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Finding Laughs Between Sorrows Local Theater Vet and Writer Takes on Troubled First Lady By Katie Weeber For years, Central Pennsylvania has been home to a thriving community of artists, musicians, and actors, providing residents with ample opportunity for entertainment and cultural experiences. One member of this community is Candace O’Donnell, who has performed at numerous local theaters and has recently completed a year-long project of researching and writing a monologue for Mary Todd Lincoln. O’Donnell will be performing Mary Todd Lincoln: Much Madness is Divinest Sense at the Ware Center in November of this year. O’Donnell has performed throughout the county at venues such as the Fulton Opera House, Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, Rainbow Dinner Theatre, Sight and Sound Theatre, Theater of the Seventh Sister, Sharadin Bigler Theatre (Ephrata Performing Arts Center), and the Brossman Theater. She also appeared in a Smilebuilderz dental commercial and in the independent film Another Harvest Moon. She has been on the board of directors for several local theaters, including that for the Fulton Opera House guild. For most of O’Donnell’s life, however, theater was not her main focus. “I probably had more of an interest in writing before I got into the theater,” she said. Growing up in St. Louis, Mo., O’Donnell showed an early aptitude for please see LAUGHS page 15 Candace O’Donnell (in the period guise of Mary Todd Lincoln) will reveal a rarely seen lighter side of the first lady’s eventful life when she presents her monologue Mary Todd Lincoln: Much Madness is Divinest Sense at Millersville University’s Ware Center next month.

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Awestruck, Sitting in His Corsair Fighter Plane in WWII, He Said, ‘After you, Mr. Lindbergh’ Robert D. Wilcox hen he talks about it, Jack Holden can’t help smiling. He explains, “I was taking flight training at Parris Island, S.C., and I was No. 1 for takeoff in my Corsair, when I learned that Charles A. Lindbergh was flying the Corsair lined up behind me. “He, of course, was a living legend after having been the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic many years before, and I just couldn’t think of making him wait for me to take off. So I called the tower and deferred to him … and he then taxied around me and took off.” But what was Lindbergh doing, flying a Corsair fighter at a Marine Corps base like Parris Island? “Oh,” Holden says, “although he was a civilian, he flew a lot of military planes in World War II … and flew about 50 actual combat missions in the Pacific. At Parris Island, he was teaching us engineleaning techniques that greatly improved fuel consumption at cruise speeds and let pilots fly longer-range missions.” And how did you get to Parris Island? “Well,” he says, “I was in Navy flight training at Brown University, in Providence, R.I. So, before graduating in 1942 with a BA, I had two flying courses: basic, flying in Piper Cubs … and aerobatics, flying in Waco biplanes. “Then I tried to join the Navy. At Floyd Bennett Field, they asked me if I had ever had hay fever. I said yes, and they wouldn’t take me. So I went to Boston and when they asked me the same question, I said no, and they took me.” After flight training at various bases, he was in advanced training at Parris Island as a member of Marine Fighting Squadron 312 (VMF-312) when they received their brand-new F4U-1 Corsair fighters. He says that looked like a lot of airplane to him. They gave him the manual to read and then required him to point to all the controls, blindfolded, as they called them out. After that, he was deemed able to fly that powerful airplane. While there, Holden also created the distinctive navy-and-white checkerboard design for the cowling and tail that led to the squadron being called the “Checkerboards.” After earning his golden wings and

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Lieutenant John E. (Jack) Holden in his F4U Corsair fighter in Okinawa.

Holden’s daughter, Anne, wearing an appropriate jacket at a recent squadron reunion and standing before an F4U Corsair.

commission as a Marine Second Lieutenant at Pensacola, he shipped to San Diego and then to Hawaii for more training. From there, the pilots and their Corsairs were loaded aboard the carrier USS Hollandia and were off to Okinawa, which was then the scene of the largest amphibious landing in the Pacific in World War II. When the carrier was 125 miles off Okinawa, the Kadena airfield had been declared secured, and Holden and the men of his squadron were to be the first aircraft to fly to that Okinawa airfield with its severely shell-pocked runway. “First, though,” Holden says with a wry chuckle, “we had to get off the carrier. Although none of us had had catapult training, we soon learned that that was the way we were to leave the ship.

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“One problem was to know how much trim tab to use. We watched our C.O. take off and climb sharply, nearly stalling out. So we dialed back on the trim. The next man flew low, barely skimming the waves. So we added more trim. We finally got it right and saw no more challenges other than dodging the shell holes on Kadena when we landed on April 9, 1945.” Although the airfield had been secured, there were still thousands of Japanese on the rest of the island who pounded the airfield with heavy artillery fire day and night. And the Kamikazes constantly attacked, with pilots dedicated to giving their life in order to do the most damage possible. On April 12, VMF-312 had their first contact with the enemy. Holden and three of his buddies scrambled to

intercept oncoming zeros. To get above the zeros, they climbed to 23,000 feet and then saw a force of 20 zeros below them. They dived on them, destroying eight zeros and badly damaging six more before the enemy turned and fled for home. On May 14, Holden’s squadron was directed to destroy antiaircraft installations on Kyushu Island, which was heavily fortified by the Japanese. A 10,000-foot dive on the installations resulted in the death of Holden’s commanding officer, Major Richard Day, whose plane was hit and set on fire. Despite this and other losses, the squadron maintained a kill ratio of 11 to one. With the surrender of the Japanese, Holden returned to San Diego aboard an aircraft carrier. Immediate check-in at a nearby building was required, and the pilots, eager to see the good old USA again, piled into an elevator that promptly got stuck between floors. It was a Sunday, devoid of maintenance personnel, and they finally escaped only by climbing through the elevator ceiling. Goodbye, South Pacific. Welcome back to the USA! After being discharged in January 1946, Holden worked as assistant advertising director at Armstrong (now Armstrong World Industries) and as vice president at Hubley Manufacturing Company before starting his own toy design company. He now lives in a retirement community in an apartment that is a virtual museum of photos, artwork, and model planes of World War II. He gets his kicks these days by writing a monthly “Wrinkle Valley News” letter that takes a wry look at the affairs of his retirement community and the world, while its masthead says it is “Dedicated to the Dissemination of Misinformation.” Holden has surrounded himself with mementos of those earlier days when, as for so many other veterans, his life was held by such a very slender thread. Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in World War II.

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Blood Pressure Out of Control for Too Many Americans The majority of people with high blood pressure are being treated with medicine and have seen a doctor at least twice in the past year, yet their condition is still not under control, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Millions more are either aware they have high blood pressure but aren’t getting treated with medicine or don’t even know they have it, the report says. Nearly one in three American adults (67 million) has high blood pressure, and more than half (36 million) don’t have it under control, according to the report.

“We have to roll up our sleeves and make blood pressure control a priority every day, with every patient, at every doctor’s visit,” said CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH. “With increased focus and collaboration among patients, healthcare providers, and healthcare systems, we can help 10 million Americans’ blood pressure come into control in the next five years.” High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke, the first and fourth leading causes of death in the United States, leading to nearly 1,000 deaths a day. High blood pressure is defined as

blood pressure greater than or equal to 140/90 mm Hg. High blood pressure’s direct healthcare cost is almost $131 billion annually. Key facts in the Vital Signs report about those affected: • About 67 million adults have high blood pressure. • More than half (36 million) have uncontrolled high blood pressure. • Nearly 22 million know they have high blood pressure, but don’t have it under control. • 16 million take medicine but still don’t

have their blood pressure under control. Pharmacists, nurses, dietitians, and community health workers can support doctors in identifying and treating patients with high blood pressure. This team-based approach is a way to provide patient support and follow-up care, manage medicines, and help patients stick to a blood pressure control plan. In addition, patients should be counseled to make important lifestyle changes that affect blood pressure, including eating a healthy, low-sodium diet; exercising; maintaining a healthy weight; and not smoking.

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Health & Medical Services Alzheimer’s Association (800) 272-3900 American Cancer Society (800) 227-2345 American Heart Association (610) 940-9540

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Eastwood Village Homes, LLC (717) 397-3138 Housing Assistance Community Impact Legal Services (610) 380-7111 Housing Authority of Chester County (610) 436-9200

Chester County Emergency Services (610) 344-5000

Arthritis Foundation (215) 665-9200

Salvation Army Coatesville (610) 384-2954

Center for Disease Control Prevention (888) 232-3228

Salvation Army West Chester (610) 696-8746

Coatesville VA Medical Center (610) 383-7711

Lawyer Referral Service (610) 429-1500

Domestic Violence (800) 799-7233

Legal Aid of Southeastern PA (610) 436-4510

Emergency Numbers Central PA Poison Center (800) 521-6110 Office of Aging (610) 344-6350/(800) 692-1100 Eye Care Services Chester County Eye Care Associates (484) 723-2055 Financial Services Internal Revenue Service (800) 829-3676 Funeral & Cremation Services Auer Cremation Services of PA, Inc. (800) 720-8221 Danjolell Memorial Homes & Crematory (610) 356-4200 www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com

Gateway Medical Associates (610) 594-7590 National Osteoporosis Foundation (800) 223-9994 PACE (800) 225-7223

Housing Authority of Phoenixville (610) 933-8801 Legal Services

Nutrition Meals on Wheels Chester County Inc. (610) 430-8500 Pennsylvania Hunger Action Center (800) 366-3997 Chester County Department of Aging Services (610) 344-6350

Social Security Administration (800) 772-1213 Southeastern PA Medical Institute (610) 446-0662

Physicians Gateway Medical Associates (610) 423-8181 Senior Centers Coatesville (610) 383-6900 Downingtown (610) 269-3939 Great Valley (610) 647-1311

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CVS/pharmacy www.cvs.com

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How to Spot and Get Help for Depression

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Dear Worried, Unfortunately, depression is a widespread problem among U.S. seniors, affecting approximately 15 percent of the 65-and-older population. Here’s what you should know, along with some tips and resources for screening and treatments.

• Not eating or eating too much • Thoughts about dying or suicide A good resource for identifying depression is Mental Health America (www.depressionscreening.org), a national nonprofit organization that offers a free online depression screening test. This test takes just a few minutes and can help determine the severity of your husband’s problem.

medical causes. Some medications, for example, can produce side effects that mimic depressive symptoms—pain and sleeping meds are common culprits. It’s also important to distinguish between depression and dementia, which can share some of the same symptoms. If he’s diagnosed with depression, there are a variety of treatment options, including talk therapy, antidepressant medications, or a combination of both. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a particularly effective type of talk therapy that helps patients recognize and change destructive thinking patterns that lead to negative feelings. For help finding a therapist who’s trained in CBT, ask your doctor for a referral, check your local yellow pages under “counseling” or “psychologists,” or check with the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (www.abct.org) or the Academy of Cognitive Therapy (www.academyofct.org). Another treatment worth mentioning is a relatively new procedure called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). This FDA-approved treatment uses a small electromagnet placed on the scalp right behind the left forehead and delivers a tiny electric current to the part of the brain linked to depression. TMS is currently available in about 420 psychiatrist offices around the country (see www.neurostartms.com) and is very effective for older patients.

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Recognizing Depression Everyone feels sad or gets the blues now and then, but when these feelings linger more than a few weeks, it may be depression. Depression is a real illness that affects mood, feelings, behavior, and physical health, and contrary to what many people believe, it’s not a normal part of aging or a personal weakness, but it is very treatable. It’s also important to know that depression is not just sadness. In many seniors it can manifest as apathy, irritability, or problems with memory or concentration without the depressed mood. To help you get some insight on the seriousness of your husband’s problem, here’s a rundown of the warning signs to look for:

National Depression Screening Day: October 11

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• A persistent feeling of sadness • A lost interest in hobbies or activities that were previously enjoyed • Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, or hopelessness • Trouble concentrating, remembering, or making decisions • Feeling anxious, restless, or irritable • Loss of energy or motivation • Inability to sleep or sleeping too much

There’s also National Depression Screening Day, which is coming up on Oct. 11. Sponsored by Screening for Mental Health, this is a completely free service that provides depression screenings by mental health professionals at hundreds of locations across the country. The test takes fewer than 15 minutes to complete and is available to people of all ages. To find a site near you, visit www.helpyourselfhelpothers.org. Also be aware that Medicare now covers annual depression screenings as part of their free Welcome to Medicare visit for new beneficiaries and free annual wellness visits thereafter. Get Help If your husband is suffering from depressive symptoms, he needs to see his doctor for a medical evaluation to rule out possible

Savvy Tip: The National Institute of Mental Health offers a variety of free publications on depression that you can order at www.infocenter.nimh.nih.gov, or call (866) 615-6464. Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the NBC Today show and author of The Savvy Senior Book. www.savvysenior.org.

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Bald and Kind of Beautiful

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Sy Rosen was standing on line at the bank and noticed that all four men in front of me were bald, and the row of round, gleaming heads seemed kind of funny to me. I know it’s creepy, but secretly laughing at other people is one of my small pleasures in life. There was a young guy with a full head of hair standing behind me and I decided to share the joke, whispering, “I feel like I’m in a bowling alley.” The young guy smiled and then said, “I guess that happens when you guys hit a certain age.” We were two compadres, sharing a private laugh, when suddenly the words “you guys” registered. And then I did a double take. Actually, if I were drinking water, it would have been a spit-take worthy of Milton Berle. Was my former compadre saying I was also bald? But I wasn’t bald. Or was I? I hadn’t looked at the back of my head in an awfully long time. I anxiously continued my business at the bank. I was tempted to turn around and ask the teller if I was bald. However, I really didn’t want to call attention to myself. And who knows, maybe the bank has a special service charge for telling someone if they’re bald—they have charges for everything else. So I went home and used the doublemirror technique to look at the back of my head. And sure enough, there was fairly large bald spot back there. It was like a large, pink grapefruit-juice stain on a gray carpet. I felt like I was punched in the stomach—I suddenly realized that I looked older than I thought I did. It was reminiscent of the first time I was given, unasked for, a senior discount. My first thought was that I was being

punished for making fun of those other bald guys. But that was silly. My hair couldn’t fall out because of a bad joke. If that were the case, I would have been completely bald years ago. My second thought was to change the term bald to balding. That little “ing” made me feel somewhat better. I wasn’t quite bald yet. Of course, balding is an active word and it meant the spot was growing, spreading, taking over my head. My third thought was to fix the problem. I researched hair transplants, hair thickening, laser therapy, herbs, wigs, the Donald Trump comb-over, and that spray that kind of looks like you’re putting shoe polish on your head. I even thought of turning to religion. I’m a Reform Jew, but if I became Orthodox, I would always wear a yarmulke—hiding my bald spot. OK, I realized I was going a little crazy. I also realized, during my research, that baldness isn’t necessarily a sign of getting older. There were many young people who were bald (and that made me happy). And also, there were some really goodlooking bald men. There was Bruce Willis and there’s uh, Bruce Willis, and did I mention Bruce—OK, I can’t think of anyone else right now, but I’m sure there are lots of them. Anyway, I just decided to accept my situation. I wish I could say I learned some moral lesson about all this—don’t make fun of people because it will come back and bite you. However, the following week I was again at the bank and this time the four guys in front of me all had long, shaggy hair. I turned to the man behind me and whispered, “I feel like I’m at the Westminster Dog Show.” And we both laughed (yes, I know it’s sad).

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Specific areas of elder law in which the firm specializes:

Bellomo & Associates, LLC 10 Wyntre Brooke Drive, York, PA 17403 717-845-5390 fax 717-845-5408 jbellomo@bellomoassociates.com www.bellomoassociates.com

2009

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Estate planning; Medicaid and longterm planning; probate and estate administration; trust administration; Medicaid qualification; guardianships

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1980

1991

Yes

Conserving assets, securities and annuities; advice to the elderly; personal injury

1985

Yes

Medicaid; nursing home asset protection; estate planning; estate settlement

1999

Yes

Member of the elder law section of the PA Bar Association

1992

Yes

Long-term care; Medicaid appeals; income tax; estate planning and administration; trusts; guardianships

2007

Yes

Wills; trusts; estate planning and administration; guardianship; Social Security disability; VA benefits

1956

Yes

Affordable estate planning; wills; trusts; powers of attorney

Elder Law Associates of PA 600-A Eden Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 717-560-1500

The Elder Law Firm of Robert Clofine 120 Pine Grove Commons, York, PA 17403 717-747-5995 fax 717-747-5996 clofine@estateattorney.com www.estateattorney.com

Elinor Albright Rebert, Esquire 515 Carlisle Street, Hanover, PA 17331 717-632-4300 fax 717-632-2748 earebert@earthlink.net

Gates, Halbruner, Hatch & Guise, P.C. 1013 Mumma Road, Suite 100, Lemoyne, PA 17043 717-731-9600 fax 717-731-9627 s.nace@gateslawfirm.com www.gateslawfirm.com

Giordano Law/Michael C. Giordano Attorney & Counselor at Law

221 West Main Street, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 717-745-4160 fax 717-745-4174 mgiordano@giordanolaw.com www.giordanolaw.com

Going & Plank 140 East King Street, Lancaster, PA 17602 717-392-4131 fax 717-392-1737 amw@goingandplank.com www.goingandplank.com

2002

1993

Yes

Marielle Hazen is one of the founding members and the first president of the Pennsylvania Association of Elder Law Attorneys (the state chapter of NAELA). She is also a certified elder law attorney as authorized by the PA Supreme Court.

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1985

Yes

Wills; trusts; powers of attorney; estate planning

Hazen Elder Law 2000 Linglestown Road, Suite 202, Harrisburg, PA 17110 717-540-4332 fax 717-540-4313 info@hazenelderlaw.com www.hazenelderlaw.com

Hoffmeyer & Semmelman LLP 30 North George Street, York PA 17401 717-846-8846 fax 717-852-8780 info@hoffsemm.com www.hoffsemm.com

Jan L. Brown and Associates 845 Sir Thomas Court, Suite 12, Harrisburg, PA 17109 717-541-5550 fax 717-541-9223 jlbassoc@verizon.net www.janbrownlaw.com

1993

Yes

Estate planning (wills and trusts); elder law (nursing home planning and asset protection); estate and trust administration (probate); special needs trusts

2010

Yes

Estate planning and administration; wills; trusts; VA benefits; life care planning; Medicaid asset protection

Keystone Elder Law 555 Gettysburg Pike, Suite C-100, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 717-697-3223 fax 717-691-8070 info@keystoneelderlaw.com www.keystoneelderlaw.com

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Specific areas of elder law in which the firm specializes:

Law Office of Shawn M. Pierson 105 East Oregon Road, Lititz, PA 17543 717-560-4966 fax 717-427-1676 questions@piersonelderlaw.com www.piersonelderlaw.com

2001

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

Estate planning; trusts; guardianships; powers of attorney

1987

1998

Yes

Estate planning; Medicaid

Yes

Special/discretionary needs trusts for the elderly; credit shelter and marital deduction trusts; disclaimer planning; general estate planning

Menges & McLaughlin 145 East Market Street, York, PA 17401 717-843-8046 fax 717-854-4362 info@yourlawfirmforlife.com www.yourlawfirmforlife.com

MPL Law Firm, LLP 137 East Philadelphia Street, York, PA 17401 717-845-1524 fax 717-854-6999 jmiller@mpl-law.com www.mpl-law.com

Reese, Samley, Wagenseller, Mecum & Longer, P.C. 120 North Shippen Street, Lancaster, PA 17602 717-393-0671 fax 717-393-2969 info@trustmattersmost.com www.trustmattersmost.com

1986

Yes

Robert M. Slutsky Associates

600 West Germantown Pike, Suite 400 Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 610-940-0650 fax 610-940-0638 robertslutsky@verizon.net www.slutskyelderlaw.com

1995

1994

Yes

Asset management; elderly crises management; estate administration; estate planning; wills and trusts; guardianship; Medicaid planning; long-term care planning; POAs; special needs trusts

2000

2006

Yes

Estate planning; wills

2010

2006

Yes

Wills; trusts; living trusts; powers of attorney; estate planning and administration; Medicaid planning

Yes

Long-term care planning; medical assistance/nursing home care; special needs planning; estate planning and administration; guardianship; powers of attorney; etc.

Rominger & Associates 155 South Hanover Street, Carlisle, PA 17013 717-241-6070 fax 717-241-6878 info@romingerlaw.com www.romingerlaw.com

Saidis, Sullivan & Rogers 26 West High Street, Carlisle, PA 17013 • 717-243-6222 635 North 12th Street, Lemoyne, PA 17043 • 717-612-5800 attorney@ssr-attorneys.com www.ssr-attorneys.com

Scott Alan Mitchell of McNees, Wallace & Nurick, LLC 570 Lausch Lane, Suite 200, Lancaster, PA 17601 717-581-3713 fax 717-260-1633 smitchell@mwn.com • www.mwn.com

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1935

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Yes

1966

Yes

The firm handles the full range of legal needs affecting seniors (including estate planning, medical assistance and asset protection planning, guardianship, and estate administration). In-house care manager, a nurse practitioner, provides care planning and delivery as well as client advocacy.

1944

Yes

Wills; trusts; estate administration; estate planning; powers of attorney; living wills

Yes

Wills; powers of attorney; living wills; trusts; probate; estate planning and settlement; guardianships; medical assistance planning; asset protection

SkarlatosZonarich LLC 17 South Second Street, 6th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101 717-233-1000 fax 717-233-6740 ebp@skarlatoszonarich.com www.skarlatoszonarich.com

Smith, Anderson, Baker & Long 25 North Duke Street, 2nd Floor, York, PA 17401 717-845-9641 fax 717-854-1565 sabl.law@juno.com www.sabl-law.com

Young & Young 44 South Main Street, P.O. Box 126, Manheim, PA 17545 717-665-2207 fax 717-665-2422 synicholas@lawyeryoung.com www.lawyeryoung.com

1915

Yes

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Such Is Life

This Month’s Phobia: Being Buried Alive Saralee Perel ecently, I read an article about a speaker at the World Conference on Assisted Dying who advocated the inhalation of helium as a way of taking one’s own life. I said to my husband, Bob, “Helium? No way. My last words would be highpitched squeaky sounds. I’d be saying ‘goodbye’ like a munchkin. How humiliating.” He slowly turned to stare at me with a look that said, “You’re making up another idiotic scenario.” It’s important that we express our final wishes. It’s a difficult subject, but we need to be strong.

Bob approached this last week. “Have you thought about cremation versus burial?” I covered my ears with my hands and belted out the song, “I’M GETTING MARRIED IN THE MORNING …” “We should talk about this.” “DING-DONG THE BELLS ARE GONNA CHIME …” “Sweetheart,” he took my hands. “Let’s discuss it.” “Well, if you cremate me, just make sure I’m dead first. And forget organ donation. The doctor will have a nephew who needs a kidney and say I’m a goner while I’m still breathing. Did you know

the fear of being buried alive is called taphephobia?” He sighed. “It is truly remarkable that your myriad of phobias now extends until after you’re dead.” “I can’t talk now. I have to do something.” “Wait a minute. We’ve never discussed any of this. Have you ever thought about whether or not you’d want to be maintained on machines if that’s the only way of keeping you alive?” “You mean if I can’t make my own decisions and I’m declared mentally

incompetent?” “Trust me. No one who’s ever met you will notice.” “The answer is yes.” “You want to be kept alive while you lie in one position? While you don’t even feed yourself and somebody does everything for you?” He thought a minute. “Oh, I get it. That’s no different from how you are now.” “One thing I know,” I said, “is you shouldn’t spend much money on my funeral. And I’ll want a senior citizen’s discount.” please see BURIED page 11

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Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Wellness Community of Philadelphia: Support Group for People with Cancer The Cancer Center at Paoli Hospital 255 W. Lancaster Ave., Paoli (215) 879-7733 Oct. 2, 2 p.m. Grief Support Group Phoenixville Senior Center 153 Church St., Phoenixville (610) 327-7216 Oct. 3, 6 p.m. Memory Loss and Dementia Support Group Sunrise Assisted Living of Paoli 324 W. Lancaster Ave., Malvern (610) 251-9994

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Community Programs Oct. 1, 6:30 p.m. Exton PC Club – eReaders Chester County Library Struble Room 450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton (484) 876-1221 www.extonpc.org Oct. 2, 11:30 a.m. West Chester University Retirees Luncheon For restaurant location, please email darsie@verizon.net Oct. 6 and 20, 5 to 10 p.m. Bingo Nights Marine Corps League Detachment 430 Chestnut St., Downingtown (610) 431-2234 Oct. 9, 11 a.m. New Century Club Meeting (Women’s Charity Club) Days Hotel 943 S. High St., West Chester (610) 436-9158 eichhornb@verizon.net

Free and open to the public Oct. 17, 12:10 p.m. How the Industrial Revolution Saved America Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Widener University Exton Campus 825 Springdale Drive, West Whiteland Township (484) 713-0088 Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m. Concert Series: Edward Schultz and Jeffrey Uhlig Tel Hai Retirement Community Chapel 1200 Tel Hai Circle, Honey Brook (610) 273-9333 Oct. 24, 12:10 p.m. Whoever Heard of a Paper Antique? Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Widener University Exton Campus 825 Springdale Drive, West Whiteland Township (484) 713-0088

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I couldn’t sleep that night. So I did some writing. Around 3 a.m., I came to bed. “I’ve written my eulogy,” I said, tenderly touching Bob’s cheek. “You’re right about me not facing reality. So … here goes.” I read out loud: Saralee was a paragon of mental fortitude and stability. She wasn’t really a hypochondriac the way each of her 12 doctors said, and was only claustrophobic in the backseats of cars, where she never actually vomited much.

Saralee fulfilled her lifelong dream of piloting the space shuttle where, always the Samaritan, she spent most of her time calming the panicking astronauts as they periodically freaked out. Voted “Most Beautiful Person” seven years in a row by People magazine, she was a perfect size five her entire adult life. She will be remembered most for her highly intellectual writing, which always included sophisticated, subtle humor. Every Friday evening, she’d have cocktails with Norman Mailer at his home in Provincetown, Mass. There, he’d often ask

her to read his unfinished works so that she could tell him how to make the endings really good. Bob yanked the paper out of my hands and tore it up. And so, last night I finally talked about my wishes. It was hard. But I remembered that two days after my mother’s burial, I found her living will and her funeral requests. I had not given her what she wanted. This still makes me cry. I shared my wishes with Bob partly

for me. But what mattered even more was that I did it for him. And now, I can resume my normal life with everyday worries. You know—what we’re having for dinner, antibiotic immunities, viruses, rabies, and common stuff like that. Saralee Perel is an award-winning, nationally syndicated columnist. Her new book is Cracked Nuts & Sentimental Journeys: Stories From a Life Out of Balance. To find out more, visit www.saraleeperel.com or email sperel@saraleeperel.com.

Medicare OEP Begins This Month The Fall Open Enrollment Period, during which people with Medicare can make unrestricted changes to their coverage options, takes place from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, 2012. The changes for 2013 are not as extensive as those for 2012, which saw the timeframe for open enrollment moving to earlier in the fall as well as an expansion of preventive-care benefits. Next year, the “doughnut hole” will continue to decrease in figurative size. The Affordable Care Act, also known as health reform, closes the Part D

doughnut hole—the gap in drug coverage during which people with Medicare must pay the full cost of their prescriptions out of pocket. Health reform phases out the doughnut hole by decreasing the beneficiary’s share of drug costs during the doughnut hole until it reaches 25 percent in 2020 for both brand-name and generic drugs. The phase-out works differently for brand-name and generic drugs, however. In 2013, the discount for brand-name drugs in the coverage gap will increase

from 50 to 52.5 percent and from 14 to 21 percent for generics. You should review all of your coverage options even if you are happy with your current coverage, because plans change their costs and benefits every year. The average Medicare prescription drug plan premium will not increase in 2013; it will remain around $30. However, premiums for specific plans and regions vary from year to year. Read your Annual Notice of Change (ANOC), which you should have

received by Sept. 30. It will list the changes in your plan, such as the premium and copays, and will compare the benefits in 2013 with those in 2012. It is very important that you read your ANOC and consider all of your options, since many plans make changes every year, and your current plan may not be your best choice for 2013. For more information, contact the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services at (800) MEDICARE or www.cms.gov.

Free Medicare Enrollment Events Announced The Chester County Department of Aging has announced its dates for the Medicare 2013 enrollment events to be held by Apprise. These events allow people with Medicare the opportunity to make changes in their healthcare insurance. All sessions are all free of charge. October Wednesday, Oct. 10, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Coatesville Towers Monday, Oct. 15, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Phoenixville Area Senior Center Thursday, Oct. 18, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Great Valley Senior Center

Thursday, Oct. 18, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Westminster Place (Presbyterian Senior Living) Monday, Oct. 22, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Coatesville Area Senior Center Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2 to 7 p.m. – Phoenixville Resource Center Thursday, Oct. 25, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Kennett Area Senior Center and Downingtown Area Senior Center Friday, Oct. 26, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Surrey Services for Seniors November Thursday, Nov. 1, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Kennett Area Senior Center and

Downingtown Area Senior Center Wednesday, Nov. 7, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Phoenixville Area Senior Center Thursday, Nov. 8, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – West Chester Area Senior Center Friday, Nov. 9, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Coatesville Area Senior Center Monday, Nov. 12, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Bard Complex Tuesday, Nov. 13, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Surrey Services for Seniors Wednesday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Coatesville Towers Thursday, Nov. 15, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Downingtown Area Senior Center Monday, Nov. 19, 3 to 7 p.m. –

Phoenixville Resource Center Tuesday, Nov. 27, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – West Chester Area Senior Center Wednesday, Nov. 28, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Bard Complex Thursday, Nov. 29, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Kennett Area Senior Center and Downingtown Area Senior Center (substitute date) Friday, Nov. 30, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Surrey Services for Seniors December Dec. 4, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – West Chester Area Senior Center

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English and writing. This talent was fostered by encouraging teachers, including one who took a poem O’Donnell had written and submitted it to the local paper. Shortly thereafter, O’Donnell’s work was in print. While O’Donnell did participate in theater during high school and college, her focus remained on writing. She majored in English and became a teacher, eventually taking up a position at Elizabethtown College. She had dreams of using her writing skills to become a novelist. After college graduation, O’Donnell continued to participate in activities she enjoyed, and started a family with her husband John, but she was no longer involved in theater productions. Acting, however, runs in O’Donnell’s family genes. Her mother was a Hollywood extra—a glamour girl with blond hair—and, in fact, it was family that brought O’Donnell back to the theater. After 20–25 years away from the stage, O’Donnell found herself shuttling her two sons to the Fulton for show rehearsals. It was during that time that her love for theater resurfaced. “I sort of got hooked back on it,” she said. At the age of 47, O’Donnell returned

to the theater, participating in a production of Into the Woods. From there, she began auditioning and performing at local theaters, taking parts in plays, musicals, and monologues. Her favorite role was Daisy Werthan in Driving Miss Daisy. Forty-seven might not seem to be the ideal age to reenter the theater scene, but O’Donnell embraced it as part of her philosophy of remaining happy and active by participating in things she enjoys. “As you get older, you’re just not as insecure about things. You’re just glad you have the opportunity to do them,” O’Donnell said. O’Donnell’s renewed interest in theater soon began to appear in her writing. While researching the history of the Fulton for one of the theater’s anniversaries, O’Donnell discovered that Sarah Bernhardt, a French actress, and Carry Nation, a member of the temperance movement, had both visited the theater in the 1920s. Drawn to these strong women, O’Donnell wrote monologues for each one, in addition to four other skits. She also wrote a monologue for Abigail Adams, wife of the country’s second president. O’Donnell’s writing background, her

return to the theater, and her work on the Fulton monologues all prepared her to write her monologue for Mary Todd Lincoln, something she had been considering for some time. “I’ve always been fascinated by Mary Lincoln. She had such a sad life,” O’Donnell said. In fact, Mary Lincoln’s many tragic life experiences kept O’Donnell from writing about her for quite a while. Lincoln was widely disliked and considered by many to be insane. Three of her four children died, her husband was assassinated, and her remaining son took her to court to have her committed to a mental institution. For O’Donnell, Mary Lincoln’s life did not provide much opportunity for comedy. In a way, however, Lincoln’s sad life might have helped O’Donnell produce her monologue even more than her writing and theater experience, as O’Donnell was able to connect to her on an emotional level. “Honestly, I think more than anything that prepared me to write the Mary Lincoln play was being a mother,” she said. As O’Donnell conducted research for her work, she discovered many littleknown facts about Lincoln, such as her

constant overspending and her much higher class status than Abraham Lincoln. The more she learned about Mary Lincoln, the more O’Donnell was drawn to her—and she was finally able to grasp the humorous threads of Lincoln’s troubled life and weave them into a monologue full of comic relief. “My research has driven me to be passionate about, indeed almost obsessed with, this enigmatic, tragic, sometimes charming, often irritating, and wildly eccentric woman. I want her to be heard,” O’Donnell said. The performance will be O’Donnell’s first experience producing a theater piece and may even help to extend her family theater genes a generation further: O’Donnell’s 8-year-old grandson, Lochlan McLane, will be the voice of Tad Lincoln, one of Mary’s sons, for the production. Once the performance is over, O’Donnell will continue doing the things she’s always enjoyed—swimming, singing, reading, dancing, playing with her grandchildren, and, just perhaps, starting a new monologue about another fascinating historical figure. For more information on Mary Todd Lincoln: Much Madness is Divinest Sense, call the Ware Center at (717) 871-2308 or visit www.millersville.edu/ware-center.

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