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opinion Sound Off Walking along the unpaved section of the canal, from McDowell to the Oak Avenue pedestrian bridge, there were 122 dog messes. Residents of Town and Country ought to be ashamed. As it is a law to clean the waste, SRP may ponder access to pets, if this crap continues.—Uncle Stinky Immigrants come to our country to find a better life. This is what I hear. Anyone who comes across the border illegally does not have any rights in our country. It is against the law. They can be Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Mexican, East Indian, etc. IF they do not apply for citizenship and follow the rules, they have no rights in our country. Do they try to be a citizen by learning our language? No, they expect us to learn their language. They have succeeded in having government laws and regulations printed in their language. They have stores and billboards in their language. In fact, they actually appear on TV and

in the newspaper stating they are illegal and have rights to protest our government for not allowing them to get a driver’s license, or to stay in our country and work. I thought it was illegal to hire illegals in our country. We are subjected to protests demanding what they want for themselves and what they say they are entitled to. When we go to urgent care or the hospital, we get the large medical bills for treatment. The illegals get it for free. Is that fair? Our schools have to cater to them by teaching them English and our children have to learn their language, in addition, to the regular curriculum. Is this fair? Is any of it fair? President Obama wants to give them everything and let them know that it’s OK for them to come here and do whatever they want. Rob, cheat and steal, and even kill—life has no meaning—it’s OK with Obama, he’s giving our country away. I just heard that our most recent election had problems because the Spanish on the ballot was incorrect. I thought the right to vote was for legal citizens who knew how to read English and speak it. Why are our legal papers in Spanish? Become a legal citizen. I am tired of catering to people who think they can come here and take over our country.—Patricia Miller

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To the writer about language on TV. Here’s a solution: Walk to the TV and change the station. Extreme action? Turn it off. Maybe you would be happier with nudity and sex. Cable has that. What is your favorite show? What if I called in and asked them to take your show off the air? I am offended. This is what is called censorship and cuts both ways. To the writer about Obama overstepping his authority: A former professor of constitutional law probably knows a little more than you do about

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Fortunately, some medicos are not so timid. Dr. Nathan Laufer, a prominent cardiologist and medical director of the Heart and Vascular Center of Arizona, is the president of the Arizona Medical Association (ArMA), and an outspoken critic and analyst of the negative effects of Obamacare on the practice of medicine in the United States. Writing in the winter 2015 edition of AZ Medicine, the association’s member publication, the title alone of one Laufer four-page commentary should be enough to make anyone stand up and take notice: “Health Care Mandates, or How the Government is Taking Over Our Professional Lives.” Although Laufer is speaking to a narrow audience of fellow professionals and in terms not usually familiar to lay people, the issues he addresses have a direct bearing on your patient services and mine. From employer requirements and international disease coding to billing and electronic medical records, Laufer effectively details how government meddling into private

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had just cracked open my Tom Clancy novel in the oil change waiting room when a hand was thrust in my face. “I’m Vern!” I’m not certain his name was Vern. I thought, oh, a kidnapping. But then I realized this was more awkward than an abduction. This was small talk. “Are you here for an oil change?” he asked. No, I thought: I’m here for the pedicure, because the muffler shop doesn’t do it properly anymore. Instead, I said, “Yeah,” and he said, “Me, too. Here we are!” We pondered the incredible coincidence that two men needing oil changes would meet at an oil change facility. Even coincidence was having an off day. Because there’s no conversational segue from “Here we are!” (“How ‘bout our cars, huh? And their oil?”) Vern sat down across from me and stared holes into the top of my skull while I returned to Tom Clancy. The world, in my book, was going straight to hell. But Jack Ryan and I couldn’t get a fix on why because the terrorists had hidden their money in offshore accounts and Vern the Hand Thruster kept asking me questions. “What do you do?” Vern asked. “I’m a writer.” “Is that like advertising?” “Sometimes.” “I hate advertising.” “Me, too.” I thought we were done. I read to the end of the chapter. (Something was happening on a submarine, and people were very upset about it.) Then, suddenly, Vern popped off with a whole treatise on advertising: it was silly, it was repetitive, and most of it happened too late for him to watch. I closed my book, knowing Jack Ryan would have to keep his face clenched a little while longer. In this life, we get very good at shooting down incidental contact. The chatty stranger or the unfamiliar phone number on your caller ID

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are usually connected to someone selling you something. (“Can I tell you about this exciting offer...?”) You become wary. You develop an adult sense of “stranger danger,” because unsolicited contact usually leads to... well, solicitation. Which makes us thorny propositions for the Verns of this world. The poor guy just wanted to talk. He was from an age where small talk ruled. But because I kept playing whack-amole with his conversation starters, he just kept throwing subjects at the wall. And that’s how the encounter turned South. “...it’s bad now,” he was saying, “but that’ll all change under President Trump.” This is a nonpartisan article. Your politics are your business and I’ve yet to run into anyone who said, “I had some crazy ideas about the world, but a humor columnist in a free tabloid sure set me straight!” That said, the phrase “President Trump,” repeated several times, is like hooking me up to a car battery. There are million reasons and rational responses to a moment like this. But I chose: “Donald Trump will never be president of the United States.” And I said it like Regan in “The Exorcist.” Like Voldemort with a kidney stone. I said it with such pointed nastiness Verne’s eyes went wide and my oil change specialist, who’d just entered the room, decided to go back and change my oil again. Vern leaned forward. “Well, who do you think will be president of the United States?” “Hillary Clinton.” And it was on. I’ve won and lost political arguments before. That’s no big deal. But in times past—before politically driven cable channels and talk radio—we all differed on the interpretation of common facts. What was troubling about this encounter was, we weren’t even arguing in the same world. “Hillary Clinton is going to be arrested any day, now.” Vern said. For what? I asked.

“For lying!” he said. “Everybody knows this!” “What did she lie about?” He was stunned at my ignorance. “Everything!” “You didn’t answer the question,” I persisted. “What, specifically, did she lie about?” Vern scolded me, then told me a story about FBI guys who “quit because of her.” I pointed out that he still didn’t answer the question. “Benghazi!” “What about Benghazi?” I asked. “Everyone knows this!” “Then it should be easy to tell me what, specifically, did she lie about? Who has charged her? What wrongdoing did they find ” The oil change guy appeared and asked: “Who has the 4x4?” “That’s me!” Vern popped up agreeably, and was gone. I am certain Vern drove home, freshly lubed and shaking his head. We’re all suffering this side effect of the Information Age: the deluge of available information, analysis and spin allows us to select news sources that tell us exactly what we want to hear. They build their audiences by lulling us to sleep with the idea that our view is the exclusive truth. Then we meet a Vern—or a Vern meets someone like me—and our heads explode. But the big problem comes next: instead of hearing each other out, finding common ground, and parsing through actual facts, we try to win the argument. Rhetorical smackdowns have become the highlight reels of internet sites (“Watch Her Shut Down

this Heckler in the Best Possible Way,” “The Five Best Comebacks from Last Night’s Debate”). It almost doesn’t matter who is accurate or who is right. I wish I had my oil change back. I want a do-over with Vern. I would put Tom Clancy down, and just listen to him. I wouldn’t snort fire at any candidate’s name, or at talking points that echo cable news. I would start with our common ground (“How ‘bout our cars, huh?”), see a little of the world from his perspective, and offer a little of mine. Everyone, regardless of political stripe, shares the feeling that the world is spinning out of control. We all wonder what we can do. We can start with small talk. We can crawl out of our electronic cliques and partisan foxholes, then listen to one another. We can do it without judging, or “yes, but”-ing, or dismissing opposing ideas out of hand. We can offer people the simple courtesy of being heard. Of course, that’s irritating. But democracy is irritating. If the Constitution were written today, the FDA would require a warning at the bottom: “Side effects may include social irritation, excessive eye-rolling and awkward family dinners.” But if we listen to the Verns in our lives, maybe we can walk back some of that partisan vitriol to common ground. Maybe that’s the best thing we can do for the world. And we can vote. By all that’s good and holy, vote. Michael Grady is a local playwright, reporter and the author of “Death Calls a Meeting.”

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The intensity of caregiving forces 61% of working family caregivers to make a workplace accommodation, including going in late, leaving early, taking time off, cutting back on working hours, taking a leave of absence, turning down a promotion, retiring early or losing ob benefits. One study found that working family caregivers are 25% more likely to be diagnosed with high blood pressure and 50% more likely to experience daily physical pain than their colleagues who do not have caregiving responsibilities. And lastly according to the Family Caregiver Alliance— National Center on Caregiving, elderly spousal caregivers (aged 66-96) who experience caregiving-related stress have a 63% higher mortality rate than noncaregivers of the same age. Caregiving is challenging, and comes with its own rewards, of course, but ultimately will be more sustainable if you can find ways to build a community of support. Take care of yourself first. Taking care of yourself involves recognizing your own needs and finding a way to make sure that they also are being met. • Recognize signs and symptoms of caregiver burnout. If you no longer want to be involved with family, friends or activities you once loved, it’s a good bet you’re feeling the extra stress of caregiving. If sleep patterns are interrupted or change over time, this puts a lot of stress on your body. • Talk to someone. Find a trusted friend or family member who will understand what you are going through. You will feel better just talking to someone. • Be realistic. As many of the diseases associated with aging progresses, your loved one will get worse, not better, and you must recognize this. It’s never easy to see a loved one slipping away, and caregivers can make all the difference in how it is handled. • Set aside time for yourself. Every day do something for you. Put aside one hour and read that book

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Grandma scam: When you got the call saying your grandkids were kidnapped, say, “Thank goodness somebody can watch over the little scamps,” or be very sarcastic and say “about time.” Really, hang up and call your kids and ask if they grandkids are OK. Note the number that called you. Report this to police. Not my taste in music: Turn off the radio. Get a subscription service on the computer or media player. Ask your kids or grandkids about streaming services. Flash—tastes change. The first thing I do is go to ound ff. It brings a smile to my face. There is all this complaining and whining. The ignorance of the constitution is my favorite. The president is at fault for everything I do mean everything. Well, he will be out of office by anuary of next year, so rejoice, you will get worse or even worse. Be happy you can complain more. Complaining seems to be the pastime here. Well, you can actually do something about Congress, etc. It is called “voting.” bama has not done much because he can’t. If you looked at the news or the paper, you will see Congress is now controlled by the GOP, the opposite of Obama. Guess what happens? Nothing. They pass ridiculous legislation only to have him veto it. The process then starts over again. The president and the Democrats want you to keep Medicare and ocial ecurity. The other party wants to fiddle with it. rivatize it in some cases. The Democrats and the president say a lot of things, but they can’t do much if Congress is in the control of the opposite party. This is true no matter who sits behind that desk. Trump was created by the GOP and FOX. Both do not know what to make of him. He is a weathervane. e has flip-flopped on plans in ust a few hours. He doesn’t make speeches, he tweets. He doesn’t speak, he rants. I don’t know what scares me more him or the fact that the voters put him in as the presumptive nominee. It says so much about us. A lot fewer vote in primaries so a few have done this to the rest of us. If he is elected, I will see what he does to ocial ecurity. If I can, I want to move to the ahamas. It’s warmer than Canada and we won’t have to learn another language.

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fter a half-century of entertaining audiences around the world, “The Gambler” thinks it’s time to fold ‘em. Grammy artist and Country Music Hall of Famer Kenny Rogers kicked off his farewell tour—“The Gambler’s Last Deal”—in May. Arizonans will get an opportunity to get dealt one last hand of hits on June 26 at Comerica Theatre. The 77-year-old hit-maker said a bum knee is making him hang up his cowboy hat. “I have always said that I would do this until I started to embarrass myself,” Rogers said at a May 23 press conference. “I have a bad knee and it just drives me crazy not to be able to walk around and do the things I want to do.” But for 50 years, Rogers could do it all—write, play, sing, entertain and act. He is also a respected photographer, publishing in 1987 a best-selling book of celebrity portraits called “Your Friends and Mine.” “People said I took really good pictures, but I’ve been to some pretty extraordinary places,” Rogers said. “I will miss that as much as anything.” Rogers also created many Kodak moments for music fans, commencing with the First Edition, a late 1960s-era rock band that performed R&B, folk and country. Their biggest hit, a version of Mel Tillis’ “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town,” was a song about a paralyzed war veteran who threatens to commit murder-suicide. Rogers was told by his producer the song would never receive airplay. “I told him, ‘Yeah but if we do it right it could be really big.’ And it was,” Rogers said. “Music was very aggressive in the 1960s and it was very anti-war. There was a need for people out there to express their disgust for war, and ‘Ruby’ was a great to do that.” Shifting gears the following decade, Rogers parted ways with the First

::by Marshall Terrill Edition to become a solo artist. is first big hit, 1977’s “Lucille,” hit paydirt and sold more than 5 million copies. The song was the start of an incredible string of country-pop crossover singles that included, “Coward of the County,” “She Believes in Me,” “You Decorated My Life,” “Love the World Away,” “Through The Years,” “Lady,” and his signature song, “The Gambler.” Despite his enormously successful solo career—24 No. 1 hits, 12 No. 1 albums and more than 120 million records sold to date—Rogers said he preferred singing duets with artists such as Dottie West (“Every Time Two After a storied half-century, Kenny Rogers is retiring from tourFools Collide”), Kim ing due in part to a bad knee which makes it hard for him to Carnes (“Don’t Fall in perform like he wants. Love with a Dreamer”) And in between, plenty of his funny and Dolly Parton (“Islands in the and folksy banter with the audience. Stream”) more than anything else. “I’ve found that I’ve much more “It’s like running the 100-yard accepted when I’m entertaining than dash,” Rogers said. “You run it as fast when I’m singing,” Rogers said. “I’ve as you can until they put someone else alongside you and you inevitably run discovered over the years that even if faster. I found I could sing better with people don’t like your music, if they’re laughing, at least they’re having a good someone else.” “The Gambler’s Last Deal” concerts time. “That’s always been my ace in the will include a reflective look back hole.” through Rogers’ storied 50-plus-year career. Enhanced with personal stories, vintage If You Go: photos and video clips— What: Kenny Rogers: The Gambler’s Last Deal including never-before-seen footage—the retrospective When: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 26 will touch on every part of Where: Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington Rogers’ career. Along with St., Phoenix his long list of hits, Rogers plans to sing songs he hasn’t Information: www.kennyrogers.com performed in years.

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he put the “Tennille” in the popular ’70s music duo of “The Captain and Tennille” and enjoyed two huge No. 1 Billboard hits—“Love Will Keep Us Together” and “Do That to Me One More Time.” But Toni Tennille also brushed shoulders with Hollywood’s biggest stars. Born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama, Tennille recently left five Toni Tennille today with niece and book co-author Caroline decades of West Coast life Tennille St. Clair. behind her, as well as nearly Show,” a nationally syndicated series 40 years of marriage to musical partner Daryl “The Captain” featuring musical numbers and her interviews with special guests. She also Dragon, and returned to the South. “I’m now living just northeast of drew on advice that her mother had Orlando near my sister,” said Tennille, offered years before. “She once told me: ‘Toni, always be who released her April autobiography “Toni Tennille: A Memoir” written really nice to your lighting guys, because with niece, Caroline Tennille St. Clair they can make you look like an old hag if they want!’ So that’s what I did.” (see www.tonitennille.net). “It took two years to write, and it The show only lasted a year, too, looks back at my childhood growing up but the parade of stars was once again in the segregated South,” she said. stellar and included Ginger Rogers, After arriving in California in 1961, Ernest Borgnine and Charlton Heston. Tennille worked in repertory theater, However, one of her most memorable wrote music and eventually met and encounters occurred off-screen at married musician Dragon. When The Dodger Stadium in 1978. Captain and Tennille exploded onto “I used to sing the National Anthem the pop music scene in 1975, they were there,” she recalled. “I was sitting given their own primetime weekly TV at a table during one of the events variety show on ABC also called “The and a man came up to me and said ‘Miss Tennille, I’m Cary Grant. I just Captain and Tennille.” Tennille said working with the weekly wanted to tell you that I have never guests was a highlight. “I was so excited heard the National Anthem sung about meeting all those fabulous stars more beautifully.’ Wow, such high praise from Cary Grant. And I found like George Burns and Bob Hope.” A reoccurring skit throughout the it so endearing that he felt the need to series was “Masterjoke Theater,” introduce himself to me!” Her glitzy entertainment career now during which a guest would perform a short monologue and close by tossing in the distant past, Tennille, 75, said she a pie in his own face. “Big stars like found the perfect house last summer Vincent Price, Raymond Burr, Bob after moving to Florida, and easily Hope and Tony Randall were all game slipped back into Southern living. But her decision to divorce Dragon in to be silly.” The show only lasted one season. 2014 took many fans by surprise, as the But with her cheerful and engaging duo was publicly perceived as a devoted personality, Tennille was back on couple performing their string of love television again in 1980 starring in songs for years. However, says Tennille, her own program, “The Toni Tennille throughout the marriage there were

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Toni and Daryl with George Burns on The Captain and Tennille show. you can to remove yourself from the situation. We all deserve happiness.”

problems that became overwhelming, so it was time to move on. “We were not the lovebirds that the public saw,” she said. “We still talk regularly and care for each other. But my message for people who are in a bad relationship is to get all the help

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Not Just ‘My Generation’ Top: Victory at Verrado Vineyard Right: Mulberry residents show off their new bicycles.

ast year, financial analysts observed a strange but encouraging phenomenon on opposite ends of the sprawling hoenix area, one that they hadn’t seen since before the housing crash of people actually lining up to buy new homes. It happened first in anuary, when more than people lined up at the errado development near uckeye, about miles west of hoenix, to be the first to buy homes in its new district, ictory at errado. Two months later, nearly three dozen people literally camped out at a new landford omes development in far ast Mesa some for as long as five days in advance to be among the first to snatch up homes in a community named Mulberry. The development sold homes in its first months. What do each of these places have in common oth feature uaint-looking colonial and craftsman-style homes with old-fashioned features like big front porches and tree-lined, walkable main streets. And both developments, coincidentally, appeal to the two largest demographics in America today millennials over million in number, who represent the fastest-growing segment of the new-home buyer’s market and aging aby oomers, who are retiring at the rate of , members every day and are downsizing into precisely the same type of historic district-style, pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods the young “new urbanists” have been favoring for several years. Mulberry is a new home community without age restictions, provides residents bright green and blue balloon-tire bicycles built by Tempe’s oul each Cruisers free upon move-in all the better for en oying those tree-lined boulevards and the charming, historical-style architecture

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Multigenerational developments meet needs of home buyers of all ages By Jimmy Magahern

throughout the development. It’s called, senior vice president and general manager of somewhat awkwardly, the “ ew ld- ome M Associates, the developer of errado and eighborhood” lifestyle. ictory at errado, who admits he falls s uarely The convergence of preferences for classic into the aging aby oomer generation himself. neighborhood design has created an entirely “I always like to describe it as the kind of little new phenomenon or what may be the first town that you see in a black-and-white movie. time in history, retirees and their adult children It resonates very strongly to guys my age and now compete for housing in many of the same older.” neighborhoods. As the Washington Post recently errado’s version of “ leasantville” might be a observed of the retiring baby boomer generation, little eerie, however, if it had, from the start, only “Many are seeking the type of been open to the -and-older set. urban living that typically has “ ne of the things that terrifies been associated with young guys my age is this idea of being college graduates so much socially isolated or confined to ust so that boomers are renting everyone else in the same segment apartments and buying condos of life,” Taratsas says. “That scares at more than twice the rate of me. I have no interest in being their Millennial children.” defined that narrowly. I would be fine living in that space much of or the developers of errado, the time, but I ust have to come this convergence of generations up for air sometimes and be with is entirely intentional, and people of all ages.” may have been part of the Taratsas’ preference for “staying plan since the master-planned in touch and staying relevant” community opened in , with the younger generation heralded at the time as the largest suburban community A lap pool is just one amenity at also resonates with other aging boomers, who have been re ecting in metro hoenix to utilize Victory at Verrado. the traditional retirement the new urbanism concept of traditional neighborhood design paired with community model the kind that relegates modern green building practices. The ictory retirees to age-specific “silos” which create “district,” as it’s called, adds an age-restricted artificial barriers between generations in favor years of age and older community within of neighborhoods that bring together residents the larger all-ages development, which itself has of all ages to build on common concerns, such as always held a certain nostalgic appeal for the safety, transportation and easy access to services, in a kind of multi-generational village. older set. The new model can cost more than settling “It was built around this adorable downtown, with a Main treet and all these front-porched into traditional retirement communities. ictory houses on tree-lined streets,” says ick Taratsas, ...continues on page 26

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Multigenerational developments... from page 24 residents pay the HOA fees that the rest of Verrado’s residents pay plus they are offered premium membership in the Victory Club, which grants access to more amenities. At some other multigenerational developments, residents need to buy in and then still pay a monthly fee. But for many of today’s older adults, living in a community where you don’t feel walled off from the younger world can be well worth the extra price. At Victory, there are no gates separating the 1,200-acre district from the rest of the development’s 7,600 acres, so residents can freely go from a yoga warm-up in their own fitness center to hanging out with the grandkids at Verrado’s swim park. “If you want to stay attached to the world around you, you’ve got to live in an environment where you can connect the 95-year-olds as well as the 5-yearolds,” says Taratsas. “Those kinds of connections can mitigate the isolation that sometimes comes when we enter the older life stages.” All ages, all stages William Johnston calls Agritopia

“the best of the old combined with the best of the new,” and says the modern neighborly “agrihood” of charming craftsman-style homes centered around his family’s urban farm in Gilbert, in the way that other suburban communities center around a golf course or fitness center, always has attracted older visitors since construction on the development began in 2001. “It brings back memories for people who maybe grew up in the Midwest or grew up on farms where they had to garden for their food—practices that have gone away in the last 40 or 50 years,” says Johnston, whose father, Joe, came up with the Agritopia concept, adding shared features like the popular Joe’s Farm Grill, a coffee shop and community garden to its cozy 150 acres. Now, with the addition of Generations at Agritopia, a 55-and-older community comprising two apartment-style buildings, one for independent living and another for assisted living and memory care, which began welcoming residents in September 2014, Johnston says his father’s vision of a true multigenerational village is finally complete.

“One of the things we found was that people were happier and lived longer, more fulfilling lives, when they lived in areas where they had their family members around them,” he says. “And so to us, one of the key ingredients in Agritopia is having the multi-generational component, a place where you can have your kids and your grandkids and great-grandkids not that far from you.” Johnston, who laments his own grandmother spending her later years in an assisted living center separated from other communities, loves the fact that Generations is located in the heart of Agritopia. “If you look out here to the northeast side from enerations, across the field, you see a K-8 private school that’s in the neighborhood,” he says. “One of the key components of the multi-generational concept is creating opportunities for young people to be with, work with and learn from people who are more advanced in life. We call it ‘all ages, all stages.’ If you can have all ages of people at all stages in life in a community—and especially in an intimate community like

this one—it just adds a lot of value to your life, and increases the impact you can have on others.” Allyson Nathan, director of marketing at IPA management, the developer of Generations, says work is already underway on another like-modeled community, Generations at Ahwatukee, which is scheduled to open in mid2017 adjacent to Liv Ahwatukee, IPA’s 402-unit luxury apartment community which opened in 2014, where the senior residents will also be welcome to wander. “Generations and Liv Ahwatukee’s social programming will involve intergenerational activities to encourage connections between all residents,” Nathan says, “in addition to programs where residents at Generations can provide guidance to young entrepreneurs through the Ahwatukee Chamber of Commerce, and share similar experiences with students from nearby schools to celebrate holidays and enjoy activities together as they currently do at Generations at Agritopia.” Nathan says she’s seen how the generations mix and mingle at Agritopia, ...continues on page 28

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catching on to the lucrative potential of building communities that bring together the county’s biggest demographic groups, existing neighborhoods can take measures to become more multigenerational, too purely for the benefits of being more connected. That’s what happened in the -yearold neighborhood around a Madera ark in central Tucson. The city, noting that the park playground was in need of an upgrade and that there was a large population of seniors living in the surrounding homes, decided to partner with umana and non-profit playground builder a M to create a new playground including not only the usual slides and swings for kids, but also some integrated exercise stations for the seniors. The new playground, completed in ovember , now includes a welcoming circle of seniorfocused exercise e uipment lowimpact gear such as elliptical machines, stationary bikes and other e uipment designed to improve balance, flexibility, posture and hand-eye coordination ust a few yards away from the monkey bars, slides and tic-tac-toe games on the kids’ playground. “ ne of the things that we’ve found is that a lot of families today are multigenerational,” says Marina enneke, west region media relations director for umana, which has now worked with a M to build over multigenerational playgrounds around the . ., including another in Tucson, at anta Cruz Apartments, and one for lower-income families at the t. incent de aul campus in downtown hoenix. “In some cases the grandparents might be the caregivers while the parents are working,” enneke says,

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hoenix Age- riendly etwork, which is currently working on expanding statewide, hopes to foster. “ eople are realizing that it’s not healthy or constructive to put people in these age-restricted silos,” says Amy t. eter, assistant director for the Maricopa Association of overnments, which heads up the network. “With an intergenerational focus, the strengths of one generation can really serve the needs of another. lder adults can volunteer at the schools, and in return the kids can help the older adults, like if they need their lawn cut or whatever. o you can leverage the talents of each.” t. eter acknowledges there can be hurdles to overcome in creating such communities. “There’s a tension in age-restricted communities regarding supporting schools you know, Why should we be paying school taxes when we don’t have schools in our community ’ The way to mitigate that is to get older adults volunteering in the schools. ecause then it’s not those’ children, it’s our’ children. When people know each other, they’re more likely to support each other.” That goes the other way, too if young

Family members gather at the playground at St. Vincent de Paul. people have more personal interactions with their elders, they’re more apt to show compassion for their needs. “In a very real way, an intergenerational program also helps to fight ageism,” t. eter says. “ ecause if we really get to know people in different age groups, we’re much less

likely to stereotype them, and to draw conclusions that are based on shallow misconceptions. What we’re finding is that in the places where younger people are very much engaged with older adults and intentional about creating intergenerational interactions, those are vibrant, fantastic places to live.”

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Greek Manestra (Orzo Pasta Gravy) :: by Jan D’Atri

made up a batch of one of my favorite comfort foods this week and almost forgot how scrumptious it is. There’s only one word to describe this dish: “Opa!”—that beautiful Greek word meaning to celebrate with exuberance, and that only just begins to express my excitement for this yummy favorite. You may not have heard of Greek Manestra, but the ingredients and flavors are pure comfort food in all languages. It starts with braised and slowcooked short ribs that create a fantastic red sauce, and you’ll eventually let orzo pasta soak up all its goodness.

For this dish, I thank popular Valley musicians and recording artists Thano and Demitri Sahnas, known in Arizona as The Sahnas Brothers and Turning Point. Mom Kathy Sahnas had a hidden treasure that had been passed down from generation to generation that is so simple and welcoming, I couldn’t wait to try it, and I’m so happy I pulled the recipe out again this week. Thanks, Sahnas Family. You’ve set the bar really high for great flavor and family tradition. Opa, indeed!

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Putting pain in its place :: by Marjorie Rice

rowing older can be a pain. In your feet. In your joints. In your back and shoulders. A growing field of specialized treatment can help manage that pain while minimizing the need for drugs. While the technology used in one type of pain management seems as if it is out of an episode of the Bionic Man, the treatment begins with the sort of doctoring that seems as out-of-date as a “Dr. Kildare” script. At least that’s how Phoenix physician r. Michael Castillo of Arizona Neuromodulation Center sees it. Castillo provides care for his pain patients that ranges from recommending something simple (diet and exercise) to something high-tech (implanting battery-controlled wires in a pain victim’s spine, a treatment called neuromodulation). While Castillo treats a wide range of patients and their ills, for 20 years he has included a focus on neuromodulation as part of pain management for older individuals.

And much of it starts with their feet. “As people get older, a lot of them develop what we call neuropathies or radiculopathies, and their feet don’t work quite as well as they did,” Castillo said. “We try to find out why a patient can’t walk, or why they feel the way they do and if there’s something we can do. “I call myself an old-fashioned doctor,” he adds. “First we take a look at the individual. We take a good history and do a physical exam to figure out what the patient needs. Our patients don’t come in, see a nurse practitioner for 15 minutes and leave. I see and know them all.” Sometimes all a patient needs is a referral to a podiatrist, Castillo said, because they simply haven’t taken care of their feet. “I’ve had patients who hadn’t told their doctor they had an ingrown nail, and it just needed to be taken out. That’s how simple it could be—good foot care is important.” In other cases, patients may be referred to specialists or surgeons to correct underlying problems before they return for pain management.

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flow back up,” Castillo said. “I’ve had several patients who have had one or two injections and suddenly their feet feel warm again and they can walk and be very active.” If that isn’t the problem, the search goes on. “For many patients, pain in their feet may be coming from their back,” Castillo said. “There may be spinal stenosis, which is a narrowing of the spine. It’s stopping the information that goes from the brain to the feet. Injections may help that, or in certain cases, I refer patients to surgeons to open up the spine.” Castillo has practiced medicine in Phoenix for 20 years and is a member of the American Academy of Pain Medicine and the Northern American Neuromodulation Society. He also teaches physicians about neuromodulation. “I was part of some of the original studies that looked at neuromodulation as a treatment for chronic back pain.” Castillo said. While it wasn’t promising for back pain, in Castillo’s opinion, it has proven useful for pain in the lower extremities. Here’s how Castillo describes the treatment: “In neuromodulation, a wire is inserted along the spine and powered by

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During the Civil War, the Confederates dismantled the lights atop Cape Lookout Lighthouse to m e n vig tion mo e difficult fo nion s i s.

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few days before my husband and I left for a beach vacation on the North Carolina coast, I came across a news article: “Researchers are calling an iron-hulled Civil War-era steamer found near Caswell Beach one of the bestpreserved blockade runners they’ve ever seen.”—Adam Wagner, Star News, March 7, 2016. It’s been decades since one of these ships was discovered, so this was a very big deal. No, we couldn’t see the wreck—it’s still buried under 18-20 feet of ocean—but as ot con is one of seve l fo ts uilt long t e ste n we read more, we realized e o d to otect t e . . f om tt c s y se . how important the sea was to the growth of America. The United The waters were so hazardous that the States was settled by seafaring people area is often called “The Graveyard of during the 16th century, blockaded the Atlantic.” and bombarded from the sea during “A big part of navigating is going the the 19th and a major port during the direction the wind wants you to go,” 20th. said a sailor, authentically outfitted in We have a lot to explore between 16th century garb. beach outings. A man standing next to me grinned. We time-traveled back more than “Seems that the history of America 400 years by going to the Outer Banks was written by the wind,” he said. near the North Carolina-Virginia state Point well taken. line. Here, not far from the Bodie Island Near the ship was a small Algonquian Lighthouse, is Roanoke Island Festival town, replete with longhouse and Park, which features a full-size replica dugout canoe, that shows what the of a British merchant vessel. In 1585 mariners found when they followed seven of these vessels sailed to the New the wind across the ocean. A few steps World to claim territory for England. farther and we see a representative

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Oahu’s Polynesian Cultural Center revisited :: by Ed Boitano | Photos by Deb Roskamp

amana Kalili was there to greet me, his right hand extended in the gentle shaka wave of welcome. His statue stands at the entrance of the Polynesian Cultural Center on the North Shore of the Hawaiian island of Oahu. A descendant of Hawaiian ali‘i (chiefs), Kalili (1882–1958) lost the middle, index and ring fingers of his right hand in an accident at a sugar mill. He would later wave his right hand with the middle three fingers missing, and is considered the originator of the iconic shaka. Hawaiian children and surfers would emulate the shaka, and soon the whole world seemed to be doing it. His statue was not there on my last visit to the PCC, and I was excited to see more of the other enthralling changes at the center.

of the king of Hawaii. The lifeblood of the community was the Hukilau, a form of net fishing invented by the ancient Hawaiians. This activity evolved into a festival, open to everyone. In 1865, the LDS Church purchased the land, making it a “gathering place” for the people of Polynesia. As settlers from other Polynesian islands arrived, a church and relief society were created, where inhabitants grew food and made handicrafts. In 1963 the LDS Church and the university established the 42-acre Polynesian Cultural Center to keep alive the rich history and traditions of the indigenous island cultures of Polynesia. The center also helps defray educational expenses and provides work experience for college kids who work as docents.

Back Story: Polynesia and the Polynesian Cultural Center Polynesia (many islands) covers a triangular-shaped geographical area of the acific cean, known as the Polynesian Triangle, which consists of Aotearoa (New Zealand), Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and Hawaii, with the islands of the Marquesas, Samoa, Tahiti, Tonga and Fiji in between. All of the island cultures share similar traditions, arts and religion. In the mid1800s, the village of Laie on the north shore of Oahu became a place of refuge for villagers who had broken the laws

What’s new at the PCC After I returned Kalili’s shaka wave, I decided to wander around the entrance’s new 119,000-squarefoot u il u et l ce that features restaurants, food tucks and retail. Sticking to the theme as a gathering place, I was impressed that it was not at all touristic, and that prices are kept low so that locals enjoy it as well. I soon passed though the entrance gate which depicts a carved presentation of Kupe, who Maori oral history christened the name Aotearoa, or what Europeans later renamed New Zealand. A few

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Write your ad in the space provided. All ads must be prepaid before each monthly deadline. Deadline for ads is the 16th of each month. Your name, address and telephone number will not be printed in your ad. We will give it a code. All mail we receive with your code will be mailed to you at least once a week. We reserve the right to edit ads. Check your type of payment and mail to: Lovin' Life Newspapers 1620 W. Fountainhead Pkwy. Suite 219, Tempe, AZ 85282 • Call 480-898-5611 Name: Address: City/State/Zip: Telephone #: Email:  Check/Money Order  Visa  MasterCard  American Express  Discover Acct# _________________________________________________ Card Exp. ____ / ____ /____ CVV#________________________________ Signature ______________________________________ CLASSIFIEDS INFORMATION Please check desired circulation:  Tucson  Sun Cities (Metro Phx)  East Valley (Metro Phx) Southeast Valley  Phoenix & Glendale  Scottsdale $25 first 30 words. 50¢ per word thereafter. $10 per additional zone.

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Bear Market Report Retirement Freedom How thinking small may pay off big

:: by Teresa Bear

ne of the most interesting real estate concepts in recent years is the tiny house. I am fascinated by these structures—often built on flatbed trailers for their form and function. Some are prefab, but others are built by the blood, sweat and found materials of their enterprising owners. Most are less than 300 square feet and are designed to leave not only a small physical footprint, but a small carbon footprint as well. When interviewed, many of these homeowners state that their living accommodations free them from the tyranny of “keeping up with the Joneses” and force them to prioritize possessions. They made a conscious decision about what is important to them and built homes to realize that vision. The decision to retire often is accompanied by a paradigm shift in evaluating what is important in our lives. Is travel, family or volunteer work at the top of our priority list? As we refine our goals for this new stage in life, how does our physical space fit in? How often is that extra bedroom used? Is the pool maintenance really worth the trouble now that the kids have left home? The ultimate question is “Should I downsize?” Once you quit working, you will need to generate income in retirement. There are limitations on how much income your investments can generate. Social Security and pension income typically don’t increase much—or at all for inflation. The surest way to increase a “fixed” income is decrease fixed expenses. ecause housing is typically our largest expense, it provides the most opportunity to cut costs. There are many reasons why downsizing may be right for you. Here are just a few: • Kiss that mortgage goodbye. For many people, the most liberating day of their lives is the day they pay off their house. Depending upon your situation, you may be able to use the equity in your present home to fund smaller digs with a low—or no—monthly payment.

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• Other monetary savings come from lower property taxes, insurance and utilities. • Smaller homes often mean smaller lots. Smaller lots mean less landscaping work that you have to do (or pay someone else to do). • Speaking of maintenance, how about fewer rooms to clean? Could you take the money you save by not having a spare bedroom and pay a hotel bill for occasional out-of-town guests? What about ditching your desktop computer—and desk—for a tablet? How often do you eat at the formal dining room table? • Are you storing boxes in that threecar garage that you haven’t opened in 10 years—or longer? • What other “stuff ” are you storing that you no longer need or want? Naturally, the decision to downsize is a big one—and the process may take some time. As you contemplate this decision in the context of your retirement lifestyle, keep in mind the wise words of philosopher Wayne Dyer: “The more you own, the more it costs...Keep less and you’ll have more money to do the things you love.” Teresa Bear, CFP, CPA (www. TeresaBear.com) specializes in retirement planning and asset preservation for retirees and those about to retire. Send questions to Teresa@TeresaBear.com or call (480) 5030050. Investment advisory services provided by Brookstone Capital Management LLC., a SEC-registered investment adviser. Brookstone Capital Management and Teresa Bear LLC are independent of one another. Neither the author nor the publisher is engaged in providing accounting, legal, investment or other professional services through the publication of this article. You must seek competent, professional representation for your personal situation. This is for informational purposes only and is not a solicitation or recommendation of any investment strategy. Investments and/ or investment strategies involve risk including the possible loss of principal. There is no assurance that any investment strategy will achieve its objectives.

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Arizona Senior Olympics seeks input The 2017 Arizona Senior Olympic Games will be held Feb. 18 to March 16. Plans are underway and your input and ideas are welcome. ASO volunteers are busy selecting and reserving venues, planning events and working out the many details that are required for a successful event. Each year every sport is evaluated for quality in terms of venue, organization, value to the athlete and financial viability. In addition, staffing of the event with volunteers and managers requires early recruitment. There is always attrition

in the ranks of the volunteers due to illness, change of location and family issues. Volunteer leaders in each sport must be in place early for planning and each year there are leaders who have been active for many years but decide it’s time to retire. Arizona Senior Olympics welcomes the input of all athletes in helping us to improve on every aspect of the games. If you know someone who could be a leader in one of our sports, let us know. Let us know if you have expertise in a sport and can help in the planning and/or implementation of the games.

Don’t miss ‘Vulcan’ in Birmingham Some Senior Olympic athletes are already planning their trip to the beautiful city of irmingham, Alabama. With a population of a little more than 212,000 people, irmingham is ust the right size to see venues without having to fight the crowds found in larger municipalities. There are several attractions to see in irmingham and ulcan ark and Museum should be the first on your list. Vulcan is the world’s largest cast iron statue. It is made of 100,000 pounds of iron, is 56 feet tall, and stands at the top of Red Mountain overlooking irmingham. It is a symbol of the city, reflecting its roots in the iron and steel industry. ut ulcan is more than just a statue—Vulcan Park

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Due to the rising costs of the games, Arizona Senior Olympics volunteers are looking for ways to raise the necessary funds to continue. The organization seeks out various fundraising methods that will make it easy for the donor and the volunteers. Amazon is donating .5% of every purchase made by purchasers who select the program as their designated charity to receive these funds. This is your opportunity to give to Arizona Senior Olympics at no cost to you. It’s very easy and, if enough of our athletes participate in it, it could help us continue the Arizona Senior Olympic Games. Here’s how you can participate: 1. Go to our website—www. seniorgames.org 2. Click on the small, gold box that says “Go to smile.amazon.com” 3. That’s it! Just do your shopping and Amazon will donate .5% of your purchase to Arizona Senior Olympics. Thank you! and Museum features spectacular views of irmingham, an interactive history museum that examines Vulcan and irmingham’s story. It’s a topnotch venue for private events, and a beautiful public park for visitors and locals to enjoy. With an official information center operated by the reater irmingham Convention and isitors ureau, Vulcan Park and Museum serves as the first stop for visitors to the irmingham area. Don’t miss the observation deck where you can see all over the city. Museum hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Sunday Observation tower: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Sunday

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Athletes training for a competition have long known that shorter, faster, harder workouts are the ones to develop speed and strength. When training for a race, a runner or walker will do workouts that include sets of short fast laps on the track in-between the days when they do distance. This is the way to get faster in a hurry. Later, we learned that if we wanted to really lose weight, we should exchange some of the long tedious aerobic workouts for shorter workouts with more intensity. We could be on the exercise bike for 20 minutes, instead of 35 or 40. The big catch? After a warm-up, we pedal normal speed for 2 minutes then pedal at the highest speed possible for 20-30 seconds. Repeat this three or four times and then cool down. That’s the workout for the day. This was a great way to lose weight. HIIT, or high-intensity interval training works great. Recently, more of us are using short workouts to replace the longer workouts. There are so many of us who just don’t have the time to devote to keeping fit. There’s work, family, volunteering and things planned with friends. Who wants to spend an hour a day working out? The most recent solution (or fad, if you wish) is the shorter, harder workout. You can do a complete workout in 15 or 20 minutes. It’s much easier to work in a 15-minute workout than a 60-minute one. We’re not talking about 15 minutes here and 15 minutes there a few times a day. We’re talking about one 15-minute

workout for the day. Once again, the catch is the intensity. You have to be able to really push. urpees, formerly known as s uatthrusts, are tough. Do a bunch of them, followed by push-ups and lunges for 15 minutes and you have a work out. You can run the stairs where you live, or at the track. You can mix up jumping jacks, dancing and squats. My friend and her husband get up and do 5 minutes of squat-thrusts followed by 2 minutes of plank and a minute of “full boat” from yoga and a few squats. This takes a little over 12 or 13 minutes and some days it’s all they do. It works, but, you really have to be working hard. There are apps you can download that provide 12-minute workouts that offer a variety of moves so that you don’t have to get bored. More and more apps are offered as the trend grows. In fact, Apps with “minute” in the title are the fastest growing fitness segment. Short workouts are great, but they are not new. The popular 10-minute abs workout app is similar to the 8-minute abs of VHS tape days. They are popular because they fit into a busy schedule and they work. As with any new program, you should check to be sure you are able to do this. If you can do a 50-minute aerobic workout, you are probably fit enough for these workouts, but check with your primary care physician, just to be sure. So, if you can’t join me on the track for a 50-minute walk, download an app, or make up a routine of your own. Just remember, you have to sweat to make it work.

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Tom Stillwell elected to national board Celebrating Flag Day Arizona Senior Olympics board of directors by chairwoman Martha chairman Tom Stillwell will once again Moyers. As a member of the national board, serve on the National Senior Games tillwell first will advocate for the board of directors. athletes and state This will be the second organizations. He time that Stillwell has served said he believes as a board member and that “transparency consulting attorney. We feel and integrity are this is the perfect position hallmarks of a great for him because of his years organization.” It is of service to the Arizona a standard that he Senior Olympics. He can has championed not only represent all senior in the past and will athletes, but is prepared continue in the to understand issues future. Stillwell said regarding management and “the National Senior volunteers. Games movement is Stillwell began his Tom Stillwell senior games experience as a sport growing and changing. NSGA must be commissioner in 1982, the year at the forefront of reaching out to the ASO was founded, and has been new senior population, from boomers continuously involved since then. He to millennials. It’s exciting to be a part was invited to join the ASO board of that effort.”

In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the nited States, which happened on that day in 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that officially established June 14 as Flag Day; in August 1949, National Flag Day was established by an act of Congress. Today, the flag is used in many ways. Some people wear it as part of their clothing, others display it as jewelry, worn on a lapel to indicate patriotism. It flies from standards as a symbol of pride and it is lowered to half staff in mourning national heroes. We live in complicated times and “patriotism” is defined and used in many ways. ut we should always remember that flags have always been used to identify a group of people

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great sense of personal pride. Giving of yourself and your time while learning from the wisdom and experience of the seniors we service can be priceless. Approach the day with the question, “What can I learn today to help others tomorrow?”

:: by Mark Redmond of ComForCare of Scottsdale

he word “caregivers” is defined as folks who care for someone who needs assistance. “Care” is the key word. Recently, I read a quote that expresses what a caregiver really does: “Doctors diagnose, nurses heal and caregivers make sense of it all.” rett ewis As many caregivers already know, this role is one that carries much responsibility and many pressures and stress. There are some ideas that caregivers can use to assist their clients in your day-to-day roles. Looking back, caregiving has been around for centuries, so we can all learn from what others have done. The challenge today is the huge demand for more caregivers because the senior population is living longer. According to the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, more than 10,000 people are turning 65 daily. This creates a bigger demand for people needing help and assistance on many levels, so caregivers need more tools to help them manage and

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help their clients, as it is vital and can decrease their pressures. The good news is many tools are available, ranging from communication to technology. Have you ever had a patient who has an outburst and you wish you could help or refocus them? Of course. Here are some tips and tools to help. CAREGIVING TOOLS Communication Creating ways to communicate can be very helpful in managing daily pressures, but there are some creative ways that you can help by showing you care. Do you have clients who won’t always take their medicine? Try serving it with a bowl of ice cream. I have sat with clients over the last few months and found out they served in the war. Some of the stories that they told me were incredible— especially the ones from the “ attle of the ulge.” o ask to hear the stories. Using communication is a great way to build and strengthen your relationship with your client and can produce a

Technology Having access to more tools can help you manage your patients more effectively. With the advances of the internet, many videos and training can be available to you to gain knowledge and experience. Just like many professions have tools of the trade, so do caregivers. Technology gives caregivers helpful ways to learn, assist, understand and manage their clients more effectively. Here are three apps that can help you: • MyClevermind.com is a voiceactivated app that helps simulate the cognitive abilities of seniors and people with Alzheimer’s or dementia. • Spotify.com allows the user to listen

who share not only their geography, but their common values and beliefs. Flag Day should unite us. Flag Day should help us to see that we are more similar than different and that we are only strong when we are united. At some time in our lives we have all stood and said those ancient words: “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” to music. Try asking the clients what kind of music they like. Music therapy provides great benefits for clients with dementia. • Therapeuticharp.org is a great selection of harp music that can bring a peace. Go to www.therapeuticharp. org for local events you can attend for free. Support groups are other helpful tools and, depending on the situation, the clients and caregivers can go on outings or visit a local support group. For more information, email marketing@cfcaz.net. Mark Redmond is a ce tified e dmission ofession l w o wo s with ComForCare of Scottsdale. It provides nonmedical in-home and personal care and has served the Valley for more than a decade, helping the senior population remain independent by assisting with daily needs and personal care. om o e is ce tified gency wit ili s lifeline medical alert systems and dementia. For more information or support resources, call Redmond at (480) 998-0668 or visit www. comforcare.com/Scottsdale.

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