Chester County Edition
November 2015
Vol. 12 No. 11
‘We’re Here Because They Were There’ Retiree Works to Share, Preserve Vets’ Firsthand Histories By Lori Van Ingen When 75-year-old Charlie Lloyd was only 3 years old, he and his younger brother waved American flags as convoys of soldiers and tanks passed by on their way to Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, and, ultimately, Europe. “It made a strong impact on me,” Lloyd said. “We can never repay them for their service and sacrifice.” Lloyd himself later served in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, 271st Combat Communications Squadron, from 1961 to 1967, “but we never saw combat” like the World War II veterans did. Lloyd worked in national sales management and then had his own business as an independent contractor, retiring three years ago. When the TV mini-series Band of Brothers was in the headlines in 2001, Lloyd read about the Central Pennsylvania World War II Roundtable. Curiosity drove Lloyd to his first meeting, and he was hooked. Lloyd heard that Band of Brothers’ Major Dick Winters was a member of the roundtable, but unfortunately Lloyd never got the chance to meet him due to Winters’ health issues. please see HISTORIES page 13 Charlie Lloyd with a cardboard stand-up of local veteran Major Dick Winters, part of the World War II display at his local historical society.
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Blood of Heroes: A Visit to the National World War II Museum By Callie Corley Walking up Andrew Higgins Drive to the corner of Magazine Street, the National World War II Museum rises against the New Orleans skyline like a giant stone vault, holding the history, and perhaps some secrets, of what’s been termed America’s “Greatest Generation.” It’s a history touching every facet of American life. Sixteen million men and women served in the armed forces during World War II. Inside the museum’s five (soon to be six) buildings are the stories of those lives. For many, those stories are also passed down on family trees from generation to generation. The Louisiana Memorial Pavilion is the place to start your journey through the museum. There you can buy tickets and talk to museum volunteers. With a little luck, you’ll hear a firsthand account from one of the approximately 20 World War II veterans who volunteer with the museum. The Memorial Pavilion is also where you start your Dog Tag Experience. With a general admission ticket to the museum, you receive a dog tag allowing you to follow the life of a World War II
Photo by Callie Corley.
Art Arceneaux received the Distinguished Flying Cross for his part in missions flown over Japanese islands during World War II. Talking with a veteran during your trip to the museum brings history to life.
Photo by Callie Corley.
The Atlantic Wall was Hitler’s 3,300-mile defense network. This section was on Utah Beach. The marks are from the thousands of American weapons fired on the German-held beach on D-Day. Photo by Callie Corley.
participant. The Train Car Experience is your first stop with your dog tag, recreating the first leg of a journey that carried millions of Americans away from their families and into service.
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Throughout the museum you check in at different stations, collecting the stories for your dog tag and learning more about the person whose life you’re following. If your museum trip starts early, Jeri Nims Soda Shop is a great place to grab a snack or a quick breakfast, while The American Sector is a full-service restaurant serving lunch and dinner. You can add a little flair to your visit with a live show at Stage Door Canteen, where music of the war years comes to life. Find the show lineup and ticket information online before your visit at www.stagedoorcanteen.org. Once you leave the Memorial Pavilion, cross the street to the main portion of
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The newest addition, added in 2014, is Campaigns of Courage. The Road to Berlin exhibit showcases the grueling challenges servicemen faced.
the World War II Museum. The newest addition, added in 2014, is Campaigns of Courage, considered the heart of the museum experience. The Road to Berlin exhibit showcases the grueling challenges servicemen faced in the European theater, from the deserts of North Africa to Germany’s doorstep. The interactive experience brings together the entire campaign from battle to battle and reveals the strategy and the sacrifices that helped win the war. The exhibit presents a uniquely personal perspective on the cost of war, with personal items, such as family photographs, strewn across a beach of real sand from Normandy. The Road to Tokyo exhibit is scheduled to open later this year. Continue your journey through history with a stop at the U.S. Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center. Replicas of six World War II-era aircraft, including B-17 My Gal Sal, are suspended in air and in time. The four-story viewing deck provides a 360-degree view of the aircraft. The Vehicles of War exhibit offers a glimpse of what it was like on the ground, facing an attack from different war machines or being rushed from the battlefield with an injury. There you will also find the Medal of Honor Wall and “Final Mission: The U.S.S. Tang Experience.” Set aside enough time to see everything at the museum, including the Beyond All Boundaries movie (produced and narrated by Tom Hanks) and the Final Mission interactive experience. Each requires an additional ticket and happens at pre-set times throughout the day. Be sure to check times and prices online before you go at www. nationalww2museum.org. Beyond All Boundaries is a 4-D experience that puts you on the front lines. Archival footage and narrations of real-life stories bring to life a growing
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threat in Europe and news of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. The movie affects every one of your senses, enabling you to better understand the magnitude and weight of the war that changed the world. You feel the rumble of tanks as America enters the war and see and hear steam rising from the jungles as American troops fight for freedom. The production also highlights the courage of Americans at home, as every Photo by Callie Corley. American assault troops in an LCVP landing citizen—male, female, black, white, Static displays of restored World War II-era craft approaching Omaha Beach on D-Day, immigrant—answered the call and lived aircraft and vehicles. June 6, 1944. The smoke in the background up to the demands of wartime. is from supporting naval gunfire. One of the most emotional stories in America’s most-decorated World War II The commander gives orders as visitors the museum is that of the U.S.S. Tang. man battle stations. The experience The interactive experience puts you inside submarine on its last patrol.
combines actual tasks with an overhead projection of the submarine’s final, fatal fight. Standing at a duty station, the makeshift compartment rings with the sounds of firing torpedoes and mechanics. There’s a sense of pride as crew members take down more enemy vessels, followed by panic with the realization your efforts aren’t enough to save the ship. If you’ve already been to the museum, the new additions should bring you back on your next trip to New Orleans. You’ll leave feeling prouder than ever to be an American, knowing your cultural heritage runs in the blood of these heroes.
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High Blood Pressure Associated with Lower Risk for Alzheimer’s
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The research team looked for links between Alzheimer’s disease and a number of health conditions—including diabetes, obesity, and high cholesterol—but only found a significant association between higher systolic blood pressure and reduced Alzheimer’s risk. (A weak connection between smoking and Alzheimer’s also surfaced.) “Our results are the opposite of what people might think,” said fellow co-author Paul Crane, a University of Washington associate professor of internal medicine. “It may be that high blood pressure is protective, or it may be that something that people with high blood pressure are exposed to more often, such as antihypertensive medication, is protecting them from Alzheimer’s disease.”
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A study coauthored by a Brigham Young University professor and a BYU undergraduate suggests that people with a genetic predisposition to high blood pressure have a lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease. However, authors conclude the connection may have more to do with anti-hypertension November is medication than high blood National Alzheimer’s Disease pressure itself. “It’s likely that this Awareness Month protective effect is coming from antihypertensive drugs,” said without the disease. Data came from co-author John Kauwe, associate the Alzheimer’s Disease Genetics professor of biology at BYU. “These Consortium and the International drugs are already FDA approved. We Genomics of Alzheimer’s Project. need to take a serious look at them BYU researchers worked with for Alzheimer’s prevention.” scholars from Cambridge, the The study analyzed genetic University of Washington, and data from 17,008 individuals with several other institutions on the Alzheimer’s and 37,154 people massive study.
everal common kinds of small birds winter in deciduous woodlands and older suburban areas with their many tall trees, including those here in Central Pennsylvania. But each wintering species uses a different part of the woods to get its food. Some species feed from forest floors, while others use various parts of the trees, reducing competition for food among the various types of these birds, though there is some overlap. Resident Carolina wrens and wintering winter wrens have brown feathering that camouflages them on the dead-leaf floors of wooded bottomlands near streams where they search for food. Both species scratch among fallen leaves and poke through brush piles and log piles after a diversity of invertebrates not covered by snow. Little, mixed groups of resident Carolina chickadees, tufted titmice,
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and wintering golden-crowned kinglets flutter vigorously around twigs and buds in their search for tiny, hibernating insects and insect eggs. These tiny birds also hang upside down on those tree parts to inspect them more closely.
Chickadees and titmice are gray as winter woods, except the chicks have black crowns and bibs. Kinglets are olive with an orange stripe on top of males’ heads and a yellow one on females’. All these species blend into their woodland habitat. Resident white-breasted nuthatches and wintering brown creepers eat dormant insects and insect eggs from crevices in tree bark. Nuthatches walk up and down vertical trunks and peer into cracks for food, which they pull out with tweezers-like beaks. They are the only birds in North America that walk down a tree trunk headfirst. Creepers fly to the base of a tree and spiral up it toward the top, while looking into crevices for food, which they extract with their thin, curved-down bills. When they reach the top of a tree, they flutter to the base of the next one and spiral up it. please see BIRDS page 15 www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
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offered for sale. Don’t get too invested hile lots of novice collectors in any of the objects just yet. Don’t buy are in the spirit of summer too quickly; home in on quality stuff and antique hunting, the autumn good bargains. marks the time for the true collectors to If you aren’t sure about the authenticity shop for their collections. You can find of a piece, take a pass and reconsider it great items and good deals at this season’s later. You can use your smartphone to flea markets. At every flea market—originally named send a picture to me so I can tell you what a particular object is and what you should for the bugs that were attracted to old pay for that flea-market find. It’s easy at objects that were pulled from attics and www.DrLoriV.com on your mobile phone. basements in 19th-century France—there are some bargains and some bologna. During your shopping, if you think When shopping at a big outdoor flea something should be priced lower than market event—for its asking price a couple of hours considering its or an entire condition or weekend— other factors, just remember to don’t buy it. Wait be prepared. to see if there is Even if you something more aren’t shopping attractive to your for Boy Scout collector’s eye and memorabilia, this to your wallet. is a good motto. Converse Be prepared with the seller; with comfortable he or she may be shoes, a good Courtesy of www.DrLoriV.com Images Staff willing to offer a sun hat or reduced price or Fall flea market. umbrella, canvas more information. shopping bags, bottled water to ward off Then, once you know your path, ask for a dehydration, some snack food, and cash in discount. Odds are, you will get what you small bills. ask for if you are paying with cash and if Get the lay of the land first before you you are reasonable. buy. I have coined the phrase “walk with Try to remain focused when collecting, your wallet” when it comes to flea-market as established collections and large shopping. collections can increase the value of an Before you buy anything, take a lap entire collection. around the entire outdoor flea market. I Don’t worry about missing out on an just do not start shopping right out of the item when you are walking the market. shoot. I always look before I leap. Many people don’t think a specific antique I know it sounds like a big job, but will still be available if you don’t act fast, your personal trainer will commend you but I find that as a shopper, you are better for the extra exercise and your financial served if you know what is available before advisor will be thrilled at all the money you buy. you save. This “walk with your wallet” This gives you greater negotiating method will help you see what’s available power too. Getting information about the for sale and stick to your budget, too. inventory at a flea market will help you Look at each table or booth carefully. spot the good stuff at a good price. Talk to the sellers to see what you might Slow and steady wins the autumn flealike to negotiate for and how willing they market race. Happy hunting! are to deal. Look at how the booth is organized, consider the condition of the Celebrity Ph.D. antiques appraiser, author, seller’s offerings, and see just how much and former museum director, Dr. Lori hosts antiques appraisal events worldwide. Dr. Lori inventory they expect to sell off at the is the star appraiser on Discovery channel. seasonal flea market. Visit www.DrLoriV.com/Events, www.Facebook. Collect information and get the lay com/DoctorLori, or call (888) 431-1010. of the land as you look at the antiques
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Nursing & Rehabilitation Centers Bethany Village – The Oaks
325 Wesley Drive • Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 (717) 766-0279 • www.bethanyvillage.org Number of Beds: 69 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes
Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: CARF/CCAC; Eagle, LeadingAge PA Comments: Maplewood Assisted Living also available.
Fairmount Homes
333 Wheat Ridge Drive • Ephrata, PA 17522 (717) 354-1800 • www.fairmounthomes.org Number of Beds: 114 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: No Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes
Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: LeadingAge PA Comments: Fairmount is known for its high-quality care and its successful rehabilitation program. We are mission driven and dedicated to faith, family, and community.
Maple Farm
Number of Beds: 290 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes
Private Rooms Available: No Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Comments: Featuring Traditions at Claremont, a dedicated, 39-bed, short-term rehab unit. Claremont provides quality skilled nursing and rehabilitation services for short- and long-term stays.
Homeland Center
1901 North Fifth Street • Harrisburg, PA 17102-1598 (717) 221-7902 • www.homelandcenter.org Number of Beds: 95 Rehabilitation Unit: No Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes
Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: AAHSA, LeadingAge PA (PANPHA), NHPCO, PHN, HPNA Comments: A beautiful, full-service continuing care retirement community with a 148-year history of exemplary care.
1520 Harrisburg Pike • Lancaster, PA 17601 (717) 393-1301 • www.mennonitehome.org Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: LeadingAge, LeadingAge PA, Mennonite Health Services Comments: Maple Farm puts the person first so your choices matter. Enjoy the comforts of home with country kitchen, private bedroom, full bath, and great views.
The Middletown Home
999 West Harrisburg Pike • Middletown, PA 17057 (717) 944-3351 • www.middletownhome.org Number of Beds: 102 Rehabilitation Unit: No Alzheimer’s Unit: No Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Respiratory, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes
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Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Scheduled Entertainment: Yes Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Comments: Our campus offers skilled nursing and rehabilitation services, personal care, and independent living residences.
Number of Beds: 188 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes
Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: Equal Housing, LeadingAge PA Comments: Person-centered care with reputation for compassion and excellence. Established in 1903. Respite care available w/minimum stay.
Pleasant Acres Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 118 Pleasant Acres Road • York, PA 17402 (717) 840-7100 • www.yorkcountypa.gov Number of Beds: 375 Rehabilitation Unit: No Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Physical, Occupational Respiratory Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes
Scheduled Entertainment: Yes Private Rooms Available: No Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Comments: Elm Spring Residence Independent Living on campus.
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Nursing & Rehabilitation Centers Tel Hai Retirement Community
1200 Tel Hai Circle • Honey Brook, PA 19344 (610) 273-9333 • www.telhai.org Number of Beds: 139 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: No Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes
Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: CARF, MHS Alliance, Leading Age Comments: Dedicated short-term rehab neighborhood with Tel Hai’s own therapy department dedicated to intensive therapy with goal of returning home.
Transitions Healthcare – Gettysburg
595 Biglerville Road • Gettysburg, PA 17325 (717) 334-6249 • www.transitionshealthcarellc.com Number of Beds: 135 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Respiratory, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes
Scheduled Entertainment: Yes Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: PHCA, PACA Comments: Fully staffed Transitions Healthcare employees in skilled nursing and sub-acute rehab. Tours are encouraged!
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Some Advice for Helping Friends in Mourning Lisa M. Petsche
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hen someone you know loses a loved one to death, you want to reach out but may feel unsure of what to say or do. Perhaps you haven’t lost someone close, and it’s difficult to appreciate what your friend is going through and anticipate their needs. Allow me to share some advice. Don’t agonize over what to say. Keep it simple and heartfelt—for example, “I’m so sorry,” “My heart goes out to you,” “I’m here for you,” or perhaps even “I’m at a loss for words.” Avoid platitudes such as, “It’s for the best” or “You still have a lot to be thankful for.” Let your friend do the talking and listen attentively and non-judgmentally. Refrain from giving advice. Accept silence. Sometimes a bereaved person may not feel like talking but would appreciate companionship. Remember, too, that body language— such as a touch of your hand or a hug— can also express support and caring, often better than words. Keep in mind that grief affects one’s body, mind, and soul and that, although there may be similarities, no two people
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grieve alike. Don’t underestimate the pain your friend is experiencing and don’t discourage tears or urge them to “be strong.” Don’t try to withhold your own tears, either; they’re simply a sign that you care. Share memories of your friend’s loved one—kind or funny things they did or words of wisdom they shared with you. Find a favorite photo of the deceased person, frame it, and give it to your friend. Encourage your friend to practice selfcare, getting adequate nutrition, exercise, and sleep and scheduling regular medical checkups, as well as avoiding unnecessary stress. Offer to help in practical ways, such as fielding phone calls, preparing meals, running errands, or walking a dog. Make concrete offers (for example, “I’m going to the grocery store—what can I get you?”) or simply go ahead and do things like
deliver a casserole or tend a garden. Many newly bereaved people experience a spiritual crisis, so don’t be alarmed if this happens with your friend. Listen empathically to doubts and fears. If they persist, encourage your friend to speak with a religious leader. After the Funeral Continue to stay in touch after the funeral is over. That’s when the reality of the loss, with all its implications, sets in, and grieving people need support more than ever. Don’t avoid the subject of the deceased person or mention of their name. It’s comforting to the bereaved to know that others still remember their loved one as time goes by. Be patient. Since grief saps energy, take the initiative in the relationship, calling and arranging visits. Recognize that timelines for healing
vary from one person to the next. Don’t pressure friends into doing things they don’t feel ready for, such as sorting through and disposing of a loved one’s belongings. Encourage friends to seek professional help if they’re not able to function in day-to-day life (suggestive of clinical depression) or they appear stuck in one phase of grieving (denial or anger, for example). Remember special occasions throughout the year that are likely to be difficult: birthdays, wedding anniversaries, and holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas, as well as the anniversary of death. Call or send a card to let friends know you’re thinking about them. Above all, keep in mind that bereaved people don’t expect friends to provide answers to difficult, often philosophical questions—such as “Why did this happen?”—or to take away their pain. What they do want and need is the comfort of knowing they are not alone. Lisa M. Petsche is a social worker experienced in grief counseling. She currently works in hospice palliative care.
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Who Should Be Screened for Lung Cancer? Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about lung cancer screenings? My husband was a longtime smoker but quit many years ago, so I’m wondering if he should be checked out. – Concerned Spouse Dear Concerned, According to recent recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force—an independent panel of medical experts that advises the government on health policies—if your husband is between the ages of 55 and 80, is a current smoker or quit within the last 15 years, and has a smoking history of at least 30 pack-years, he’s at high risk for lung cancer and should talk to his doctor about getting screened. Pack years are determined by multiplying the number of packs he smoked daily by the number of years he smoked.
You’ll also be happy Lung Cancer Screening The goal of annual to know that lung cancer screenings—which are screenings is to detect cancer early before recommended annually symptoms appear, so it to those at risk—were covered by all private can be cured. The five-year survival rate among people health insurance plans and Medicare starting with lung cancer when it’s caught in its earliest stage in early 2015. The is 77 percent, versus only Medicare screening, however, will only cover November is Lung Cancer 4 to 25 percent for people Awareness Month whose cancer has spread. high-risk beneficiaries through age 74. To get screened for lung cancer, your husband will need a lowLung cancer kills around 160,000 dose computed tomography (CT) chest Americans each year, making it the most deadly of all possible cancers. In fact, more scan, which is a painless, noninvasive test people die of lung cancer than of colon, that generates detailed three-dimensional images of his lungs. breast, and prostate cancers combined. For the screening, he will be asked to Lung cancer also occurs predominantly lie on a table that slides through the center in older adults. About two out of every three people diagnosed with lung cancer of a large, doughnut-shaped scanner that are 65 or older, and the risk of lung cancer rotates around him to take images. Each scan takes just a few seconds, peaks at age 71.
during which time he’ll be asked to hold his breath, because movement can produce blurred images. The entire procedure takes only a few minutes from start to finish. You also need to be aware that a lung CT screening has its downsides. First, it exposes you to some radiation—about the same as a mammography but more than a chest x-ray. Lung CT screenings aren’t foolproof either. They can produce a high rate of false-positive results, which means they frequently detect small spots (abnormalities) on the lungs that are suggestive of cancer but aren’t cancerous. These false alarms lead to more testing and sometimes lung biopsies, as well as unnecessary worry and anxiety. Prevention Because smoking causes 80 to 90 please see LUNG CANCER page 15
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Bert and I By Bill Levine A few years ago, spurred on by my budding genealogical interest and incipient old age, I conducted a brief search for my mother’s maternal family but gave up when I found enough turnof-the-century “Mollie Jacobsons,” my grandmother’s name, to fill up a tenement block. But one known twig of my mom’s maternal family tree has sprouted at least some muted excitement over the years. My mom’s cousin was Bert Parks, whose real name was Bert Jacobson. Born in Atlanta, Ga., in 1914, Bert was the Wink Martindale of the 1950s. He was host of more early TV game shows than you can shake a shtick at—12 in all. Unlike your average ’50s quiz-show host, Bert was scandal free, maybe because his shows like Party Line, introduced in 1947, topped out with grand prizes of $5. My cousin Bertie was most famous for hosting the Miss America telecast from 1955 to 1979, during the golden age of the pageant. No one cared back then that the talents of the 50 beautiful contestants
ranged from baton twirling to baton for some tangible evidence that we were dropping. In those days, a contestant related to truly one of the great mediocre whose ad-lib answer was “wishing for talents of mid-20th century America. She just gave me a shoebox. world peace” was viewed as a statesman I rummaged and not a bimbo. through it and came Watching the up with a tenuous Miss America connection to Bert, telecast was a big a Christmas card deal in those days, from 1959 that just like a Super Bowl featured his kids. It with Velveeta and wasn’t even signed cheese whiz, and “to my favorite of course with Bert cousin.” In fact, emceeing it was a it bugged me that really, really big deal Jewish Bert would in our den. even be sending out But for me, it Christmas cards. wasn’t a wholly In 1961 my satisfying experience. parents went on a trip Why couldn’t to New York, where Cousin Bert get Berk Parks they saw Bert on us free tickets to Broadway as Harold Convention Hall Hill in The Music Man. They did go in Atlantic City and backstage passes backstage to see Bert, in my significant to meet the contestants in swimsuits? absence. What’s worse is that the only gift In fact, until very recently I was quite they brought back from the Big Apple disappointed that I never was able to glom onto Bert’s fame so that our kinship was an unsigned Playbill of The Music Man with Bert on the cover, eschewing impacted my life. the minimum New York City kid’s gift of Early on as a kid, I asked my mom
a Statue of Liberty keychain. The only benefit I ever enjoyed, until recently, as Bert Parks’ cousin was to use the connection in those awkward ice-breakers that require you to provide an interesting fact about yourself. I was always able to under-whelm my fellow strangers with the fact that Bert was my cousin. This saved me from having to use my second most interesting fact, which was that my Irish terrier, Ginger, modeled a flea collar on the Channel 4 news show. Then in 2013, Bert changed my life. I looked up his Wikipedia entry, having forgotten just when he was host of Country Fair. There, in the first line, was the revelatory blurb: “Parks was born to Aaron Jacobson, a Jewish merchant who had immigrated to the United States from Latvia.” Latvia—my mom’s maternal family was Latvian. Bert had given me the gift of my heritage. What more could I have asked from him? I could only think of one thing. I wished he could have introduced me to Vonda Kay Van Dyke, Miss America 1965, my favorite Miss America because her talent was ventriloquism.
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Salute to a Veteran
Admiral Rickover Threw Him Out Not Once, but Twice Robert D. Wilcox
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hen Bill Houley was growing up in Rochester, N.Y., he gave little thought to the military. But he did give some thought to college. To give him a leg up on that, his parents sent him to the prestigious prep school, Phillips Academy Andover. He did well there and was accepted at Yale. But he recognized that going on to an Ivy League college, as so many of the Phillips graduates did, wasn’t exactly his cup of tea. He was looking for high adventure, which led him to decide on trying for an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. And in 1955, at age 17, he was lucky enough to get it. At the academy, one of his officer mentors took him aside and asked if he had given any thought to the submarine service. That would give him ample chance for the close friendships and camaraderie that Houley was looking for.
So, when he was required to select a places as Rome and Paris. At the same time, however, he service as a senior, he chose submarines. In those days, the Navy required requested nuclear propulsion training. And that meant being officers to serve a interviewed by Adm. year aboard a surface ship before service Hyman Rickover, who approved all officers in submarines. So Houley did that and who served in nuclear subs. then attended Naval The admiral Submarine School in was famously a no1960. Next came a nonsense guy with a three-year tour of duty aboard a World War prickly personality. Although he was II-built diesel electric widely seen as a genius sub. who was dedicated Diesel subs were small, cramped, and to his service and was Rear Admiral William P. Houley, slow. But Houley addressing recruits at Naval Station essential to the coming nuclear Navy, he was liked everything about Great Lakes, Ill. not noted for small talk the experience— especially during the deployment to the and making friends. Mediterranean. That provided time to play Houley says, “He was feared, honored, immortalized, but not really likeable. tourist and enjoy visiting such exciting
When he was first promoted to admiral, he had not been on the promotion list sent by the Navy to Congress for approval. His name was added to the selection list by the Congress itself.” When Rickover interviewed candidates, he was known for often asking questions for which there were no answers. The admiral’s staff had warned Houley to speak quickly and tersely. There was to be absolutely no baloney. So how did the interview with him go then? “Saying it was a disaster is painting too nice a picture,” Houley says. “After throwing me a few questions for which I had absolutely no answers, the admiral quickly lost patience and snarled, ‘Why are you so stupid?’ and threw me out of his office.” The staff said Houley had to prove himself and suggested that he not give up. They gave him a stack of books that
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he was to study for 40 hours a week for six months. He returned to his diesel sub deployment, and, although his hectic schedule gave him little time to study, he was later able to face the admiral again. That time, things didn’t go any better. “The admiral had a yellow-lined pad on his desk,” Houley says. “After a few minutes of conversation, he took a pencil and dashed a straight line on the pad from upper left to lower right. Then, turning it to me, he demanded, ‘Do you know what this is?’ I confessed that I didn’t, and he said, ‘It’s a graph of your life,’ and he threw me out of his office for the second time.” This time, the staff sent Houley to Naval Guided Missiles School, and he studied hard. Of some 30 officers, he scored second, with a score just a hair shorter than the leader. So, after graduation when he was to face Rickover for the third time, it went better, although the admiral, reviewing his grades, sniffed that he was “bottom of the barrel.” At the time, however, the Navy was going through a rapid transition to nuclear power, and experienced officers were much in demand. So even though Rickover was not happy with him, Houley was boosted along the career path he sought. After attending the Navy’s Nuclear Power School, he spent several years in nuclear submarines at sea and in fleet operations in positions of increasing
responsibility, finally qualifying as engineer and for command of a nuclear-powered submarine. This included approval for command by Adm. Rickover. As he rose in rank and position, he had increasingly important responsibilities, including serving as commanding officer, U.S. Naval Submarine School at Groton, Conn., and as commander, Submarine Group TWO, where he was the admiral responsible for 39 nuclear submarine crews. He then served in several positions on the staff of the chief of naval operations, where he was selected for flag rank in 1987. He retired from the Navy in 1994 as a twostar rear admiral. After Navy retirement, Adm. Houley worked with a number of firms and returned to the Defense Department, where he served as the first director, defense reform, under then-Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen. In retirement in 2012, he came to Central Pennsylvania to join several other of his Navy buddies in a comfortable retirement community. The record, let it be said, shows that, as absolutely essential to the Navy as Adm. Rickover was, his judgment of leaders was occasionally less than perfect, as the stellar career of Bill Houley so amply makes clear.
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Calendar of Events
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Support Groups Nov. 3, 2 p.m. Grief Support Group Phoenixville Senior Center 153 Church St., Phoenixville (610) 327-7216
Nov. 3 and 17, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Bereavement Support Group Brandywine Hospital Conference Room 2N 201 Reeceville Road, Coatesville (610) 998-1700, ext. 226 Nov. 4, 6 p.m. Memory Loss and Dementia Support Group Sunrise Assisted Living of Paoli 324 W. Lancaster Ave., Malvern (610) 251-9994 Nov. 9 and 23, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Caregiver Support Group Adult Care of Chester County 201 Sharp Lane, Exton (610) 363-8044
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Nov. 10, 7 p.m. Hearing Loss Support Group Christ Community Church 1190 Phoenixville Pike West Chester (610) 444-445 www.hearinglosschesco.com Nov. 10 and 24, 5 to 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. Nov. 10 and 24, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Bereavement Support Group Jennersville Hospital Conference Room B 1015 W. Baltimore Pike West Grove (610) 998-1700, ext. 226
Community Programs Nov. 3, 11:30 a.m. West Chester University Retirees Luncheon For restaurant location, please email darsie@verizon.net Nov. 4, 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. The Services of the Chester County Library Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Widener University Exton Campus 825 Springdale Drive, Exton (484) 713-0088 www.widener.edu/OLLI Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m. Compassionate Friends Valley Forge Chapter Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 132 E. Valley Forge Road King of Prussia www.tcfvalleyforge.org Nov. 7 and 21, 5 to 10 p.m. Bingo Night Marine Corps League Detachment 430 Chestnut St., Downingtown (610) 429-8174
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Nov. 11, 1:30 p.m. Family Caregiver Support Group Sarah Care 425 Technology Drive, Suite 200 Malvern (610) 251-0801 Nov. 11, 6 p.m. Caregiver Support Group Coatesville Area Senior Center 22 N. Fifth Ave., Coatesville (610) 383-6900 Nov. 17, 6 p.m. Family Caregiver Support Group Sunrise of Westtown 501 Skiles Blvd., West Chester (610) 399-4464 Nov. 25, 6 p.m. Living with Cancer Support Group Paoli Hospital Cancer Center 255 W. Lancaster Ave., Paoli (484) 565-1253
Free and open to the public Nov. 8, 2 to 4 p.m. Surviving the Holidays: Support for Loss or Change Grove United Methodist Church 490 W. Boot Road, West Chester (610) 363-2141 info@grovechurch.org Nov. 11, 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. Veterans Day Commemoration Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Widener University Exton Campus 825 Springdale Drive, Exton (484) 713-0088 www.widener.edu/OLLI Nov. 17, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. East Meets West: Alternative Health Treatments AARP Valley Forge Chapter St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church 203 N. Valley Forge Road, Devon (610) 688-5733
Nov. 18, 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. Fact or Fiction: Generic Drugs are the Same as Brand-Name Drugs Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Widener University Exton Campus 825 Springdale Drive, Exton (484) 713-0088 www.widener.edu/OLLI Nov. 28 and 29, 1 to 5 p.m. Model Railroad Open House Schuylkill Valley Model Railroad Club 400 S. Main St., Phoenixville (610) 935-1126 www.svmrrc.com
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Senior Center Activities
Coatesville Area Senior Center – (610) 383-6900 22 N. Fifth Ave., Coatesville – www.coatesvilleseniorcenter.org Monthly Veterans Coffee Hour – Call for date and time Downingtown Senior Center – (610) 269-3939 983 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown – www.downingtownseniors.org Nov. 11, 11:30 a.m. – Veterans Day Luncheon Nov. 12, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Senior Center Antiques Roadshow Nov. 19, noon to 2 p.m. – Cooking with Chris Demo and Luncheon, Heatherwood Retirement Community Great Valley Senior Center – (610) 889-2121 47 Church Road, Malvern Nov. 4, 11 a.m. – ADCOM Meeting Nov. 11, 1:30 p.m. – Meet and Eat Group: Isaac’s, Exton Nov. 12, 10 a.m. – Canasta Kennett Area Senior Center – (610) 444-4819 427 S. Walnut St., Kennett Square – www.kennettseniorcenter.org Oxford Senior Center – (610) 932-5244 12 E. Locust St., Oxford – www.oxfordseniors.org Phoenixville Area Senior Center – (610) 935-1515 153 Church St., Phoenixville – www.phoenixvilleseniorcenter.org Nov. 4, noon – Veterans Day Celebration Nov. 7, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Open House Preview Day Nov. 30, 12:45 p.m. – E mergency Preparedness Presentation West Chester Area Senior Center – (610) 431-4242 530 E. Union St., West Chester – www.wcseniors.org Just a snippet of what you may be missing … please call or visit their website for more information.
Library Programs Downingtown Library, 330 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown, (610) 269-2741 Nov. 3 and 17, 6 p.m. – Knitters Club Nov. 9, 6:30 p.m. – Fantasy Book Club Nov. 14, noon to 3 p.m. – Local Authors Day Paoli Library, 18 Darby Road, Paoli, (610) 296-7996 Mystery Book Club – Call for dates/times
Chester County Parks and Recreation www.chesco.org/ccparks Nov. 14, 9 to 10 a.m. – P aws on the Path, Nottingham County Park Nov. 27, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. – T urkey Trail Trot, Wolf ’s Hollow County Park Nov. 29, noon to 2 p.m. – Nottingham County Park
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HISTORIES from page 1 However, “seeing and meeting World War II vets in a forum where they shared their World War II experiences was compelling,” Lloyd said. Lloyd didn’t miss a single Thursdaynight meeting for two years, and eventually offered his assistance if they ever needed it. He now coordinates the speakers and handles many other responsibilities. The Central Pennsylvania World War II Roundtable began as the Capital Area World War II Roundtable in 2003. It was founded by William S. Jackson, former member of Gov. Casey’s and Gov. Ridge’s World War II Commemorative Committee; Fred Taylor, Harrisburg attorney and legal representative to the majority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives; and Jack Thomas, president of the Hershey Civil War Roundtable. The group first met at a public library to gather critical first-person narratives of all branches of the service. Winters, a Central Pennsylvania resident, was one of the first speakers. The group’s name was changed to Central Pennsylvania World War II Roundtable in 2011. As the group grew over the years, it was forced to find larger
facilities to accommodate everyone, now meeting in a Methodist church. The Central Pennsylvania World War II Roundtable is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and has no dues or memberships. Any donations it receives are given directly to the veterans, Lloyd said. About 150 to 175 people—authors, historians, and interested citizens—and two to three dozen World War II veterans attend the roundtable the first Thursday of each month from 7 to 9 p.m. After reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, “we honor and recognize this generation for their service,” Lloyd said. “The role they played in preserving our way of life was at a most critical period in our history. We’re here because they were there.” Each veteran is given a badge with their name, branch of service, and theater of operations of where they served, so attendees can know whom to thank for their service, he said. Every month the free forum has a different speaker, with a question-andanswer session at the end. “My role has been to be speaker chair for two years,” Lloyd said. “It’s been a challenge to get speakers to share their experiences with us. It’s been a challenge
because of attrition. There are 800,000 (World War II veterans) left today and every day almost 500 die. (The veterans) are now in their early to mid-90s.” Lloyd has formed relationships with other World War II groups, such as the Lehigh Valley Veterans History Project, Lancaster Oral History Club, Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, and the Dr. Harold C. Deutsch World War II History Roundtable from Edina, Minn. The groups help each other locate speakers. But it is still difficult to find people to get their message out, he said. Some of the speakers at the Central Pennsylvania World War II Roundtable have included an Auschwitz survivor; bomber pilots and tail gunners; a survivor of the Malmedy Massacre; and a veteran who took part in one of the largest Naval battles in history, the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the South Pacific. The group’s November speaker is a veteran who had been in charge of the guards at the Nuremburg Trials and had to face Hermann Goering, the second-most powerful man in Germany behind Adolf Hitler. A submariner who had been to the Battle of Midway is scheduled for December.
For the last two years, the Central Pennsylvania World War II Roundtable has been working with the National World War II Museum to capture World War II vets’ experiences on tape to be preserved in the National Archives, Lloyd said. “We fully understand our clock is ticking. Because the veterans are in their 90s, there’s a sense of urgency to get their stories down as quickly as possible. Our goal is to get as many (veterans’ stories recorded) as we can,” he said. Soon all that will be left will be the historians and authors, and “you just can’t beat firsthand accounts,” Lloyd said. As for Lloyd himself, in July he crossed an item off his “bucket list” by traveling on a two-week battlefield expedition crafted by the roundtable’s business sponsor, Specialty Tours—and he has more than 1,500 photos to prove it. If anyone is aware of a World War II veteran who would be a candidate for sharing his or her story at one of the group’s monthly meetings, please contact Lloyd at (717) 503-2862 or charlie.centralpaww2rt@gmail.com or write The Central Pennsylvania World War II Roundtable, P.O. Box 215, Hummelstown, Pa. 17036.
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VA Medical Center Announces Veterans Week Activities In recognition of Veterans Day 2015, the Coatesville Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center will host an eightday-long celebration paying tribute to veterans. The events will take place weekdays beginning Monday, Nov. 2, and running through Wednesday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day. The theme of the week is Honoring
Former Prisoners of War and Those Missing in Action. Additionally, officials will recognize the 85th anniversary of the opening of the Coatesville VA Medical Center at 1400 Blackhorse Hill Road, Coatesville. Scheduled events include: Monday, Nov. 2, 2 p.m. – Gospel concert in building 72, the All Faith
Chapel (open to the community) Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2 p.m. – Women Veterans Tea in the dining room in building 139 (preregistration required) Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2 p.m. – Interfaith service in building 72, the All Faith Chapel (open to the community)
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Monday, Nov. 9, 2 p.m. – Second flagraising ceremony in front of building 138 (open to the community) Wednesday, Nov. 11, 10:45 a.m. – Veterans Day Salute at Veterans Plaza on First Avenue and Lincoln Highway, Coatesville (open to the community)
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1 p.m. – Voices of Legend show in the Great Hall For more information, call Director of Community & Congressional Affairs Kirk Fernitz at (610) 380-4348 or visit www.coatesville.va.gov.
LUNG CANCER from page 8 percent of all lung cancer cases, the best way to avoid lung cancer is to not smoke, and if you do smoke, quit. Even if you’ve been a smoker for a long time, quitting now still decreases your risk. Other factors that can increase the risk of lung cancer include exposure to secondhand smoke, radon, asbestos, and other toxic chemicals or fumes.
For more information on lung cancer screenings, call the American Lung Association at (800) 5864872 or use their online tool (www. lungcancerscreeningsaveslives.org), which will help you determine if your husband needs to be screened. Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the
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As 50plus Senior News celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, we hope you’ll enjoy a monthly peek back at the world in 1995! This month, the television highlights of 1995: • An estimated 150 million people watch as the not-guilty verdict is read in the O.J. Simpson verdict. • Seinfeld broadcasts its 100th episode. • The Today Show becomes the highest-rated morning news program (and would remain so until 2012). • The History Channel, ESPN Classic, The WB, The Golf Channel, and Outdoor Life Network all launch. • The Walt Disney Company announces that it will purchase ABC and ESPN.
BIRDS from page 4 Nuthatches, which are mostly bluegray on top, and creepers, which are brown above, blend into the bark, making them invisible until they move. Four kinds of resident woodpeckers—downies, hairies, redbellied, and pileated—chip into dead wood after invertebrates wintering there. They have stout beaks for
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• As the World Turns broadcasts its milestone 10,000th episode; All My Children celebrates its 25th anniversary with a primetime special. • Robert MacNeil anchors The MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour for the last time. • The top 10 shows in the Nielsen ratings are ER, Seinfeld, Friends, Caroline in the City, Monday Night Football, The Single Guy, Home Improvement, Boston Common, 60 Minutes, and NYPD Blue.
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