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Give Back, Seniors. Volunteer.Everybody can benefit

from doing volunteer work but

especially seniors. From making

new friends to making a differ-

ence in someone’s life, volun-teering is a rewarding way to

spend free time productively.

Seniors have a full lifetime of

experiences to share. As former

entrepreneurs, sales representa-

tives, artists, farmers, nurses,

teachers, and trades profession-

als, to name a few of their vast

livelihoods, to hobbyists like

fishermen, gardeners, knitters,

mechanics, wood workers, the

wealth of knowledge that they

can contribute to their local

communities is practically end-

less.

Here are ten great reasons why

the senior in your care should

become a volunteer. These aretaken from Senior Corps, part of

the Corporation for National and

Community Service (CNCS), a

federal agency that connects

American citizens of all demo-

graphic categories to give them

the opportunity to improve their

communities.

• Volunteers are essential

to the United States. Our country needs volunteers to con-

tinue thriving –especially in

times of financial crisis. In 2009

the American Recovery and

Reinvestment Act mobilized

more than 135,000 volunteers

who helped more than a million

people.

• American industry needs

seniors now more than

ever. Communities need activeseniors. While all volunteers

make a difference, experienced,

knowledgeable seniors make an

even bigger difference by saving

organizations money that can be

put to better use in other ways.

The Senior Corps programRSVE (Retired and Senior Vol-

unteer Program) is the nation’s

largest senior volunteer net-

work. More than 72,000 differ-

ent organizations use RSVP to

find volunteers, so all retired

seniors can easily find an oppor-

tunity that works for them.

• Senior volunteers help

bridge the generation gap.The cultural differences between

seniors and young people are

huge! Differences like technol-

ogy, workplace behavior and

even political differences create

a great divide. But when seniors

and young people get the chance

to work together and collabo-

rate, there is reciprocal learning

for all involved and results in a better understanding of each

other.

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• Senior volunteers can chooseto do meaningful work. Unfortu-nately, most of us aren’t truly vested

in the work that we do. We work be-

cause we have to. There are plenty of

volunteer opportunities so senior

volunteers can choose work that they

find important, exciting and mean-

ingful to them.

• Volunteering helps seniorsmaintain mental well-being. Arecent study found that seniors who

volunteer in social programs not

only maintain good brain function,

but their brain function and cognitive

ability may actually increase. Volun-

teering can actually make a senior smarter!

• Becoming a volunteer helps

seniors maintain physical

health. Volunteering is the only productive activity proven to help

prevent frailty among seniors. A

UCLA study specifically suggests

that of all productive activities, vol-

unteering may actually be the best atslowing down the aging process for

seniors.

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Seniors Volunteering...




I have

spent al-most 50

years

practicing

medicine

and have watched the most incredi-

ble advances in health care. More

and more cancers are cured, and

many diseases previously thought to

be fatal are now curable. Most re-markable is the quality and quantity

of lives saved in Intensive Care

Units (ICU) where patients with

devastating illnesses can be "brought

back from the dead" to lead produc-

tive and long lives.

Entering an ICU is an awe-inspiring

and yet frightening experience.

Needless to say, working in theseunits requires years of training and

the skills of a large and varied health

care team. But having this level of

skill to valiantly attempt to save a

life has a downside. In a recent study

published in the Journal of the

American Medical Association, re-

searchers from UCLA reported that

of 1,125 patients treated in ICU'sover a three-month period, 123 (11

percent) received care that their

physicians considered futile, and a

further 98 received treatment per-

ceived as possibly futile.

In 51 percent of patients, the physi-

cians believed that the burden of

treatment grossly outweighed any

benefit the patient would receive.Imminent death of the patient was

frequently the reason given for care

being futile as was the belief that the

patient's illness was so severe that

survival outside the ICU was felt to

be impossible. Not surprisingly, the prognosis of these patients was poor,

with 68 percent dying in the hospital

and a further 16 percent dying

within the next 6 months.

An editorial accompanying this

paper took issue with describing care

as futile because of its negative con-

notation. They recommend thesetreatments be called "potentially in-

appropriate." A reason for potentially

inappropriate care may well be a

physicians wish to save a life at all

costs. But once in the ICU deciding

who should receive more or who

less aggressive care creates too great

of an ethical dilemma for the staff.

However, if asked, they should have

frank discussions with the patient'sfamily carefully explaining the dire

nature of the underlying condition,

the very low potential of success and

the poor likelihood of good quality

of life should some recovery occur.

Far more important is to assure that

patients near the end of their lives

and with a limited prognosis not beadmitted to the ICU in the first

place. Those patients in whom care

was considered futile were patients

who were profoundly ill and very

old or who were transported from a

nursing home or a long term care

hospital.

While compassionate care should be

the cornerstone of therapy, end-of-life care is very costly. Medicare

spends 30 percent of its budget on

patients in the last year of life, and

of this amount, 30 percent is ex-

pended in the last month of life.

Everyone, no matter his age, must

have an advanced directive and have

designated someone as having

durable power of attorney to make

health care decisions if unable to

make them for themselves. Patients

and their families should consider

limiting the aggressiveness of care if

a patient is near the end of their life, bed bound, has advanced dementia

and unable to recognize family

members or is deemed by their

physicians to have a terminal illness.

Their advanced directive should in-

clude a "do not resuscitate" order

that specifically indicates that the

patient will not be resuscitated if his

heart stops. And there should be a

specific wish not to be admitted toan ICU if his condition deteriorates

to the point where hospitalization is

needed.

Whether it is the futility of care or

the cost, much unnecessary suffering

could be avoided if more physicians,

patients and their families seek the

involvement of a palliative and hos- pice care program. Not only are

costs reduced but quality and dignity

of remaining life is improved. In an

article published in the Archives of

Internal Medicine Dr. Susan Dale

Block showed that with the involve-

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By Dr. David Lipscitz

Too Much Care in an Intensive Care Unit Is Futile



Social Security column By Ray Vigil Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in El Paso, Texas


YOU’VE JUST STEPPED INTO … THE RETIREMENT ZONEYou are about to enter another di-

mension. A dimension not only of

work and earnings, but of pension

and leisure. A journey into a won-drous land of imagination. You un-

lock this door with Social Security’s

Retirement Estimator and online

benefit application. Next stop … the

retirement zone.

That’s not exactly sticking to the

original script, but some television

viewers may be hearing the voice of

Rod Serling ringing in their headsright now. The Twilight Zone televi-

sion program first aired in 1959 and

ran for five seasons — and continues

to live on in reruns. The series took

viewers through amazing journeys

with each episode featuring charac-

ters who faced unusual or extraordi-

nary circumstances.

If you’re nearing retirement now, it

may seem an extraordinary circum-

stance that these days you really can

do it all from the comfort of your

home or office computer. Amazing

but true: you can do so much online,

including getting an estimate of fu-ture benefits, testing out different re-

tirement scenarios, completing and

submitting your retirement applica-

tion online, and much more!

Picture a man. A man sitting at his

home computer. He isn’t sure

whether he should apply now, wait

until he reaches full retirement age,

or work a little longer and begin re-ceiving benefits at age 70. He’s

about to find out … with a visit to

the Retirement Estimator . The Esti-

mator uses his past earnings and al-

lows him to enter variable future

earnings and retirement dates to

complete the picture of a retirement

he’d like to live.

Imagine a woman. A woman with a

laptop enjoying a hot cup of java at

her favorite coffee house. She’s done

with planning and has decided it’s

time to take the plunge and retire.

Before going to a local Social Secu-

rity office as her parents and older siblings did, she visits www.so-

cialsecurity.gov and discovers she

can complete the entire application

online and submit it in about 15 min-

utes. As in most cases, there are no

papers to sign and no documents to

provide. She ventures from www.so-

cialsecurity.gov to an audio book

and closes her eyes to begin enjoy-

ing her retirement.

Back when The Twilight Zone first

hit television screens, the idea of

testing out retirement scenarios or

even completing and submitting a re-

tirement application online would

have been science fiction fodder fit

for an episode of the program.

Today, it is reality.

Try it out for yourself.

Visit www.socialsecurity.gov and

take a visit into … the retirement

zone.

Continued from page 5..of pallia-

tive care the less spent on end of

life care the better the quality.

As a physician spending all my

time taking care of older patients, I

strongly believe that one of mymost important roles is to help pa-

tients die with comfort, dignity,

surrounded by their loved ones and

preferably in their own home.

There is no question that a digni-

fied death means a better life.

Dr. David Lipschitz is the author of

the book "Breaking the Rules of

Aging." More information is avail-

able at: DrDavidHealth.comCOPYRIGHT 2013 CREATORS.COM

Too MuchCare...






“ Doppler" Dave Speelman is the chief meteorologist at KVIA-TV in El Paso. You can watch his forecasts at 4, 5, 6 and 10 pm on ABC-7 (channel 6 cable). If you would like Doppler Dave to address (explain)

any weather issues you can email him at [email protected].

Weather Trivia:

By: “Doppler” Dave Speelman

ok f aOctober is a great month of the year. This is

our first full month of fall. We start themornings with cooler temperatures and end

the day with highs typically in the 70s and

80s. It's also nice to attend all the fall

gatherings whether that includes taking the

kids on a hay ride or visiting the local corn

maze.

Here is the forecast for the fall, according to

the Climate Prediction Center. I know someof you are planning some fall trips across the

country, while others will just stay here in

town. Below is the 3 month forecast for

October, November and December, 2013.

You will notice that temperatures are ex-

pected to be above normal for El Paso, Las

Cruces and all of the southwest. The above

normal temperatures extend up the Pacific

coast.

Precipitation is expected be more difficult to

predict. The computer models are indicating

"EC" for most of the country which stands

for "equal chance." This means that we all

have an equal chance to see above, below or

normal precipitation. Perhaps portions of

Idaho, Montana and Wyoming are in a better

position to get more.

One other note - we had a great month of

September with nearly 4.0" of rain for the

month. We are about two and one-half

inches above normal for what is typically

our third wettest month of the year. Hope-

fully we'll exceed the normal for the year

shortly.

When is the best time to see the leaves changingcolors in Cloudcroft and Ruidoso?

A. 2nd and 3rd week of October

B. Last Week of October, first week in November

C. First two weeks of November

D. Last two weeks of November


Temperature Outlook for October, November and December

Precipitation Outlook for October, November and December

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Out & AboutCalendar of upcoming events for El Paso

from Sept 27th - October 31st 2013



• Volunteering helps seniors stay in-

volved in their communities. For manyseniors, between half and three-quarters of

their time awake is spent watching televisionat home. Social isolation is a major factor in

senior depression, a condition that an esti-

mated 6 to 6.5 million adults 65 and over

suffer from. Seniors who volunteer spend

less time a home and more time in their com-

munity which helps to increase their social

and support networks.

• Volunteering is rewarding. Giving toothers can help make us feel vibrant, impor-

tant and satisfied. Being a volunteer reduces

stress and increases happiness. The Corpora-

tion for National Community Service

(CNCS) indicates that there are many health

benefits associated with volunteering that re-

sult from the sense of accomplishment a sen-

ior volunteer feels when helping others.

• Volunteering adds years to a sen-

ior’s life. The CNCS reports lower mortal-ity rates for seniors who provide social

support for other by volunteering and found

that in states where senior volunteering is

high, mortality rates are lower.

•Senior Volunteers can work around

their own schedules. When it comes to

valued senior volunteers, most organizationsoffer flexible schedules so that even busy, ac-

tive seniors can become volunteers.

The individual talent and creativity of our

seniors can make an important difference in

the success of our communities. So, if the

senior in your life is looking for a way to

give back, help him or her enrich the lives of

others and ultimately their own by becoming

a volunteer. References “Twelve Great Reasons to Become a Senior Volunteer,” “Senior

Corps Fact Sheet,” http://www.seniorcorps.com.

NORThEAST/

CENTRAL

Kicker El Paso Arenacross

– The motorcycle and ATV event

is Friday and Saturday and Sun-

day, Sept. 27-28 at Cohen Sta-

dium, hosted by Cycle City

Promotions.

Friday’s competition begins at

7:30 p.m. Saturday’s heats begin

at 1 p.m., main event at 7:30

p.m.

Entry fees are $25 in advance,

$35 at the door, plus pit pass. Pit

passes are $20 per day or $25 for

both days.

Call for general admission cost.

Information: 755-2000 or cy-

clecitypromotions.com.

Wildcat Mile Run/Walk — The 9th annual 1-mile event

hosted by St. Clement’s School

is Friday, Sept. 27, beginning at

Cotton and Yandell and ending at

St. Clement’s Gymnasium, Yan-

dell and Campbell. Proceeds

benefit the St. Clement’s School

Athletic Registration Informa-

tion: 521-8068, 533-4248 or stclements.org.

‘The Boys in the Band’ —

El Paso Community College’s

Theater Ensemble opens its 9th

season with the Mart Crowley

play Sept. 27-29, at the EPCC

Transmountain Campus Forum.

Directed by Hector Serrano.

Showtime is 8 p.m. Friday and

Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Tickets: $15 ($10 non-EPCC stu-

dents and military, $7 EPCC stu-

dents); cash or checks only. In-

formation: 831-5056 or

epcc.edu/theater.

At a well-planned birthday party for a friend, a spontaneous

game of “truth or dare” has seri-

ous consequences for nine gay

men who reveal more than ex-

pected secrets from their past.

Mature subject matter.

‘Night of the Living Dead’

— El Paso Playhouse, 2501Montana, presents Lora Allen

Ohm’s adaptation of the George

Romero zombie cult classic

Sept. 27-Oct. 27, with a special

Halloween showing Thursday,

Oct. 31. Directed by Moy Hino-

jos. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday

and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.

Tickets: $10 ($8 seniors, $7 mili-

tary/students with ID; $5 stu-

dents under 18). Information:

532-1317, elpasoplayhouse.com.

Women in the Outdoors —

National Turkey Federation pres-

ents the day of outdoors-related

classes and workshops 8 a.m. to

4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at Fort

Bliss Rod & Gun Club, 3730Roy Johnson Ln. Registration is

8 a.m. with first classes at 10

a.m. Silent auction at 3:30 p.m.

Registration: $40 individual by

Sept. 7, $45 after, $75

mother/daughter; includes four

classes (of the individuals’

choosing), continental breakfast

and lunch, equipment and mate-rial for class and one year mem-

bership into “Women in the

Outdoors” organization. Addi-

tional one-time $12 gun range

fee for all three basic gun classes

(silent auction and game tickets

sold extra). Military discountsoffered. Registration is limited

on a first come, first serve basis.

Early registration recommended.

Participants age 14-17 must at-

tend with parent or legal

guardian. Information: 532-8081,

[email protected], wom-

enintheoutdoors.org or on Face-

book at Women In the OutdoorsEl Paso.

Nuestra Herencia: Pasos

Hacia Nuestra Salud — La

Mujer Obrera and Museo Urbana

present the healthy living event 8

a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28,

at Café Mayapan, 2000 Texas.

The event features an exhibit on“Encuentro Con Los Antepasa-

dos: Traditional Medicine in the

Borderlands,” focusing on ances-

tral health practices. Also in-

cluded are free dance and

movement workshops, health

screenings, information tables

and more. Fresh produce avail-

able at the Farmer’s Market. In-

formation: 217-1126 or mujerobrera on facebook.

Ballet Folkorico Tonatiuh

— The folklorico group performs

“Noche Mexicana 2013” at 7

p.m. Friday and Saturday and 4

p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27-29, at the

Chamizal National Memorial,

800 S. San Marcial, with dancesfrom various regions of Mexico

in colorful costumes,


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ACROSS1 Actress Anne

6 ___ E. Lee

10 Italian wine center

14 Brilliance

15 First name at Wood-

stock16 Ilk

17 With 50 Down, a

musical mode of travel

20 Term of endearment

21 See 56 Across

22 Bone-like

23 Quaker

25 Part of MIT

26 ___ house: emulatesTravelgate?

29 Corkscrew-horned

ungulate

31 Alpine abode

32 Kind of barrel

33 Gel

36 A musical mode of

travel

40 Feminine suffix41 Troubles

42 What a 24 Down does

43 After water or air

45 Medicine man

46 Lao's neighbor

48 Dry goods dealer

50 Major car part

52 Salt: chem.

53 Legal thing56 With 21 Across, a mu-

sical mode of travel

59 " … fortune, ___ take

arms against … ":

Hamlet

60 Muscle resiliency

61 Orange or river

62 Sugar suffixes63 Design trailer

64 Spicy sauce

DOWN1 Part of ME degree

2 Kind of chamber

3 ___ King

4 Hair pad

5 He has an LLD6 Princess, in Punjab

7 Start of Montana's

motto

8 Like some coups

9 Glad rags

10 Emulate Hillary

11 London and NYC dis-

tricts12 Steelhead

13 Lance, and

family

18 Black cuckoos

19 Z ___ zebra

23 Trade or shake

leader

24 See 42 Across

26 Along ___Jones : 1945 film

27 Dregs

28 Balks, in base-

ball

30 Branch

32 Area of denial

33 46 Across' homeland,

once

34 She lost her pride?

35 Six or sub follower37 Crew member

38 Role for Welles and

Olivier: pl.

39 Stand

43 Ezio Pinza, et al.

44 Seine feeder

45 Baths

46 Heyerdahl, et al.

47 Ah Sin's creator49 Editor Grant's por-

trayer

50 See 17 Across

51 Letter from Greece

53 Yemeni money

54 Ova

55 Mets' home

57 Brian, of ambient

music58 ___ casa: that house

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Ballet Folkorico To-

natiuh ...accompanied by

live music. Admission:

$10. Information: 478-

0141 or

dancing_at_heart@yahoo.

com.

EASTSIDE

Sun City Roller Girls

— The Roller Girls’ final

bout of the season “Return

of the Skull Wars” is 5:30

p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, at

El Buchanan’s 11540 Pel-licano, featuring the cham-

pionship bout Las Catrinas

vs. The Sexecutioners,

with a showcase bout, Las

Diablas vs. Las Viudas Ne-

gras. Doors open at 4:30

p.m. Tickets: $7 in ad-

vance; $10 at the door ($5

with valid military ID; free

for ages 12 and younger).

Information: suncityroller-

girls.com.

Child Obesity Pre-

vention 5K — City of El

Paso Parks and Recreation

Department hosts the 5K

walk/run 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 28, atMarty Robbins Recreation

Center, 11620 Vista Del

Sol, in observance of Na-

tional Childhood Obesity

Awareness Month. The

walk will be followed by a

variety of free children ac-

tivities, as well as vendor

and informational booths.Information: 855-4147.


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MISSION VALLEY

Fiesta of the Nations — Open

Arms Community of El Paso pres-

ents its annual weekend of ethnic va-

riety with continuous live

entertainment, ethnic foods, and a

variety of games and rides 3 to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28-

29, at the open field at 8240 North

Loop, east of Lomaland. Space is

limited; visitors encouraged to bring

their own lawn chairs. Admission is

free; parking is $2. Information:

595-0589 or

openarmscommunity.org.

Socorro Mission Bazaar —

The annual event is Friday through

Sunday, Sept. 27-29 at La Purisima

Catholic Church, 328 S. Nevarez

(next to the Socorro Mission). The

event is held annually in honor of the

feast day of Saint Michael, with food

booths, games, mechanical rides,

matachines, dance groups and a car

show. Information: 859-8351.

Hours are 6 p.m. to midnight Fri-

day, 2 p.m. to midnight Saturday and

noon to 10 p.m. Sunday. Admission

is free.

El Paso Comic Con — The

Walking Dead star Michael Rooker

(Merle) and DC/Marvel artist Greg

Horn are guests of honor at the 4thannual EP-CON 6 to 9 p.m. Friday,

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10

a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27-29,

at the El Paso Coliseum, with pub-

lishers, artists, vendors, comics, pan-

els, performances, music and

cosplay. Tickets: 3-day pass $35;

$25 for Saturday and Sunday at the

door; $15 for one day only. Ages 12and younger admitted free. Informa-

tion: ep-con.com.

Rooker is one of several “Walking

Dead” actors featured this year, in-

cluding Irone Singleton (T-Dawg),

Allen James Mccune (Jimmy), Vin-

cent Ward (Oscar), Lew Temple

(Axel), Henry Gajuardo, Juan Pareja

and Noel G.

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Life Teen Craft Fair and

Bazaar — St. Luke’s Life Teen

Youth Group’s 3rd annual craft fair

and bazaar is 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Satur-

day and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday,

Sept. 28-29, at St. Luke Catholic

Church, 930 E Redd, with more than20 tables of crafts, along with food

and live entertainment. Drawings

held throughout the day. Proceeds

benefit youth activities. Information:

356-8586.

‘Diamonds in the Desert’ —

The wine and tapas event benefiting

El Paso Villa Maria in celebration of its 6th anniversary is 6 to 10 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 28, at El Paso Im-

ports Co., 2201 E. Mills, with live

music by Wildflower Band. Partici-

pants have the chance to dinners

with local celebrities including

Mayor Oscar Leeser, Paul Foster,

Tanny Berg, Emma Schwartz, Sally

Hurt, Artist Mauricio Mora, Coach

Sean Kugler, Sister Helen Santa-

maria, and Father Ron Gonzales. At-

tire is cocktail. Admission: $50;

advance tickets available at villa-

mariadiamonds.eventbrite.com. In-

formation: 544-5500 or

villamariaep.org.

Downtown Artist and Farm-

ers Market — The City of ElPaso Museums and Cultural Affairs

Department’s market for area artists

are Saturdays in the Union Plaza

District along Anthony Street. Hours

are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Space for about

53 artists available each month. In-

formation: 541-4942.

Trapfest — America’s Premier

Trap and Bass Music Tour featuring

Brillz, Ookay, Bare and more is Sat-urday, Sept. 28, with an all-ages

block party on Union Plaza. Tickets:

$15; available at All That Music, J.

Luxe Boutique, all Craze Yogurt lo-

cations and eventbrite.com.

‘Gala Gala’ — El Paso City Bal-

let, under direction of Lisa Skaf,

hosts its gala performance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at The Plaza

Theatre, featuring pieces from “Don

Quixote,” “Coppelia,” and “Swan

Lake.” Tickets: $22-$55 (Ticketmas-

ter). Information: 204-0482, 637-

3704 or elpasocityballet.org.

Excerpts from much beloved bal-

lets will be performed by world-class

dancers from across the globe all in

an effort to establish a professional ballet company in our city of the

sun.

Music Forum El Paso — The

Clarinet Consort, featuring music for

3 to 10 clarinets, performs at 2:30

p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, at the El Paso

Museum of Art, One Arts Festival

Plaza. Admission is free. Informa-tion: 544-3081 or musicforum-el-

paso.org.



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My Mature Times - October 2013