Yes Personal Care Home: No Private: 100 Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: Yes Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes

Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: Yes Comments: One-bedroom suites; secured memory support neighborhood; skilled nursing – The Oaks.

Cross Keys Village The Brethren Home Community

1901 North Fifth Street • Harrisburg, PA 17102 717-221-7727 • www.homelandcenter.org Total AL and/or PC Beds: 56 Assisted Living Residence: No Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: No Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: No Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes

Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: Yes Comments: Providing exemplary care in a beautiful environment for more than 150 years. Our continuum of care includes therapy services, skilled rehab, 24-hour medical staffing, plus Hospice, HomeHealth, and HomeCare outreach programs. All-private rooms include a full bath and kitchenette.

Homestead Village

2990 Carlisle Pike • New Oxford, PA 17350 717-624-5436 • www.crosskeysvillage.org Total AL and/or PC Beds: 123 Assisted Living Residence: No Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: No Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: No Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: No Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes

Homeland Center

Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: No Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: No Comments: A regional leader in all aspects of memory care and a program designed for optimal engagement and socialization.

1800 Village Circle • Lancaster, PA 17603 717-397-4831 • www.homesteadvillage.org Total AL and/or PC Beds: 100 Assisted Living Residence: No Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: No Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: No Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: Yes Part/Totally Refundable: Yes Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes

Harrison House of Chester County

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Total AL and/or PC Beds: 80 Assisted Living Residence: No Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: No Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: Yes Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes

Total AL and/or PC Beds: 92 Assisted Living Residence: No Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: No Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: No Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes

300 Strode Avenue • Coatesville, PA 19320 610-384-6310 • www.harrisonseniorliving.com Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: No Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: Yes Comments: Located in western Chester County, Harrison House provides an array of amenities with nursing care.

425 Westminster Avenue • Hanover, PA 17331 717-637-4166 • www.homewoodplumcreek.org

The Hickman Friends Senior Community

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Total AL and/or PC Beds: 114 Assisted Living Residence: No Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: Yes Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: Yes Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes

Total AL and/or PC Beds: 97 Assisted Living Residence: No Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: No Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: No Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes

400 North Walnut Street • West Chester, PA 19380 484-760-6300 • www.TheHickman.org Health Fee-for-Service Available: No Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: Yes Comments: Nonprofit personal care community in downtown West Chester. Includes secure dementia care neighborhood. Call to schedule a personal tour.

Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: Yes Comments: One-bedroom deluxe and studio apartments available! New Harvest House Memory Support now available.

Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: No Comments: Excellent care in a lovely environment. Call to schedule a visit.

1001 East Oregon Road • Lititz, PA 17543 717-569-3271 • www.LandisHomes.org Health Fee-for-Service Available: No Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: Yes Comments: Attached to wellness center and pool without going outside.

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Mennonite Home Communities

1520 Harrisburg Pike • Lancaster, PA 17601 717-393-1301 • www.mennonitehome.org Total AL and/or PC Beds: 150 Assisted Living Residence: No Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: Yes Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: Yes Short-term Lease: No Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: No Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes

Health Fee-for-Service Available: No Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: No Comments: Supportive, encouraging environment. Various room types and suites available. Secure memory care offered.

Normandie Ridge

1700 Normandie Drive • York, PA 17408 717-764-6262 • https://normandieridge.org Total AL and/or PC Beds: 27 Assisted Living Residence: No Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: Yes Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: No Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: No Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes

Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: No Comments: Our dementia care residence features the Kaleidoscope therapeutic engagement program designed for our residents.

Pleasant View Retirement Community

544 North Penryn Road • Manheim, PA 17545 717-665-2445 • www.pleasantviewrc.org Total AL and/or PC Beds: 96 Assisted Living Residence: No Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: Yes Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: Yes* Short-term Lease: No Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: Yes Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes

Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: No Comments: *Three-year private pay spending. Maintain independence in an enriching and supportive environment.

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Your Hidden Retirement Risk: Long-Term Care

You have spent years carefully working and planning so that you have enough income for a comfortable retirement. You may think your retirement savings are protected — but have you ever considered what might happen if you or your spouse required long-term care?

The cost of long-term care services — whether they are provided in the home, at a community facility, or in a nursing home — may not be covered under major medical plans or Medicare and can be a threat to your retirement savings.

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But talking about, and planning for, long-term care is important because there is a good chance you will need long-term care services as some point in your life. In fact, about 70% of people over age 65 will require some care at some point in their lives, and the likelihood of needing care increases as you age.1 And, while long-term care is often associated with the effects of aging, it may be needed at any time, due to an accident or illness. Some conditions that might require long-term care include stroke, cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.

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2020 Census Offers Temporary Jobs Suited for Retirees

Dear Savvy Senior, The U.S. Census Bureau is in the process of recruiting thousands of workers for temporary jobs to help collect valuable data for the 2020 Census, and retirees are ideal candidates. Can you write a column to get the word out? Thanks for your help!

– Census Recruiter Dear Recruiter, I’m happy to oblige, and I agree. This once-a-decade job opportunity is a great fit for retirees who have some free time on their hands and who wouldn’t mind earning some extra income while helping the community.

Attention, Retirees!

The United States Census Bureau is currently in the process of recruiting over 500,000 temporary workers to help carry out the upcoming 2020 census national head count of every person living in the U.S. The U.S census helps determines each state’s representation in Congress and how funds are spent for schools, hospitals, and roads. It also provides information to guide many decisions made by government agencies, private businesses, and institutions.

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Job holders must also have access to a computer with internet and an email account to complete training.

How to Apply The first step is to complete the online job application at www.2020census. gov/en/jobs. The process takes about 30 minutes and will include some assessment questions about your education, work, and other experience.

If you’re a veteran who would like to claim veterans’ preference, which provides preference over nonveteran applicants, you’ll need supporting documentation.

For more information on the 2020 census, or if you have questions or problems with the application process, call (855) 562-2020.

After you apply, an interviewer will reach out to potential hires to conduct a phone interview, but not all applicants will be interviewed. Job offers are made verbally, but candidates will also receive a letter by email.

Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit www.savvysenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of The Savvy Senior book.

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CARE from page 7 exceeds what the average person can pay from income and other resources, particularly in retirement.

Consider this: The projected national average cost for five years of long-term care 30 years from now is over $1.9 million.2 Keep in mind that your retirement may be significantly longer than that of your parents and grandparents. If you’re a married couple and each of you is age 60, there is an 89% probability that one of you will live until age 85.3 As you get older, your healthcare expenses are likely to increase. In fact, according to the Employer Benefit Research Institute, a 65-year-old couple would need $265,000 in savings to have a 90% chance of meeting healthcare costs in retirement.4 And that doesn’t even include the potential costs of long-term care.

Paying for Long-Term Care A common misconception is that Medicare or Medicaid will pay for all expenses. The reality is Medicare does not pay for assisted living facilities, continuing care retirement communities, or adult day services.

Medicare does provide limited coverage for nursing home care or home healthcare under certain conditions. For the most part, the costs of long-term care will be your responsibility.

One alternative to paying these expenses out of your own pocket is longterm care insurance. By paying an annual premium, perhaps from your investment earnings, you can transfer the risk to an insurance company and help protect your assets from long-term care costs.

Long-term care insurance can also help you maintain your independence and give you the freedom to choose the type of care you want.

Here is a checklist of questions to think about if you are considering longterm care insurance:

• How financially sound is the company offering the policy?

• What are the monthly/annual costs versus cash flow and investments?

If you’re not sure whether long-term care insurance is right for you, a financial adviser can help you understand and explore your options for offsetting the risks that long-term care might present to your retirement.

Steven Brettler is a financial adviser and branch manager with Morgan Stanley in Greenville, Del. He may be reached at (302) 573-4027 or advisor.morganstanley.com/ steven.brettler.

Footnotes 1 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information, July 2018.

2 John Hancock Insurance Long-Term Care Calculator. Based on five years of private room nursing home care during the years 2048 to 2052, and assuming a hypothetical 4.1% annual inflation rate.

3 Society of Actuaries (www.soa.org) Simple Life Expectancy Calculator (2017). Averages takes into account age and sex, using the 2012 Individual Annuitant Mortality table, with 1% mortality improvement.

4 EBRI Notes, Employee Benefit Research Institute, January 2017.

Disclosures Article by Morgan Stanley and provided courtesy of Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor. Steven Brettler is a Financial Advisor in Greenville, DE at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”). He can be reached by email at steven.brettler@ms.com or by telephone at 302-573-4027. His website is https://advisor.morganstanley.com/steven.brettler This article has been prepared for informational purposes only. The information and data in the article has been obtained from sources outside of Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley makes no representations or guarantees as to the accuracy or completeness of the information or data from sources outside of Morgan Stanley. It does not provide individually tailored investment advice and has been prepared without regard to the individual financial circumstances and objectives of persons who receive it. The strategies and/or investments discussed in this article may not be suitable for all investors. Morgan Stanley recommends that investors independently evaluate particular investments and strategies, and encourages investors to seek the advice of a Financial Advisor.

The appropriateness of a particular investment or strategy will depend on an investor’s individual circumstances and objectives.

Insurance products are offered in conjunction with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC’s licensed insurance agency affiliates.

Steven Brettler may only transact business, follow-up with individualized responses, or render personalized investment advice for compensation, in states where he is registered or excluded or exempted from registration, https://advisor.morganstanley.com/steven. brettler © 2018 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Member SIPC. CRC 2283635 10/2018

• How much protection (daily benefit) does the policy provide?

• Does the policy contain inflation protection?

• How many years of institutionalization are included?

• I s custodial care (assistance with basic daily activities, either in your home or a nursing home) covered?

• Is home care covered?

• Does the policy have restrictive provisions on preexisting conditions?

• Is the right to renew the policy guaranteed for life?

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On Life and Love after 50

Tom Blake

A ‘Qualities Wanted’ List: Are Senior Singles Being Too Picky?

Single seniors often ask if they should make a written list of the qualities they want in a mate.

John wrote, “At age 79, I’m still single, after losing the love of my life to cancer 3 ½ years ago.

I’ve been on dating sites, had some dates — some just for coffee, some for lunches, dinners, movies, and trips. But I’m still searching.

“I wonder if we seniors have — conscious or unconscious — checklists that prevent us from finding ‘the love of our life’ as we age? Are we too picky?”

In 2003, I published Finding Love after 50: How to Begin, Where to Go, What to Do, which included a chapter called, “Qualities You Want in a Mate.”

In that chapter, I recommended that singles make a written list and included 10 qualities that a woman might seek in a potential mate. That was 17 years ago. The qualities were that a partner: 1. Makes me a top priority

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2. Is confident, makes our relationship feel natural 3. Has a positive attitude 4. Is carefree and relaxed 5. Treats me with respect 6. Gives me space and time to myself 7. Is as attracted to me as I am to them 8. Has a sense of humor 9. Maintains adequate finances; I don’t need to support them 10. Is spontaneous, willing to do things spur-of-the-moment I then summarized the chapter: “Make a list. Review it often. Knowing the qualities you seek in a mate leads to better decision making. This isn’t an exact science, so don’t get too carried away with perfection.”

I admit, after 40 years of making poor relationship decisions, having a written list helped me finally get it right when I met my life partner Greta 21 years ago.

Having a person as a mate who is kind, caring, and gentle, and yet has a mind of her own, was top on my list, and Greta filled the bill perfectly.

Now, 17 years after publishing the book, do I still recommend that John and single seniors, age 50-plus, make a list of the qualities they seek in a mate?

Yes, but don’t be so rigid and inflexible that you eliminate someone who would make a nice friend, even though you wouldn’t want to marry them or even be in a committed relationship with them. At our age, not all relationships are going to be the love-of-my-life type.

More important now is the need for all seniors to have social interaction. If they get too rigid in their selection process, they might find themselves alone, which could be worse than being with someone who isn’t perfect.

Because we’ve aged and are more set in our ways now, I recommend a second list: The qualities we won’t tolerate in a mate. A few that come to mind: • Smoking • Drug or alcohol addiction • Closedminded, opposite political beliefs • R igidly different religious beliefs • Children/family issues and problems to the extent they dominate his or her life, leaving little time or energy for me When making the two lists, keep them brief and simple. By doing so, you avoid being too picky, but you’re still careful — while leaving a little “wiggle room” in case Mr. or Ms. Right isn’t quite right enough for you.

For dating information, previous articles, or to sign up for Tom’s complimentary, weekly e-newsletter, go to www.findingloveafter50.com.

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Grief Relief

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10 Signs You Are Managing Grief in Healthy Ways

While making the journey through grief, it is often hard to know if we are managing grief in healthy ways.

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You are not following someone else’s script for how you should feel, talk, and behave.

3. You can talk about the one who has died, especially with good, trusted friends.

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4. You are stabilizing emotionally, mentally, and physically.

The powerful emotions that were present initially are easing up. It is less and less of a “rollercoaster ride.”

5. You are eating and sleeping in ways that are normal for you.

When his wife died suddenly of an aneurysm, Mark experienced sleep and appetite disorder.

“I just couldn’t sleep well and couldn’t care less about eating. However, as I worked on my grief, I found myself releasing the tension. That allowed me to sleep better and actually enjoy a meal.”

6. You are enjoying the company of friends.

After Karen’s husband died, she recalls a text she received seven months after the death: “‘Karen, some of us are meeting up for coffee. Why don’t you join us?’

“I did, and it was the first time I felt I really wanted to be with a group. It was a nice breakthrough and awareness for me.”

7. You are comfortable when people don’t know what to say.

When people speak or act in clumsy ways toward you, it’s no longer an awkward moment for you because you understand that they just don’t understand, and it’s OK. 8. You are using a resilience you may have been unaware of.

Most people are naturally resilient. We are equipped to not only endure loss, but also to continue moving forward with our lives.

When actor and martial artist Chuck Norris learned his beloved brother was killed in Vietnam, Norris tapped into the power of resilience to cope.

In his book, The Secret Power Within, he writes: “Consolation comes in many forms, all of them meaningful and helpful to a degree, and families, even small ones, can generate enormous amounts of power support to deal with such a terrible loss.

“The first piercing grief eventually becomes a kind of ever-present sorrow that doesn’t seem to want to go away ever, but then it does; or, rather, it grows into something else, something you know you can live with, although at the same time you know you’ll never forget.”

9. You are reaching out and helping others.

This indicates you are not completely self-absorbed and have extra energy to be helpful to others. Coming to the aid of another person has the added benefit of making you feel better as well.

10. You find reasons to feel optimistic and are looking forward to your future.

After her husband was killed in a work-related accident, Audrey Andersson says there were difficult and discouraging moments, but she chose to be optimistic.

“I felt as if I were, indeed, in a black hole from which no escape is possible.

But I can face the future with confidence and hope,” she told herself.

Victor M. Parachin, M.Div., is a grief counselor, bereavement educator, and author of several books, including Healing Grief.

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Chester County

Calendar of Events

Support Groups Free and open to the public

Senior Center Activities

Mondays (except holidays), 10-11:30 a.m.

Sunshine Memory Café United Methodist Church of West Chester 129 S. High St., West Chester (610) 349-3401 adean0413@gmail.com

June 11 and 25, 6:30-8 p.m.

Bereavement Support Group Jennersville Hospital Conference Room B 1015 W. Baltimore Pike, West Grove (610) 998-1700, ext. 226

June 4, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Grief Support Group Phoenixville Senior Center 153 Church St., Phoenixville (610) 327-7216

June 12, 1:30 p.m.

Family Caregiver Support Group Sarah Care 425 Technology Drive, Suite 200, Malvern (610) 251-0801

Coatesville Area Senior Center (610) 383-6900 250 Harmony St., Coatesville www.coatesvilleseniorcenter.org Mo ndays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 10:30-11:15 a.m.

– Going Fit Exercise Program June 6 and 20, 11 a.m. to noon – Veterans Coffee Club June 12 and 26, 1-2 p.m. – Bingo

June 4 and 18, 6:30-8 p.m.

Bereavement Support Group Brandywine Hospital Conference Room 2N 201 Reeceville Road, Coatesville (610) 998-1700, ext. 226

June 12, 7-8:30 p.m.

Hearing Loss Support Group Christ Community Church, Second Floor 1190 Phoenixville Pike, West Chester (484) 402-4907 hlaaachesco@gmail.com www.hearinglosschesco.com

June 5, 6 p.m.

Memory Loss and Dementia Support Group Sunrise Assisted Living of Paoli 324 W. Lancaster Ave., Malvern (610) 251-9994 June 10 and 24, 10:30 a.m. to noon Caregiver Coffee Break/Support Group Active Day of Exton 201 Sharp Lane, Exton (610) 363-8044 June 11 and 25, 5-6:30 p.m.

Bereavement Support Group Main Line Unitarian Church 816 S. Valley Forge Road, Devon (610) 585-6604 phoenixbereavement@yahoo.com Nondenominational; all are welcome.

June 18, 6 p.m.

Family Caregiver Support Group Sunrise of Westtown 501 Skiles Blvd., West Chester (610) 399-4464 June 26, 6 p.m.

Living with Cancer Support Group Paoli Hospital Cancer Center 255 W. Lancaster Ave., Paoli (484) 565-1253

If you have an event you would like to include, please email information to mjoyce@onlinepub.com for consideration.

Free and open to the public

June 4, 11:30 a.m.

West Chester University Retirees Luncheon Call for location (610) 269-1503 June 5, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Great Valley Senior Center – (610) 889-2121 47 Church Road, Malvern Tuesdays, 10 a.m. – Exercise Thursdays, 10 a.m. – Cards June 5, 11 a.m. – Ad-Com (Event Planning) Meeting Kennett Area Senior Center – (610) 444-4819 427 S. Walnut St., Kennett Square http://kennettseniorcenter.org Oxford Senior Center – (610) 932-5244 12 E. Locust St., Oxford – www.oxfordseniors.org Wednesdays, 8:30-11:30 a.m. – Paint Class Phoenixville Area Senior Center – (610) 935-1515 153 Church St., Phoenixville http://phoenixvilleseniorcenter.org West Chester Area Senior Center – (610) 431-4242 530 E. Union St., West Chester http://wcseniors.org Thursdays, 1 p.m. – WCASC Chorus Submit senior center events to mjoyce@onlinepub.com.

Community Programs

June 1 and 15, 5-10 p.m.

Bingo Night Marine Corps League Detachment 430 Chestnut St., Downingtown (610) 429-8174

Downingtown Senior Center – (610) 269-3939 983 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown www.downingtownseniors.org Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. – Yoga Wednesdays, 11-11:45 a.m. – Wake Up! Cardio Thursdays, 2-3 p.m. – Soul Line Dancing

Library Programs June 6, 7:30 p.m.

Compassionate Friends Valley Forge Chapter Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 132 E. Valley Forge Road, King of Prussia (484) 919-0820 www.tcfvalleyforge.org June 18, noon AARP Valley Forge Chapter Meeting St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church 203 N. Valley Forge Road, Devon (610) 647-1823

Avon Grove Library, 117 Rose Hill Ave., West Grove, (610) 869-2004 June 20, 6:30 p.m. – Avon Grove Library Book Club June 21, 6 p.m. – Resume Prep June 28, 6 p.m. – Improve Your Interviewing Skills Downingtown Library, 330 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown, (610) 269-2741 June 4 and 18, 6 p.m. – Knitters Club June 10, 6:30 p.m. – Fantasy Book Club June 11, 6:30 p.m. – Film Forum Paoli Library, 18 Darby Road, Paoli, (610) 296-7996 Mystery Book Club – Call for dates/times West Chester Public Library, 415 N. Church St., West Chester, (610) 696-1721

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Soldier Stories

Robert Naeye

Vet Finds Healing in Missionary Work, PTSD Support

Former Air Force E-4 Edwin “Eddie” Beckford nearly died in an airplane accident before even reaching Vietnam.

And once there, he was targeted by an enemy sniper.

But Beckford lived to tell his tale, which includes 16 years as a Christian missionary in A Bible that survived the firebombing Israel. of the Beckfords’ church in Israel.

Now living in central Pennsylvania, Beckford was born on Manhattan’s East Side in 1947. His father had served in the Army in World War II but never talked much about his experiences.

Beckford grew up in Manhattan, but after his parents divorced and his mother remarried, the family moved to Roosevelt, New York, on Long Island.

His stepfather had a good job with the New York Times and bought a house on 10 acres of land.

All during his childhood Beckford regularly attended church, giving him a solid religious upbringing. He went to a Catholic church as a young kid, but later attended a Protestant church.

“This was good for me; I never got in trouble,” he recalls.

One of his fondest memories from youth is playing a lot of chess.

“I was better than average,” he modestly asserts.

Beckford graduated from high school in 1964 at age 17. His mother was a practitioner of tough love, forcing him out of the house to make sure he would earn a good life on his own. He went to an Air Force recruiting station in Manhattan and passed all the mental and physical exams.

The Air Force recruiter told Beckford he would serve four years but would probably not be sent to Vietnam. The recruiter also said Beckford would be trained as a jet-engine mechanic. These were both lies — a common occurrence during the Vietnam War era.

After basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, Beckford was stationed at Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, Texas.

But instead of learning to fix jet engines, he ended up being assigned to a department called roads and grounds.

Growing up in and near New York City, Beckford used public transportation and never learned to drive. Now, he was driving garbage trucks, dump trucks, asphalt rollers, and other vehicles.

But even driving garbage trucks had its drama. He had to drive the vehicle to the very edge of a cliff before dumping the waste into a landfill.

In 1966, Bedford received orders to go to Vietnam. During a preliminary exercise in Fayetteville, North Carolina, he experienced Jim Crow racism for the first time. Beckford, along with a team of his fellow comrades, entered a diner to get a meal and were told that “the coloreds” were not allowed inside.

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Eddie Beckford, right, with his wife, Lura, and dog Matzah.

“I’m ready to go to Vietnam, and I might die to keep your place open,” he said before he, and everyone in his unit, walked out.

But when serving with his Air Force unit, the 819th Civil Engineers, Beckford never encountered discrimination like that.

“We didn’t

have racism. That was awesome,” he recalls.

Beckford also points out that white officers treated him and other black servicemen in an appropriate manner.

During his flight to Vietnam across the Pacific Ocean on a C-130 Hercules, Beckford was horrified to look out the window and see flames. An engine had caught on fire. Beckford recalls making the typical foxhole prayer: “God, please get me out of here in one piece.”

Fortunately, the plane made a successful emergency landing on Wake Island, although the runway seemed awfully short to Beckford.

Arriving in Vietnam in 1966, Beckford was introduced to a strange new reality. While driving down a highway toward Phù Cát Air Base, he saw women along the side of the road pulling their pants down, defecating, urinating, and laughing at the Americans.

Beckford spent a full year at Phù Cát, his entire tour in Vietnam. There, he and his colleagues set speed and efficiency records for pouring concrete for runways, among other record-setting achievements.

The base was well protected, so Beckford never experienced brutal combat.

But he had one near-fatal incident that haunts him to the present day.

He was sent outside the base one day to fill up a dump truck with sand and clay from a nearby landfill. Suddenly, bullets were whizzing by. An enemy sniper had singled him out and kept shooting and missing.

Beckford never saw who was shooting at him. Sensing extreme danger, Beckford drove back to base with only half a load. But an officer ordered him to return to the landfill alone and return with a full load. To Beckford’s great relief, the sniper had vanished.

On another occasion, he was in a remote area when his convoy left without him. Fortunately, some nearby South Korean soldiers helped him get back to base. “God, I owe you,” thought Beckford.

After his deployment in ’Nam, Beckford returned to an Air Force Base in northeast Arkansas. His favorite job was driving a large vacuum-cleaning truck slowly across runaways to keep them clear of debris.

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Beckford met a woman named Lura around 2000; he had served with Lura’s late husband in Vietnam. She had previously done missionary work in Israel and planned to return, so she invited Beckford to join her. They got married in Cyprus in 2001.

The Beckfords served as Christian missionaries in Israel from 2001– 2017, working for Jewish Outreach International. The Beckfords handed out Bibles and worked with Jews and gentiles who believed in Jesus.

Beckford also got to revive one of his childhood interests when he helped form a chess club/storefront church.

In 2009 Beckford took a DNA test and found that he has Igbo ancestry.

This ethnic group lives mainly in southern Nigeria. Some Igbo members practice Judaism and identify as Jews from the tribe of Gad. The Beckfords had good relations with secular Jews and Muslims. But there was tension with the overall majority of Orthodox Jews. One day, they firebombed the Beckfords’ storefront church and chess club. They later made a second attack by pouring gasoline around the doors, with people inside.

When their work was completed, the Beckfords returned to the States in August 2017 and settled in central Pennsylvania, near Lura’s family.

The Beckfords are still working with Jewish Outreach International.

But for Eddie Beckford, his close brushes with death live on to this day.

He has recurring dreams of being left behind.

Like many Vietnam veterans, Beckford suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. For years, Beckford was in denial, concerned about the stigma of mental illness. But now, he meets with other Vietnam veterans about once a week to help cope with PTSD. If you would like to meet Beckford and hear him tell his story in person, he is scheduled to speak at the Central Pennsylvania Vietnam Round Table meeting near Harrisburg on Nov. 14. Visit http:// centralpavietnamroundtable.com or call (717) 545-2336 for details.

Robert Naeye is a freelance journalist living in Derry Township. He is the former editor-in-chief of Sky & Telescope magazine.

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Lebanon Expo Center 80 Rocherty Road Lebanon

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This event is FREE to attend.

Veterans (of all ages), the military community, and their families are invited to join us!

The Expo brings federal, state, and local agencies together with area businesses to provide information and resources to veterans and their families.

The Job Fair brings veterans and spouses who need jobs together with employers who can benefit from this rich source of talent to aid their organizations.

Stories of ordinary men and women called to perform extraordinary military service.

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Supposedly one’s introduction to a Our last game together was, Red Sox game at Fenway is always the appropriately for Dad, against the splendor of the grass. The fan walks up National League’s Florida Marlins in the the ramp from the park’s dingy bowels inaugural year of interleague play. Thus, into the glorious green of an outfield Dad, whose childhood years featured so immaculate it appears to have been outings to see the National League’s mown by God. Boston Braves, appropriately ended his This was not my initial memory of live baseball viewing with a National Fenway as a 7-year-old on Saturday League rival. afternoon, Aug. 16, 1958, when my dad Besides this twist, the 9-2 Red Sox took me to my first game. victory was nothing special. Dad and I I was just awed and overwhelmed surely exchanged equally knowledgeable by the size of the parking lot, as Dad, opinions about the Sox’s performance, Grandpa, and I stood next to our sedan. though maybe my memory for names I’m sure I held onto Dad’s hand as he exceeded his. Unlike in 1958, he didn’t skillfully guided me out of this maze of have to point out who was coming up to Father’s Day is Sunday, June 16 cars toward the brick façade of Fenway. bat.

I remember that we didn’t sit near By the time Dad threw his 90th the field, so I wasn’t able to appreciate the intimacy of a pitch thwacking into birthday party in his senior living clubhouse, his entertainment was watching a catcher’s mitt. But we were close enough for me to easily spy the “9” on Ted TV sporting events, featuring probably 100 or so televised Red Sox games.

Williams’ jersey when Dad announced that Ted was batting in the first inning. Most of our phone conversations were Red Sox driven: Ted was the main attraction for me that day. I had learned of his hitting prowess from Dad. On the visiting Yankees, I’m sure Dad pointed out their “Bill, are you watching the game?” great centerfielder, Mickey Mantle. Mickey homered that day, but Ted was I would get a little defensive and say, “I just finished eating. I’ll put it on hitless. soon.”

I don’t remember much else about my first in-person Red Sox game with “You should have seen that young guy bare-hand a bunt and throw that Dad, except that it was also a rare Saturday afternoon outing with him, as he A-Rod out.” mostly conducted his dental practice in the morning and then came home and “What young guy?” hopped into his car with Grandpa for an afternoon at the horse track.

“You know, the third baseman. The Jewish guy.”

The bookend dates for Dad’s and my joint attendance at Fenway are Aug. “Youkellis.”

16, 1958, to July 1, 1997.

“Yeah, Youkellis. What’s the matter — you should be watching.”

Unlike the 1958 game, I purchased the tickets to the 1997 game; I was concerned with Dad, at 78, having a comfortable experience while crammed Usually the conversation ended after the above typical exchange. We didn’t into the left field grandstand seats on a humid July night. have much to talk about besides the ballgame, and I didn’t want to meander Dad was actually in good shape for his age, but his age did make the overall through conversations with him, as I didn’t quite feel that obligation. visit to Fenway “a schlep,” and I believe that 1997 game was his last visit to the This ungenerosity caused me pangs of familial guilt. I did love him, but valley of the Green Monster. our worldviews and personalities clashed just enough for me not to be a most

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dutiful son.

Dad died in early November 2013, just a few days after the Red Sox won their eighth World Series. He was born in 1918, the year the Sox won their fourth World Series in five years, so his life was bookended by Sox success.

I miss him, but I still have Dad’s and my ticket stubs from game two of the 1967 World Series vs. the Cardinals. The tickets, for seats right behind the Red Sox dugout, are still the best tickets I’ve ever had.

Indeed, those tickets evoke a triple crown of wonderful memories: a

World Series game, a one-hitter by Sox pitcher Jim Lonburg, and, most importantly, Dad’s choice to take me to this epic event, instead of my mom or one of his sports-loving cronies.

On that day, Oct. 5, 1967, Fenway’s ancient, cramped seats had Dad and me shoulder to shoulder, close both physically and emotionally.

Bill Levine is a retired IT professional and active freelance writer. Bill aspires to be a humorist because it is easier to be pithy than funny. He may be reached at wlevine0607@comcast.net.

BABE RUTH from page 11 The personal collection of George Herman “Babe” Ruth will be auctioned off at the stadium, located at 1 E. 161st St. in the Bronx, New York, on Saturday, June 15.

While the New York Yankees will be playing the Chicago White Sox at the renamed Guaranteed Rate Field (formerly Comiskey Park and U.S. Cellular Field), a major baseball lovers and collectors event will take place in the Bronx, organized by Hunt Auctions.

These historic baseball artifacts, mementos of a life in baseball, and other special pieces of Americana derive from the personal collection of Babe Ruth. The history of Ruth has been the history of baseball in the early 20th century.

His story has also contributed to the American story in times of trouble. Ruth’s commitment to community and his work helping children in the 1920s and 1930s has become a model for other athletes.

George Herman “Babe” Ruth was signed to the Baltimore Orioles in 1914 for minor league play and then started his major league career with the Boston Red Sox. He was later an iconic slugger as a team member of the New York Yankees.

Ruth’s contract was sold to the New York Yankees in 1920, and he was a pitcher and homerun hitter until he retired from baseball in 1935.

Ruth’s stats remain impressive even by today’s standards: 714 home runs, .342 batting average, 2,213 RBIs. He was a seven-time world champion and a 12-time American League home run leader, too. Of course, he was www.50plusLifePA.com

elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.

Babe Ruth was a major part of American culture during the Roaring 1920s and Depression-era 1930s.

He endorsed consumer products, was trusted and widely popular, and devoted time as well as his celebrity status to various charities, especially those aiding children. Some maintain that Babe Ruth remains the most popular athlete in American history.

Some of the premier artifacts to be sold during this public auction that will take place in the midst of the 2019 baseball season include: • Ruth’s barnstorming travel case from the 1920s • Ruth’s game-played cleats • A n autographed 60th home run photograph • The 1923 New York Yankees World Championship Spalding trophy • The 1923 New York Yankees World Champions autographed team ledger sheet • A n inscribed Lou Gehrig photograph • The 1934 Batsman trophy from a tour of Japan • Other special baseball objects and items of Americana Dr. Lori Verderame is an author and award-winning TV personality who appears on History channel’s The Curse of Oak Island. With a Ph.D. from Penn State University and experience appraising 20,000 antiques every year, Dr. Lori presents antique appraisal events nationwide. Visit DrLoriV.com or call (888) 431-1010.

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