Seniors Today December 20, 2013

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Ibelieve in miracles… and I have joinedwith the thousands who have beenpraying for the life of a baby boywho is in the hospital near Atlanta.

The lives of the Huffmans changed dras-tically when they learned of their baby’scondition. Silas, the son of Amanda andChris Huffman (Casting Crowns bass) washospitalized in August with a swollen heart.At 4-months, Silas’ breathing didn’t soundright to Amanda so she took him to theirpediatrician. The doctor took one look atSilas and said she must take him to theUrgent Care Center a mile from his office.From Urgent Care, Silas was air-lifted byhelicopter to Healthcare of Atlanta atEgelston. An X-ray was taken and showedthat his heart was much too large and muchtoo weak, a condition called dilated car-diomyopathy. The results of the diagnosismeant that the only chance he had to livewas if a donor could be found for him toreceive a healthy heart. Thus began the jour-ney to hopefully find out what caused thisand to save his life.

FOX 5 News announced that Silas'father, Chris Huffman, was in Tuscaloosa,Alabama, doing a soundcheck with his band,Grammy Award-win-ning Christian groupCasting Crowns, whenhe got the call about hisson. The FOX MedicalTeam's Beth Galvinvisited the family andlearned that Silas wasin the cardiac intensivecare unit on a ventilatorin critical, but stable, condition. Silas wasscheduled for surgery to receive theBerlin Heart, a small, external heart pumpdesigned to take over and do the work forhis heart.

FOX 5 began posting updates on Silas'on their Facebook page. Prayers for Silascame pouring in. Thousands of CastingCrowns fans—as well as strangers—fol-lowed and shared Silas' story.

For three heartbreaking months, the fam-ily re-programmed their lives in order to

be there for Silas. The girls, Silas’ sisters,were sad about being unable to stay at homethough they totally understood that theirmom and dad must spend most of theirtime at the hospital. Meanwhile, the Huff-mans' friends, family, and church ralliedaround them, decorating Silas' hospital crib,nicknaming him Super Silas and makingbracelets with the tag prayforsilas.

Silas was on the heart transplant waitinglist from September 11 until a day in Dec-ember. One hundred (100) days after thejourney began, Amanda called and tear-fully shared with Chris that a heart had beenfound for Silas!

The jet plane carrying Silas’ new heartwas grounded because of winter storms. TheHuffmans held on to Silas' beads of couragesending prayers for the weather to clear.Just as time seemed to be running out, the

plane arrived with thedonor heart and Silaswas rushed into surgeryfor the heart transplant.

Before 24 hours hadpassed, Amanda wasable to snapped a photoof Silas smiling… withthe a new heart beat-ing in his chest!

The Huffmans arehopeful and so gratefulfor his healthy heart,

though they are aware that the first fewdays will be critical for Silas as he will haveto take medication to keep his body fromrejecting his new heart.

Chris said, “The biggest step has beentaken, but the journey is far from over!”

Yes, several miracles have already oc-curred and, God willing, with your prayers,more to come. ST

Kitty Maiden is a staff writer forSeniors Today.

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DECEMBER 246 P.M. Communion Service6:30 P.M. Christmas Carol Singing7 P.M. Candlelight Cantata

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Learning, Living &Laughing Series

Bishop’s Glen, 900 LPGA Blvd.,Holly Hill has a series of free seminarsduring the month of January. Topicsinclude: Osteoporosis on Fri., Jan. 3 at2:30 P.M.; Parkinson’s Support Groupon Tues., Jan. 7 at 2:30 P.M.; Bed PanBand on Fri., Jan. 10 at 6 P.M.; Care-givers Support Group, Wed., Jan. 15at 1:30 P.M.; Nutrition And Cataractson Thurs., Jan. 16 at 2:30 P.M.; Acupunc-ture Therapy on Wed., Jan. 22 at 2:30P.M. and Early Settlers Of Holly Hill onWed., Jan. 29 at 2:30 P.M. RSVP to 386-226-9110.

In The Mood MusicalDon’t miss the fabulous 1940s musical

revue In The Mood... America’s greatestbig band show coming to the PeabodyAuditorium on Thurs., Jan. 16 at 2 P.M.Group discounts available! Get yourtickets online at peabodydaytona.com;ticketmaster.com; or at the Peabodybox office by calling 386-671-3462. Formore information go to artbeatshows.org or inthemoodlive.com

Free Caregiver’s DaysFirst United Meth odist Church of Or-

mond Beach is providing free Care-giver’s Days Out at their location thatincludes food, fun, and special attentionfor care re ceivers. The days are from 9A.M. to 2 P.M. on Sat., Jan. 11; Thurs.,Feb. 13; and Thurs., March 20. Fordetails, call Sherry at 386-677-3581,ext. 311. This is a wonderful opportunityfor caregivers to take a break.

DAR MeetingJoin the Sugar Mill Chapter of the

Daughters of the American Revolutionwhen they meet at the Port Orange Chris-tian Church at 804 Taylor Rd., PortOrange at 7 P.M. on January 21. Thespeaker will be Kim Dolce, Librarian atCity Island Library speaking on explor-ing the Genealogy Room and how toexplore and how to find your ances-tors. The public is invited. Call the Re-gent at 386-760-9921 for details.

Outreach DinnerOpen Arms is an outreach ministry

for the blind and visually impaired inthe Daytona Beach area. You are invitedto a free dinner, great fellowship, anda program being offered at Holy CrossLutheran Church, 724 Big Tree Road,South Daytona, on the second Saturdayof every month from 4 –6 P.M. Reser-vations are required. Please call HolyCross at 386-767-6542 one week priorto reserve your place.

Holiday WorshipAre you looking for a warm, friendly

church to celebrate your holidays? HolyCross Lutheran Church, 724 Big TreeRd., South Daytona invites you to attendtheir holiday services. Come on Sunday,Dec. 22 at 8 & 10 A.M. Each child willreceive a gift and enjoy a special objectlesson for the children at 10 A.M. Christ-mas Eve at 6 P.M. is a Communion Ser-vice followed by a Christmas Carolsinging at 6:30 P.M. Then stay for thebeautiful Christmas Eve CandlelightCantata beginning at 7 P.M. On Christ-mas Day plan to attend a 10 A.M. Her-itage Christmas Service. On Dec. 29 jointhem as they celebrate the New Year at8 A.M. and a Gospel Music Concert at10 A.M. For more information, call386-767-6542.

Lunch BunchHoly Cross Lutheran Church, 724

Big Tree Road, South Daytona hostLunch Bunch every Thurs. (except Dec.26 & Jan. 2) at 12 NOON. Just $5 getsyou lunch and bingo with non-mone-tary prizes. Re servations are required bynoon the Tuesday prior. Call the churchat 386-767-6542.

Women’s HealthHere is a wonderful opportunity for

women to learn about breast and cervi-cal cancer during free presentations atfour Volusia County libraries in Janu-ary. Christina Roebling of the FloridaDepartment of Health in Volusia Countywill share information about early screen-ing and diagnosis for these commoncancers at 4:30 P.M. on the followingThursdays: Jan. 2: DeLand RegionalLibrary, 130 E. Howry Ave.; Jan. 16:Deltona Regional Library, 2150 EustaceAve.; Jan. 23: New Smyrna Beach Re-gional Library, 1001 S. Dixie Free-way; and Jan. 30: Daytona BeachRegional Library at City Island, 105E. Magnolia Ave. RSVP is requestedand may be made by calling the healthdepartment at 386-274-0500, ext. 0619.

January MoviesBring your own popcorn and take in

some free flicks as you kick off thenew year at the Port Orange RegionalLibrary, 1005 City Center Circle. Janu-ary’s movies dates are: Sunday, Jan. 5;Monday, Jan. 6; Monday, Jan. 13; andMonday, Jan. 27 all at 2 P.M. Becauseof the agreement that allows the libraryto show movies for free, some titles can’tbe published, but library staff can releasethem over the phone. Call 386-322-5152, option 4, for the titles.

Reverse MortgagesAttorney Michael Pyle and Reverse

Mortgage Specialist John Reardon inviteyou to a presentation on reverse mort-gages on Sat., Jan. 11 at 2 P.M. in thelarge auditorium of the Volusia CountyLibrary, City Island, 105 E. MagnoliaAve., Daytona Beach. Mr. Reardon willexplain the technical details of apply-ing, qualifying, and closing and Mr. Pylewill present the the legal and practicalissues. No reservation is required toattend this free presentation which isopen to the public. Light refreshmentswill be served. For more information,call 386-615-9007.

Photography WorkshopCapturing nature through photogra-

phy is a prized pastime for many peo-ple. Learning the basics can make thedifference between a so-so picture and aphenomenal one. If you want to learnhow to take a great nature shot, set yoursights on a beginning photography work-shop from 10 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. Satur-day, Jan. 4. Participants will spend thefirst two hours at Lyonia Environmen-tal Center, 2150 Eustace Ave., Deltona,where Doug Little of St. Johns RiverEco Tours will teach the basics. Theywill take a short lunch break and travelto the Highbanks Marina, where they willboard a boat and spend two hours on thewater putting their classroom knowl-edge to use. Afterward, there will be aQ-and-A session with the instructor.The cost is $50 per person. Lunch is notincluded. Space is limited to 15 people.Reservations are required and may bemade by calling 386-789-7207, ext.21028. Reserve your place today.

Support GroupsLook Good/Feel Better

Trained cosmetologists are availableto help women undergoing cancer treat-ments with makeup and accessories.Co-sponsored by the American Can-cer Society, this group meets at FloridaHospital in DeLand. The cost is free,but seating is limited and registrationis required. Call The American CancerSociety at 1-800-227-2345 for reserva-tions, meeting times, and more details.

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by Peggy Goldtrap

Christmas chaos is galloping ourway, or are those pitter patterson our rooftops? Christmas cre-ates a whirlwind that wipes out

savings in these “tough, economic times,”Yule do well to revisit the ghost of Christ-mas past.

What I remember are not the presents,but the preparation.

My dad and I would chop a cedar treefrom my grandparent’s farm. Cedars arenot known for their beauty, only for avail-ability. The scrawny tree was tied on top ofthe car and driven sixty wind-swept miles.It arrived home stripped, splintered, andde-needled of its dignity.

Who cares, it’s our tree, we choppedit. Dad drug it inside, setting it up on ahome-made tree stand, a project he and Itackled. Mom went up into the attic andbrought down decorative glass balls. Yes,grandchildren, there were glass balls, or atleast shards of glass balls. They were hungby bent hair pins or string.

During the war, I made Christmas bellsout of milk tops, or any scrapof paper (remember ration-ing). Fold the paper, paste,color. If you didn’t have flour andwater paste, try spit. With enoughspit the paper might stay sealed.

After stringing lights,(some were always out,missing, broken, etc.),and hanging spit bellsand punctured balls (just asmall hole in a ball could be disguised ifhung away from the viewing side); the treewas ready for its crowning event. Not astar. Not exactly an angel, but Angel Hair.

Today’s children do not know, norappreciate the pain of pulling andstretching Angel Hair. My motherhated it. She fumed, fussed, complained,cried, swore she’d “never do this again.” Nextto launching a space rocket or childbirth,stretching Angel Hair on a cedar tree is atleast in the top five of monumentally dif-ficult tasks.

Angel Hair never stayed in one piecelike the box promised. It did, however, staystuck to clothes, hair, upholstery, and thecat. It took up residence in corners andseemed to be breeding for the next season.One package of Angel Hair would notcover a tree, because Angel Hair did nothave a beginning and end. Once you poppedthe package and took the first tweak, itbegan to shred. That meant you had to pulland patch over the parts of the tree thatwere most visible. Had anyone lookedbehind our tree, it would have been embar-rassingly naked. Who cared? The funky treewas our family tradition.

Watching my mother, the mistress ofthe mansion, try to create beauty when the“bones” were missing, was a joy. She couldturn a shabby cedar into a work of art. Shewas a perfectionist and one had better stay

out of her way until she said: “Finally.”That meant turn on the lights, top the treewith a star, let’s eat, goodnight.

My mother reminded me, every Christ-mas morning before we opened the pre-sents, that her only gifts were a hand-kerchief, maybe, and a bag of oranges.This was a set-up. In other words don’tcomplain about how little you’re gettingbecause whatever I give is more than I got.Huh? My pragmatic parents gave socks,panties, pajamas, and a few toys. Appar-ently Santa was in cahoots with them andcensored my wish list.

An adult is remembering a scrawny tree,but the child inside has another spin. Itwas a wonderful time to be at my grand-parent’s farm which I dearly loved. Tromp-ing through the woods to find the magictree meant precious time with my dad. Iwas his “boy.” He taught me to chop, saw,nail, thread a fish hook, mow yards, and

work hard, not hardly work.Presents come and go, and

as I age, so do the memo-ries. When it’s all said anddone, memories rarely cen-ter on what we received, butwhat we gave; rarely on num-

bers of toys, but numbers ofpeople moving through our

lives; rarely on quality, more impor-tantly, the thought.

One grandmother alwaysgave a “store bought” gift,

with the “store bought” tagon it. I don’t know if sheplanned to return the gift,

or if she wanted me to know how muchshe cared. I thought it was funny, a specialgame we played. Usually the gift was some-thing I didn’t want, some stinky powder orcologne, but I wanted her, so I thanked herfrom my heart.

What will your car and computer grand-children remember in “these tough eco-nomic times?” Will they settle for hand-kerchiefs and ties? Of course. Grandchil-dren crave memories you create by listen-ing to them, walking with them, watchingthem perform, talking one on one, watch-ing a football game and not telling themto ‘quiet down.’ They won’t remember ‘allthe things they didn’t get,’ but all the thingsYOU gave. Grandchildren today are likeyesterdays; their hearts are full of love. ST

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thing since sliced bread. Some believe it,and some question whether reverse mort-gages are useful at all. Reverse MortgageSpecialist John Reardon, with CommunityMortgage Solutions, and I are making apresentation to the public, sponsored by theVolusia County Library at City Island andits Friends of the Library on Saturday, Jan-uary 11, 2014 at 2 P.M. at the library.

Mr. Reardon will explain the technicaldetails of applying, qualifying, and closing.I will present the legal and practical issuesand concerns, including issues related toMedicaid planning and title to the propertywhen one obtains a reverse mortgage. Wewill also discuss what happens when one hasto leave the home, and what happens afterdeath. Both of us will discuss the topicsdescribed below as well as the homeownersfor whom the product is useful or not useful.

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in the home (including moving into afacility for long-term care);

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No reservation is required to attend thisfree presentation. It will be held in the largeauditorium in the library. Light refreshmentswill be served.

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America's classic Christmas songwas written by a Jewish immi-grant. Born in Russia with thename Israel Baline, he was the

genius songwriter we know as Irving Berlin.He wrote White Christmas for the 1942 Hol-lywood musical Holiday Inn, starring BingCrosby and Fred Astaire.

On set, the movie's hit number was pre-sumed to be another Berlin composition, theValentine's Day song Be Careful, It's MyHeart. Then White Christmas captured thepublic's imagination and hasn't quite loosedits grip since.

As my colleague Mark Steyn puts it in awinsome podcast interview with Berlin'sdaughter Mary Ellin Barrett, “Berlin lovedAmerica and he sang its seasons”—Easter(Easter Parade), July Fourth (God BlessAmerica) and, of course, Christmas.

Some estimates point to sales of all versionsof White Christmas topping 100 million.According to Albert and Shirley Menendez intheir book on American Christmas songs, itmade the charts for two decades straight, andas late as 1969 was the No. 1 Christmas songin the country. You are sure to hear it multipletimes any Christmas season, on the radio, onTV, or at the mall.

It is a song built on yearning. In lines at thebeginning of the original version that aren'tusually performed, Berlin writes of being outin sunny California during the holiday:

“There's never been such a dayIn Beverly Hills, L.A.But it's December the twenty-fourth,And I'm longing to be up North.”

Steyn thinks that if America had enteredWorld War II a few years earlier, the songmight never have taken off. In 1942 Am-erican men were first shipped overseas, andit was released into a wave of homesickness.Mary Ellin Barrett says it first caught onwith GIs in Great Britain. During the courseof the war, it became the most requestedsong with Armed Forces Radio.

Berlin knew he had something specialwith White Christmas as soon as he wrote it.He supposedly enthused to his secretary, “Ijust wrote the best song I've ever written—heck, I just wrote the best song that any-body's ever written!” The song evokes thewarmth of the hearth and the comforts ofour Christmas traditions in a way that hasn'tstopped pulling at heartstrings yet.

In an essay in The New Republic, JonathanFischer asks what has be-come of the gold-en age of pop Christmas songs between the1930s and 1950s that not only gave us WhiteChristmas, but Have Yourself a Merry LittleChristmas, The Christmas Song and suchlesser standards as Silver Bells, Santa Baby,and Frosty The Snowman.

Well, the writing was better, the standardshigher, the culture more charming and lessabased. Fischer notes something else—Christmas meant more. “As the religious pur-pose of Christmas has gotten increasinglyremote,” he writes, “pop songwriters seem tohave less to say about it” and “a traditionaland sentimental version of Christmas... does-n't appeal to the wider, more fractured popu-lar culture the way it once did.” ST

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On December 3, Florida HospitalMemorial Medical Center cele-brated the lighting of its Light ofLove tree which honors and re-

members loved ones within the community.“Christmas is all about sharing. Tonight,

we are here to share with you the love thatyou’re showing by putting names on thetree. We consider it a privilege to be able toshare this time with you,” Darlinda Copeland,Florida Hospital Me-morial Medical Centerchief operating officer,told the crowd of ap-proximately 75 who hadgathered near the 12-foot-tall Christmas treefestooned with orna-ments and paper ban-ners bearing people’s names. “This sweet,simple ceremony means so much to every-one in the room. We know that each nameon one of those papers is someone who isso special to you.”

At Florida Hospital Memorial MedicalCenter, community members and hospitalemployees place a tag on the tree as a trib-ute to a friend or loved one for a $10 do-nation. Love Notes—which include 20 wordsor less—may also be hung for a donationof $25. The names are recorded in a tributebook stationed beside the tree. For $100, a

banner is guaranteed to appear annuallyon the Light of Love Tree.

“Today, we have had $1,805 donated by64 people for this year’s Light of Love tree,”said Donna Kearns, Florida Hospital Me-morial Medical Center Volunteer ServicesManager. “We will continue to accept dona-tions and update both the tree and the trib-ute book on display.”

Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Cen-ter’s volunteer Auxiliary presented the Light

of Love Tree for the fourthChristmas season sincethe hospital moved to itsstate-of-the-art DaytonaBeach campus. With al-most 2.4 million hours ofcollective donated time,the Florida Hospital Me-morial Medical Center

Auxiliary assists staff in more than 50 hos-pital departments and has donated more than$4 million since its founding in the 1960s.Most recently, the Florida Hospital Memor-ial Medical Center Auxiliary has helpedfund the Get-Well Network, an interactivetechnologic service for patients at both themain campus and Florida Hospital Ocean-side in Ormond Beach. ST

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With so much materialismsurrounding the holidays,it's nice when you can givea gift that accomplishes

more than just adding to someone's col-lection of stuff—especially when it comesto gifts for impressionable children. Ofcourse, anyone who has spent more thanfive minutes around a child knows they canbe hard to please, which makes finding agift that's both entertaining and educationala tall order.

Considering these uncertain economictimes, many parents are looking for giftideas for kids this year that also help teacha lesson or two about savings. Here arefive financial gifts for children that willboth develop their financial literacy andkeep them amused.

1. An Awesome Piggy BankSaving money is the foundation to de-

veloping positive financial behaviors, butit can be a real struggle to convince yourkids of that fact. A great way to encouragechildren to save their money is by givingthem an awesome piggy bank to keep itin. Don't worry, gone are the days of bor-ing, ceramic farm animals—now you canfind banks shaped like arcade games, robots—even Darth Vader. We all know there'sreally nothing cooler than Darth Vader fora bank.

2. Math Video GamesGrand Theft Auto 5 may be the game

title of choice this Christmas, but youwould probably rather improve your kids'financial literacy than their criminal history.There are many educational tools on themarket that take the form of video games,such as Leapfrog's Leapster—a hugelypopular and highly rated handheld gamingdevice for kids age 4 through 9.

Like hiding zucchini in your deliciousbanana nut muffins, there's nothing moresatisfying than tricking your kids intoenjoying something that's actually goodfor them.

3. Stock in a (Profitable) Kid-Friendly Company

More likely appreciated by somewhatolder children, buying stock as a gift is agreat option for the young entrepreneur inyour life. Choose a company like Disney,Coca Cola, or if you're feeling generous,Apple, and buy stock in a custodialaccount for the child. You can buy color-ful, single-share stock certificates in some200 companies—including Disney, Build-a-Bear, GameStop, Harley-Davidson, Mc-Donald's, Nike, and Ninendo—at OneShare(www. oneshare.com).

You can tell the child on your gift listthat they now own a piece of that company,which is almost as cool as the fact that theinvestment could be worth a whole lotmore by the time they're an adult. Surebeats a savings bond from Grandma.

4. Cold, Hard CashIt's hard to go wrong offering a crisp,

green bill as a gift, but don't pass on theopportunity to instill the all important

value-of-a-dollar lesson. When giving phys-ical money, it's best to have a savings goalassociated with the gift—like offering$40 specifically toward the purchase of anew bicycle. In other words, don't just handover the money and expect the kid who'sreceiving it to put it to good use without adiscussion and giving them a little guidance.

5. Their First WalletChildren love it when they're treated

like mini-adults, and nothing says big kidlike owning a wallet. Depending on thechild's age, you can either give a toy wallet,or a real one to use daily. Either way, kidssoon will learn that a wallet is even morefun to own when there's actually somemoney inside.

Financial gifts for children don't haveto be dull—with the above gift ideas,entertainment and saving money can gohand in hand. ST

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In Italy, the Feast of the Epiphany,celebrated on January 6 with anational holiday, is very much likeour traditional Christmas celebra-

tions in North America. Epiphanycommemorates the 12th day of Christ-mas when the three Wise Men arrived atthe manger bearing gifts for Baby Jesus.The traditional Christmas holiday sea-son in Italy lasts through Epiphany.

Epiphany's equivalent of FatherChristmas, La Befana, arrives on herbroomstick during the night of January5 and fills children's stockings withsweets and toys. Like our very ownSanta, La Befana will leave coal forall those naughty children! It's said shecarries a broom to sweep away the oldyear to make room for the new.

Legend has it that the night beforethe Wise Men arrived at the manger, theystopped at the shack of an old womanto ask directions. They invited her tocome along, but she said she was busysweeping and cleaning her house. Laterthat night, she saw a great light in thesky and decided to join the Wise Menbearing gifts that had belonged to herchild who had died. She got lost and

never found the manger. Now La Befanaflies around on her broomstick eachyear on the 11th night, bringing gifts tochildren in hopes that she might find theBaby Jesus.

La Befana is represented as an oldlady, wearing a black shawl and cov-ered in soot who enters houses throughthe chimney carrying a bag or hamperfilled with her gifts. Children hang theirstockings on the evening of January 5awaiting her arrival.

Italians spend their day on January 6opening their doors to welcomed visi-tors, watching children unwrapping theirgifts, and laying out tables full of cakesand traditional Italian liqueurs. ST

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public that can change the course of their health through knowledge. This is a fun and exciting series of seminars that focuses on core health-care issues.In this seminar we learn how to increase bone density through exercise and nutrition. We will discuss what osteoporosis is and how to strengthen and maintain strong bones. We will become educated on what bone remodeling is and how weight bearing helps. We will also learn who is at most risk for bone density loss. This seminar is a guide for wellness and health, giving individuals the informationthey need to achieve their full potential of wellbeing.Tim Richards, Physical Therapy Assistant, has worked in the Physical Therapy/Rehabilitation field for 19 years. He has had the pleasure of working with patients in hospital, outpatient, and long term/ rehab settings and has been in the home/healthcare field for seven years.Tim Richards, PTA Director of Program Development & Training,Doctors’ Choice Home Health

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Wednesday Acupuncture TherapyJan. 22 Dr. Lorenzo Phan plans to discuss how acupuncture therapy2:30 pm can treat and accelerate healing. Acupuncture can be used asAuditorium a sole treatment for many conditions and also work well to

enhance medical treatment in conjunction with the primarycare. Conditions that have been treated effectively include spinal pain, scoliosis, migraines, pinched nerves, sciatica, acute injuries, shoulder pain, hip/knee pain, diabetes II, neuropathy, smoking cessation, menopause, and cancer support treatment. The Traditional Chinese Medicine sees the human body as an integrated being. It works with vital energies inherent within all living things to promote the body’s ability to heal itself. Lorenzo Phan, Doctor of Oriental Medicine and Licensed Acupuncturist, is a graduate of the University of Hawaii with a B.S. in Bio-Chemistry. He completed four years post-graduate training in Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine at American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Houston, Texas. He is a certified as a Neuromuscular Therapist, a Craniosacral Therapist, a Laser Therapist, and a Herbalist.

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In past years, we at Halifax HumaneSociety have been somewhat hesitantto recommend offering pets as gifts dur-ing the holiday season. The idea behind

that stance was that the recipients may notwant a pet or might not be prepared for theanimal. While this seemed to make sense,new data suggests that giving a pet as agift is not such a bad idea after all.

According to an ASPCA survey, 26 per-cent of respondents have received a pet asa gift in the last decade. Of those receivinga pet, 36 percent said that the animal beinga gift had no impact on their love for the ani-mal, and 60 percent said they were actually

more attached to the animal due to the cir-cumstances. The percentage of gifted petsthat were returned to shelters was not sig-nificantly different from other pets.

When adopting a pet, still make sure toconsider the expenses you (or the recipientof the pet) will be facing. In addition to food,treats, and toys, pets need regular check-ups, vaccinations, and grooming. There isalso the potential for trips to the veterinar-ian to treat illnesses or injuries.

If you decide not to surprise someonewith a pet, there are plenty of great alter-natives. Many people have a favorite breedor type of pet that they prefer, and mightwant to try a shelter or rescue group. At

HHS, they can try the Meet Your Match pro-gram to help find the perfect pet for theirhome. Halifax Humane Society also offersgift certificates that cover the adoption feesof one pet, allowing you to give the gift of anew pet, while still allowing the recipientto make their own choice.

You may choose to wait until the calmerdays following the holidays to bring a newpet into your home. The impending arrivalof the pet can still be part of your holidaycelebration. Consider wrapping the pet'sitems as presents, such as its food or waterbowls, a collar or leash, bed, toys, or treats.When the pet arrives home, it already hasthe supplies it needs for an easy adjustment.

Find A Festive Feline At HHSHalifax Humane Society is holding its

Festive Felines adoption promotion, featuringthe 12 Strays of Christmas through December24. During this promotion, all cat adoptionfees will be reduced to $24.

Each day, one of the 12 Strays will befeatured on the HHS Facebook page (www.facebook.com/halifaxhumanesociety).Visit the HHS shelter at 2364 LPGA Blvd.to find your favorite Festive Feline. ST

Tyler Stover is the Community OutreachDirector of Halifax Humane Society inDaytona Beach. He can be reached at 386-274-4703, ext. 320, or at [email protected]

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Holidays are hectic enough andyou don’t need any additionalcatastrophes with which to deal.One very avoidable such cata-

strophe is clogged drains. Holiday mealsand seasonal guests could be the “perfectstorm” for clogged drains and strangledgarbage disposals. Kitchen and bathroomplumbing are heavily hit during this seasonwith additional people in the house, chil-dren, and more cooks in the kitchen whoflush, pour down the drain, or grind inap-propriate materials. To keep your householdplumbing clean during holidays, remem-ber these tips for reducing your chances offalling victim to clogged drains.

Kitchen Sink Don’tsDon’t dump grease or oil down the drain.

Grease and oil will congeal and clog thedrain. Put grease in a jar and throw away.

Don’t force too much food down thedrain at one time. Space it out!

Don’t put stringy foods like celery downthe drain/disposal. Stringy foods are toofibrous and could wrap around the bladeessentially strangling the disposal. Stringy,fibrous foods do not get cut up the waythey should by the disposal.

Don’t put rice or coffee grounds downthe drain/disposal. These will expand in thepipes and clog the drain.

Don’t put heavy foods like potatoes orpasta down the drain/disposal.

Don’t put bones down the drain/ dis-posal. They may get caught in the disposal.

Don’t use the disposal as a trash can. Avoidputting paper products down the disposal.

Bathroom TipsChild-proof your bathroom by removing

small tempting “flushables.” Keep childrensupervised and active (bored kids may flushtoys, etc. For amusement).

Have plenty of toilet paper available andvisible for guests. Remove tissues and papertowels so they are not available to be used inplace of toilet paper.

Additionally, a well placed trash can willencourage guests to dump their table scraps.Use garbage disposals properly by keepingwater running while grinding food and for 60seconds after flushing items down the drain.This will ensure everything get pushed throughthe pipes.

Following these tips during holiday cele-brations, or anytime, just may help you avoidfalling victim to “Clogged Drains” and a visitfrom the post holiday plumber. ST

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What’s In The StarsFor The Week Of December 23

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Becareful not to commit to too many pro-jects at this time. Focus on just a fewtasks rather than spreading yourself toothin and being unhappy.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Yourheart might be leading you in one direc-tion, but pay attention to your keenBovine intellect. Think things throughbefore making any commitments.GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Yourserious Twin has been dominant in yourlife for quite a while. Let that wilderhalf take you out for some good times—perhaps with someone very special.CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Careeraspects are high for Moon Children whomake a good impression. Show peoplehow you can be more valuable to themin the future.LEO (July 23 to August 22) Thingsstart to brighten for the Lion's imme-diate financial future. Resist the urge tosplurge. Tuck something away to helpyou through a tight period.VIRGO (August 23 to Sept. 22) Hav-ing to do too many tasks in too short atime could lower your mood. If youhandle things one at a time, you'll getthrough it all soon enough.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Yourusually carefully made holiday planscould be subject to change later. Pre-pare for that possibility by starting aPlan B just in case you need it.SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Becareful about joining a colleague's planto solve a problem. Investigate it thor-oughly. You could find yourself in apredicament with other associates.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)Slow down that high-paced whirl you'vebeen on. Spending quiet time alone orwith people you care for can be bothphysically and spiritually restorative.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)Make suggestions, not demands. You'llbe more successful in getting people tofollow your lead if you exercise quietpatience instead of strong persuasion.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Youstill need more facts before you canmake an informed career choice. Becareful about whom you ask for thatinformation, you could be misled.PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20)Changing situations could lead to somechallenging opportunities for Pisceanswho know how to make it work to theiradvantage. ST

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Between 1659 and 1681, it was ille-gal to celebrate Christmas in Massa-chusetts. If you were caught celebrating,you would be fined five shillings.

St. Nicholas is actually a historicalfigure, although the name was spelleddifferently. St. Nikolaus was the bishopof Myra in Asia Minor, and he diedon Dec. 6, 343. In different regions ofthe world he is known as Klaus, Nickel,Sünnerklas, Seneklos, Pelznickel, KnechtRuprecht, Weihnachtsmann, and Christ-kindl. Sometimes he travels on foot,and sometimes he's shown riding awhite horse, a reindeer, a mule, oreven a goat.

In 1712, Cotton Mather said, “TheFeast of Christ's Nativity is spent inReveling, Dicing, Carding, Masking,and in Licentious Liberty... by MadMirth, by long Eating, by hard Drink-ing, by lewd Gaming, by rude Revel-ing.” Doesn't sound much like today'scelebrations, does it?

If you think that Christmas has onlyrecently become a nightmare of con-sumerism, consider that as early as themid-1820s, Santa Claus was beingemployed to sell Christmas goods.

Clement Clarke Moore, the authorof A Visit From St. Nicholas (more pop-ularly known as The Night BeforeChristmas), was born during the Amer-ican Revolution and died during theCivil War.

The modern image of Santa Clauswas invented by American cartoonistThomas Nast in the late 1800s. Untilhis cartoons were published at the endof the 19th century, no one really pic-tured Santa as a fat, jolly old man withwhite hair.

Did you know the the first image of aChristmas tree to be printed in the UnitedStates appeared in Boston in 1836? Itwas an illustration to a book written bya German immigrant. ST

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Q: I have a Little Orphan Anniedecoder ring. It is in excellent condi-tion. Can you direct me to someone whomight be interested in purchasing it?

—James, Holdenville, OklahomaA: There were several decoder rings

issued. I suspect yours is one that wasmade of brass and was sold with a“Slidomatic Radio Decoder.” Mostdecoder rings from the 1930s sell inthe $50 to $100 range, depending onboth desirability and rarity.

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pieces of porcelain, all marked as Nip-pon. I was told by my mother that thecollection dates from the 1920s. Wherecan I find out more about Nippon andif what I have has any value?

—Cynthia, Norman, OklahomaA: The word Nippon was first used

in 1891 to identify porcelain crafted byJapanese artisans. The practice endedin about 1921 when Japan became themark of choice.

Look at your pieces closely. Arethey hand-painted and elaborate in de-

sign? If so, your Nippon could be quitevaluable. As the popularity of Nipponhas grown, so has the danger of repro-ductions. Some of the fakes, especiallythose pieces being crafted in China,imitate the earlier Nippon designs andtechniques. Collectors must be ex-tremely cautious.

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I was returning from a business tripto northwest Wisconsin when I stoppedto refuel and get a snack at one of thosetravel plaza/gas station combos on theexpressway. I went inside and thechecker smiled at me, and we chattedfor a moment. I don't remember exactlywhat she said, but I do remember thekindness she showed me. Our briefinteraction brightened my spirits, andwhen I got back in my car, I had a smileon my face. Her small act of kindnesskept me going on the last leg of myjourney home.

On impulse, I decided to write aquick thank-you note to her manager.I told the woman's manager that hisemployee's kind words and caring atti-tude stood out to me, brightening mytrip home.

That clerk—Robin is her name—wrote me back. As a result of my note,she received a commendation from hermanager, a company award pin, andthen, to top it off, a merit raise. I wasstunned, and the note brought tears tomy eyes. Robin's kindness inspiredme to return her positivity, and there itwas—a small, mini chain reaction ofgoodness happened.

In these challenging times, it's impor-tant to spread joy and gladness when-ever and wherever we can. Whether it'sa note or a kind word or even just asmile, a little gratitude goes a longway. More people complain than givethanks, and I've heard it said that ittakes 10 kind words to overcome a sin-gle harsh one.

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This true story of the amassingand spending of a fortune isinterspersed with so manyevents in U.S. history that

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Empty Mansions: The MysteriousLife Of Huguette Clark And The Spend-ing Of A Great American Fortune fol-lows the mining fortune made by W.A.Clark. First the money is made, througha mixture of frontier entrepreneurshipand smart timing, and then spent lav-ishly on political aspirations, mansions,travel, and art as the money movesfrom inheritor to inheritor after eachsuccessive death.

When the money reaches Clark'syoungest daughter, Huguette, whopreferred to be called Madame, shechooses to voluntarily disappear fromsociety, retreating into her lavish, multi-floor Fifth Avenue apartment, which isfull of dolls, one of Huguette’s child-hood passions she never outgrew. Shethen makes yet another unusual choicewhen she decides to live in a New York

City hospital at a cost of $400,000 ayear. There she stays for 20 years untilher death at age 104.

Her empty Manhattan apartment wasone of several lavish, over-the-top pro-prieties she owned but very rarely, ifever, visited, hence the book's title. Herreasons for remaining so hidden fromsociety vary based on who is asking,which makes the book read almost likea mystery novel.

Major historical events, ranging fromthe Titanic sinking (the Clark familyhad tickets to board when it reachedAmerica, which it never did), to the relo-cation of a major hospital in New YorkCity (Huguette was personally askedto make a $125 million donation) arefolded into the nonfiction tome.

Fantastically researched, we see per-sonalities, eccentricities, and the baggagethat comes with money. Huguette's man-sions might be empty of people, buther life was full of intrigue. ST

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Despite the projections thatthe number of backloggedclaims with the Departmentof Veterans Affairs would

climb during the recent governmentshutdown (so said Secretary of Veter-ans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki), it wasn't asbad as expected.

In a pre-shutdown reprieve, the VAwas granted an exemption, and claimsprocessing stayed up and running. How-ever, during the shutdown, processorsweren't able to continue working their20 hours per month mandatory over-time to whittle away at the backlog(claims that have been sitting for morethan 125 days). That mandatory over-time has been a key component to get-ting the backlog reduced, and was tostop completely in November.

One would think that a lot of claimswork was left undone.

The Monday Workload Report showsthat despite the shutdown, the canceledovertime and all the doom-and-gloomprojections, the number of claims actu-ally went down. Granted, they didn't go

down by much, but they did go down.(If you want to view the archived fileof Monday Morning Reports, go towww.vba.va.gov/reports/mmwr/)

Remember that before the shutdown,the VA hadn't met its own projectionsof how fast the number of claims wouldfall on their way to eliminating the back-log. It didn't meet its own goal to thetune of approximately 100,000 claimsfor fiscal year 2013. (Some in Congresswere a bit annoyed about that, since theVA had been granted $1.59 billion tobring down the backlog.)

Bottom line: If the mandatory over-time was canceled permanently, thenyes, the number of delayed claimscould continue to go down, but it willbe at a very slow rate. While the VA isstill aiming for 2015 to clean up thatbacklog, it's looking increasinglyunlikely for that to happen. ST

Freddy Groves regrets that he can-not personally answer reader questions,but will incorporate them into his col-umn whenever possible. Send e-mailto [email protected]

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Like today, an event like the NewLondon school explosion in 1937that killed 300 students and teach-ers was soon spreading across the

country. Among those who converged ontiny New London was a cub reporter, freshfrom his university schooling, who wasworking for United Press (UP) in Dallas. Theyoung man's name was Walter Cronkite.

From the museum website this accountis given of Cronkite’s first major story. Hegot his first inkling of how bad the incidentwas when he saw a large number of carslined up outside the funeral home in Tyler.When he finally reached the scene, it wasdark and raining. Workers were climbingup and down the piles of debris like ants,instinctively going about their grim task.

Thus began hiscareer, one thatwould eventuallyinclude his EmmyAward-winningrole as anchormanfor the CBS Even-ing News.

Decades later,as his life in the

public eye was winding down, Cronkitesaid, “I did nothing in my studies nor inmy life to prepare me for a story of themagnitude of that New London tragedy,nor has any story since that awful dayequaled it.”

The tragedy had occurred because of anatural gas leak that had filtered into thecrawl space underneath the building. Thetremendous growth and wealth that sprungaround the New London oil fields wouldplay an important part in the school disaster.According to the Texas State HistoricalAssociation, “Three days after the explo-sion, inquiries were held to determine thecause of the disaster. The state of Texas andthe Bureau of Mines sent experts to thescene. Hearings were conducted.

From these investigations, researcherslearned that until January 18, 1937, theschool had received its gas from the UnitedGas Company. To save gas expenses of $300a month, plumbers, with the knowledge andapproval of the school board and superin-tendent, had tapped a residue gas line ofParade Gasoline Company. School officialssaw nothing wrong because the use of‘green’or ‘wet’ gas was a frequent money-saving practice for homes, schools, andchurches in the oilfield. “The researchersconcluded that gas had escaped from a faultyconnection and accumulated beneath thebuilding. Green gas has no smell; no oneknew it was accumulating beneath the build-ing, although on other days there had beenevidence of leaking gas.

No school officials were found liable.“Within two months of the tragedy, theTexas Legislature passed a law requiringrefiners to add a scent to the odorless nat-ural gas. The familiar stink of a chemicalcalled mercaptan, is still in use across thecountry today.

A book by David M. Brown and MichaelWereschagin has been recently written aboutthe tragedy. Gone At 3:17 chronicles the

events and uses interviews from survivorsand archives about the worst school disas-ter in American history. The excerpt fromthe book gave this description in Chapter

Ten of the explosion: The first floor shat-tered like porcelain as a blazing torrenterupted through the poured concrete slabupon which the long building stood. Cement,timber, and brick splintered. Rolling ballsof gas, burning blood-orange, howledupward in a dense, searing, 40-ton hurri-cane. The first floor, blown to shrapnel,rushed toward the ceiling. Window panesshattered in sprays of glass. Locker cabi-nets spilled forward and added a storm ofloose-leaf paper, book bags, coats, and hatsto the collapsing hallways. Throughout werechildren and teachers, faces, fingers, nerves,and bone. All was being torn to pieces.

From this terrible tragedy, however, camesome good. We are all safer today becauseof mercaptan in natural gas. The true spiritof the New London disaster is that in a timeof little technology, thousands upon thou-sands of people showed up to help.

Like the 9-11 tragedy, good people caredenough for their fellow humans to be therefor them in such a tragedy. More than that,the people of New London did not let thishorrendous tragedy stop them.

Over the next several weeks, funeralswere held for the victims. Ten days after theexplosion, the school re-opened at a make-shift building. There were 600 students whowere in the school prior to the explosion;of those still remaining, only 287 wereable to attend.

For Lillian, whose two aunts perished inthe tragedy, she passed the story on to herchildren and it will be passed on to her grand-children. It is proper and right that a storyabout “The Day The Angels Went Home”should be passed to the next generation. “Ifyou want to understand today, you have tosearch yesterday,” said Pearl Buck. ST

For more information about the NewLondon School tragedy, go to the websitenewlondonschool.org or to learn about thebook, Gone at 3:17, go to www.schooldisaster.com You can contact Byron Spiresvia e-mail at windingroads @netzero.com

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