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3 Million More People Will Get Military Shopping Benefits in 2020

Starting Jan. 1, all service-connected disabled veterans, Purple Heart recipients, former prisoners of war, and primary veteran caregivers will be eligible to shop at commissaries and exchanges, and officials from three federal agencies are preparing the way.

The newly eligible customers will also be able to use certain morale, welfare, and recreation activities.

It’s the largest patronage expansion in more than 60 years, said Virginia Penrod, principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for manpower and reserve affairs, who spoke at a meeting of the American Logistics Association earlier this year.

The departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security have been planning for the expansion for more than six months, with four teams totaling about 70 people.

The fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act expanded the pool of eligible shoppers. Because the expansion also applies to Coast Guard facilities, the Department of Homeland Security has been involved.

The law also included Medal of Honor recipients, but they already had shopping privileges. Previously, veterans with 100% service-connected disabilities were able to shop; now, all with service-connected disabilities can shop.

The benefit extends to Morale, Welfare, and Recreation programs that are “revenue-generating facilities,” according to the law.

The expansion is about a 50% increase in customers. Currently, about 6 million total households are eligible for the benefit; this adds 3 million, said Justin Hall, director of the Department of Defense office of MWR and Resale Policy.

“That’s a huge lift across the entire system,” he said.

The impact assessments generally show there will be a low-to-moderate impact on military stores overall, said Penrod.

But she called on representatives of industry for their help to make sure the supply chain “remains responsive to the increased sales volume to ensure no out-of-stock situations occur” at stores in states with high populations of disabled veterans and in states with higher cost of living.

These new shoppers generally don’t have access to military bases. Officials have decided the best form of identification for these groups: Disabled and other eligible veterans: For access into the installation, and for access to the stores, they’ll use the veterans health ID card, Patrick said.

Officials have enabled technology at the front gate to scan those veteran cards, and commissary officials have adjusted their technology to enable systems to read the veterans health ID card.

Caregivers: The process will be different, initially, Patrick said, since caregivers are not directly affiliated with DoD or VA other than through their annual appointment to be a caregiver.

The benefit applies to the primary caregiver of wounded/injured veterans who are registered in the Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program.

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have scanning-swipe capability, he said.

Currently there are about 30,000 VA caregivers who will qualify for this benefit, but over the next several years the number could potentially grow to about 250,000, Patrick noted.

Credit Card Fee These new customers will pay a fee for using a credit card at commissaries, except for the military resale system’s Military Star card. The amount of the fee has not yet been determined.

By law, this expansion can’t include extra costs associated with using credit cards in commissaries; the cost must be passed on to the customer. Except for the Military Star card, credit card companies charge transaction fees to retailers when customers use their credit cards.

The fee applies only to new patrons using credit cards in commissaries, not to Medal of Honor recipients or others who were previously authorized to shop.

New customers can avoid the fee by paying by cash or check or by using the Military Star card. The fee only applies at the commissary, which is funded primarily by taxpayer dollars.

Reprinted with permission from MilitaryTimes (www.militarytimes.com).

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By Jason J. Tabor “Embrace your age!

For six years, Dimond Nobody wants to talk worked in local television about how old they are, full-time, first at WHTM but I love talking about in Harrisburg and then it,” laughs Soni Dimond at WGAL 8 in Lancaster, on a recent phone where she was a morning conversation discussing anchor, talk show host, her life, her passions, and and assignment reporter. her whirlwind career.

After establishing She recently celebrated herself as a popular nd her 62 birthday and respected local and took the time to personality on TV, reflect on an inspiring Dimond was approached career trajectory by representatives in that has included Harrisburg to oversee stints in television, public relations and media public relations, book for the newly created authorship, executive Pennsylvania Department training, and modeling of Environmental and most recently landed Resources. her a job as a producer on She spent two years WHTM 27’s Good Day working for the state PA show. government before A central Pennsylvania becoming a producer for native, Dimond has lived Commonwealth Media in various places around Service, working on video the country but has promotional content Dimond on the set of Good Day PA. called this region home for various government for close to 25 years with agencies and providing her husband, Kevin Martorana, a video production public speaking coaching for top government company owner. officials.

She recalls herself as an outgoing, energetic She would then move to Washington, D.C., majorette during her high school years, more where she worked as a public affairs specialist for interested in the arts than science, and heavily the labor union AFSCME, doing public relations, involved in the school theater when she enrolled at television, and radio ads on the national stage.

Gettysburg College to study English.

In 1995, Dimond started a new chapter in her life Dimond’s affinity for the growing field of media when she married her longtime friend and partner, studies led to a college internship at local television Kevin Martorana. The couple returned to central station WTPA 27 (now ABC affiliate WHTM), Pennsylvania, where Dimond served as the manager which would then lead to her becoming one of the of media relations for the Pennsylvania Chamber first female TV anchors in the area. of Business and Industry, the largest business “It was an amazing experience! Here I was going organization in Pennsylvania. to college full-time, getting paid to be on-air as a In 2003, Dimond formed her own media weekend anchor, running back and forth between coaching, public relations, and marketing company the station and campus … I’m not sure when I called Soni Dimond Multifaceted. She counts found time to sleep,” she remembers. among some of her local high-profile clients Her experiences as an intern opened doors to an former Jeopardy! champion Brad Rutter and High industry that had previously been dominated by Companies chairman and philanthropist S. Dale men.

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“I really fell in love with TV during my She has authored two books in her Life’s a Pitch internship, and I learned a lesson that I try to series about marketing and PR; earned multiple impart to people to this day: When you have a professional awards, including Best 50 Women in passion for something, you can really become Business in Pennsylvania; and served as a board unstoppable,” she says. please see Elevate page 10 www.50plusLifePA.com

Soldier Stories

Robert Naeye

Dead on the Drawing Board: The Controversial ‘Atomic Canal’

Like many young men of military age, Ken Weiler was fully prepared to serve in Vietnam. He had enlisted in the Army, received extensive training in tank warfare, and received orders to be shipped overseas.

But while on a two-week leave at home, he and his family received terrible news: Weiler’s older brother Alain had been killed in action in Vietnam.

Shortly thereafter, the Army notified Weiler that he was being granted a compassionate reassignment, meaning he was not permitted to enter a combat zone for a full year.

Weiler would avoid the risks of Vietnam, but this did not mean his remaining 2 ½ years of service

This photo of Weiler in uniform was taken during his last days serving in the U.S. Army.

Weiler is working on his fourth book on the military history of World War II.

would be dull. Among other things, he became involved in a project to use nuclear explosives to dig a new canal across Central America.

Weiler was born in the Bronx in July 1948 to an American father and a French-Canadian mother. He enjoyed a normal childhood on Long Island, playing baseball, football, and war games.

His father served in the Marines in World War II and had been wounded during the invasion of Saipan. But like many veterans, he rarely talked about his experiences.

An indifferent student, Weiler eventually found his true passion: please see Atomic Canal page 9

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Assisted Living Residences/Personal Care Homes The listings with a shaded background have additional information about their center in a display advertisement in this edition.

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 717-221-7901 • 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

Homewood at Plum Creek

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

Mennonite Home Communities

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: 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

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.

1520 Harrisburg Pike • Lancaster, PA 17601 717-393-1301 • www.mennonitehome.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: No Comments: Supportive, encouraging environment. Various room types and suites available. Secure memory care offered.

This is not an all-inclusive list of agencies and providers. These advertisers are eager to provide additional information about their services.

Assisted Living Residences/Personal Care Homes The listings with a shaded background have additional information about their center in a display advertisement in this edition.

Normandie Ridge

Pleasant View Communities

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

544 North Penryn Road • Manheim, PA 17545 717-664-6237 • www.pvcommunities.org

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.

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.

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

Emergency Numbers Poison Control Center (800) 222-1222 Food Resources Food Stamps (800) 692-7462 Lebanon County Area Agency on Aging Meals on Wheels (717) 273-9262 Lebanon County Christian Ministries (717) 272-4400 Salvation Army (717) 273-2655 Health & Medical Services Alzheimer’s Association (717) 651-5020 American Cancer Society (717) 231-4582 American Diabetes Association (717) 657-4310 American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association (717) 207-4265 American Lung Association (717) 541-5864 Arthritis Foundation (717) 274-0754 Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services (717) 787-7500

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (717) 652-6520

Medicaid (800) 692-7462

Lupus Foundation (888) 215-8787 Hearing Services Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (800) 233-3008 V/TTY Home Care Services Homeland at Home Serving all of Lebanon County (717) 221-7892 Home Improvement West Shore Home 5024 Simpson Ferry Road, Mechanicsburg (717) 937-1148 Hospice Services Homeland at Home Serving all of Lebanon County (717) 221-7890 Hospitals Medical Society of Lebanon County (717) 270-7500

Medicare (800) 382-1274

WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital 252 S. Fourth St., Lebanon (717) 270-7500 Hotlines Energy Assistance (800) 692-7462

CONTACT Helpline (717) 652-4400

Environmental Protection Agency Emergency Hotline (800) 541-2050

Kidney Foundation (717) 652-8123

IRS Income Tax Assistance (800) 829-1040

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Office of Aging Lebanon County Area Agency on Aging (717) 273-9262 Pharmacies CVS/pharmacy www.cvs.com real estate Heart & Home Properties (717) 276-9951 Senior Centers Annville Senior Community Center (717) 867-1796

PennDOT (800) 932-4600 Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers (800) 472-8477 Recycling (800) 346-4242 Social Security Information (800) 772-1213

Maple Street Senior Community Center (717) 273-1048

United Way of Lebanon County 2-1-1 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (800) 827-1000 Housing Assistance Housing Assistance & Resources Program (HARP) (717) 273-9328 Lebanon County Housing & Redevelopment Authorities (717) 274-1401 Lebanon HOPES (717) 274-7528, ext. 3201 Insurance Medicare Hotline (800) 638-6833 Legal Services Pennsylvania Bar Association (717) 238-6715

Myerstown Senior Community Center (717) 866-6786 Northern Lebanon County Senior Community Center (717) 865-0944 Palmyra Senior Community Center (717) 838-8237 Senior Center of Lebanon Valley (717) 274-3451 Veterans Services Governor’s Veterans Outreach (717) 234-1681 Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 S. Lincoln Ave., Lebanon (717) 228-6000 or (800) 409-8771 Volunteer opportunities RSVP of the Capital Region (717) 454-8647

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Heating Assistance Program Now Open

March 31, 2020 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Wyndham Hotel York 2000 Loucks Road, York

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.

Residents who are struggling with their home heating bills can apply for assistance from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), a federally funded program that helps individuals and families pay their heating bills through home heating energy assistance grants.

It also provides crisis grants to help in the event of an emergency or if a resident is in danger of losing his or her heat due to broken equipment, lack of fuel, or termination of utility service. The income eligibility guidelines for LIHEAP are set at 150% of the federal poverty income level. For example, the income limit for an individual is $18,735; for a couple, the limit is $25,365; and for a family of four, it is $38,625.

Residents may apply for LIHEAP online (www.dhs.pa.gov/citizens/ heatingassistanceliheap) or by contacting their county assistance office.

County Assistance Offices Chester County

Lancaster County

Cumberland County

Lebanon County

Dauphin County

York County

100 James Buchanan Drive, Thorndale (610) 466-1042 33 Westminster Drive, Carlisle (717) 240-2700 2432 N. Seventh St., Harrisburg (717) 265-8919

832 Manor St., Lancaster (717) 299-7543 625 S. Eighth St., Lebanon (717) 273-1641 130 N. Duke St., York (800) 991-0929

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Employers Job Counseling Workshops Employment Seminars Resume Writing Assistance Hosted by:

Sponsor & Exhibitor Opportunities Available

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Atomic Canal from page 5 military history. He devoured books about warfare, especially tank combat.

Weiler admits that he was drifting after graduating from Hempstead High School in 1966. He was taking the easiest possible courses at Nassau Community College to boost his grade-point average.

Realizing that many of his friends were receiving draft notices, Weiler decided “to beat the Selective Service to the punch” by enlisting in the Army in 1968.

“I went into the military rather than getting into trouble. The Army was the best possible thing that happened to me,” he recalls.

Better yet, by enlisting for three years instead of being drafted, he could join the branch specialty that fascinated him since childhood: the heavy armor.

Weiler was sent to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, for basic training and then to Fort Knox, Kentucky, for armor school. For Weiler, this training was like a childhood fantasy, where stories from his history books turned into reality.

“Driving and firing the Army’s main battle tanks, the M-48 and M-60 models, was a lot of fun for a 19-year-old,” he says.

Weiler traveled home to Hempstead, Long Island, for a two-week leave before he was scheduled to go to Fort Ord in California, where he would then be shipped to Vietnam.

It was in Hempstead that he learned the tragic news about his older brother, whom Weiler looked up to for guidance and inspiration. Weiler says Alain was “very religious.” Alain was thinking of going into the priesthood but joined the Army to save the world from “godless communism.”

“I was so numb with all the levels of shock. I would just sit there and stare at the wall,” says Weiler, who is quick to add that despite his sense of trauma and sadness, he never felt helplessness.

After the funeral, the Army reassigned Weiler to Fort Belvoir in northern Virginia, not far from Washington, D.C. To Weiler, his new assignment made no sense. He reported to the Department of Engineering & Military Science in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He never saw a tank in his two years there.

“Perhaps it was just the Army way of doing things,” he says.

Life at Fort Belvoir was much cushier than anything he had previously experienced. The food was good and plentiful, and the living accommodations were comfortable, with modern air conditioning.

The officers and enlisted men were highly educated engineers or involved in engineer training. Most were involved in projects such as building bridges and dams.

Weiler was assigned to type notes in meetings involving the most interesting and controversial project of all.

The Navy was building aircraft carriers and ships that could no longer fit through the Panama Canal. The Department of Defense was considering building a new canal through the small nation of Nicaragua, taking advantage of its large lake (Lake Nicaragua) to minimize construction.

What made the project controversial was the idea of detonating nuclear munitions from decommissioned warheads to excavate a trench.

“The engineering plan was conceived that the exploding nuclear charge would cause a vacant chamber to be created by the melting soil, which would then collapse, forming a crater. The series of craters would then form the canal,” Weiler recalls. “I thought it was the coolest project in the world.”

According to the plan, the liquefied soil would chill to form a hardened shell, which would prevent radiation from leaking to the surface.

But the project never really got off the drawing board.

“When news of the atomic canal reached public consciousness, the response was overwhelmingly negative, and there were few congressional supporters for the project. As such, the atomic canal died a slow and quiet death,” Weiler says.

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the Safeguard Anti-Ballistic Missile Project.

He had very little work to do but sometimes helped write reports for congressional aides. But this missile system was never built, mainly because the U.S. and the Soviet Union agreed to reduce their nuclear stockpiles.

During his time at Fort Belvoir, Weiler met a woman from central Pennsylvania named Sally. They married in 1972, shortly after he left the Army. Sally worked in the intelligence community.

Weiler later earned an undergraduate degree from George Mason University and then a graduate degree from the University of Virginia. In 2003, Weiler and his wife moved to their current home in central Pennsylvania. He worked various jobs, including management, until his retirement in 2008.

In recent years, Weiler has fulfilled yet another childhood fantasy: writing three books about World War II. He has taken particular interest in the SovietGerman conflict, by far the largest, deadliest, and most consequential front in the war.

Weiler is quick to point out a truth that many Americans fail to realize: the Red Army killed far more German soldiers and destroyed far more Nazi equipment than did their American and British counterparts.

Weiler is currently working on his fourth book (https://weilerpublications. com/meet-ken). He is happy to have plenty of spare time to work on his book projects, participate in his local historical society, and volunteer at the Eisenhower National Historic Site in Gettysburg. He also gives lectures on military history.

Robert Naeye visited Nicaragua for several days in February 2013 and took a twohour boat ride on Lake Nicaragua. He’s glad no canal was ever built there with atomic bombs.

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Elevate from page 4 member of the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

“One of my favorite things about this business is it gives me the chance to help people and watch them develop, grow, and reach their full potential,” she says.

“I think the biggest lesson I’ve learned since starting my own company is realizing it’s very tough for one person to do everything or to even try to be an expert in every aspect of modern business. We can learn so much from younger people, especially about technology, social media, and the internet!

“We’re always taught to respect our elders, but I have also come to respect the younger generations …

I love being around them, their energy, and their willingness to share. It’s OK to put younger people in the driver’s seat and let them lead.”

Dimond recently entered the world of “mature modeling,” a growing industry that connects with the baby boom generation’s interest

Photo courtesy of Charlie McDonald Photography, Naples, Fla. Designer: Denise Cummings, New York City.

Dimond at a modeling shoot in New York City’s Penn Station.

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in physical, mental, and emotional health as they age into a new era of their lives.

“Of course my friends all thought I was crazy, but I was given opportunities to do some modeling for some local boutiques, which I did for free, but one thing led to another, and now I have professional representation from the Reinhard Agency,” she laughs.

“I always wanted to be a model, and again, one of the lessons I learned when I was younger that I always took to heart: Always be

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Dimond on the runway at Scene to be Seen: A Runway Art Show by the Naples Art Association in Naples, Fla.

ready for life’s opportunities and be prepared to accept them.”

One such opportunity recently presented itself, and Dimond jumped at the chance. Her most recent position at WHTM abc27 signifies a 40-year career looping back to where it originally started: on local TV. As a writer and producer on Good Day PA, Dimond divides her time between scouting shooting locations, interviewing guests in studio and on location, and post-production work.

Dimond’s jam-packed schedule keeps her calendar filled well into the future.

“I don’t really have a ‘typical’ day, which is a blessing for someone with my personality,” she says.

She might find herself negotiating with or for her clients; recording video segments and conducting interviews; judging events, such as the Miss Pennsylvania pageant; doing guest speaking appearances; and continuing advisory work.

In her limited free time, she enjoys doing volunteer work, keeping up on trends in art and fashion, and finding ways to exercise and stay healthy.

Dimond credits her longevity with never taking herself too seriously and embracing the unique experiences in her life that have allowed her to continuously evolve and redefine herself and her career.

“I think it’s common for people over 50 to feel it’s time to manage their expectations about what life has to offer. I’ve always wondered why we do that. Why not raise our expectations as we become older? So that’s what I’ve chosen to do, and I hope to energize and inspire others to find their passions along the way! ”

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Orthopedics & Pain

By Sandra Gordon

Bye-Bye, Back Pain

Count yourself lucky if you’ve never groaned about your back. Fact is, the majority of us — 80% — will deal with back pain at some point. It’s one of the most common reasons for a doctor visit.

Deciding how to treat it, though, can be tricky. There’s simply no gold standard.

“We have a long history of medical interventions that didn’t work,” says spine surgeon Roger Chou, M.D. But today we know more than ever.

Check out the latest ways to avoid and deal with pain and implement easy prevention moves.

1. Don’t coddle yourself. Whether your back pain is excruciating or merely annoying, you probably won’t feel like doing much. But don’t take it easy for more than a day or two. Doing so can prolong and worsen pain.

Instead, take a prescription or over-the-counter pain reliever (acetaminophen or ibuprofen) and start moving, says Daniel J. Mazanec, M.D., associate director of the Center for Spine Health at the Cleveland Clinic.

“Low-impact activities, like walking or swimming, boost blood flow to your back muscles and help loosen them up.”

2. Avoid the urge to be a weekend warrior. “In general, people who exercise regularly have less back pain than those who don’t,” says Mazanec.

But bingeing on exercise over the weekend — to make up for everything you missed during the week — can backfire because your muscles aren’t primed for the activity.

Instead, go on a power walk daily. It’s the best prescription for a strong, problem-resistant spine.

3. Stay slim. “Being overweight causes wear and tear on your ankles, knees, and hips that gets transferred to your spine because you limp or favor one side,” says pain specialist Perry G. Fine, M.D. It can also put excess stress on disks, ligaments, and back joints, causing osteoarthritis of the spine.

4. Work your core. Weak stomach muscles are often linked to back issues.

The best exercise to practice regularly is the plank. Lie face down on the ground and push yourself up on your forearms and toes to form a straight line with your back. Hold for 30-60 seconds.

Sitting on a stability ball for 30 seconds or more each morning helps align ligaments around your disks, says Fine.

5. Quit it. In case you need yet another reason to stop smoking, consider this: Nicotine constricts blood flow to spinal disks, causing them to age faster than normal. www.50plusLifePA.com

Visit www.cancer.org/smokeout or call the national tobacco quit line at (800) 784-8669.

6. Reconfigure your computer setup.

Looking down at a screen, what people often do when working on laptops, puts strain on neck and back muscles, says Carneiro.

Your monitor should be at eye level, elbows and shoulders at 90 degrees.

If you use a laptop, consider getting a separate keyboard to make these ergonomic adjustments.

7. Find pressure points. Studies indicate that acupuncture (the Chinese medicine technique of inserting thin needles into the skin) can help reduce back pain. If you shy away from needles, try shiatsu, which uses massage at acupuncture points. please see Back Pain page 13

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Orthopedics & Pain Dear Pharmacist

Suzy Cohen

3 Tips to Survive on Hydrocodone and Other Opioids

Vicodin and Lortab are two brand names of one of the most popular drugs in the entire world.

Generically, it is called “hydrocodone with apap,” where the “apap” is an abbreviation for acetaminophen (a.k.a., Tylenol).

When I worked in a busy retail pharmacy, this medication was on the fast-mover shelf because it was dispensed by the thousands each day.

Hydrocodone/apap is a prescription analgesic and in the category of “opioids,” which you’ve been hearing a lot about lately. Opioids are manmade drugs intended to work similarly to the naturally produced opiates made in your body.

Back Pain from page 11 “I typically recommend massage or acupuncture to patients with muscles that won’t relax, even with physical therapy,” says Heidi Prather, D.O. Find an acupuncturist or shiatsu therapist from the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at www.nccaom.org.

8. Stress less. The neurochemicals that flood your system when you’re dealing with tough times can lead to emotional and physical pain.

Reduce anxiety with regular exercise, a healthy diet, psychotherapy, and, if necessary, antianxiety/antidepressant prescription medication.

9. Consider steroids. When other attempts at relieving pain fail, especially if you have a herniated disc and sciatica (leg pain), steroid injections may provide relief.

“A shot of dexamethasone or methylprednisolone in the back can decrease inflammation and keep you moving,” says Wellington Hsu, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon and a spokesperson for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

These medications can ease discomfort for months.

10. Give your spine support. Your lower back naturally curves inward, but most chairs cause it to round out, which can throw off alignment.

“Cushioning your lumbar is the key to maintaining your spine’s neutral curvature,” says physical therapist Mary Ann Wilmarth.

Scoot all the way back in your chair with a roll of paper towels or a lumbar pillow wedged behind your waist. In a car or a public place, stuff your coat behind you.

“Once your low back is supported, your neck and upper back will stay in proper position,” Wilmarth says. www.50plusLifePA.com

The opioid drug binds to the receptor on your cell’s outer membrane and unlocks a variety of feelgood, numbing compounds that relax your body, increase pleasurable feelings, and suppress pain signals.

If you require this medication, there are three important tips you should know about: 1. Never stop suddenly. If you’ve been supported on this medication for more than two weeks, do not stop suddenly. It has to be weaned. Your body has already grown tolerant to the medication, and please see Hydrocodone page 19

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Orthopedics & Pain Savvy Senior

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Acupuncture Can Relieve Pain and Many Other Ailments

Dear Savvy Senior, Is acupuncture a proven treatment for arthritis pain? I have a lot of back and neck pain and am wondering if it’s worth trying.

What can you tell me about acupuncture?

– Afraid of Needles Dear Afraid, Many well-designed studies over the years — funded by the National Institutes of Health — have found acupuncture to be very effective in easing arthritis pain, and it can help with a variety of other ailments too.

First used in China more than 2,000 years ago, acupuncture has become increasingly popular in the United States over

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the past 40 years.

While acupuncture isn’t a cure-all treatment, it is a safe, drug-free option for relieving many different types of pain, including osteoarthritis, low back pain, neck pain, migraine headaches, fibromyalgia, postoperative pain, tennis elbow, carpel tunnel syndrome, dental pain, menstrual cramps, and more.

Studies have also shown that it can be helpful in treating asthma, depression, digestive disorders, addictions, menopause symptoms like hot flashes, and nausea caused by chemotherapy or anesthesia.

Exactly how or why acupuncture works is still not fully understood, but it’s based on the traditional Eastern theory that vital energy flows through pathways in the body, and when any of these pathways gets blocked, pain and illness result. Acupuncture unblocks the pathways to restore health.

However, today most U.S. medical doctors tend to believe that acupuncture works because it stimulates the nerves, causing the release of endorphins, which are the body’s natural painkiller hormones.

It’s also shown to increase blood circulation, decrease inflammation, and stimulate the immune system.

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The needles: They’re solid, sterile, and disposable (used only once), and as thin as a cat’s whisker. The number of needles used for each treatment can vary anywhere from a few, up to a dozen or more.

And where the needles are actually stuck depends on the condition being treated, but they are typically inserted about one-quarter to 1 inch deep and are left in place for about 20 minutes.

After placement, the needles are sometimes twirled or manipulated, or stimulated with electricity or heat.

Does it hurt? You may feel a brief, sharp sensation when the needle is inserted, but generally it’s not painful. Once the needle is in place, however, you may feel a tingling sensation, numbness, mild pressure, or warmth.

Treatments: How many treatments you’ll need will depend on the severity please see Acupuncture page 22

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Grief Relief

You Can Grieve and Remain Optimistic Victor M. Parachin

Though you are grieving the death of someone greatly loved, try to remember that you can grieve and, at the same time, you can remain optimistic about life.

Dealing with loss skillfully means grieving fully while continuing to be positive, hopeful, and optimistic. Here are eight things optimists do regularly.

1. They express gratitude. When people were told to write and then personally deliver a letter of gratitude to someone who had been especially kind to them, but whom they had never thanked properly, they experienced a huge increase in happiness, according to a study at the University of Pennsylvania.

Even more, that happiness boost lasted an entire month.

2. They smile more. Smiling does more than make us look happy — it makes us feel happy, too.

Studies have found that smiling provides a variety of psychological and physical benefits including: lowering stress levels, improving your mood, and helping you make more friends.

Researchers believe this is because smiling reduces stress hormones and makes you appear more approachable.

3. They forgive. Although it may be easier said than done, learning to forgive instead of holding a grudge leads to a more positive lifestyle, says David Mezzapelle, author of Contagious Optimism.

“Make peace with your past so that it won’t spoil the present. Once you accomplish this, you will close those chapters and live a more positive and happy life.”

4. They write down good things that come into their lives. Those who pay attention to the positive and write down the good that comes their way tend to be happier, notes psychologist Amy Przeworski, Ph.D. Even if it wasn’t a particularly great day, try to find something positive to say about it, she advises.

“Most situations can be seen in both a positive and negative light. You just have to find the positive one and keep reminding yourself of it in order to eventually believe it.”

Taking time to write down positive experiences is a way of training the brain to be more optimistic in general.

And, the benefits of being a positive person extend far beyond the writing exercise. A study of Catholic nuns who journaled regularly found that those who focused on more uplifting content ended up living longer.

Good moods are contagious, as are bad ones.

Associating with positive people breeds more positivity in your own life. It’s an upward spiral rather than a downward one when spending too much time with negative individuals.

6. They cultivate resilience. According to University of Miami psychologist Charles S. Carver, Ph.D., who has written extensively about optimism, when compared with pessimists, optimists are far more resilient.

Optimists bounce back from painful experiences faster than pessimists do, says Carver.

“They stay in the struggle because they expect the ship to right itself.”

7. They are persistent. No matter what storms enter their lives, optimists keep their focus on getting through. Inch by inch, they tap into inner strengths and find a way through the challenge. Optimists find ways to self-motivate themselves day after day.

Their guiding credo is based on this wisdom from U.S. president Calvin Coolidge: “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: Nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not: Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: The world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”

8. They remain confident. That means they are able to deal with challenges following their own intuitive sense rather than be directed by other voices that say “yes, no, maybe; do this, not that; go in this direction, not that one.”

They know that always following the opinion of others creates uncertainty, erodes individuality, and results in confusion.

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

5. They spend time around positive people. One study reported that 48% of the women surveyed strongly agreed they are happier when around optimistic people. www.50plusLifePA.com

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Tinseltown Talks

A Lassie Christmas with Jon Provost Nick Thomas

During the seven years Jon Provost starred as little Timmy Martin in the CBS TV series Lassie from 1957 to 1964, several end-ofyear Christmas episodes aired. Most still stand out in Provost’s mind for one reason.

“The crazy thing is we would be filming a Christmas episode during summer in Photo provided by Jon Provost.

Southern California, Provost and Lassie pose where it was 90 degrees,” for a Christmas episode. said Provost from his home north of San Francisco.

“We were all bundled up like it was 30 degrees and just dying from the heat. But of course, you kept acting and did what had to be done for the episode.”

In the 1961 episode “Yochim’s Christmas,” where Timmy, Lassie, and a friend rescue a man trapped under an overturned sleigh, there Photo provided by Jon Provost. was plenty of “snow” Jon Provost, June Lockhart, Hugh Reilly, used for the scene. and Lassie pose for a Christmas photo.

“It was fake, of course,” explained Provost. “For snow on the ground, a machine almost like a firetruck was used to spray soap suds all over the hillside. We would have to shoot scenes before the suds turned back to liquid.

“Knowing that, if you go back and look at the episode again, you’ll notice it’s not really behaving like real snow.”

A different technique was employed for scenes depicting snowing.

“They would use little shreds of white plastic dropped from above that would appear like snowflakes coming down or landing on our clothes. That was the magic of Hollywood before computer-generated images.”

A frequent guest at autograph shows and classic film/TV events, Provost says he still gets asked the same questions about Lassie.

“People have the perception that we had three or four dogs on the set at the same time to do different things, but that was not the case. Rudd Weatherwax, Lassie’s owner and trainer, would only allow one real Lassie on the set at a time, although Lassie did have a double that was used for long www.50plusLifePA.com

shots like running, climbing, or swimming.”

Provost worked with three different Lassies during his time on the show, and all were males rather than the females portrayed in the series.

Then there’s the running joke of Timmy falling down a well and being rescued by Lassie.

It remains one of those Hollywood legends Photo provided by Jon Provost. that just don’t seem to Provost, as Timmy Martin, watches die, even after Provost crew make artifical snow made on penned his 2009 memoir set for a Christmas episode. with its tongue-in-cheek title Timmy’s in the Well: The Jon Provost Story, disproving the myth that his character ever disappeared down a well (see www.jonprovost. com).

“When I wrote my autobiography with my wife, Laurie, I looked through the synopsis of all 249 half-hour episode scripts, and there was no mention of Timmy ever Photo provided by Jon Provost. falling into a well,” he Provost displays a copy of his said, adding its origin autobiography with the help remains a mystery. “But of a couple of four-legged friends. that one will follow me forever!”

Although it’s been six decades since the series first aired in 1954, reruns of the adventures of Lassie and Timmy still air in dozens of countries, including in the U.S. on cable.

As for the Christmas episodes, stories typically tugged on viewers’ heartstrings, such as “The Christmas Story” from 1960, where Timmy helped a homeless family.

“People tell me all the time about growing up with Lassie and the warm feeling they still have about the show,” says Provost. “The stories had morals and values attached to all the episodes, which are lacking in today’s television.

I think that’s the reason it has retained its appeal.”

Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala., and has written features, columns, and interviews for over 750 magazines and newspapers.

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Lebanon County

Calendar of Events

Community Programs / Support Groups Free and open to the public Dec. 2 and 16, 7 p.m.

From Fear to Serenity: Nar-Anon Family Group St. John’s United Church of Christ 120 W. Market St., Jonestown (717) 865-4453

Dec. 13, 4-8 p.m.; Dec. 14, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Christkindlmarkt Thomas R. Brendle Museum – Lower Level 111 N. Market St., Schaefferstown (717) 949-2244

Annville Senior Activity Center (717) 867-1796 200 S. White Oak St., Annville Dec. 2, 12:30 p.m. – Pinochle Club Dec. 5, 10 a.m. – Free Tai Chi Lessons Dec. 12, 11 a.m. – Line Dancing for Seniors

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

Maple Street Senior Community Center (717) 273-1048 710 Maple St., Lebanon Dec. 6, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – IU13 Holiday Bazaar Dec. 11, 11 a.m. – Mingle and Jingle Christmas Party at Hebron Banquet Hall Dec. 18, 12:30 p.m. – Missing Apron Lunch Group at Kugo Japanese Restaurant

Dec. 6, 6 p.m.

Carols, Cuisine, and Conversation The Club at Juniper Village 1125 Birch Road, Lebanon (717) 272-6262

Library Programs Annville Free Library 216 E. Main St. Annville, (717) 867-1802 Dec. 3, 6:30 p.m. – Adult Coloring Club Lebanon Community Library 125 N. Seventh St. Lebanon, (717) 273-7624 Dec. 2, 9, and 16, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Tech Help Matthews Public Library 102 W. Main St. Fredericksburg, (717) 865-5523 Dec. 4 and 11, 6:30 p.m. – Intro to Computers, Parts One and Two

Myerstown Community Library 199 N. College St. Myerstown, (717) 866-2800 Palmyra Public Library 50 Landings Drive, Suite B Annville, (717) 838-1347 Richland Community Library 111 E. Main St. Richland, (717) 866-4939 Dec. 9, 1 p.m. – Using the Pennsylvania Power Library Online System

Parks and Recreation All events held at Park at Governor Dick unless otherwise noted.

Dec. 1, 1-4 p.m. – Christmas Music by the Fireplace

Watch for the Mental Health Risks of Social Media Use Social media can help you keep in touch with friends and family, but it’s not always beneficial to your mental health.

It’s been linked to depression, low selfesteem, social anxiety, and other problems.

How can you stay sane online? The Philadelphia Inquirer website offers these suggestions: Limit your use of social media. Don’t let Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms dominate your life or interrupt your interactions with people in the real world.

Put your smartphone down during mealtimes, and don’t take it to bed with you.

Take breaks from social media from time to time to reduce its hold on you.

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Pay attention to your emotions. Think about why you’re scrolling down the screen and how what you see and read makes you feel.

Are you genuinely enjoying the experience?

Do you find yourself getting depressed or angry? Are you checking social media because you want to find out something, or just from habit?

Be mindful about your social media use so you can control it instead of letting it control you.

Prioritize your real-world relationships.

Make a point of spending time with your family and friends in person, not just online.

From time to time, go through your list of friends and contacts and eliminate those who are no longer relevant to your life.

Myerstown Senior Community Center (717) 866-6786 Myerstown Baptist Church, 59 Ramona Road Myerstown Dec. 17, noon – Christmas Banquet at StoneRidge Retirement Living Dec. 19, 1 p.m. – Swinging Singers Visit Dec. 31, 11 a.m. – Holiday Homemade Goodies Social and Reminiscence of 2019 Northern Lebanon Senior Community Center (717) 865-0944 335 N. Lancaster St., Jonestown Dec. 6, 12:30 p.m. – Make Cinnamon Ornaments Dec. 9, 11:30 a.m. – Holiday Party and Gift Exchange Dec. 18, 1 p.m. – Lunch at Northern Lebanon High School Palmyra Senior Community Center (717) 838-8237 101 S. Railroad St., Palmyra Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. – Band Together Exercise Class Wednesdays, 10:15 a.m. – Pinochle and Assorted Card Games Dec. 23, 10:15 a.m. – Holiday Program with Cele Miller Privately Owned Centers Senior Center of Lebanon Valley, Inc. (717) 274-3451 710 Maple St., Lebanon Washington Arms – (717) 274-1401 303 Chestnut St., Lebanon

Submit senior center events to mjoyce@onlinepub.com. www.50plusLifePA.com

Plan-Change Deadline for Community HealthChoices Approaching Department of Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller and Department of Aging Secretary Robert Torres are reminding Pennsylvania residents about the upcoming rollout of the Community HealthChoices program.

CHC, a managed longterm services and supports program, launches on Jan. 1, 2020, for residents of central, northeast, and northwest Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley.

CHC is Pennsylvania’s managed-care program for individuals who are dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare and for individuals who are 21 or older with physical disabilities requiring long-term services and supports.

CHC was developed to improve access to and coordination of medical and person-centered long-term services and supports with a goal of giving people choice, control, and access to a full array of services.

Pennsylvania residents who are eligible for CHC were notified and reminded of this transition, what it means for them, and important deadlines throughout the summer and fall.

Eligible participants had until Nov. 13 to select their managed care organization. After this, participants were automatically enrolled in one of the three MCOs providing services for CHC participants.

If a participant would like to change their MCO, they are able to do that at any time. Participants have until Dec. 20 to make a plan-selection change in order for it to be effective Jan. 1, 2020. After that point, MCO changes will

take effect beginning later in 2020.

The Wolf Administration encourages all future CHC participants to review their MCO selection and make necessary changes before Dec. 20, so they are effective when the new year begins.

“CHC is providing options for many eligible Pennsylvanians in their communities,” said Torres.

“This is especially noteworthy because we know that the majority of older adults want to age in place. CHC is empowering more seniors to live the way they want, while having access to long-term services they need.”

The Wolf Administration launched CHC in Pennsylvania’s southwest region in January 2018 and in the southeast in January 2019; the program now includes about 210,000 participants.

Data from the southwest region shows that in CHC’s first year, the rate of individuals served in the community increased from 49.7% to 52.2%.

The rollout in the remainder of the commonwealth will include approximately 143,000 individuals. When fully implemented across the state, CHC will include approximately 400,000 Pennsylvanians, 94% of whom are dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.

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Step down your dose due to the downregulation of receptors that normally process important neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, acetylcholine, glutamate, GABA, and dopamine.

2. Reduce side effects. Hydrocodone/apap (Vicodin) is known to cause constipation as its No. 1 side effect. You can and should anticipate it, and take a stool softener like docusate.

I recommend plenty of water each day and a diet that is rich in fiber, fruits like prunes, and even oatmeal. This may not help, and in that case, an over-the-counter laxative like Miralax (polyethylene glycol 3350) or a fiber supplement like Metamucil could help.

For those of you who have been on this medication or a similar one, such as oxycodone/apap (Percocet) or OxyContin, for a long time, be aware of a condition termed “Narcotic Bowel Syndrome,” or NBS. This condition causes gastrointestinal hypersensitivity. It’s terribly underwww.50plusLifePA.com

recognized! NBS is characterized by the progressive and somewhat paradoxical increase in abdominal pain despite continued or escalating dosages of narcotics prescribed in an effort to relieve the pain.

3. Never drink alcohol or take sleepers. Opioids are CNS depressant agents that slow everything down, including respiration. Alcohol does that too, and so do Benadryl and a host of benzodiazepine drugs.

You should never combine two or more CNS depressants because it could slow your breathing down or stop it completely! This is how unintended deaths occur.

By the same token, herbal sedatives are also CNS depressants, so do not combine your opioid medication with magnolia bark, skullcap, lavender, California poppy, lemon balm, valerian root, and others.

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An Unlikely Place for Miracles

By Andrea Gross

Alabama is not a place where I normally expect to find miracles.

Bushes may burn, but angels don’t appear from the flames. Flowers are abundant, but they don’t rain from the sky.

And although the Tennessee River Northwest Alabama is known for water has less water some sports and hiking trails as well as for music years than others, and miracles. it has never parted to make way for an exodus of 5 million people.

Yet here I was, in northwest Alabama, witnessing the recreation of a miracle that happened more than 125 years ago, and in the next few days, I would witness miracles As her teacher, Annie Sullivan, watches, Helen that have happened connects the word “water,” which Annie has here more recently. been fingerspelling into her hand, with the While these reality of the liquid flowing from the pump. may not have been messages from a deity, they were at least miracles in an earthly sense.

Amazing Grace in Tuscumbia The small, black pump stands in front of a modest clapboard house.

A 7-year-old girl reaches out and feels the cool water as it flows into her hands. The audience is absolutely silent.

We’ve all seen The Miracle Worker, the play and movie that tell the story of Helen Keller. We know what’s going to happen, but we want to see it portrayed here, on the grounds of Ivy Green, the home where she grew up.

The house in the background is the one in which she and her teacher, Annie Sullivan, struggled; the gardens are the ones through which they walked, and the pump is the very same pump that spilled out the water that awakened Helen’s brain.

With a frenzied cry, the young actress begins to fingerspell into the hand of the woman standing next to her. W … A … T … E … R. Helen Keller has learned to communicate. A miracle has occurred.

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Helen Keller was born in the house that was built by her grandparents in 1820.

A man who is blind discusses the statue of Helen Keller with a woman who is deaf.

For those in the audience, many who are deaf or blind, the moment is electric. After the play several of them walk over to a life-size statue of Keller and the pump.

A woman looks with her eyes, but asks questions with her hands.

Her companion fingerspells the answers. A man who sees with his hands runs his fingers over the statue.

“I wish I could have met her,” he says.

Helen Keller still serves as an inspiration to everyone, but especially to those who need her most.

Chalk it up to another miracle.

Resurrection in Muscle Shoals The word “resurrection” is always tinged with the miraculous, whether it’s used in the biblical sense or simply as a synonym for “restoration,” as when I speak of resurrecting my vintage bathtub from the garbage bin.

But here in Muscle Shoals, it’s an entire tradition that is being resurrected.

Back in the ’60s and ’70s, Muscle Shoals was a musical mecca, luring the country’s greatest artists to its small production studios. The Allman Brothers, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, and the Rolling Stones were among the many who made pilgrimages to Alabama to record songs that personified America.

But by the 1990s, technological advances had nearly decimated the recording business. Music was no longer produced, distributed, or listened to in the same way, and Muscle Shoals was in danger of losing its identity as well as its industry.

Then in 2013 a documentary celebrating the town’s musical legacy was released to critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival, and folks began www.50plusLifePA.com

clamoring to see the old sound studio at 3614 Jackson Highway.

The Muscle Shoals Music Foundation has restored it to look like it did during its glory days, and it serves as a museum as well as a studio and gathering place for Tom Hendrix used 8.5 million pounds of stone musicians. to honor his great-great-grandmother.

The rebirth of the Muscle Shoals sound as well as the Muscle Shoals town has begun.

Renewal in Florence Tom Hendrix had heard stories about his great-great-grandmother all his life.

He knew how she, along with other Indians from the Southeast, had been relocated to Oklahoma in the 1830s, how she was determined to find her way back to nunnushae, the “singing river” that flowed near her Alabama home, and how she walked more than 700 miles to do so, guided only by her dreams.

When he told this story to a tribal elder, her answer changed his life.

“You too will follow your path and sing your song,” she said.

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Hendrix — who passed away in 2017 — set forth on his path more than 30 years ago, and it resulted in the longest unmortared wall in America, one that winds 1.5 miles through the north Alabama countryside.

It contains 8.5 Hendrix’s wall runs 1.5 miles through million pounds the north Alabama countryside. of stone — all put into place by Hendrix, without help, without heavy machinery, and without complaint.

“We shall all pass through this earth. Only the stones remain,” he said.

“We honor our ancestors with stone.”

Part of the wall is straight, as was his great-great-grandmother’s mandatory march along the Trail of Tears. Another part, which represents her return, is full of twists and turns. In between are stone prayer circles, where visitors can sit, reflect, and dream.

Hendrix found his miracle in stones, and through his wall, he helped countless others find their miracles as well. (www.visitflorenceal.com) Photos ©Irv Green unless otherwise noted; story by Andrea Gross (andreagross. com). www.traveltizers.com

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Santa Claus has been a fixture of Christmas for centuries, but he goes under many different names: Kris Kringle, St. Nicholas, Father Christmas.

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