Volume 4, Issue 3: Fall 2011

A magazine for senior adults distributed by Cookeville Regional Medical Center

There Is a Fountain

of Youth!CookevilleRegionalCardiologist Helps Develop Less Shocking Defibrillator

Reduce UnwantedCold CallsHaunted Half MarathonMuch More Than ‘Just a Race’

Hip Replacement: Not So Difficult

Dr. Menachem Langer, Chief Executive OfficerMelahn Finley, Director, Marketing & Public Relations

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ALL ABOUT LIFE 4Use National Do Not Call Registry to Reduce Unwanted Cold Calls

SMART SENSE 4FBI Notes Two New Types of Cyber Scams

NEW AT COOKEVILLE REGIONAL 5CRMC Cardiologist Helps Develop Less Shocking DefibrillatorHospital is second in U.S. to offer the Protecta™ ICD.

HIP REPLACEMENT NOT AS 6DIFFICULT AS SOME MIGHT THINKMost patients walk within a day and are free of painwithin three weeks.

PATIENT PROFILE 7Sharon Kay BrinesHip Replacement Patient"It's like a wonderful gift being given back to me."

HAUNTED HALF MARATHON 10IS MUCH MORE THAN ‘JUST A RACE’One entrant overcame all odds to run.

ACTIVE AFTER 50 11Anna Belle PruettShe’s still going strong at 96.

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Calendarof events

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Cookeville Regional welcomes you to these fun and educational health screeningsand events that give you an opportunity to ask questions about health issues.

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DEPARTMENTS:Active After 50 11All About Life 4Calendar of Events 2Club 50 Plus News 3Crossword Puzzle 11Crossword Solution 9Fitness After 50 9

From Our Kitchen to Yours 8Healthy Eating 8New at Cookeville Regional 5Physician News 3Smart Sense 4Women’s Wednesday 3

Basic Life Support CourseWhen: September 10 and October 8, 8:30-11:30 a.m.Where: CRMC Education CenterCost: $40For: Health care providers onlyRSVP by calling: (931) 783-2039

Dailey & Vincent ConcertWhen: Saturday, September 24, 5 p.m.Where: Gainesboro football fieldProceeds benefit: Children of Jackson and DeKalb counties, through The Foundation at CRMCCost: $15 per person, free for children 10 and underTickets available at: Tennessee Bible College, (931) 526-2616, and also on the day ofthe concert or at www.daileyvincent.com

Blood DriveWhen: Wednesday and Thursday, October 19 and 20, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Where: The Bloodmobile will be parked outside the main entrance of the hospital on both days.

Hospice: It’s More Than You ThinkWhat: First annual educational event for the general public and health care providersto learn more about hospice and how we can come together to become ambassadorsfor a positive death experience. CMEs and CEUs available for a nominal fee.When: October 21, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.Where: TTU Whitson-Hester School of NursingPresented by: Cookeville Regional Medical Center, The CRMC Foundation and areahospice organizationsRSVP by calling: (931) 783-2037

Community Health FairWhen: Saturday, October 22, 7 to 10 a.m.Where: CRMC Education CenterFor information or to register online: (931) 783-2587 orwww.crmchealth.org/healthfair.php

Upper Cumberland Haunted Half MarathonWhen: Saturday, October 22, beginning at 7 a.m. Where: Tennessee Tech University QuadFor more information or to register: RunHauntedHalf.com Proceeds benefit: The CRMC Foundation Cancer Care Fund

For information about future events, phone The Community Wellness Center at Cookeville Regional at 931-783-2587.

For more events, see page 3.

Club 50 Plus at Cookeville Regional was developed for adults age 50 andbeyond to encourage healthy lifestyles. Members enjoy preventive health screenings, educational programs, referral services, activities, discounts and more! For more information or to learn how you can join Club 50 Plus, call 931-783-2660 or visit www.crmchealth.org/club50plus.php.

Unless otherwise noted, Club 50 Plus events are held from 12 to 1 p.m. in theEducation Center at Cookeville Regional.

August 16 — "50-50 Rule for Family Caregivers"Join Kim Driver of Home Instead Senior Care as she discusses the 50-50 Rule,designed to help adult siblings improve communication skills, develop teamwork,make decisions together and divide the workload in caring for aging parents.

September 20 — "Advances with the da Vinci Robot"Dr. Lee Moore of Upper Cumberland Urology Associates will discuss recentadvances made in surgeries involving this powerful new surgical tool.

October 18 — "Ghost Stories of the Upper Cumberland"Join Dr. Opless Walker as he shares some of the area’s spookiest stories.

Registration is required. Contact Karen Bailey at 931-783-2660.

Drs. Purgiel and Pierce Relocate Dr. Kevin Purgiel and Dr. Mark Pierce haveopened their new office in Cookeville RegionalMedical Center’s Professional Office Building,Suite 202, located on the Fourth Street side ofthe hospital.

Dr. Purgiel is a general surgeon who provides afull spectrum of generalsurgery services, includingminimally invasive surgerytechniques, and is speciallytrained in several uniqueprocedures, including

single-incision laparoscopic surgery. He also hasextensive experience in endoscopic proceduresfor upper endoscopy and colonoscopy.

Dr. Pierce is an infectious disease specialist withexpertise in infections of the sinuses, heart,brain, lungs, urinary tract, bowel, bones andpelvic organs. Much of his training has focused

on all kinds of infections, including thosecaused by bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites.

Dr. Pierce’s office is alsohome to the Travel Clinic at Cookeville Regional.Services at the clinic includeitinerary consultation, vaccinations, site-specificadvice to protect yourhealth, and treatment of

travel-related illnesses. Dr. Pierce has extensiveexperience in travel medicine. He founded anddirected the Vanderbilt International TravelMedicine Clinic and spent many years as a physi-cian in remote areas of Africa. The Travel Clinicat Cookeville Regional Medical Center is openon Thursdays from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. Specialgroup consultations are available upon request.

For more information or to schedule anappointment with either Dr. Purgiel or Dr.Pierce, call (931) 520-8320.

Tatiana O. Guta-Chesnut, M.D., JoinsCookeville RegionalInternist Dr. Tatiana O.Guta-Chesnut has joinedthe staff at CookevilleRegional Medical Center.Dr. Chesnut is joining the

hospitalist program and will be specializing inand focusing solely on taking care of patientswho have been admitted to the hospital. Dr.Chesnut received her medical degree in 1993from the University of Medicine and Pharmacyof Cluj Napoca in Romania. She completed herresidency in internal medicine at St. BarnabasHospital in Bronx, N.Y. Dr. Chesnut is boardcertified in internal medicine.

Dr. Chesnut is pleased to be in the UpperCumberland region and looks forward to serving the medical needs of our community.

Cookeville Regional Medical Center...is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of all

residents in the communities we serve.

Women’s Wednesday . . .luncheons are enjoyable and informative.

Time: Noon to 1 p.m.Place: Room 3, Education CenterLunch: Catered meal $6, or bring your ownRSVP: By Monday prior to luncheon

(931) 783-2628

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Physician NEWS The latest updates on Cookeville Regional’s physicians and staff.

September 14 — All in the Label: Understanding the Food Nutrition LabelDo you look at the food nutrition label before you buy a food? Are you unsure what it means? Join CRMC Chief Clinical DietitianTracy Galyean, MS, RD, LDN, CDE, and learn how to better under-stand how to read the food label so that you can make quick, easyand informed decisions regarding food choices that contribute to a healthy diet.

October 12 — What’s the Latest Progress in Breast Cancer?Breast cancer is still the most common cancer among Americanwomen other than skin cancer, and the second leading cause of death.Join Harry Stuber, M.D., and learn about the latest updates andprogress on breast cancer.

Dr. Purgiel

Dr. Pierce

Dr. Chesnut

For more information about Women’s Wednesday events, phoneThe Women’s Center at Cookeville Regional at 931-783-2628.

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FBI Notes Two New Types of Cyber Scams.

Use the National Do Not Call Registry to Reduce Unwanted Cold Calls.

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"Whaling" or "spear phishing" occurs when a scammer targets a business or organization with personalized e-mails to either a groupof employees, an accountant, or a specific senior manager.

E-mail content will refer to fake-but-critical business matters, suchas a legal subpoena, IRS notice of audit, domain name registrationor even a credit line being revoked. Recently Middle Tennessee businesses reported receiving e-mails about a customer complaintthat appeared to be from the Better Business Bureau.

The e-mails will appear to have been sent from a trustworthy sourceor even from a staff member within the organization.

E-mail addresses will look similar (but not identical) to an addressyou are familiar with. The scammer’s aim is to convince the recipi-ent that the e-mail requires urgent action by following a link to afake website or opening an attachment that is malware infected.

Either action will download malware onto your computer that canrecord keystrokes, passwords and other company information thatallows the scammer to access when you go online. The end result ismost always auto transfer of funds from bank accounts, resulting inhuge financial losses to the business.

The most obvious way scammers obtain employee names and e-mailaddresses needed to personalize this scam is from postings on socialsites such as Facebook and business networking services such asLinkedIn. Scammers easily capture publicly available information toidentify their victims in this new and emerging scam.

BBB offers the following advice: • Use caution with e-mail containing attachments.

DO YOU KNOW THE SENDER?• Clicking on links provided in e-mails increases your

risks of being a victim.• Install and regularly update antivirus, anti-spyware

and firewall software.

SMART SENSE

The National Do Not Call Registry was jointly established bythe Federal Trade Commission and the Federal CommunicationsCommission to give Americans a way to avoid getting telemar-keting calls at home. Adding your home or cell phone numberto the registry is easy — and absolutely free.

Your registration will not expire. Telephone numbers placed onthe National Do Not Call Registry will remain on it permanently.

Source: http://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/coldcall.htm

All About Life

There are two ways to register:• Online at DoNotCall.gov, as long as you have a working

e-mail address. Shortly after you sign up, you will receive an e-mail confirmation from DoNotCall.gov that contains a link you must click to complete the process. If you do notclick on this link within 72 hours, your phone number willnot be registered.

• Over the telephone by calling toll-free 1-888-382-1222from the number you wish to register.

Cookeville Regional Medical Center recently becamethe first hospital in the Southeast and the second in theU.S. to use a new implantable cardioverter-defibrillator(ICD) that lessens “unnecessary” shocks. CRMC's Dr.Mark Wathen played an instrumental role in the devel-opment of this new technology, which is now beingused by electrophysiologists nationwide.

While ICDs have been implanted in humans since1985 and have a 99.7-percent chance of successfullyshocking a heart in cardiac arrest back into goodrhythm, they are also known to jolt patients when

it isn’t needed. However, the Protecta™ ICD withSmartShock™ technology, engineered by Medtronic,Inc., uses technology that dramatically decreases thenumber of unnecessary shocks, which are intenselypainful.

“Before I started this process, 50 to 80 percent of patientsgot shocked from a defibrillator," Wathen said. "If you area patient who receives this (new defibrillator), you haveonly a 5 percent chance of getting shocked in a year's time.That's beautiful.”

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With traditional laparoscopic surgery, three or four incisionsare made to allow the surgeon to insert “ports,” or straw-likedevices, into the area where the operation is to be performed.These ports create passageways for the doctor’s tiny instru-ments — usually a grasper, a laser and a camera. While theports are traditionally placed far apart to allow the surgeonmore room to work, with single-incision surgery, all threeports are placed through one small incision.

Surgeons offering this service at CRMC include ScottCopeland, M.D.; Brian Gerndt, M.D.; Jeff Moore, M.D.; JeffMcCarter, M.D.; Kevin Purgiel, D.O.; Bert Geer, D.O.; JeffGleason, M.D.; and Christine Pham, M.D.

Electrophysiologist Dr. Mark Wathen has brought a numberof cardiac firsts to the area since joining the hospital team in2010. He is now treating atrial fibrillation, otherwise knownas “AF” or “afib,” with a new cryoballoon procedure thatblocks the electrical pathways that cause afib.

The balloon catheter,inserted into the target veinusing a guide wire, inflatesand can isolate the veinwith one freezing blast,unlike an RF, or radio fre-quency, ablation, whichuses heat and requires mul-tiple burns. Wathen says hehas been using the cryobal-loon technique every weeksince the procedure was

first performed at CRMC in April. Overall, the success ratewith the catheter-based treatment is measured at 75 percent,he said.

“Afib has been very difficult to manage,” said Wathen. “This isgoing to change that whole process."

Among First in U.S. to UseCryoballoon for Afib Offers Several Types of

Single-Incision SurgeryCookeville Regional is proud to offer single-incision laparoscopic surgery for gallbladder,kidney and gynecological needs, and more.

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Cardiologist Helps Develop Less Shocking DefibrillatorHospital is second in U.S. to offer the Protecta™ ICD.

Dr. Wathen

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Hip Replacement N

The mere thought of hip replacement can conjure thoughts ofextreme pain and a long recovery time. Fortunately, that's nolonger the case.

"As early as the second morning after the surgery, I'll ask my patients,'How's the pain you were having when you came in?' and probably 95percent of the time, they're like, 'Hey, that pain's gone,'" said Dr. GregRoberts of Upper Cumberland Orthopedics, who regularly performs hipreplacements for patients at Cookeville Regional. "By the time they leavethe hospital, they're typically feeling better."

He says that patients might take pain medication for two to threeweeks following the surgery, but "by three weeks, they're typically backonto just Tylenol® for pain, and feeling good. By six weeks, they're feelingreally good, they're up walking and doing normal activities, and by threemonths, they're able to do just about anything they want to."

Roberts typically allows patients to place all of their weight on the newhip beginning the day after surgery, and they're usually walking 100 feetwith mild to moderate pain within two to three days following surgery.

Another benefit is that today's artificial hips last much longer thanthose of the past. The metal parts, including the ball that fits into thesocket, are made of Oxinium™, which is Oxidized Zirconium.

"Both the socket and the rod that goes down into the femur are made of a metal that has a lattice structure like bone, so the bone actually growsinto the metal and forms a bond with it," said Roberts. "I attach themwith screws that hold that metal in there until the bone can bond."

The ball moves about in a socket made of highly cross-linked polyeth-ylene, which is much harder and more wear-resistant than the types ofplastic previously used in hip replacements.

"It's a state-of-the-art material with very, very good wear characteristics,"said Roberts. "We're trying to make hips now that are hopefully going tolast 25 to 30 years."

According to Roberts, the small amount of pain involved in hipreplacement is much better than the alternative.

"People come in and they're almost in or are in a wheelchair, they'reusing a cane or a crutch either part-time or full-time, they're having dif-ficulty sleeping, they're having difficulty with just basic activities that weall take for granted — walking, getting out of a chair, getting into a car,"said Roberts. "Guys are giving up golf, women are giving up gardening,people are giving up the things that they want to do in life. This opera-tion changes it for them."

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Most patients arewalking within aday and free of painwithin three weeks.

"By the time they leave the hospital,they're typically feeling better."

Dr. Greg Roberts

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Not As Difficult As Some Might Think

"It's like a wonderful gift

being given back to me."

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By the time she came to Dr. Greg Roberts for help with her righthip last summer, Sharon Kay Brines was in so much pain thatshe could barely visit family or attend to daily tasks.

"Mrs. Brines had bad hip arthritis, and it had progressed to the pointthat it was bone on bone," said Roberts. "When she first came in, it hadgotten to the point that she was having problems doing most activities.She was probably not that far from (requiring) a wheelchair."

Said Brines, "When I came to him, I was in a lot of pain, and most ofwhat I needed to do and enjoyed doing was not getting done anymore,not by me, without a lot of help."

Roberts determined that she needed a total hip replacement, and hescheduled the surgery for June 4. Her recovery went smoothly, andwithin three months she was back to her normal, pain-free life.

"Now I am doing everything that I need to do, that I enjoy doing, andwithout pain," said Brines. "It's like a wonderful gift being given back tome, and I'm most grateful for that."

Dr. Greg Roberts, left, and patient Sharon KayBrines discuss Brines' successful hip surgery recoveryduring her one-year follow-up appointment.

Sharon KayBrinesWhite County, TennesseeDiagnosis: Hip ArthritisPhysician: Dr. Greg RobertsTreatment: Hip replacement

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EatingHealthyEating Out and Bringing Food Home — the Doggie BagMake sure you’re following proper food safety precautions.

Meal portions are getting bigger and bigger these days. This means that there is a meal waiting for another day.Care must be taken when handling these leftovers.

If you will not be arriving home within two hours of finish-ing your meal, it is safer to leave leftovers at the restaurant.

Remember that the inside of a car can get very warm.Bacteria may grow rapidly, so it is important to go directlyhome after eating and put your leftovers in the refrigerator.

Some senior center meal sites do not allow food to be takenhome because they know how easy it is for bacteria to mul-tiply to dangerous levels when food is left unrefrigeratedtoo long. Check with your center for its policy on takingleftovers home.

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Directions: Mix flour, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Mix cereal and milk in medium bowl; let stand 3 minutes. Stir in egg, applesauce, sugar and margarine. Add to flour mixture and stir just until moistened. Batter willbe lumpy. Spoon batter into muffin pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray,filling each 2/3 full. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Yield: 12 muffins

Ingredients:1 1/4 cup flour1 tablespoon baking powder2 cups raisin bran cereal1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar

2 tablespoons margarine, melted1/4 teaspoon salt1 cup fat-free milk1 egg, slightly beaten1/2 cup applesauce

FromOur Kitchen

YourstoJim Rose, CRMC chef

Nutrition Information: Calories 140, Carbohydrate 30 gm, Total Fat 1 gm, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fiber 4 gm, Protein 2 gm

Applesauce Bran Cereal Muffins

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F I T N E S SAfter 50

Crossword Solution See puzzle on page 11.

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There is a fountain of youth. Millions have discoveredit — the secret to feeling better and living longer. It's

called staying active. Finding a program that works for youand sticking with it can pay big dividends. Regular exercisecan prevent or delay diabetes and heart trouble. It can alsoreduce arthritis pain, anxiety and depression. It can helpolder people stay independent.

Source: National Institute on Aging: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/exerciseforseniors.html

There Is a Fountain of Youth!Exercise can relieve a variety of ailments and help you stay independent.

There are four main types of exercise, and seniorsneed some of each:

• Endurance activities — like walking, swimming, or riding a bike, which build "staying power" and improvethe health of the heart and circulatory system

• Strengthening exercises — which build muscle tissue and reduce age-related muscle loss

• Stretching exercises — to keep the body limber andflexible

• Balance exercises — to reduce the chances of a fall

Organizers are busy preparing for the Haunted Half Marathon inCookeville this coming October 22. The race will raise funds forthe Cancer Care Fund, which helps people pay medical bills if

they're uninsured, but it also helps cover any kind of living expenses.

"When I had in my head to bring this to Cookeville and when I worked withsome of the people that surround our community, my vision was that this racewould be about people's stories," said Summer Brown, Haunted Half coordi-nator. "It's so much more than just a race."

One of the runners in this year's race certainly has a story to tell.

On October 23, 2009, A.J. Jergins, who used to be a heavy drinker, was outcelebrating his acceptance into a prestigious aeronautical school whenthings went terribly wrong. He was walking about a mile and a half back tohis parked car after visiting several bars when he was struck by a truck andleft in the road. Then another car, whose driver did not see A.J. lying in theroad because the street lights were out, came along, and its bumper caughton A.J.'s belt buckle and dragged him 600 feet down the road under the car.

A.J. came away from the accident with countless fractures and 16 brokenbones, including three breaks in his right shoulder blade, four breaks in hisright hip, two breaks in his back and one in his neck. In addition, he had acollapsed left lung, three missing teeth, a punctured throat, a separatedshoulder, a torn rotator cuff, and a third-degree burn of the back of his lefthip that went down into the muscle tissue.

He was at Vanderbilt University Medical Center for treatment for threeand a half weeks, and when he finally left the hospital, his doctors told himhe would never run or play drums again and would very likely never walkagain, either.

However, less than a month after leaving the hospital, A.J. re-taught him-self to play drums in a way that would accommodate his injuries. Heplayed his first live show with a band on the one-year anniversary of hisaccident, and he played 22 more live shows in the six months that fol-lowed. But he soon learned that drums alone weren't enough to keep himoccupied, so he decided to take up the other activity the doctors told himhe would never do again — running.

"The doctors told me, 'You're never going to do it again because you're missingmuscle over here, and your hip's destroyed over here,' and I was like, 'Well, I'llsee you later.'"

In the months after A.J. started running, he had chance encounters withtwo people who were preparing for local marathons. Though he was ini-tially convinced he would never want to run in a marathon, he said, "I startgetting this feeling in my heart like God was telling me, 'I gave this back toyou for a reason, and you need to go do this because you've got a lot to share.'"

So he signed up for the Music City Half Marathon, which was held thispast April in Nashville, and started training. He signed up for the two-hour race and finished with an official clock time of 1:51:13. After takingsome time to recuperate, he found out about the Haunted Half and decid-ed to enter that, too. Since entering, A.J. has scored sponsorships fromTama® Drums and the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Burn Unit.

"I know a lot of people listen to my story and say, "Wow, I'm so sorry that youhad to go through that," said A.J. "But I tell them that if I was given an oppor-tunity to go back in time 1,000 different times, just to the point of, 'Do I wantto go through the accident or do I want to continue being who I was?,' I'dprobably ask to go back 1,001 times just to make sure I did it. I would do itover every single time because of who it's made me."

Anyone who wants to enter can go to RunHauntedHalf.com to print aform or register online. Charities are also invited to participate and mayhave a certain mile of the race dedicated to their charity to help them raiseawareness and funds.

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"The doctorstold me,

'You're nevergoing to do it

again...'"

HAUNTED HALF MARATHONIs Much More Than ‘Just a Race’One entrant overcame all odds to run.

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Across1. Honoree's spot5. Swift hissing or rushing

sounds13. Coastal raptor14. Substrate15. Formally surrender16. Former descriptor for

"indie" films (2 wds.)17. Energize19. Incurred (2 wds.)20. Agency behind Do Not

Call Registry with FCC21. Ring23. End24. Song "__ Touched Me"25. Same as "nay"26. Bash27. Attractive dwellings

or retreats31. Puts up with33. Hurting34. "It's __ against them!"36. Movie "__ Golden Pond"37. ___ green38. Egg producer40. One of the largest joints in

the body43. Claw45. Follower of Bohemian

John Huss47. Hostile49. Affirm50. Office or position of ease51. Beauties52. A very magnetic type of

neutron star53. "___ quam videri" (North

Carolina's motto)

Down 1. Coffee order2. "You ___ kidding!"3. Having to do with India4. Appear5. Anger6. "In this"7. ___ grass8. Autumn color9. Ancient colonnade10. October half marathon

held in Cookeville11. Forming a series12. Level, treeless tracts in

SE Europe and Asia18. Maple genus22. Bygone bird24. "Get your hands off me!"26. Flipper27. A purifying act, experience

or ordeal28. Includes Micronesia,

Melanesia, Polynesia andAustralia

29. Cyber scam targeting businesses

30. Blazer, e.g.32. Word before and after

"will be"35. "The English Patient" setting38. Chilled39. King or queen40. Busy places41. Agenda entries42. As such44. Black cat, maybe46. Dressing ingredient48. Director's cry

Crossword See solution on page 9.

One of the first things you'll see when you get off the elevator atCRMC's ICU ward is Anna Belle Pruett's glowing smile. For 13years, she’s served as a volunteer for eight and sometimes 12 hours a

week in the hospital’s ICU waiting room, where she gives directions, answersphones and comforts people who are visiting hospitalized loved ones.

And at 96, Mrs. Pruett is remarkably active and sharp.

"Believing in the man upstairs is the main thing for me," said Pruett, who readsher Bible daily. "I have read it through twice, and I'm reading it again this year.You know what they say: 'Three chapters a day and five on Sunday.' That will getyou through it in a year. I also read Proverbs from start to finish each month."

She says that her scriptural study, along with working crossword puzzles, helpsto keep her mind active. Mrs. Pruett also stays physically active. She still doesher own housework and drives the 100-mile round-trip to Carthage for churcheach Sunday by herself. She also belongs to a Red Hat group and plays bridgeonce a month. She credits her good health to years of taking her vitamins and"trying to eat correctly — mostly fish and chicken and vegetables and fruit."

When asked what advice she had for other seniors wishing to remain vibrant, shesaid, "Stay active, eat correctly, and keep busy. The mind is something wonderful."

Are you over 50 and active? Tell us all about it! If you would like to share what you do to stay active, why, and how it has helped you and/or others, we just might feature you in an upcoming edition of Seasons©. Please e-mail your information tomfinley@crmchealth.org or write CRMC Marketing Department, 1 Medical Center Blvd., Cookeville, TN 38501.

ActiveAnna Belle Pruett Cookeville, TN

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