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Alzheimer’s Association aims to raise awareness while supporting patients, caregivers

By Sunnie Dawn Smith

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ccording to the Alzheimer’s Association, someone develops the disease every 66 seconds.

These rates are steadily increasing with the aging baby boomer population. More than five million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s, and by 2050 this figure could be as high at 16 million, according to the association. It is also the most expensive disease because of the length of time between diagnosis and death, which is 12 years on average.

These patients need someone to take care of them, which also leads to a further issue for caregivers. In 2016, estimates indicated more than 15 million Americans provided unpaid care for someone with Alzheimer’s, coming to 18.2 billion hours of care valued at over $230 billion. In Oklahoma alone, there are about 67,000 patients living with Alzheimer’s and more than 223,000 working as unpaid caregivers.

This is one of the reasons why the Alzheimer’s Association is such an important community resource, Southeast Oklahoma community outreach coordinator Susan Boyington said.

“I am working to raise awareness not only about the disease but also how the Alzheimer’s Association can help people through the disease,” Boyington said. “People should never have to go this journey alone.”

When some people think about Alzheimer’s disease, they might think about it is just becoming old and forgetful. However, it is much more involved than that and can even be fatal, Boyington said. Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. It kills more than prostate and breast cancer combined, and while deaths from heart disease have decreased 14 percent since 2000, Alzheimer’s have increased by 89 percent. In addition to forgetting all the other things about their past, present and future, patients’ brains eventually forget how to swallow or breathe. Their hearts forget how to beat.

It is important to know the signs and detect the disease in its early stages. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, detecting the disease early increases a patient’s “chance to seek treatment and plan for your future.” There are 10 common signs to watch out for. The first is memory loss that disrupts daily life. This is more than just being forgetful from time to time.

Another is challenges in planning or solving problems. Patients might have difficulty concentrating or following a familiar recipe.

Difficulty completing familiar tasks is another sign. They might forget how to drive to work or the rules of a favorite game. They also might have confusion with time or place. They might forget where they are or how they got there.

Another sign is trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships. This might present itself as difficulty reading or judging distance, which can severely impact driving ability. In addition to these five signs, they also might have problems finding their words, misplacing things, poor judgment, withdrawal from work or social activities and changes in mood and personality.

While there is no cure for Alzheimer’s, that is one of the things that the Alzheimer’s Association is working toward, Boyington 4 • www.adahub.com

Susan Boyington works with the area branch of the Alzheimer’s Association to raise awareness about the disease and help provide support for Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers

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said. They have many fundraisers and their largest one – The Walk to End Alzheimer’s – is actually the world’s largest fundraiser. It raises money for care, support and research to find a cure.

The local branch of the Alzheimer’s Association helps in many other ways as well. Boyington said the organization provides care consultations in person and by phone. These are in-depth, per-

sonalized services for individuals and families who are facing the uncertainty of Alzheimer’s. They help guide the families through the many processes and decisions associated with care for their loved ones. They also provide specialized CLEET-certified training for first responders, training for bankers who deal with finances, helping nurses communicate better with Alzheimer’s patients and their families and training at churches.

There are also many ways that individuals in the community can help as well. In addition to simply educating themselves about the signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s, Boyington said the local association branch also needs volunteers to help with community outreach, public speaking, support group facilitation and office assistance among other tasks. People can also sign up for Trialmatch, which connects individuals with Alzheimer’s to clinical studies. Volunteers can be Alzheimer’s patients or those without a diagnosis. Monetary donations are also very beneficial to the group’s work and can be sent to the main office at 100 E. 15th St. Suite 101 in Ada. Boyington has a true passion for the work she does. She said she loves helping those with Alzheimer’s and their families – those who need a little extra empathy and support. Her passion comes from helping other people today but also to help solve tomorrow’s challenges.

“I want my kids to live in a world without Alzheimer’s,” Boyington said.

For 24/7 Alzheimer’s support, call the national hotline at 1-800-272-3900. The hotline is staffed with master level clinicians who can offer support and advice, and they can connect callers with the local branch office.

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FCCLA Producing Future Leaders and Creative Thinkers

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hile there are many activities that young people can participate in during their time in school, some students said one of the most productive, challenging and gratifying, is Family Career Community Leaders of America, or FCCLA. “The main focus is family,” said Indy Hughes, one of the members at the Ada Junior High School chapter. “It is a class you can take, but it is also an organization where you can compete in events.”

AJHS family and consumer sciences teacher Natalie Hughes sponsors the group and said she is always amazed by the dedication and tenacity that her students exhibit through the entire competition process. When the students are competing, they have to do all the steps themselves, including paperwork and applications that would challenge some college students.

“This organization expands the classroom and teaches life skills, public speaking and much more,” Natalie Hughes said. “They are all eighth graders, and this teaches a greater sense of responsibility and accomplishment. Even finishing a project is an accomplishment. While the (students) do get class time to work on them, they also have to do a lot of work outside of class as well.”

The main competitions they have are called STAR events, which stands for Students Taking Action with Recognition.

They compete with other school districts and can even go to the national level of competition as well. Last year, two local students – Isabell Boetcher and Lizzie Jones – went to nationals for a STAR event called Food Innovation.

Students were given certain parameters for the recipe they needed to invent. It needed to be a breakfast food, it needed to appeal to children and it had to include a certain ingredient – pureed carrots in this case. They created a carrot muffin that they called “bunny bites.” They also had to come up with a slogan and packaging for their product, do market research and have young children taste test their recipe. In the end, they received a gold medal at nationals.

Indy Hughes also had the chance to go 6 • www.adahub.com

Left to right, back row to front) Lizzie Jones, Kylie Cutler, Abrielle Garvin, Gage Beam, Indy Hughes, Morgan Benes, Isabell Boetcher and Alyssa McGilbray will represent Ada Junior High School’s chapter of the Family Career Community Leaders of America at regional competitions Feb. 1 in Poteau.

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to nationals as part of the media team.

She was an interviewer at the convention center and wrote articles about the people that she met. One of the stories she wrote was even published in a magazine.

This year, the AJHS FCCLA chapter is sending eight students to the regional competition.

Boetcher and Abrielle Garvin are doing an illustrated talk. They wrote a speech about texting and driving and also had to make a Prezi presentation about it.

Indy Hughes and Gage Beam teamed up do a STAR event in promoting and publicizing. They made a video about “official dress” and are going to present it. They also designed the first-place FCCLA float for the Parade of Lights, created a social media account and contacted the newspaper. Their competition is essentially to promote and publicize FCCLA across the community in a positive light.

Kylie Cutler and Alyssa McGilbray are focusing on children and doing an event with third graders to encourage them to eat healthier and exercise more. They went to McGilbray’s former third grade teacher and spoke to her class about making healthy choices. They gave them papers to take home that helped them monitor

their activity and water consumption. The pair also played some very physically active games with the younger students that included bubbles and balloons. They sent bubbles, balloons and water home with the children so they could continue having fun with healthy activities.

Not all events are team events, though.

Morgan Benes had a very different type of project: writing and illustrating a children’s book. The theme had to be friendship, so she created a book on an app called Book Creator. It had to be a certain length and had to include one sound. She wrote a book called “A Boy’s Best Friend” about a boy and his friendship with his dog.

Lizzie Jones is doing a teach-and-train event, which includes her putting together a portfolio about the teaching profession and designing a lesson that she will present to children at Ada Early Childhood Center.

Regional competition will be held in Poteau on Feb. 1, and Natalie Hughes said she knows her students will make her proud and make themselves proud as well.

These students have pushed themselves to achieve and create while taking on projects that some older students would find daunting.

Family finds strength, personal growth through martial arts

By Sunnie Dawn Smith

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hen Tommy have sand shoved in Schultz started his face. After traingoing to the gym six ing in jiu-jitsu, though, years ago, he had he has had no probno clue how it would lems. His training has affect his own life as taught him how to well as the life of his stand up for himself family. and be confident, even Growing up, he without resorting to had been interested violence. in mixed martial arts “We don’t teach and enjoyed watchviolence at all,” Tommy ing the fights with said. “Our kids are his friends, he said. calmer now, because However, once he they are confident in got older, one of his their abilities.” friends who owned a Of all the transforpersonal gym invited mations, though, one him over to show him of the most striking is some moves. Tommy Tommy and Marylen Schultz along with their three children Venus, Tuc and Cordia have all found a shared purpose that of Marylen Schulenjoyed it and did it and improved their health by practicing martial arts like Brazilian jiu-jitsu. tz – Tommy’s wife and mostly to improve his PHOTO BY ANGELA MARTIN mother to the three health and lose weight. budding martial artists.

He dropped from 240 She started coming to the gym because that’s where her husband to 205 pounds. and kids always were, she said.

Marylen weighed 230 pounds at He heard that a brand new gym run by Cortez Coleman was opening up in Ada that specialized in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Tommy the time and was hesitant at first. She started out in the women’s said he decided to try it out and within a month he did his first class then transitioned to the advanced class. Since the begintournament. Now he is a pro-fighter. ning of her journey, she has lost over 50 pounds, now teaches the Not only did jiu-jitsu transform his body, Tommy said it also women’s class and is the gym manager. transformed his mind. It changed his life.

Three years ago, Marylen said if you would have told her that “You learn how to maintain a discipline, self awareness, confishe would be a pediatric nurse by day and a gym manager by dence, calmness and overall more self-control,” Tommy said. “You night, she would have thought you were ridiculous. But that has also have the camaraderie that comes with being on the mats. It is indeed become the case, and she loves it. blood, sweat, and tears, and we are trying to beat each other. But “It is amazing cardio, you learn self-defense and as a woman when we walk away, we are still family.” you gain a sense of strength and confidence in your own abilities,” Because their dad was spending so much time in the gym, the Marylen said. “Jiu-Jitsu helps with depression, anxiety and PTSD. three Schultz children – 10-year-old Venus, eight-year-old Tuc It can be for everyone, no matter the size.” and five-year-old Cordia – also wanted to try out jiu-jitsu. They She said she really enjoys teaching the women’s class and helpare all studying jiu-jitsu now and have also competed in tournaing other women find the same strength that she found. ments.

Through hard work and training, the entire Schultz family has In addition to jiu-jitsu, Venus and Tuc also train in Muay Thai, found a greater sense of confidence, purpose and health togethwhich is a form of Thai boxing. The Schultz children had tried the er, they said. It has been a complete transformation of their lives most traditional sports before and didn’t really get into them, and family dynamic. Even though it is about self-control and not Tommy said. Martial arts, however, spoke to each of them in difviolence, Tommy said he “would rather be a warrior in a garden ferent ways and changed their lives as well. than a gardener in a war.”

Venus had been very shy. In fact, she was seeing a speech Marylen said she loves the way it makes her feel and the way it pathologist at school, because she wouldn’t speak more than five changes her outlook on life. words all year long, the family said. Yet after training in martial “You feel the day’s stress and anxieties melt away when you are arts, her interactions with other people, her sense of empoweron the mat,” Marylen said. “The only thing there is you and your ment and her confidence all grew. She has no problems speaking teammates – everything else is gone. In jiu-jitsu, you win or you up now, and her shyness has melted away.

Tuc had been bullied in school. He would get pushed down and learn. There is no losing.” www.adahub.com • 7

Mercy receives national award for video about preventing childbirth-related deaths Special to the Ada Hub

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ercy Hospital Ada recently received a national award for a video project highlighting the efforts of health care providers to improve safety for women who may be at risk for developing a postpartum hemorrhage.

Mercy received a first place award through the Council on Patient Safety in Women’s Health Care’s National Improvement Video Challenge: Cycle 1. Mercy’s video highlighted the postpartum hemorrhage protocol, which launched in April 2016.

“Oklahoma has one of the leading maternal morbidity (death) rates in the nation and the most common cause is postpartum hemorrhage, which is something that can happen very rapidly,” said Dr. Bryan Roehl, an obstetrician and gynecologist at Mercy Clinic OB/GYN in Ada and chair of obstetrics and gynecology at Mercy Hospital Ada. A postpartum hemorrhage is excessive bleeding after delivery, which occurs in about five percent of deliveries and can lead to death if not identified and treated quickly. Last year, physicians and nursing leaders worked together to develop a protocol, which is activated if a hemorrhage is suspected.

When the protocol is initiated, the care team begins using a checklist that outlines the steps they need to take to eliminate delays in treatment. As part of the protocol, the team sends for additional blood supplies from the blood bank.

“Based on the cause of the hemorrhage, the protocol dictates what steps we are going to take next to control the hemorrhage,” said Dr. Laurel Jordan, an obstetrician and gynecologist at Mercy Clinic OB/ GYN in Ada. Treatment of the hemorrhage may include the use of medications and/or a procedure to repair any damage, such as a cervical tear.

The care team also created postpartum hemorrhage boxes, which are readily available to nurses with the treatments they may need to treat a postpartum hemorrhage. Having these resources available saves time in an emergency situation, 8 • www.adahub.com

Drs. Bryan Roehl and Laurel Jordan

which can save lives.

“We are committed to delivering the safest care possible for our patients so they can focus on caring for their new baby and enjoying this exciting time in their lives,” Roehl said. “I’m so proud of the work of physicians and nurses to make this protocol a reality.”

Visit safehealthcareforeverywoman.org/

national-improvement-video-challenge to view Mercy’s winning video.

To learn more about the family-centered mother and baby services offered at Mercy Hospital Ada, call 580-332-2323 or visit mercy.net/practice/mercy-birthplace-ada.

To find an obstetrician and gynecologist at Mercy, visit mercy.net/search/doctor.

ECU student arrives at senior theater project by unconventional route

By Sunnie Dawn Smith

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hen Margie Her play opens Jan. Beck was 15 25, so Beck needed years old, she saw a dedicated cast the movie “Crimes of who would be able the Heart” with her to give up some of mother. their much-needed It captivated her, Christmas break in she said. Beck grew order to rehearse and up in California, and memorize their lines. the movie – set in the In the end, she cast Deep South – capsix dedicated college tured her imagination. students – Ashleigh The characters were Harrell, Shelby Davis, interesting and real.

Annabelle Elliot, Leah She was a voracious Whiten, Logan Bennet reader at the time and Sam McKenzie and, as was usual when – who stayed a week she saw a movie she after finals and came enjoyed, she would sit back to school a week through the credits early just to work on to find out if it came her play.

Margie Beck, far right, directs Annabelle Elliot and Sam McKenzie during a rehearsal for “Crimes of the Heart,” which from a book. She was She tried to make will be Beck’s senior-project production with performances at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25-27 in Chalmers Herman Black Box pleasantly surprised it as easy for them as Theater on the ECU campus. when she discovered possible though, even PHOTO BY ANGELA MARTIN it was actually from a writing a short story play by Beth Henley. She had never read a play before, but she for each actor to explain their back stories. With the help of set found it at her local library and devoured it in a single night. designer Jamie Davis, Beck said they had the beginnings of the This was the beginning of her obsession with the theater. set completed for the first week of rehearsal so the actors could Now 30 years later, Beck is finishing her theater degree at begin rehearsing with their actual set. Stage manager DeeDee East Central University and found it fitting to use “Crimes of the Broadie Pennington brought her years of theater experience to Heart” as her senior project. the production as well to help things run smoothly.

Even though Beck loved the theater, that was not the direcBeck said her favorite thing about this play is the characters. tion her life took until recently, Beck said. She became a young “They are just real,” she said. “They are relatable. Even though mother and had to take care of her family while fulfilling her the subject matter is very dark, and all six of them are dealing obligations to her military service. She chose a degree in busiwith crimes within their hearts, we can all relate to these things. ness and graduated in 2004. She worked in retail management Most of us have things that happened to us as children that affor years, but at age 41, she went back to school to work on her fect us as adults. There are real subjects that we can all relate to, theater degree. but there is also humor in it as well. There is laughter through the All three of her kids showed an interest in theater, so Beck tragedy.” spent time around community theater in Ada as a theater mom.

The play deals with challenging subjects like attempted murder, Spending time at rehearsals with her children just made her suicide and the loss of parents at a young age. Yet instead of just want to be on the stage as well, Beck said. She realized that her being dark, it is a “tragi-comedy” or a dark comedy, Beck said. children were now old and independent enough for her to try to And since the play takes place entirely in a kitchen and will be pursue theater for herself. She auditioned for a production of performed in the Black Box theater at ECU, it is like the audience “Into the Woods” and was cast as Little Red Riding Hood’s grand- will be right there in the kitchen with the actors experiencing mother. This performance changed the course of her life and with every laugh and every tear. the support of her husband, she decided to go back to school.

“Crimes of the Heart” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Jan. In May, she will graduate and then continue with the master’s 25-27 in the Chalmers Herman Black Box Theater on the ECU program at ECU for a Master of Education degree with a focus campus. Ticket prices at $5 for children ages 12 and under and on theater. $10 for adults. ECU students, staff and faculty gain free admisAt first, Beck thought she might want to act in “Crimes of the sion with an ECU ID. High school students, junior high school Heart,” but she said the thought of directing also was appealing students and non-ECU college students can see the show for $7, even though it is fraught with its own challenges. and ECU alumni can get tickets for $9. www.adahub.com • 9

James Monroe, Tommy Long, Tim Long and Trevor Sutton play classic and modern rock covers as part of the band Conflict of Interest.

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Conflict of Interest ‘covers’ a wide variety of musical backgrounds, tastes

By Sunnie Dawn Smith

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lot of times when people tell the stories of how their bands got together, a common theme is that they just wanted to make music and be in a band. So they got together and started learning how to play music together.

In the case of Conflict of Interest, that is not the case. The four members of the local rock band – Tim Long, Tommy Long, James Monroe and Trevor Sutton – were all highly trained musicians before they ever started making music together.

Brothers Tim and Tommy Long are both from Tecumseh, and they both loved music from a young age. They also cite the video game Final Fantasy VII as a major influence.

“The music was so good we would just hum it all day long,” Tommy Long said.

When it came time to go to college, Tommy Long received a music degree from East Central University with an emphasis in the baritone horn. He had started playing french horn in junior high, but they moved him to baritone. It stuck with him. However, he also started playing guitar when he was 13 years old and now 10 • www.adahub.com

does guitar and vocals for their band.

Tim Long started singing for choir in the sixth grade and went to college at ECU for vocal music education. During his time at ECU, he was active in chorale and studied opera. He started learning how to play the piano during his music studies in order to complete his degree. When Tim Long graduated, he started teaching music at Ada Early Childhood Center and now plays keyboard and does vocals for Conflict of Interest.

Monroe is from Ada and graduated high school at Byng. Monroe started playing trumpet in sixth grade and continued through college, receiving a bachelor’s degree in trumpet performance and then a master’s degree in trumpet performance from the University of Oklahoma. He also took up the bass guitar when he was in college and now plays bass for their band in addition to doing vocals. However, he does play trumpet on one of their songs.

Of the four members, Sutton is the only one without a music degree, but he is still an accomplished musician. Sutton bought a drum set before sixth grade and played percussion in junior high

and high school band at Byng. While he was learning how to play percussion at school, he would come home in the afternoon and learn how to play the drum set by listening to Creedence Clearwater Revival on repeat, trying to learn how to play drums for a rock band. Because he is self-taught on the drum set, he also plays ambidextrously. He also taught himself how to play guitar and now plays drums in their band.

Conflict of Interest is primarily a cover band that plays a wide range of music, though mostly rock-and-roll from the 1960s to the present. They choose their songs as a group. Each person will pick two or three songs, and then they all have to learn them whether they like them or not. Through the process of learning a variety of music, they ended up finding things they liked about all the different styles and gained a new appreciation for the other bandmates’ personal style, taste and overall musicianship.

Each band member has their own personal favorites among their repertoire. Tim Long appreciates “Don’t Let it End” by Styx, “White Lips Kissed” by Mew and “Shut Up and Dance” by Walk the Moon. Tommy Long likes to do anything that has a lot of harmonies – “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond, “Divisionary”

by Ages and Ages and “Show Me the Way” by Styx. Monroe’s favorites are “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” by Simple Minds and “Red Barchetta” by Rush. Sutton likes to play “YYZ” by Rush and “Don’t Bring Me Down” by Electric Light Orchestra. “Comfortably Numb” by Pink Floyd is the overall band favorite.

Conflict of Interest is a great way for the four musicians to come together and share their love of music with their community, the band’s members said. Music is a way of life for them, and it is therapeutic to learn new music and perform when they also have the daily stress of other jobs.

“For me, music is a way of life,” Monroe said. “I can’t imagine life without listening to music or playing it.”

Sutton said he likes to use music to escape from the stresses of daily life.

“It is very freeing” he said. “We all have other jobs as well, so this is something we can do to have fun and do cover songs that other people can have fun with as well.”

Tim Long said it provides him with the ability to use something fun to grow as a musician.

“For me, it is just a really productive outlet where I can get better at a skill set, while enriching the community and spending time with friends,” Tim Long said.

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