Mature Lifestyles Mar. 2012 Lake/Marion edition

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Dear Readers,

“It shouldn’t be this much fun

to keep happy healthy chickens in your own backyard… but it is!”(from the online blog: Chicken Keeping Secrets) These days if I wonder where Dear Husband is, there’s a good chance he’s out back on a “tour de coup.” Our mixed-breeds “girls”—hens named Katarina and Ophelia (blacks), Click and Cluck (reds) and Dominique (black and white)—require some sort of checking on five or six times a day. Reality? Nothing much changes in their coop or attached chicken yard during any 24-hour period. We find it fun, however, to just go out and watch their antics. Or toss them some (quite expensive) cracked corn. Or just stand and talk to or about our girls. How we became suburban chicken ranchers is one of those marriage things. I said: “I always loved chickens growing up on a farm.”DH heard: “Janice wants chickens.”The new-aluminum-porch-salesman said: “Hauling away the old wood is included in the cost.”DH heard: “We’re planning to take cedar 4 x 4s and 2 x 8s to the dump! Some of it is past using, but the rest…”A day later I asked: “What’s yournew book?” DH replied: “Raising Chickensfor Dummies.” And that’s how DH became Facilities and Maintenance Director for our little chicken ranch and I became Acquisi-tions and Distribution Manager. His hand sketches and lists of supplies were free. Wire fencing, nails, hinges and locks were definitely not. He was “man, the provider” as

he flashed his credit card at Home Depot and wielded his power saw on boards stretched over sawhorses. The man and his tools be-came a thing to behold. And then one day our pleasant chicken king-dom was completed. Our future girls would go in and out from coop to yard on a clever ladder; their covered yard fence would allow no predators. A wire floor on the raised coop area offered the Maintenance Director easy cleanup for the anticipated six or seven pounds of manure each chicken is predicted to provide each year (think flower beds here). We took DH’s credit card and made our way to the Tractor Supply store in Plant City to shop for supplies. Wa-terer? Check. Feeder? Check. Grower mash? Check. Magazines for backyard chicken people like us? Check. It was time to find our first girls. From ads on Craigslist, we finally chose four babies and settled in to get connected in a small way to the earth, to the reality of food sources, to nature. Cliches based on chickens cometo mind. “Pecking order”: Katarina and Ophelia were—and still are—at the top of the pecking order. Guess what? They’re just a family of siblings who’ve had to work out how to live together, as one writer said. We added Dominique recently and discovered that our girls didn’t want a stepsister and the pecking became real. She now has her own little coop next to the bigger yard, and Cluck sometimes still rushes the fence trying to henpeck her. Ophelia was “mad as a wet hen” when we carelessly left the nest box door open and she “flew the coop.” I found her circling the chicken yard, rushing headlong at the fence every few feet trying desperately to get back

with the other girls. To say “sounds like a bunch of old hens” makes sense as we listen to their universal sound of braaaaap, braaaap. A good alpha rooster tells the world when the sun is about to rise and then crows again when the sun has followed up on the statement. We don’t think our neighbors would enjoy that information, so

there will be no alpha rooster on our ranch. That means no fertilized eggs. I never explained that to Katarina, and she recently tried to “brood,” sitting on a nest day and night like a good “moth-er hen.” We didn’t leave her “nest egg” under her (lest it become “a bad egg”). You get the picture. We have fresh eggs which I, as Distribution Manager, figure are now costing us about $5 each considering expenses to date. Because of the girls’ mixed heritage, one red hen lays dark brown eggs, the other lays large cream-colored eggs, and our little black hens lay small creamy white eggs. For us – empty nesters that we are – raising chickens has become a point of conversation, a joint endeavor we created together. The fresh eggs? Well, they’re really all they’re cracked up to be. And, if this makes you homesick to have chickens, it’s cheaper to watch a flock live on hencam.com. I’m not kidding! Someone put a webcam on their backyard flock. We’ll not be doing that.

Tending Our Little Flock—It’s All It’s Cracked Up To Be

Janice Doyle, Editor

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Local Theater Still Putting on Great Country Music ShowsBY JANICE DOYLE

Country singer Garth Brooks once said,

“Just keep taking chances and having fun.” That seems to describe what Chuck Eck is doing as he and his daughter and son-in-law Charlene and Scott Stewart keep the Florida Sunshine Opry turning out great shows every weekend. For more than 10 years now, the Florida Sunshine Opry has been going strong. With some big name artists coming in and lots of local talent, the Opry offers good family entertain-ment in a clean environment. There’s no smoking and no alcohol allowed at Florida Sunshine Opry. The food is simple and good—hot dogs, BBQ and popcorn. That way, Charlene says, “People can come enjoy the fun and the music.”

And each weekend hundreds of music lovers go to the Eustis theater for jammin’ and singing, food and fun. The Opry Theater’s music scene

is held together by a local band with Forest Rodgers, lead guitarist. He says, “The whole band is made up of long-time professional musicians” who love to play and sing country music. Watch for music of the 50s and 60s sometimes, too. That’s when the house band switches from country music to rock ‘n roll. Charlene’s mother used to call them the New York Greasers when they made the switch and the name has stuck. So, if you like Rock-n-Roll, watch for the Greasers.

In winter months, Nashville or Branson regulars often take the stage, and in the summer months, entertainers besides the Opry band are typically from the local area. “Some of our popular shows are tribute shows—to John Denver, Willie Nelson and others,” says Charlene, so watch for those too. The economy’s downturn for the past couple of years has hit the Florida Sunshine Opry hard, Charlene says. “We’re always happy to have the snowbirds back in town to enjoy the music.” She adds, “We also under-stand that many of those who attend our shows are older people, and they start having health problems and can’t return.” But the music goes on. If you feel like “jamming” every once in a while, take advantage of every Friday’s open mic night. You can go the the Opry and sing or play onstage with the Opry Band. $7 admission.

Scott and Charlene Stewart.The Opry Band on stage.

March Schedule at Florida

Sunshine Opry:8 Johnny Alston’s Motown and Vondal Moore: $1410 Tribute show to Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings (2 and 7 p.m.): $15

15 Straggard Strait Band: $1017 Jason D. Williams (Jerry Lee

Lewis style performer): $1722 Gospel Night with Pastor John

and The Logo’s: FREE24 Tribute show to George Jones: $1331 New York Greasers/ ‘50s

and ‘60s music: $12 The Florida Sunshine Opry is at 431 Plaza Dr., Eustis. For information, call (352) 357-4448. Online at fsopry.com.

Expert? What Makes an Expert?The following are quotes by

those considered “experts” in their fields at one time: “Everything that can be invented has been invented.” ~ Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, 1899. “The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?” ~ David Sarnoff’s associates in response to his urgings for invest-ment in the radio in the 1920s. “There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power of the atom.” ~ Robert Millikan, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1923.

“Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value.” ~ Marechal Ferdinand Foch, Professor of Strategy, Ecole Superieure de Guerre, France. “640K ought to be enough for anybody.” ~ Bill Gates, 1981.

“This ‘telephone’ has too many short-comings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us.” ~ Western Union internal memo, 1876.

“Drill for oil? You mean drill into the ground to try and find oil? You’re crazy.” ~ Drillers who Edwin L. Drake tried to enlist to his project to drill for oil in 1859.

“Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau.” ~ Irving Fisher, Professor of Economics, Yale University, 1929.

“Man will never reach the moon regard-less of all future scientific advances.” ~ Dr. Lee DeForest, Father of Radio and Grandfather of Television.

“I’m just glad it’ll be Clark Gable who’s falling on his face and not Gary Cooper.” ~ Gary Cooper on his decision not to take the leading role in “Gone With The Wind.”

BOOST® Sampling Tour Coming To You!People in the U.S. are living longer

than ever before. Many seniors live active and healthy lives. But the simple fact is that, as we age, our health and nutrition needs change. To stay fit, it’s important to get the right amount of nutrition in your daily diet. But even if you know which nutri-ents you need every day, if you don’t have much of an appetite or if health problems make eating difficult, it’s sometimes hard to fit in the calories, protein, vitamins and minerals that are essential for healthy aging. Complete Nutritional Drinks can help seniors fill the nutritional gap that their meals don’t cover. BOOST® is offering samples of their product at upcoming Senior Fun Fests in St. Petersburg and Port Charlotte. (Learn more about BOOST Complete Nutritional Drinks at boost.com.) As part of a 20-week Florida Sampling Tour, a number of expos and events attended by senior communities will be offering samples of different BOOST flavors and formulations.

BOOST is also partnering with Walmart to sample the product at more than 70 stores. Giveaways include coupons, educational materials and a BOOST reusable tote bag. In ad-dition, consumers can try the “Which BOOST is Right for You” iPad app. “We are pleased to reach out to the Florida senior community through the BOOST Sampling Tour,” said Abigail Buckwalter, Marketing Manager. “The tour will offer an immersive experience that educates seniors about the benefits of BOOST and inspires them on the road to healthy living.” Join us for a great opportunity to meet our friends from BOOST at these upcoming Senior Fun Fests. March 27 at the St. Pete Coliseum, 535 Fourth Avenue North, St. Petersburg from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m, (727) 892-5202. Also on April 12 at the Cultural Center of Charlotte County, 2280 Aaron Street, Port Charlotte from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (941) 625-4175. For more information about the Senior Fun Fests, call 1-888-670-0040.


Through April 1 “Three from Cuba: The Art of Vicente,

Miguel and Sandro—The Fantastic to the Sublime” art exhibit. Appleton Museum, Ocala. (352) 291-4455.

9 and 10 14th Annual Pig on the Pond BBQ Competition &

Festival. Waterfront Park, Clermont. $2 admission. (352) 516-5897.

10 Mel Tillis at Orange Blossom Opry, Weirsdale. 2:30 and

7:30 p.m. (352) 821-1201.

13 Minnesota Reunion Picnic for present or former Minnesotans.

Hickory Point Recreational Facility. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch at 11:30 a.m. Bring covered dish to share, personal table service. Info at (352) 771-0151.

15 Bon Tempos play dance music at Tavares Civic Center.

7 to 9 p.m. (352) 742-6305.

16 Parade of Senior Services from non-profit agencies. 10 a.m.

to 3 p.m. Free admission. Central Florida College, Ewers Century Center, Ocala. (352) 368-5517.

17 Ocala’s St. Patrick’s Day Festival. 4 to 9 p.m. Live music,

dancing, food, crafts. Downtown Square, Ocala. (352) 368-5517.

18 “Great Moments in Opera” by Central Florida Lyric

Opera. 3 p.m. Williams Fine Arts Aud., Lake Sumter Community College, Leesburg. (407) 292-2143.

22 “Mentalmania” by Mark Stone, Mentalist, at Lakeside

Terrace Mobile Home Park, 24 Sunrise Lane, Fruitland Park. 7 p.m. Admission is $10. (352) 728-8892.

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Chaim-To Life. 7:30 p.m. “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Schindler’s List,” more. $45/door. St. Patrick Catholic Church, Mount Dora. (352) 589-1500.

23 The Zookeeper, free Movie in the Park. 7:30 p.m. at

Jervey Gantt Rec Complex, Ocala. Details at (352) 368-5517.

23 Debby Boone in concert. 7 p.m. Tickets: $36 to $44.

Circle Square Cultural Center, Ocala. Call (352) 854-3670 for more info.

23 through April 8 Theatre production of “Grease,”

Melon Patch Playhouse, Leesburg. Tickets and info: (352) 787-3013.

31 Black Bear Festival. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Arts and crafts,

food vendors, Carr cabin tours, black bear tours, more. Cadwell Park, Umatilla. (352) 669-3511.

31 Pig Out BBQ Bash competition. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Hosted by

the Junior League of Ocala. Florida Horse Park, Ocala. Information at (352) 368-0993 or visit online: juniorleagueofocala.com.

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BY EVELYN MACKEY

“When all is said and done, it’s not the shots

that won the championship that you remember, but the friend-ships you made along the way.” Seniors universally know that regu-lar exercise, along with a good diet, good medical care, good genes and a bit of luck, can postpone getting to that place called “old.” And today’s seniors are redefi ning “sports” as they accommodate damaged knees or hips—or as their bodies just plain say “slow it down, buddy.” The thing is that they want to be outside living the sporting life be-cause they still enjoy competing. An added bonus is that they don’t have to prove anything to anyone anymore as they adapt to less strenuous sports. Here are some of the sports enjoyed in Florida:

Paddling Kayaking has become the favorite water sport for senior paddlers. Kayaks are faster, easier to steer (because of the low profi le) and easier to manage in strong wind than canoes. SOTs (Sit On Top) kayaks even come with a small wheel mounted under the stern to make it easy for one person to pick up and walk it to or from the water. Paddle boats are yet another type of kayak propelled by your feet on pedals much like a cyclist would pedal—especially good for those with arm or shoulder problems who can’t wield the conventional paddle.

Lawn Bowling The sport of lawn bowling takes on the look of a scene straight out of The Great Gatsby with people dressed in white moving gracefully around a green court. It’s a fun lawn or court game where the objective is to roll slightly asymmetric balls so they stop close to a smaller ball (or bowl). Here in Florida it’s an outdoor sport which draws dozens of people who enjoy it as a low impact, therapeutic form of exercise.

Pickleball Pickleball is a court sport, sort of a combination of tennis and ping pong. It’s played with lightweight paddles and whiffl eballs with four players per court. Look around for a local group.

Shuffl eboard Now being considered a “retro” sport by a younger generation, shuffl eboard is a peaceful sport.

There’s a soothing, quieting effect to the gentle scraping sound of the pucks on the court. Players use broom-shaped paddles to push weighted pucks down a narrow and elongated court hoping they’ll come to rest within a marked scoring area. Of interest: The world-famous St. Petersburg Shuffl eboard Club is experiencing a surge in popularity by turning the club into a complete Friday night experience for all ages. Hundreds attend for food, music, dance and a feeling of acceptance. Trivia: In its heyday of the ‘30s through the ‘60s, the St. Pete club had 110 playing courts and a membership of over 5,000.

Horseshoes Horseshoes is an old sport, histori-cally played most anywhere horses were found. The goal is to throw horseshoes at a stake in the ground with scoring based on how close the horseshoe gets to the stake. Men and women who love this sport attest to its physical and mental attributes as an aid to staying young. Physically there’s lots of walk-ing, bending, resistance, etc. The mental workout includes using mental math, thinking for strategy, decision-making skills and much more. Add the social component and it sounds like the perfect sport!

Cornhole Toss Cornhole or Corn Toss is a great driveway sport for ages 2 to 102. It’s similar to horseshoes except you use wooden boxes called platforms and corn bags. Contestants take turns pitching their corn bags at the platform until a contestant reaches the score of 21 points. This sport is more portable than horse-shoes because it doesn’t require sand-pits, so once you have your platform it becomes a takealong sport which builds fl exibility and balance. It’s also great for those with mobility issues. Other sports to consider are bocce ball, disc golf, badminton, archery—and good, old, free walking! Helen Hayes was right when she proclaimed, “Resting is rusting.” We can’t stop the clock, but we can slow its tick and enjoy life with sports and teammates.

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What Is The Radiologist’s Role In Your Care?Your radiologist is often behind the

scenes working closely with your primary care physician and/or specialist to aid in the diagnosis, and sometimes the treatment, of the entire spectrum of disease. There is often confusion in the general population with what role your radiologist plays in your medical care. The term radiologist is used to refer to a physician with residency training and board certification in diagnostic radiology. A radiologist is also trained to provide imaging guided biopsies and directed ther-apies such as steroid injections for pain management, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of vascular disease. This is not to be confused with a radiation oncologist, who is a physician primarily trained in in-ternal medicine with further specialization in the treatment of cancers through the use of focused radiation therapy. While there is some “sharing” of the same technolo-gies (CT, nuclear medicine), they are two distinct and separate fields of medicine. The radiologist uses many forms of im-aging to diagnose disease and pathology. The primary modalities at a radiologist’s

disposal include CT, MRI, nuclear medi-cine/PET, ultrasound, diagnostic “x-ray/fluoroscopy. The specialty has grown by leaps and bounds with both exciting discoveries in new technology as well as steady, significant improvements in tech-nology that has been around for 100 years. One common misconception is that the newest, most technologically advanced modalities will always be the “best” for any given situation. For example MRI does NOT have the highest spatial resolution (the ability to distinguish two points as distinct) of all the available modalities. That honor in fact belongs to digital mammography. The strength of MRI lies in its very high contrast resolu-tion. This means it can often distinguish cancer from noncancerous tissue that may have the same density, but will typically have different cellular makeup that can be highlighted and contrasted by MRI. An example of a recent breakthrough would be the use of newer injected contrast agents such as Eovist that are used for MRI imaging of the liver. A “lesion” in the liver may be cancerous,

benign, or somewhere in between. Now more than ever we can make the ap-propriate decision on whether to biopsy/treat a lesion in the liver versus, with more confidence, dismiss it as benign. CT uses x-rays and, with the aid of pow-erful computer processing, reconstructs the internal anatomy of the human body in striking detail. Recent advances include much lower radiation doses per exam and much faster imaging time. Imaging time with CT may be only a few seconds where as a complete MRI can take as much as 45 minutes or longer. This increase in imag-ing speed allows us to image structures never before possible, such as the coronary arteries. A “multislice” scanner of 48 or higher can “freeze” an image from a single heart beat to produce a clear image of the coronary arteries similar to that provided with a conventional invasive angiogram. Another use of CT in the evaluation of the heart includes coronary artery calcium scoring. This specialized exam uses additional computer programming to calculate the amount of calcium deposited in the wall of the coronary

arteries. Calcium in the wall of arteries is an indicator of atherosclerosis but, by itself, is not an accurate predictor of who will have a cardiac event. Therefore it is NOT a replacement for angiography, but aids in risk stratification and guides management decisions. A person with “intermediate” risk factors for heart disease with no calcium deposits will have similar rates of future cardiac events as patients with low risk factors. High calcium deposits combined with intermediate risk factors are associated with a much higher rate of future cardiac events. Patients may benefit from more aggressive medical management similar to what would be recommended if they had high risk factors. At this time it is not recommended for all patients, but its use in guiding treatment recommenda-tions has been shown recently in medi-cal literature to be increasingly valuable. Your local radiologist can help answer questions about other advances in radiol-ogy, and help you and your doctor de-cide what test or tests are right for you. Call (352) 671-4300 for more info.RAO PACS Mature Lifestyles.pdf 2/6/12 10:05:43 AM


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Yearning for the Past While Driving into the FutureBY JOHN C. LIBURDI

Even though many decades have passed since the Beatles song

“Drive My Car” was a hit, Paul McCartney’s words still ring in our collective ears: “Baby you can drive my car.” Given that Paul was to be chauffeuring a lady star of the screen, the car had to be a grand automobile. Such a car was easy enough to find back then, but a magnificent automo-bile might be rather difficult to find in this era of advanced technology and futuristic vehicles. My senility notwith-standing, one would have to agree that most of today’s cars look to be cold techno toys, not unlike scary UFOs. Back in the day, cars had real personality and powerful presence. I yearn for the elegance of the sculptured fenders that graced my postwar Pontiac Torpedo, beautifully flared out with sweeping curves. Like many other cars of the ‘40s, 50s and ‘60s era, its wheels were

adorned with big silver hubcaps, looking like four huge jewels. I also miss the art deco hood ornaments that used to be on those cars, gleaming figures of jet aircraft, exotic animals and semi-nude women, all truly inspiring. Then there were those massive, curvy chrome bumpers of yesteryear, each one heavier than a trendy Smart car. And much like that grouchy old lady at the counter in the burger joint once asked, “Where’s the beef?” I’m asking today’s automakers, “where’s the fins?” The dramatic evolution of the automobile is clearly evident intoday’s advertising hype. Forget about the car’s mechanical attributes; instead, everyone is excited about how many channels the satellite radio receives, how the navigation system leads the driver by the nose to a given destination, and how upscale cars autonomously maneuver into a parking spot while the stupid humans inside just watch.

Now everyone is suddenly fascinated with those highly innovative push-button starters, like our cars had way back when. Of course, people who market high tech autos hide the fact that a driver can’t yell at his kids in the back seat anymore; to do so would get the car’s computer all confused about the voice commands he previously screamed into the dashboard. It’s true that my lingering love for old cars is largely a matter of infatu-ation, but it’s not that I’m stubbornly stuck in the past. The new cars are just becoming stranger and stranger to me as technology evolves. I guess some of us are simply destined to suffer from future-shock. Indeed, the day is coming when cars will travel with-out a driver at the wheel.

Research engineers are eagerly work-ing to bring that concept into being. When it happens, we’ll all be relegated to mere passenger status and, sad to say, Paul McCartney won’t be able to drive that big car for his Hollywood diva anymore. On the bright side however, the two of them will be able to enjoy more time together in the rear seat, just like we did back in the good old days! (Liburdi lives in the Charlotte, NC metro area. His recent book Italian-American Fusion: Italy’s Influence on the Evolution of America is available at internet bookstores and on the

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Veterans Corner

BY JANICE DOYLE

Edward Dement, 88, is Commander of the Florida Gulf Coast Chap-

ter of the American Ex-POWs and former National Director of the group. It is an elite group who have survived the un-imaginable and lived to talk about it, if not to outsiders, then at least to each other. DeMent’s easy smile and articulate speech make it easy to forget that, during WWII, he and five others parachuted from a damaged B-24 (part of the 456th Bomb Group) in April 1944. He weighed 160 pounds that day over Yugoslavia and remembers hearing a dog bark as he landed in a fir tree and fell to the ground, dislocating both kneecaps and suffering many other injuries. The captured men were treated well for a time in a camp supplied with food rations by the Red Cross and with books and athletic equip-ment by the YMCA. (The pilot told the men to bail out, thinking he would go down with the plane.) When Russia closed in to liberate the camp, the men were forced to leave in twenty below zero weather, marching toward Stalag Luft III outside of Munich. When that camp was liberated by General Patton himself on April 29, 1945, DeMent weighed only 110 pounds. He went back to Chicago, married, worked and raised a family. Like most POWs, Dement experienced flashbacks. A picture on the wall of his Temple Terrace, Florida, apartment shows the crew of nine who flew over Yugoslavia on the fateful day in 1944. Dement is the only one still living. Also on the wall are his Silver Star, three Purple Hearts, two Presidential Citations, four Battle Stars and much more.

POWs He talked about POWs. “Two things are foremost in the memories of WWII POWs held in Europe: winter’s cold and the lack of food. The POWs

were young, but the ones who suffered most were the men who had a wife and child back home. I was assigned to deliver mail and I saw their agony.” Some ex-POWs don’t want to join, DeMent said, because they don’t like groups, but he feels that as you get older there’s more locked in

your mind and sharing helps you deal with it. Men often don’t talk about their experiences to non-members but enjoy sharing with other ex-POWs. A few years ago, the director of the National Prisoner of War Museum (at Andersonville, Georgia) asked DeMent to help them find a way to extend the impact of the POW Museum. DeMent has worked with the museum in planning and develop-ing a new mobile museum called “Victory from Within: The American Prisoner of War Museum.” DeMent will be honored later this year at the unveiling of the 1,200 square foot traveling exhibit which will introduce the public to the prisoner of war story through present-day experiences. Edward DeMent and others who survived the unimaginable will then have a part of their story told more widely. Other parts of their story they talk about only among others who, like them, survived. Other Ex POW chapters meet in Spring Hill, Port Charlotte, Sarasota and Dunnellon. For information, call Edward DeMent at (813) 985-3783.

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BY JANICE DOYLE

“Y’all come.” The words are the Song of the South. It

might be an invitation to experience places with a long history, beauti-ful flowers, long walks on wooded paths and charming cottages amidst pines and azaleas. So, y’all come and meet us at Callaway Gardens!

If you have friends you’d like to relax with—or if you want to just stop on your way to somewhere else—there’s no place like Callaway Gardens. Any time of year is a good time to be there, but the Gardens are especially wonderful in the spring as the azaleas bloom. It’s time to go! Located on I-85 southwest of Atlanta, it’s a day’s drive from west Florida to Callaway Gardens. My husband and I joined our good friends there. We stayed in one of the two-bedroom, two-bath cottages nestled into the woods, brought our own food, and everywhere we looked for two days, the woods were full of azalea bushes. An inn and villas are also available for lodging, and you’ll fi nd several restaurants on the grounds.

What’s at Callaway Gardens? You’ll fi nd fl oral beauty in the 40-acres of azaleas and other garden delights as you drive the roads or hike the trails through the property. Better yet, pick up a bike and follow the 10-mile paved trail that winds through the woods, with stops at all the major attractions. At the John A Sibley Horticultural Center, it’s easy to spend an hour or more wandering through the fi ve acres of gardens: a tropical rain forest, a Mediterranean garden, a desert plot and much more. We loved the sculptures and the indoor waterfall. The Gardens include the Virginia Hand Callaway Discovery Center, a lovely building full of displays and informa-tion. A Backyard Wildlife Habitat and Birds of Prey program interest the critter crew in a group. More than 1000 butterfl ies live in the Cecil B. Day Butterfl y Center. After spotting four or fi ve, we slowed our steps and looked more closely to fi nd the hidden beauties among the plants.

New at the Gardens is an adventurous two hours on the TreeTop Adventure. All four of us are in the very late 60s to mid-70s age range, but there we were lined up in helmets and safety harnesses letting guides get us started on the obstacle ropes and zip line course for all ages. The brochure says you can “leap, swing and whiz” your way through it. We didn’t do any of those specifi cally, but we took it one challenge at a time, cheered each other on, laughed a lot at ourselves and enjoyed the whole thing immensely.

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A. Before I answer your question, let me congratulate you for having tried to quit smoking and urge you to try again. It often takes smokers several “tries” before one takes hold. As you have discovered, nicotine is a highly addictive substance. For most smokers, “willpower” alone is not enough. Fortunately, smokers today have a number of tools to fight tobacco addiction. Quit-smoking aids include nicotine replacement (nicotine patches, gums, lozenges, inhalers, and sprays), bupropion (Zyban, Wellbutrin), varenicline (Chantix), counseling and behavior-change therapy, and social support. None are miracle workers. You mentioned having tried the nicotine patch. Dr. Nancy Rigotti, director of the Tobacco Research and Treatment Center at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital, said that some smokers find success

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episodes of forgetfulness. When an older loved one has a few episodes of forgetfulness, friends and family members may wonder whether those misplaced keys or trouble finding the right word in a conversation is the result of normal age-related changes in memory or an early sign of some-thing more serious. The characteris-tics of these forgetful moments often offer clues as to whether Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia may be the underlying problem. For example: Recognizing and discussing epi-sodes of memory loss. If the person complains about memory loss and can provide details about the episode of forgetfulness, normal aging is more likely. With dementia, it’s common that the person affected will only complain about memory problems if she’s asked about them and won’t be able to recall specific instances. Worry about memory loss. When dementia occurs, the person affected

is often much less concerned about memory loss than her family members are. The reverse is true for normal age-related memory problems. Losing the way. If your loved one doesn’t get lost in familiar sur-roundings but does sometimes pause momentarily to remember the way, normal aging is likely. But if she gets lost in familiar territory while walking or driving and takes hours to return, Al-zheimer’s or dementia should be a concern. Word-finding problems. Occasional trouble finding the right word probably isn’t worth worrying over, but frequent word-finding pauses and substitutions—for example, calling the telephone “the ringer” or “that thing I use to call you”—are typical of dementia.

Changes in abilities and social skills. While it isn’t uncommon for an older adult to be unwilling to operate new devices or to fumble a bit with their cell phone or DVR, it’s a warning sign if the person has trouble operating common appliances like the dishwasher or has trouble using even simple new devices. Also, if the person has lost interest in social activi-ties or if his or her social skills are in

decline, it’s worth noting. Of course, while these tips can help distinguish between normal age-related memory changes and demen-tia, concerns about memory problems should be brought to the attention of a doctor.

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Lifestyle Changes May Boost Memory Some basic lifestyle changes may help with age-related memory loss and perhaps more serious cognitive problems, according to a recent study published in the journal Lancet Neurology. Summarizing evidence from hundreds of studies, the findings indicate that up to half of all Alzheimer’s cases are associated with a group of risk factors that people can control including midlife obe-sity, depression, smoking and a couch-po-tato body and brain. Experts also point out that occasional memory lapses are rarely signs of incipient Alzheimer’s or demen-tia. When younger people are forgetful, it’s usually because they’re distracted and not creating memories efficiently. “Forgetfulness at an early age is rarely a sign of early dementia” The Washington Post, Oct. 2011

Marathon Record-Breaker Is 100 Years Old It took him eight hours, and he came in dead last, but Fauja Singh was smiling when he crossed the finish line at the Toronto marathon. No wonder. At the age of 100, he had become the oldest person to ever complete the 26-mile run. Singh, who was born in rural India and wore a yellow turban for the race, entered his first marathon at age 89. He attributes his good health and longevity to his vegetarian diet, which does not include alcohol or cigarettes, and daily exercise—a walk or run of up to 10 miles a day. Ed Payne, “Centenariancompletes marathon, sets record”CNN, Oct. 2011

International Aging Traditionally, younger members of Canadian families have seen to the care of their parents as they aged. In fact, Canadian friends and family provide 80 percent of such caregiving. But according to a new report from the Institute for Research on Public Policy, that arrangement may be threatened for a number of reasons, including an insufficient number of family members available to provide care. It is estimated that by 2031, 25 percent of women aged 65 or older will have no surviving children. “Caregiver shortage ‘major cause of concern’” The Mon-treal Gazette, Nov. 2011

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