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SWMC offers advance directive assistance RYAN McGAUGHEY rmcgaughey@dglobe.com WORTHINGTON — Imagine you are driving to your annual family reunion. It’s a beautiful day and you’re looking forward to building memories with loved ones. Suddenly you are jolted forward — you’ve been hit by an oncoming vehicle. Your day’s course changes as EMS rushes to get you to the local Emergency Department. You are unable to communicate. Who would speak for you? What would your medical treatment preferences be? Does your health care team and loved ones know these wishes? Advance Care Planning is the process of exploring and documenting health care preferences. An advance directive (legal document) gives an individual’s treatment preferences and/or appoints a health care agent (also known as a health care power of attorney) to speak for him or her in the event of an inability to communicate. Decisions may include starting, stopping or changing the course of medical treatment based on the patient’s preferences. Erica Berger, manager of social services at Sanford Worthington Medical Center, pointed out that a health care power of attorney is commonly referred to as a health care agent to avoid confusion with a power of attorney, who makes financial decisions on behalf of an individual. That latter process must go through a lawyer, she said. Berger, along with Lynn Dierks, a nursing manager at SWMC, have completed the evidence-based Honoring Choices curriculum that qualifies them as certified advance care planning facilitators to provide direction to people looking to begin this process. “Advance Care Planning really starts with having a conversation about end-oflife preferences --— what would you want and don’t want, or who would speak for you,” Berger said.
wishes,” she added. All local medical providers are prepared those wishes can begin with a family conto discuss the importance and realities of versation, as well as a talking with a spiriDierks said it’s important to make no advance care planning. They can connect tual leader, health care provider or doctor. assumptions when it comes to caring for a their patients with Berger or Dierks, or Preferences for end-of- life care, preferred loved one. anyone can call directly to arrange a schedplaces of residence for different stages of “I think a very important piece when uled time to have assistance with these life, potential care such as hospice and having a family discussion is that the kids conversations. much more can all be key components of may not know what Mom really wants,” “The ideal time to begin this process is advance care planning. she said. “The two of us can help facilitate when a person is healthy and not in cri“We’ll meet with anyone in the comthat conversation and help bring up quessis,” Berger said. “However, any individumunity; they can call the hospital and get tions to answer. al can begin this process if they are able to connected with Lynn or myself,” Berger “You can’t assume that your kids know understand their health status, treatment said. As a community service to the region, your wishes,” she continued. “It should be options, and outcomes of their decisions. there are no restrictions to location of resformal … just saying something in pass“We would recommend everyone at least idence or clinic affiliation, and there is no ing doesn’t necessarily mean they (kids) begin this conversation with the goal of fee. understand or know.” completing the document.” Berger said. Island Lilac Once a plan isand documented, “I worked with one patient who hadMackinac his Mackinac Island - decided Lilac Festival Festival “That’s one of the things we’re trained to the primary clinic and wife and children present. It was a great $$ hospital can be do — help individuals have the conversaJune June 6-12, 2016 given 6-12, a copy2016 of the plan to be referenced conversation because they all got to hear tion, explore values and wishes, complete Includes: Boat Horse & of whenRide, needed. exactly what the patient wanted,” Berger Includes: Boat Ride, Horse & Buggy Buggy Tour Tour SWMC, of the document and then encourage next C9 recalled. the Island, Lunch at the Grand Hotel and a steps, which can be discussed with a facilthe Island, Lunch at the Grand Hotel and a Considering the aging itator.” Tour Tour of of the the Fort Fort on on the the Island. Island. Sample Sample some some nature of the region’s popBerger noted that advance directives do of the island’s homemade fudge and visit ulation, it’s important that of the island’s homemade fudge$ and visit its its not expire, but they should be reviewed on June 6-12, 2016 those individuals’ wishes be unique shops. Also spend time on your own the occasion of one of five “D’s” — death unique shops. Also spend time on your own honored as much as possiIncludes: Boat Ride, Horse & Buggy Tour (of a loved one or close friend), divorce, at the Festival. at the Festival. ble, Berger said. Learning diagnosis, ofAlso theWisconsin Island, tour Lunch at the Grand Hotel Also Wisconsin tour included included (in (in route). route). decline in Also Wisconsin tour included (in route). health or $ decade (once •June •June 22: 22: Okoboji Okoboji Fun! Fun! All All Day Day + + Evening Evening $ 110 110 every 10 •June, July & Aug.: Summer Garden Tours •June, July & Aug.: Summer Garden Tours years). “Although •Sept. •Sept. 7-Sept. 7-Sept. 15: 15: New New York York City City & & Statue Statue of of we are more $$ 959 Liberty Tour 959 Liberty Tour apt to tell people it •Sept. •Sept. 28-Oct. 28-Oct. 66 (9 (9 days) days) :: Albuquerque Albuquerque Balloon Balloon Fiesta Fiesta should be •Women's Outing -Sept -2 days of Fun •Women's Outing -- Sept -- 2 days of Fun - Call Call more often •Oct 15-Oct 23 (9 days) : Fall Color Tour: Smoky than every •Oct 15-Oct 23 (9 days) : Fall Color Tour: Smoky Sunshine Apartments offers spacious and • Secure building with on-site staff. $$ 10 years, the 1089 Mts./Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge • Beautiful Community Room for resident 1089 Mts./Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge affordable 1 bedroom apartments for older you use. seniors (62+) or disabled/regardless of age. get, the more
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That’s a wrap! Fulda co-directors enjoyed their time; plan to retire lived within a few blocks of each other for years and knew of each other, but weren’t close friends. Now, they’re less like friends and more like sisters. “We’re like sisters and we aren’t anything alike,” Popp said, adding that Lindquist was married and had three children, while she does not have a husband or any children. Perhaps they were close because neither of them had a sister, Popp said, adding that she has three brothers and Lindquist is an only child. “We can talk to each other about anything,” Popp said. Popp was born in Fulda, and Lindquist grew up in West Virginia. Lindquist moved to Fulda after she met her husband, Bill, while attending the University of Minnesota
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Right: Margaret Popp (left) and Wilma Lindquist stand behind a picture from Fulda’s first play and in front of a fireplace prop from the last play they directed, “Sunrise at Campobello.” Duluth. She got a job teaching music classes in Brewster for a few years. She was a then substitute teacher for 10 to 15 years before she retired. She wasn’t accustomed to Minnesota’s cold winters for the first few years, Lindquist recalled. “We were putting on a play and a girl down the street had a part. So I took it to her,” Lindquist recounted. PLAY, C11
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FULDA — Two best friends have co-directed theatre plays since the Fulda Community Players was started in 1986. Wilma Lindquist and Margaret Popp spent years of quarreling and planning plays from the first play — “Tender Lies,” in 1987 — to their latest production, “Sunrise at Campobello.” From props to people, everything on the stage is important. For 30 years, Lindquist picked a play sometime during the winter and visualized how everything on the stage will look like for the spring production, Popp said. The two would then host auditions and seek people to act in the play. Ultimately, Lindquist controlled everything that the audience would see. When the pair were planning “The Great Smokies,” they argued about how they were going to construct a cabin. “She grew up in the holler, so she knew what a hillbilly cabin looked like on a mountain,” Popp said. Lindquist, who is originally from West Virginia, visualized a prop on stage that would show both the interior and exterior of the cabin, but Popp thought the audience wouldn’t be able to see the actor inside the house. However, when Popp finally saw the prop, constructed by a crew member with the advice of Lindquist, she finally understood what Lindquist wanted the audience to see on stage.
friends from directing the plays together, though Popp says she only “tweaks” the plays — Lindquist is the one who does most of the directing. “Wilma has been kind enough to call me the co-director,” she said. They have been friends for so long that they can’t agree if they were friends before they were involved in the community plays. Popp said the two became friends when she saw Lindquist in passing and asked her to direct the plays in 1986 — though Lindquist believes they became friends before that. Lindquist remembers meeting her when Popp worked as a bank teller for First National Bank. She recalls later inviting Popp to join the Reading Club. They both agree that they
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for the inevitable. Instead, Glen and his wife went public with his diagnosis and announced that he and his family would set out on a “Goodbye Tour.” The film documents this amazing journey as he and his family attempt to navigate the wildly unpredictable nature of Glen’s progressing disease using love, laughter and music as their medicine of choice. Special appearances include Bruce Springsteen, The Edge, Paul McCartney, Blake Shelton, Sheryl Crow, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Steve Martin, Chad Smith and Bill Clinton among many others. “Each movie is only about an hour to an hour and a half in length, so they are relatively short,” said Hohensee. “We’ve got professionals coming to facilitate discussion that relates to each of the movie. They will provide
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‘The best-kept secret in southwest Minnesota’ Robin Baumgarn rlbaumgarn@dglobe.com FULDA — Around 8 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Fulda Community Pool— if you listen — you may catch the sounds of splashing water mixed with laughter. “We always say this is the best-kept secret in southwest Minnesota,” Karen Ommen shared. A group of women calling themselves the Water Lillies gather three days a week to exercise both their bodies and spirits. The women come from as far away as Walnut Grove and Iona to spend an hour together exercising and sharing in fellowship. From a health perspective, completing exercises in the water can help those who have undergone knee or hip replacements or arthritis move in ways they simply can’t on land. “The water makes it so your joints don’t work as hard,” Ommen explained. “Exercising this way is so much better on your body.” “It’s amazing what you can do in the water that you can’t do out of the
water,” Linda Landgren of Fulda said. “I have a bad foot and a leg and the stuff you can do in there, I can’t do out of the water. It’s relaxing.” Out of the water, the women have formed tight friendships over cups of coffee after the first Monday class of the month. They’ve also worked together to benefit the community, raising funding and acquiring grants to improve the pool over the years. They have also volunteered to help at the end of the school year when young students are given a day in the pool, and have also raised money for kids to take lifeguard classes. “We want to be role models,” Ommen said. It’s the support and friendship they receive from one another that keep them coming back week after week and year after year. “This really has become kind of like a family,” Ommen said. “There’s a lot of bonding that goes on. We do socializing and a lot of these women are like me they say, ‘Well, you know I
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always worked all my life and I did things at church, but I really didn’t have something for me.’” Ommen said the group took trips last year to antique shows, plays and a winery. They are making plans this
in the water at one time — a definite increase from the six to eight that began the group. Health issues and travel plans may keep a few away temporarily, but they always seem to find their way back to the pool.
The group welcomes women of all ages and ability to participate. The women complete the exercises as they are able to do them. Some women are
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'Why are we struggling alone?' Tracy Frank Forum News Service MOORHEAD — At first, Lenora Kraft hesitated about moving in with Debra DeWitz. The women were each living alone and they knew each other because their daughters had been friends. But Kraft didn’t want to give up her independence, DeWitz said. After Kraft was diagnosed with terminal cancer, DeWitz asked her again to move in with her, saying it would be good for both of them. DeWitz had been through the death of a daughter and a divorce, so after retiring from her job teaching social work in 2013, she decided to turn her Moorhead home into a rental unit she calls the Good-Hearted Golden Girls home. “Not everybody gets to grow old with the person of their dreams,” DeWitz said. “There are a lot of widows out there who are struggling to keep up their homes and I just think, ‘Why are we struggling alone?”’ Kraft didn't want to go into a nursing home or hospital, so she moved in with DeWitz in June 2013. She died about a year and a half later. Cassie Kraft, Lenora’s daughter, who was living and working in Minot, N.D., at the time, said she felt relieved when her mom moved into DeWitz’s home. “I just had all of this fear that she couldn’t live alone,” Kraft said. DeWitz said it was an honor
that Kraft chose to live out her final months with her. “She (DeWitz) and Mom, they laughed and cried together and drove each other crazy,” Cassie Kraft said. “It was so good.” They watched TV, had coffee and shared some meals together. They also told each other when Debra DeWitz they were going to the store, going to get the mail or even going downstairs. difficult process. But sharegiving “It was that sense of someone moves beyond the nuclear famcared when you came and went,” ily model to a situation DeWitz DeWitz said. “You don’t have to be describes as being similar to the that emotionally connected, but “Golden Girls” TV show where whatever people want, it can be.” roommates look out for each Some people worry about givother. ing up their independence in a “By looking past the nuclear shared housing arrangement, but family model home, and beyond DeWitz said they all have their caregiving to sharegiving, I have own lives, friends and activities. conceptualized several models There’s also someone there if of sharegiving that could benefit they want the company. people across the lifespan,” she The concept of shared housing for older adults is growing nation- said. DeWitz says a sharegiving wide, according to the Golden Girls Network, http://goldengirlsnetwork.com, an organization that helps connect people who want to share their homes with those who are looking for a home to share through a nationwide electronic database that launched in June 2014. DeWitz, who is also a retired social worker, calls the concept Relax… “sharegiving.” Careuse the patio and courtyard or fireplace and giving, she said, can be a very one-sided,
This burden will fall to families, and sharegiving is a way for that to cease to be a burden.
arrangement could work for recent college graduates burdened by debt who cannot afford housing. Single parents could also homeshare to share responsibilities and combine financial resources, rather than living side by side in separate apartments where everyone is overburdened, DeWitz said. She also sees sharegiving as a solution to the aging baby-boomer population. “There is no way that there will be sufficient nursing home care for all of us, and even if there were, there would not be sufficient workers to staff them,” she said. “This burden will fall to families, and sharegiving is a way for that to cease to be a burden.” DeWitz is writing a book and teaching workshops on the concept of sharegiving. In the Good-Hearted Golden Girls home, Dewitz has space for
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three roommates. The bedrooms have their own closets and sinks. Each roommate also has a personal bathroom and sitting room. There is a shared kitchen and central living room space. There’s also a shared swimming pool and hot tub. The basement in DeWitz’s home has a full kitchen, bathroom, living space, two bedrooms and storage space. DeWitz would like to be able to rent out that space, too, to a married couple or a small family, but she said she has to get permission from the city to have more than three roommates. In the meantime, it’s used as a guest area for her roommates’ families. Jennifer Kizima, who now lives in Idaho, lived with DeWitz and Lenora Kraft for a year. Though in her 20s, she moved in with
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Boomers: 5 proven practices to win the race against aging “I like to tell people to think of nutrition as fuel for the body; without the correct fuel, the engine and components can’t work correctly," says Johnson. “The most critical nutrients that boomers don't get enough of are supergreens and omega-3s. We know we all need to eat more green veggies, but did you know that up to 91 percent of the American population is deficient in omega-3s?” He recommends every boomer get 1,500 mg of EPA and DHA each day, such as a tablespoon of cod liver oil. It’s a high-quality fish oil that offers an easy, safe way to add omega-3s to the diet. As for supergreens, he recommends spirulina and chlorella (types of algae), and frozen wheatgrass. 3. Get an oil change Some oils are considered healthy and others cause health problems. Johnson recommends: Adding: n Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) for salad dressings, baking and low-temperature sautéing n Virgin coconut oil as a substitute for butter and baking oil n Cod liver oil as a supplement to get omega-3s (not for cooking) Removing: n Vegetable oils like canola and soybean which are heavily processed and often made with GMOs 4. Rev your engines daily
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The entire class takes place in the shallow end of the pool, and none of the exercises require swimming or dipping the head below the water. “You don’t even get your hair wet,” Ommen said.
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BRANDPOINT Naps, knitting and nuzzling with the grandchildren — the traditional image of retirement is being challenged by the more than 76 million baby boomers in the United States. This vibrant generation wants to make the most out of its golden years, and while hobbies and time with grandkids are a priority, it want mores. To do so, baby boomers know that a proactive approach to health and wellness is a must. Matt Johnson, health and performance expert and president of On Target Living, suggests five incredibly simple, yet powerful ways to age healthfully, and keep those engines revving at peak performance, no matter how vintage the model. 1. Take advantage of pit stops “Lack of sleep is the fastest way to age the human body,” says Johnson. “Additionally, adequate sleep is extremely important for a healthy brain. Deep REM sleep allows the mind to rejuvenate. Memory, creativity and cognitive function get refreshed in this stage of sleep.” First, go to bed at the correct time to achieve eight hours of sleep. Second, unplug and avoid digital devices that put out stimulating blue light. Third, add the relaxing mineral magnesium to your routine by taking an Epsom salt bath or foot bath once a week. 2. Fuel your machine
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DeWitz because she needed a place to live that would allow pets. She said she gained so much more than she ever expected, including “love, support and sometimes a brownie.” “The advantages for me were huge,” she said. “I lived with two amazing women who helped me through a very challenging year, from health issues to relationships. These women who I thought I had nothing in common with became my lifeline, and I grew so much. We empowered each other, and we were there for each other.” Kizima worried about disturbing her roommates by going out late and coming home late, but she said all three women understood their lifestyles were
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PLAY from Page C4 no other drama groups in Fulda. They said producing the plays takes more than just two people and estimate that more than 300 people from the community have been involved in the group. “It’s what you make out of the play,” Lindquist said. “God has blessed us with the right people, and they really do fit into their roles.” Dale Sandberg’s acting was extraordinary in “Sunrise at Campobello,” Lindquist said. He played the role of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. “Dale fell flat on his face when he was trying to get out of his wheelchair on stage,” Lindquist said, adding that the portrayal helped the audience understand FDR’s struggles when he was wheelchair bound. “There are capable people in the community that can be involved,” Lindquist said. “But if they can’t find someone, we will consider going back.”
WORTHINGTON — ACE of Southwest Minnesota will offer a “Powerful Tools for Caregivers,” a six-week series of classes. The series will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday evenings — May 17, 24 and 31 and June 7, 14 and 21 — at the Center for Active Living, 211 11th St. “Powerful Tools for Caregivers” is an educational program designed to help family caregivers take care of themselves while caring for an older relative or friend. It will offer tools to help the caregiver: reduce stress;
communicate effectively with other family members, the doctor and paid help; reduce guilt, anger and depression; relax; make tough decisions; set goals and problem-solve. The class will not focus on specific diseases or hands-on caregiving skills. For more information or to register, contact Joanne at ACE of Southwest Minnesota, 295-5262.
CAL from Page C5 expand off of the movies and hand out resources related to the topics discussed in the movies.” Hohensee stresses that the series isn’t just for people who are currently in a caregiver role, especially since almost everyone has the potential of someday being a caregiver. “Maybe their best friend is going through it,” she said. “It’s a deep topic, but we want to make it educa-
tional without the subject being overwhelming.” The movies are scheduled once a month at the CAL, with the first, “Caring for Mom & Dad” shown earlier this week. “The Forgetting” will be at 2:30 p.m. June 16; and “Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me” at 4 p.m. July 21. “It gives people a little time to process it and maybe come to the next one to get their questions
answered,” said Hohensee about the staggered timing. Additionally, a caregiver conference will be July 13 at Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Worthington campus, Hohensee noted. “We’re going to be bring in some big-name keynote speakers,” she said. “It will be for any caregiver — professional or personal — and the professionals can get continuing educa-
tion credits. People should mark their calendars for that.” For the film series, Hohensee said preregistration is preferred to plan for refreshments, but people are welcome to just show up, too. A nominal fee will be charged, with a reduced price for CAL members. For more information or to register, contact the CAL, 376-6457.
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“A hand then reached out of the door and pulled me in the house and asked me ‘What are you doing outside?’ I found out it was negative 40 degrees.” Lindquist was perfect for the director’s position, Popp said. She was a part of the Community Education board when someone suggested the city start a play group. “Wilma is good with people,” Popp said. “She has such a way with people that they can’t say ‘no.’ She’s probably one of the nicest people — she never thinks bad or says bad of other people.” After directing more than 30 plays together, the two say they are ready to retire from their directing jobs and hand them to someone else. “We hope the play group continues,” Lindquist said. “We feel a bit of remorse because we have enjoyed working with the people. When you work with young people, it keeps you young.” “But we will always be here to support them, if they need help,” added Popp, noting that there are
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