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She is a busy single mother of two and is studying medical billing.
We call her "the General"
She is the invaluable leader of the 5 Star team |
May
Happenings
7 Ches. Task Force on Aging
8:30 Major Hilliard Library
10 Suffolk Task Force
3:00 The Cultural Arts Bldg
12 Portsmouth Senior Sports Day Senior Station
10:00 - 1:00
13 Va Beach Task Force on
Aging
8:30 Brighton Gardens
14 Portsmouth Task Force
8:30 Cradock Rec Center
21 Norfolk Task Force on
Aging
9:00 Norfolk Sr. Center
21 Rally at the Alley 12:00 Call 398-2278 to register
23 Sweet Memories Benefit
for Alzheimer's
Cavalier Golf and Country Club
Call 757-459-2405 for tickets
27 Peninsula Task Force
8:30 Coliseum Park Hampton
Send us your events for
addition to the monthly
Happenings!
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May is National ALS Awareness Month
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) is a degenerative disease that
usually attacks both upper and lower motor neurons and causes break
down throughout the brain and spinal cord. A common first symptom is a
painless weakness in a hand, foot, arm or leg, which occurs in more
than half of all cases. Other early symptoms include speech swallowing
or walking difficulty. Lou Gehrig first brought national and
international attention to the disease in 1939 when he abruptly retired
from baseball after being diagnosed with ALS. Most commonly, the
disease strikes people between the ages of 40 and 70, and as many as
30,000 Americans have the disease at any given time. You financial gift aids in necessary research. To Donate Online: http://www.alsinfo.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=230 By Phone 301-978-9855 (toll free: 1-866-348-3257)
Let us know of your special event so we can add it to our Happenings calendar.
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THOUGHTS FOR LIVING
"The
best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent,
tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a
father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of
you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity."
Benjamin Franklin, American Statesman
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Crime Prevention Tips For
Seniors
Crime and the fear of crime
create special problems for the elderly. Crime prevention is everyone's
responsibility, not just a job for law enforcement. Seniors can learn how to
protect themselves from crime by following these simple, commonsense
suggestions. Share these tips with your neighbors and friends, to make it tough
for criminals to work in your neighborhood.
At Home
Never open your door automatically.
Install and use a peephole.
Lock
your doors and windows.
Vary your daily routine.
Use
"Neighbor Watch" to keep an eye on your neighborhood.
Don't leave notes on the
door when going out.
Leave lights on when going
out at night; use a timer to turn lights on and off when you are away for an
extended period.
Notify
neighbors and the police when going away on a trip.
When you are away
remember to cancel
deliveries such as newspapers and arrange for someone - a neighbor's child,
perhaps - to mow the lawn if need be. Arrange for your mail to be held by the
Post Office, or ask a neighbor to collect it for you.
Be wary of unsolicited
offers to make repairs to your home. Deal only with reputable businesses.
Keep an inventory with
serial numbers and photographs of re-saleable appliances, antiques and
furniture. Leave copies in a safe place.
Don't hesitate to report
crime or suspicious activities.
Install deadbolt locks on
all your doors.
Keep your home well lit at
night, inside and out; keep curtains closed.
Ask for
proper identification from delivery persons or strangers.
If a stranger asks to use
your telephone, offer to place the call for him or her yourself.
Never let a stranger
into your home.
Do
not leave notes on your door when you are gone.
Do not
hide your keys under the mat or in other conspicuous places.
Never give out information over the phone
indicating you are alone or that you won't be home at a certain time.
If you arrive at home and suspect a stranger
may be inside, DON'T GO IN. Leave quietly and call 911 to report the crime.
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The Aging Mind
Tips for an Aging Mind
Here are some strategies to help your brain as it changes with age: - Don't make rash decisions.
- Give yourself time to think.
- Write things down.
- Memory can be
fallible for people of any age.
- Structure your day and your surroundings to help you
remember things.
- Imagine a future action in as much detail as you can.
- Keep your brain active with activities that require
mental effort, such as reading.
- Stay physically active.
As our brains age, we're less likely to think as quickly as we used to or
remember things as well. But the knowledge we gain from life experience can
sometimes compensate for other changes in our brains as we age. Older
professionals, for example, are often better at their jobs than younger ones. Research is now revealing how the brain changes and adapts as we age. These
insights are shedding light on real-life challenges, like how to remember things
and how to avoid scams. Dr. Denise C. Park, director of the Roybal Center for
Healthy Minds at the University of Illinois, explains that knowledge and
experience are protected as you age. "When you're performing a complex task,"
she says, "your memory may be less efficient, but your knowledge about how to do
it may be better." In most real-world experiences, older people already have
previous knowledge that they can use to interpret new situations and decide how
to respond. Perhaps the most common change people face as they age
is trouble remembering things. Park says it's important to acknowledge that your
memory is fallible. "For medicines, driving directions or other things with
specific details, don't rely on your memory," she says. "That's good advice for
everybody, but especially for older adults." Some evidence suggests that activities requiring mental effort such as
playing board games, reading and playing a musical instrument can help stave off
mental decline. Other studies suggest that physical activity might help. Researchers supported by NIH's National Institute on Aging continue to
explore new ways to keep the brain healthy as we age. In the meantime, try to
keep in good shape both mentally and physically, and use the tips in this
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Mini Crab Cakes With Garlic-Chive Sauce
Prep: 10 min., Cook: 8 min. per batch
Yield: Makes 16 cakes (serving size: 1 cake and 1 tbsp. sauce)
Ingredients
1
(8-oz.) package fresh lump crabmeat, drained
3
whole grain white bread slices
1/3
cup
light mayonnaise
3
green onions, thinly sliced
1
teaspoon
Old Bay seasoning
1
teaspoon
Worcestershire sauce
2
large eggs, lightly beaten
Vegetable cooking spray
Salt to taste
Garlic-Chive Sauce
Garnish: lemon slices
Preparation
1.
Pick crabmeat, removing any bits of shell. Pulse bread slices
in a
blender or food processor 5 times or until finely crumbled.
(Yield
should be about 1 1/2 cups.)
2. Stir together mayonnaise and next
4 ingredients in a large bowl.
Gently stir in breadcrumbs and crabmeat.
Shape mixture
into 16 (2-inch) cakes (about 2 Tbsp. each).
3.
Cook cakes, in batches, on a hot, large griddle or nonstick skillet
coated with cooking spray over medium-low heat 4 minutes on
each side
or until golden brown. Season with salt to taste.
(Keep cakes warm in a
200° oven for up to 30 minutes.)
Serve with Garlic-Chive Sauce.
Garnish, if desired.
Note: For testing purposes, we used Sara Lee Soft &
Smooth Whole Grain White Bread.
Note: Nutritional analysis does not include salt to taste.
Nutritional Information
Calories:67 Fat:3.7g (sat 1.3g,mono 0.2g,poly 0.1g) Protein:4.2gCarbohydrate:4.3gFiber:0.4g
Cholesterol:41mgIron:0.3mgSodium:238mgCalcium:12mg
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