Reports. Options for Joint Stiffness By Dr Greg Pursley INSIDE NOV - DEC Carbon Monoxide

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1 Reports Aging Mtters, 1078 Wolverine Lne, Suite J, Cpe Girrdeu, MO An Informtionl Newsletter for Senior Citizens in Southest Missouri INSIDE NOV - DEC 2016 pge 2: pge 3: pge 4: pge 5: pge 6: pge 7: pge 8: Crbon Monoxide Ombudsmn Holidy Mels Prescription Cregiving Silver Hired Legislture Funny Side Word Serch Thnk You Our Cooks Rock! Options for Joint Stiffness By Dr Greg Pursley Joint stiffness is one of the biggest problems with the ging popultion. I m sked constntly bout how to improve joint stiffness, joint soreness, or joint chiness. There re mny things tht cn be done t home to help improve joint flexibility, reduce pin, nd to prevent future joint problems. Het is often used to decrese muscle tension nd stiffness in joints. This cn include het in one re or being submerged in hot shower or hot bth. Stretching on dily bsis is lso extremely importnt. (See insert) Every dy we either get more or less tension nd it s bsed on how much or how little we stretch. Supplements help lot s well but re used more for prevention. We utilize whole food supplements such s multivitmin, fish oil, nd glucosmine to keep joints from breking down. We lso recommend Chiroprctic cre for nyone experiencing stiffness or muscle nd joint discomfort. We work on keeping the joints mobile. The more mobile joint is, the less likely it will get injured. Chiroprctic cre in our office consists of multiple different tretment options rnging from therpies, muscle work, nd joint mobiliztion. We focus on the individul ptient to get the best results. Our guest writer is Dr. Greg Pursley, chiroprctor with PC Wellness Centers, locted t #5 Doctors Prk in Cpe Girrdeu, MO. He hs prcticed chiroprctic cre for ten yers. Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postge PAID Permit No. 453 Cpe Girrdeu Missouri

2 2 Aging Mtters NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2016 Preventing Crbon Monoxide Poisoning Do you know tht crbon monoxide (CO) is the most common cuse of poisoning deth in the United Sttes? Unintentionl CO poisonings re responsible for bout 500 deths nd 15,000 visits to emergency rooms nnully. Older dults over 65 yers of ge re especilly vulnerble to unintentionl CO poisoning due to their high frequency of pre-existing medicl conditions. While CO lrms cn sve lives, less thn one-third of Americn homes hve them instlled. CO is n odorless, colorless gs tht cn cuse illness nd deth. It is produced whenever ny fuel such s nturl gs, propne, gsoline, oil, kerosene, wood, or chrcol is burned. Devices tht produce CO include crs, bots, gsoline engines, stoves, nd heting systems. CO from these sources cn build up in enclosed or semienclosed spces. When people inhle CO, the toxic gs enters the bloodstrem nd blocks oxygen from being bsorbed into the body, which cn dmge tissues nd result in deth. For most people, the first signs of exposure to low concentrtions of Co include mild hedche nd brethlessness upon moderte exercise. Continued or cute exposure cn led to flu-like symptoms including more severe hedches, dizziness, tiredness, nuse, confusion, irritbility, nd impired judgment, memory, nd coordintion. CO is clled the silent killer becuse if these erly signs re ignored, person my lose consciousness nd be unble to escpe the dnger. Brething low concentrtions of CO my not result in obvious symptoms of CO poisoning, yet exposure to low levels of CO cn cuse long-term helth dmge, even fter the CO source is removed. These helth effects include long-term neurologicl dmge such s lerning nd memory impirments, emotionl nd personlity effects, nd sensory nd motor disorders. People of ll ges re t risk for CO poisoning. Persons living with chronic hert disese, nemi, or respirtory problems re more susceptible to its effects. Older dults more frequently hve these pre-existing conditions, which lower their tolernce nd increse the risk of ftl exposure. CO poisoning cn lso be highly dngerous for unborn children, gretly incresing the risk of fetl deth nd developmentl disorders. If you experience symptoms you think could be from CO poisoning, get fresh ir immeditely. Open doors nd windows nd turn off stoves, ovens, heters, nd similr pplinces, nd leve the house. Cll poison center immeditely t The poison experts there will let you know if you need to seek further medicl ttention. Hlf of ll unintentionl CO poisoning deths could be prevented with the use of CO lrms. Alrms should be Underwriters lbortories (UL) pproved nd re generlly vilble t locl hrdwre stores. The cost is miniml nd in view of the possibility tht it my sve the lives of you nd your fmily it is brgin. Instll CO lrm on every floor of your home nd within hering rnge of ech sleeping re. Crefully follow mnufctures instructions for their plcement, use, nd mintennce. Unlike smoke lrms, CO lrms my expire fter severl yers. Ombudsmn Volunteers Recognized t Stte Conference By Jn McFerron The Missouri Stte Ombudsmn Conference ws held September 12th nd 13th t Chteu on the Lke in Brnson, Missouri. Ombudsmn Volunteers, long with Stte nd Regionl Ombudsmn stff ttended the sessions. The theme for the conference ws Here to Cre. Topics for the Ombudsmn Conference sessions were Gurdinship sttutes nd issues, how nursing homes work with hospice progrms, the residents right to vote nd prticipte in the politicl process, mentl helth nd communiction, dispute resolution, nd intimcy nd sexulity mong residents with dementi in long term cre. The Aging Mtters Ombudsmn Progrm hd 19 Ombudsmn Volunteers ttend the conference. Mny of those ttending nd severl tht could not ttend were recognized nd presented wrds for their yers of service to the Ombudsmn Progrm by the Stte Ombudsmn Office. Those receiving wrds for 5 yers of service were Shirley Brnum, Joyce Dowell, Beckie Grsdorf, Jck Hiley, Phyllis Lee, Allen Muench, Pm Muench, Cor Lee Stephens, Jon Voelker, Pm Willims, Holly Weems, nd Regin Moore. Those receiving wrds for 15 yers of service were Junit Jmes, Mrth O Kelly, nd Betty Wildmn. Cor Dell Johnson received n wrd for her 20 yers of service to the Ombudsmn Progrm. The Region 2 Ombudsmn Progrm t Aging Mtters is very fortunte to hve such devoted Ombudsmn Volunteers to serve the residents living in Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, nd Residentil Cre Communities cross our region.

3 Aging Mtters NOVEMBER - DECEMBER Hppy nd Sfe Holidy Mels By Trcey Tripp, RDN, LD As the tempertures strt to drop nd the dys grow short we know the holidys re fst pproching. For most of us tht mens fmily gtherings, prties, celebrtions nd lots nd lots of food! Most of us prepre food either to be eten in our home with fmily nd friends or mybe to be tken to nother loction nd shred. No mtter if you re n experienced cook or just trying your hnd t holidy dishes, there re steps to tke to keep food sfe nd to help prevent foodborne illness (FBI). Plnning hed cn be big help in ensuring successful nd sfe mel. You cn strt by clering your refrigertor so you hve room for the dishes you re prepring. Strt using the foods tht re tking up spce nd mke sure you hve plenty of room for your turkey, hm, rost nd other dishes. You my wnt to buy n inexpensive thermometer to keep in your refrigertor to mke sure the temperture is 40oF or lower. Once you ve plnned your menu nd gthered your recipes, it s time to go shop- ping. Grocery shopping is where sfe food hndling should strt. You should keep rw met, poultry, nd sefood seprte from other foods in your crt. The gol is to keep the met juices tht my contin bcteri wy from other items in your shopping crt. Ask the cshier to plce your rw met, poultry, nd sefood items in seprte bg; gin we re trying to keep ny juices wy from redy-to-et foods. Alwys buy cold foods (put them in your crt) lst. We wnt to keep them s cold s possible for s long s possible. They will strt to wrm if you crry them in your crt while you shop for other items. If you live considerble distnce from the grocery store, you my wnt to hve cooler or insulted bg with ice for the trip home. When you rrive home, you should put your cold nd frozen items into the refrigertor or freezer immeditely. Remember wrm ir rises, so the bottom shelf of your refrigertor is the coldest. Tht rw met, poultry, nd sefood should go on the bottom shelf of the refrigertor on plte or try so it cn t drip on other foods. As you prepre your food, lwys strt with clen counters, utensils nd equipment, nd thoroughly wsh your hnds with wrm wter nd sop. Prepre uncooked recipes before recipes using rw met to reduce cross-contmintion. Use seprte cutting bords for rw met nd redy-to-et items like vegetbles or bred. Use met thermometer to check the internl tempertures of dishes to ensure they re fully cooked nd sfe to et. Fresh beef, pork, vel, nd lmb should be cooked to 145oF with 3 minute rest time; fish should be cooked to 145oF; ground beef, vel, pork nd lmb should be cooked to 160oF; egg dishes should be cooked to 160oF; nd ll poultry should be cooked to 165oF. When prepring to serve be sure to keep hot foods hot t 140oF or bove nd cold foods cold t 40oF or below. Chfing dishes, crock pots, or ice trys cn help with this. Foods should not be sitting out for more thn 2 hours. If this hppens they should be discrded. For most Americns, eting leftovers from holidy mel or prty is s trditionl s the mel itself. In order to enjoy leftovers sfely, lwys rehet leftover foods to n internl temperture of 165oF. If tking leftovers for lunch, pck perishble food in n insulted bg with n ice pck to mke sure it stys chilled. Leftovers cn be kept for 3 to 4 dys in the refrigertor; be sure to et or freeze them within tht time. FBI is cused by hrmful bcteri growth in food. Becuse bcteri typiclly don t chnge the tste, smell, or look of food, you cn t lwys tell whether food is dngerous to et. So remember this sying When in doubt, throw it out. Enjoy your holidys with fmily nd friends! Hppy nd sfe cooking to ll! Honey Rosted Sweet Pottoes (recipe dpted from Eting Well.com) Ingredients 2 ½ lbs. sweet pottoes, peeled nd cut into 1 ½ pieces (bout 8 cups) 1/3 cup honey (or pure mple syrup) 2 Tbsp butter, melted Guilt-Free Green Ben Csserole (recipe dpted from Better Homes nd Grdens) Ingredients: 2 cns of no slt dded cut green bens (14.5 oz cns, drined) 2 tespoons Country Crock Vegetble Oil Spred (melted) 1 cn of reduced-sodium crem of mushroom soup (10.5 oz cn) 1 Tbsp lemon juice ½ tsp slt Blck pepper to tste ½ cup tosted pecn pieces, optionl 1/3 cup chopped onion 3 Tblespoons bred crumbs 1/8 tespoon blck pepper ¼ cup plin ft-free yogurt Directions: 1. Prehet oven to 400o. 2. Arrnge sweet pottoes in n even lyer in 9 x13 glss bking dish. Combine honey, butter, lemon juice, slt nd pepper in smll bowl. Pour the mixture over the sweet pottoes; toss to cot. 3. Cover nd bke the sweet pottoes for 15 minutes. Uncover, stir every 15 minutes, until tender nd strting to brown, 45 to 50 minutes more. If using pecns, stir into csserole during the finl 15 minutes of bke time. Mke hed tip: Cover nd refrigerte for up to 1 dy. Just before serving, rehet t 350o until hot, bout 15 minutes. Directions: 1. Prehet oven to 350o. 2. In smll sucepn, cook the chopped onions in the mrgrine until onions re tender. Stir in the bred crumbs nd set side. 3. In lrge mixing bowl, stir together the crem of mushroom soup, yogurt, pepper, nd green bens. 4. Trnsfer the mixture to 1 qurt csserole dish. 5. Sprinkle the onion-bred crumb mixture on top of the csserole mixture. 6. Bke the csserole t 350o for 25 to 30 minutes or until the mixture is heted through nd the crumbs re golden. (*Mkes 6 servings, pproximtely ¾ cup per serving) Quino Stuffing Ingredients: 1 butternut sqush, peeled, seeded, nd cubed 1 red onion, peeled nd diced 3-5 cloves grlic, with peel still on 1 Tbsp. vegetble or cnol oil Slt & Pepper to tste 1 ½ cups uncooked quino, rinsed 3 cups chicken broth, vegetble broth, or wter Zest of one ornge 2 cups roughly chopped spinch 2/3 cup dried crnberries ½ cup shelled pistchios Directions: 1. Prehet oven to 425o. Line bking sheet with luminum foil. 2. In lrge mixing bowl, toss butternut sqush, onion, nd grlic cloves (with peel still on) until they re evenly coted with oil. Spred out in n even lyer on the prepred bking sheet. Seson with slt nd pepper. Rost for 30 minutes, or until soft nd cooked nd edges begin to slightly brown. Remove nd set side. Discrd grlic peels. 3. Menwhile, stir together quino, broth (or wter), nd ornge zest, nd cook ccording to pckge instructions. When cooked, set side. 4. Add cooked veggies, quino, spinch, crnberries nd pistchios to lrge mixing bowl, nd gently toss to combine. Seson with dditionl slt nd pepper if needed. Serve wrm. ( Mkes 4-6 Servings)

4 4 Aging Mtters NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2016 Missouri Drop-Off Loctions for Unused or Expired Prescriptions Do you hve medictions tht re unused or expired nd not sure how to dispose of them? The Division of Senior & Disbility Services (DSDS) is working with the Bureu of Nrcotics nd Dngerous Drugs (BNDD) in providing sfe disposl of these medictions. This sfe nd nonymous drop off progrm will lso help to lessen the possibility of these prescription medictions from getting into the hnds of someone who my buse them. Proper disposl of prescription nd over-the-counter drugs protects you nd the Erth by preventing poisoning of children nd pets. It deters misuse by teengers nd dults; keeps medicines from entering strems nd rivers when poured down the drin or flushed down the toilet; nd helps void helth problems such s tking medicine tht is too old to work well. The best option for proper disposl of drugs is to contct your locl lw enforcement gency to see if the drug tke-bck progrm is vilble in your community. For your convenience, list of the gencies in the Aging Mtters service re is provided long with this rticle. The second option for disposl is through these proper household steps: 1. Tke your prescription drugs out of their originl continers. 2. Mix drugs with n undesirble substnce, such s ct litter or used coffee grounds. 3. Put the mixture into disposble continer with lid, such s n empty mrgrine tub, or into selble bg. 4. Concel or remove ny personl informtion, including RX number, Mediction Drop Box Loctions in the Aging Mtters Service Are on the empty continers by covering it with permnent mrker or duct tpe, or by scrtching it off. 5. The seled continer with the drug mixture, nd the empty drug continers, cn now be plced in the trsh. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administrtion (DEA) sponsored drug tke-bck dy for the week ending April 30, In Missouri lone, there were 238 seprte collection sites mnged by lw enforcement gencies. The Stte of Missouri collected 44,285 pounds of unwnted phrmceuticls during this tke bck. Source: Missouri Dept. of Helth & Senior Services Bollinger County Butler County Cpe Girrdeu County Bollinger County Sheriff s Office Poplr Bluff Police Dept. Cpe Girrdeu Police Dept. 202 High Street 1111 Poplr Street 40 South Sprigg Street Mrble Hill, MO Poplr Bluff, MO Cpe Girrdeu, MO Dunklin County Mdison County Mississippi County Kennett Police Dept. Fredericktown Police Dept. Chrleston Police Dept. 200 Cedr Street 120 West Min Street 204 N. Min Street Kennett, MO Fredericktown, MO Chrleston, MO New Mdrid County New Mdrid County, cont. Pemiscot County New Mdrid Co. Sheriff s Dept. Portgeville Police Dept. Pemiscot County Helth Dept. 2 Court House Squre 201 Est Min Street 810 Est Reed Street New Mdrid, MO Portgeville, MO Hyti, MO Perry County Perry County, cont. Reynolds County Perry County Sheriff s Office Perryville Police Dept. Reynolds County Sheriff s Dept. 710 S. Kingshighwy Street 120 N. Jckson Street 2323 Green Street Perryville, MO Perryville, MO Centerville, MO St. Frncois County St. Frncois County, cont. Ste. Genevieve County Frmington Police Dept. Prk Hills Police Dept. Ste. Genevieve Co. Sheriff s Off. 310 Ste. Genevieve Avenue 8 Municipl Drive 5 Bsler Drive Frmington, MO Prk Hills, MO Ste. Genevieve, MO Scott County Wyne County For full listing throughout MO: Scott County Sheriff s Office Piedmont Police Dept S. New Mdrid Street 116 W. Green Street bck-progrms-in-missouri.pdf Benton, MO Piedmont, MO

5 Aging Mtters NOVEMBER - DECEMBER Cregiving Strtegies for Surviving the Holidys By Kthy Bullis Often the holidys cn dd frustrtion to the life of cregiver, nd consequently my cuse lredy stressed fmily reltions to fry. In mny cses one fmily member seems to crry most of the cregiver duties. Tht primry cregiver my experience resentment towrd other fmily members who they feel don t offer enough ssistnce. Insted of llowing the holidy seson to become overwhelming, cregivers re encourged to try to use it s unique opportunity to seek better communiction, connection, nd support from fmily members nd friends. Fmily members my not lwys be wre of loved ones decline in bility nd needs, or just wht it tkes to cre for them. An updte letter tht could be copied nd included in holidy crds might let others know wht cregiver is deling with nd could offer other fmily members the opportunity to respond with ssistnce. This might lso help combt feelings of isoltion. A cregivers disppointment in fmily members they feel re not pulling their weight my come to hed t this time of yer. The helthiest wy to del with those feelings is to identify them insted of denying them, nd then mke some conscious choices in deling with those feelings. A cregiver my choose to cler the ir before the holidy, or my put the feelings side, but with pln to pproch the sitution fter the holidys. Identifying feelings nd mking pln to del with them cn help the whole fmily enjoy the seson. Cler communictions nd relistic gols go long wy towrds destressing the sitution. Let fmily members know tht your cregiving duties re keeping you very busy nd tht you only hve so much energy for holidy preprtion nd hosting duties. And cregivers my need to dpt their trditions to fit into current circumstnces. For instnce, insted of hving huge mel tht cregiver my trditionlly prepre nd pln, hve potluck nd put other fmily members in chrge of orgnizing, decorting nd clening up. If the fmily is not ble or willing to physiclly help, they my be ble to py for 2 or 3 dys of home cre to llow the cregiver to prepre for n event. Also, quiet room for your loved one my better llow the cregiver to enjoy fmily gthering. People with dementi re often overwhelmed by multiple converstions nd lots of ctivity nd re more likely to ct out or become upset when plced in tht type of setting. The holidys re good time to shre your wish list. A wish list my include items such s: Respite This might be fmily member who will gree to sit with your loved one number of times during the next 3 months, or fmily member who will py for home cre under the sme circumstnces. (Book home cre erly during the holidy seson.) Home Repirs Fmily members tht re not comfortble with hnds-on cre my be perfectly hppy to chnge light bulbs, do lwn cre, or crt pile of junk off. Cregiver Cre gift certifictes for mssge, fcil, mnicure, or other recretionl ctivities re gret wy to relx nd tke cre of the cregiver. Reflecting on the pst by spending time in relxed tmosphere with their cre receiver reminiscing by looking t old photos or unpcking ornments tht my stir fond memories cn hve clming effect on both the cregiver nd the cre receiver. It is lso good time to reflect on the rewrds of cre giving. Remembering tht you re fulfilling vow or living up to personl idel or religious belief to cre for your loved one could be gret boost to selfesteem. Also in tht sme generl ide, in ny chllenging sitution, cregivers experience gret del of personl growth s they lern to meet chllenges in wys they never imgined possible. Lst but not lest, short thnk you notes to those who spent time with your loved one during the seson my encourge fmily nd friends to spend more time with them in the future. Hppy Holidys Wishing you nd your fmily ll the love, pece nd joy in the world this Christms. From ll of us t Aging Mtters

6 6 Aging Mtters NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2016 Mlnutrition nd Chronic Diseses For people with certin chronic conditions, proper nutrition is more thn just good ide. It s n essentil prt of mnging mny helth problems like dibetes, hert disese, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, nd more. Older dults with chronic illnesses re especilly t risk for poor nutrition, which cn hppen becuse of bd eting hbits, loss of ppetite, nd decresed ccess to helthy foods becuse of limited mobility, money, or time. Importnce of good nutrition for older dults Poor nutrition increses your risk for serious helth problems. For those living with chronic illnesses, it cn result in the loss of muscle nd other tissue, which cn: Mke it hrder to recover from surgery nd disese Mke it more difficult to hel wounds Increse risk for infection Increse risk for flls Decrese strength needed to tke cre of yourself When these things occur, it cn led to redmission bck to the hospitl or longer stys in the hospitl or rehbilittion fcility. Wrning signs of mlnutrition in older dults Alert your helth cre professionl if you hve ny of the wrning signs of poor nutrition: Eting poorly Chewing nd swllowing difficulties Tking multiple medicines Unplnned weight loss Therpeutic nutrition cn help you hel When you re sick, your body needs extr nutrition s fuel. If you don t hve enough fuel, your body might brek down the protein in your muscles nd use tht s fuel. This cn leve you feeling wek nd less ble to fight infection. Therpeutic nutrition provides fuel to help keep your muscles strong nd help you recover more quickly. Your doctor or registered dietitin my recommend using therpeutic nutrition by itself or with other medicl cre. Therpeutic nutrition works by mking sure your body gets the right blnce of nutrients needed to fight n ongoing helth problem. It cnnot prevent helth problems, but it my reduce complictions, hospitl stys, nd the need for more expensive medicl cre. In fct, good nutrition cn led to n up to 50% reduction in voidble redmissions. Source: Delegtes to the Silver Hired Legislture Choose their Priorities for 2017 The 43rd Annul Conference of the Silver Hired Legislture took plce t the Stte Cpitol in Jefferson City on October 18, 19, nd 20. The 118 delegtes in ttendnce chose their Top Five Priorities nd formulted plns to dvocte for Senior issues during the coming legisltive session. After spirited debtes in the Legisltive chmbers, the delegtes chose these issues s their Top Five Priorities for the 2017 legisltive session: 1. Senior Services Growth nd Development Fund 2. Increse funding for the Home Delivered nd Congregte Mels provided by Are Agencies on Aging 3. Expnd Mo HelthNet (Medicid) 4. Provide finncil ssistnce to seniors for mediclly necessry hering id devices, vision services, nd dentl cre through MO HelthNet (Medicid) 5. Reuthorize funding for MoRx Progrm Anyone interested in lerning further detils bout the priorities of the Silver Hired Legislture is encourged to cll or e-mil Jckie Dover, Aging Mtters t or jdover@gingmtters2u.com. Missouri s Silver Hired Legislture ws founded in 1973, the first in the ntion fter the Older Americns Act ws mended to include dvoccy groups. The SHL is composed of fifteen volunteers from ech of the ten sttewide Are Agencies on Aging. These 150 senior dvoctes, elected by their peers, identify nd dvocte for issues criticl to older Missourins.

7 Aging Mtters NOVEMBER - DECEMBER Word Serch Theme: The Holidys re fst pproching S A N T A C L A U S S C H R K C H E E R F U L R D S C S O X G Y A D S N A R E T E V E B C C N R U D O L P H M N N W R M C E I S B L A C K F R I D A Y R K L V E C V R C A E P S H A A A S E I I P G T M H R N L I N C G E B G T B H I T E O R T B T R L I R S I V L E S W A T E I H X I T A K V Y G E F E E R U P X R H R T N I O N L P S R R H G U A L A I A T T A D N I F F E G N I P P O H S K V I E S A M T S I R H C N T E U O S N O I T A R O C E D U S F P The Funny Side MOM KNOWS ALL A Mom visits her son, who lives with girl roommte, for dinner. During the course of the mel, his mother couldn't help but notice how pretty his roommte ws. She hd long been suspicious of reltionship between the two, nd this hd only mde her more curious. Over the course of the evening, while wtching the two interct, she strted to wonder if there ws more between him nd his roommte thn met the eye. Reding his mom's thoughts, the son volunteered, "I know wht you must be thinking, but I ssure you, we re just roommtes." About week lter, his roommte cme to him sying, "Ever since your mother cme to dinner, I've been unble to find the silver plte. You don't suppose she took it, do you?" He sid,"well, I doubt it, but I'll emil her, just to be sure." He st down nd wrote: Der Mother: I'm not sying tht you 'did' tke the silver plte from my house, I'm not sying tht you 'did not' tke the silver plte.. But the fct remins tht it hs been missing ever since you were here for dinner. Love, Your son Severl dys lter, he received n emil from his Mother which red: Der Son: I'm not sying tht you DO sleep with your roommte, nd I'm not sying tht you DO NOT sleep with her. But the fct remins tht if she ws sleeping in her OWN bed, she would hve found the silver plte by now, under the pillow Love, Mom PLEASE TELL GRANDMA! The coch clled one of his 9-yer-old bsebll plyers side nd sked, "Do you understnd wht co-opertion is? Wht tem is?" BLACK FRIDAY CELEBRATION CHEERFUL CHRISTMAS CRANBERRIES DECORATIONS FAMILY FESTIVITIES FRUITCAKE LAUGH PARTIES PEARL HARBOR POINSETTIA PRESENTS RUDOLPH SANTA CLAUS SHOPPING SNOWFLAKES THANKSGIVING TOGETHERNESS VETERANS DAY "Yes, coch", replied the boy. "Do you understnd tht wht mtters is we win or lose s tem?" The boy nodded in greement. The coch continued, "I'm sure you know, when n out is clled, you shouldn't rgue, curse, ttck the umpire, or cll him insulting nmes. Do you understnd ll tht?" Agin, the boy nodded yes. The coch continued, "And when I tke you out of the gme so tht nother boy gets chnce to ply, it's not good sportsmnship to cll your coch dumb, or stupid, or worse, is it?" "No, coch." "Good," sid the coch. "Now go over there nd explin ll tht to your Grndmother."

8 8 Aging Mtters NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2016 Thnk You Here t Aging Mtters, it tkes the whole tem to chieve our gols nd provide the services needed by our clients. Ech employee plys n importnt role nd for this we wnt to cknowledge ech employee on their work nniversry month. For the months of November nd December, the following people re recognized for their hrd work nd dediction. NOVEMBER Mry Ann Burgess, Centrl Office, 6 yers Christy McClin, RSVP/VIC, Cpe & Scott Co., 3 yers Pul Fnn, Centrl Office, 4 yers DECEMBER Estrc, Cruthersville Senior Center, 21 yers Ptsy Cryn Fisher, Portgeville Senior Center, 4 yers Terry Hrmon, Puxico Senior Center, 4 yers Emily Smith, Centrl Office, 3 yers Regin VonHsseln, Centrl Office, 16 yers OUR COOKS ROCK! The Aging Mtters Nutrition prctices were presented by the Progrm held their nnul Cooks Cpe County Privte Ambulnce Our Cooks Conference Rock! on October 19, 2016 tem of Chris Hollowy nd Denise in Cpe Girrdeu. In ttendnce Pounds. Dr. Georgnne Syler, The Awere ging 60 Mtters utrition Progrm held tretired heir nnul Cooks Conference cooks Nnd dministrtors from Southest Missouri on October 19, 2016 n Cpe Girrdeu. I n ttendnce w ere 6 0 c ooks nd dministrtors f rom 2 8 sfun enior centers. This yer s from 28 senior centers. This yer s Stte University, provided onference, conference, Our Cooks R Our ock, p rovided t he nnul t rining nd r einforcement of the importnt role the Cooks Rock, fcts bout crnberries, including the nnul trining ndour senior cooking demonstrtion nd nd through home ooks ply in provided providing nutritious mels for popultion t the centers reinforcement the importnt recipe w smpling. Derek Hons, delivered mels. Sfety nd ofemergency first id prctices here presented by the Cpe County Privte It s Not Too Lte! role the in providing from Dthe Girrdeu County Ambulnce tem of Ccooks hris Hply ollowy nd Denise Pounds. r. GCpe eorgnne Syler, retired from Southest nutritious mels for ourfun senior Deprtment spoke with thedemonstrtion nd Missouri Stte University, provided fcts bout Helth crnberries, including cooking Did you get your flu vccine popultion the centers ndcpe Girrdeu ttendees bout the importnce ecipe smpling. Derek Htons, from the County Helth Deprtment spoke with Did tdid he yyou get your flu vccine ou g et y our flu vccine through delivered mels. of food sfety ttendees bout the ihome mportnce of food sfety preprtion nd hpreprtion ndling. nd lredy? I f n ot, t here s still time lredy? If not, there s still time Sfety nd emergency first id hndling. It s NNot ot TToo oo LLte! It s te! lredy? If not, there s still time to your helth cre cre to ccontct ontct your helth to c ontct y our h elth cre provider. provider. provider. Some people, such s older Some people, such s older people, young children, nd Some pweople, scuch s older people, young hildren, people ith certin helth nd people, young hildren, conditions, re ct ertin hcigh risk for nd people w ith helth serious flu omplictions. people wcith certin helth conditions, re t high risk for serious lu complictions. conditions, re t phrevent igh risk for The single fb est w y to the flu is tfo flu vccine serious lu get complictions. To show how much OUR COOKS ROCK, photo session ws held. Above re Lori Montgomery nd Mry Emery, cooks t the Kennett Senior Center. The syingle every er. best wy to prevent the sflu is to et w fy lu vto ccine The ingle bgest prevent every the flu yier. s to get flu vccine every yer. o show how much Our Cooks Rock photo session ws held. Above re Lori Montgomery nd Mry ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER CIRCULATION Would you like to receive the newsletter? Do you need to be dropped from the miling list? 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