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Forget-Me-Not Adult Day Center
Newsletter
905 Cook Ave Ste. B Kenai, AK 99611 * Phone: (907)714-6695
SEPTEMBER 2012
SCHEDULE FOR SEPTEMBER Tuesdays Pet Therapy Wednesdays DANCING AND MUSIC with the “Forget Me-Not” Band Manicures by Tatyana Thursdays Woodworking with Kevin Baking with Babe Fridays Bingo!
SPECIAL EVENTS
September 6, 11, and 18 Charades September 7 and 21 AAJC Singers September 10, Scrapbooking Yodeling with Victor September 10—Outing to Norman Lowell Gallery—Please arrive at Forget Me Not by 9:30 a.m. if you are going on the trip. (Leaving Forget Me Not at 10:00 a.m. Back to Forget Me Not Center by 2:30 p.m.) September 13 Movie September 17 and 24 Karaoke with Diane September 18 Shuffleboard September 20 Singalong with Pat September 24 Musical Chairs September 25 Kenai Bell Ringers September 27 Outing to Kenai Senior Center September 28 Outing to Walmart
Frontier Community Services Vision Statement It is our belief that people are healthier and happier living in their own homes and communities. Based on that belief, Fron-tier Community Services will advocate for the right of individuals with disabilities all ages to live in the home and communi-ty of their choice.
WHAT HAPPENED IN
AUGUST??!!!
Benson moved back to
Idaho with his son and
wife. Thanks for the
outstanding way you or-
ganized our lives
Benson!!
What!!! Benson is
MOVING!!!!!????
Hawaiian Dancers!!
BECCA MOVED TO WISCONSIN with her dog
and her truck……..!!! The
Director of Senior Services
and Forget Me Not has
moved to Wisconsin to get
her PHD!!
Thank you
for being
BECCA!!!
Forget-Me-Not Adult Day Center
Newsletter
905 Cook Ave Ste. B Kenai, AK 99611 * Phone: (907)714-6695
SEPTEMBER 2012
Frontier Community Services Vision Statement It is our belief that people are healthier and happier living in their own homes and communities. Based on that belief, Frontier Community Services will advocate for the right of individuals with disabilities all ages to live in the home and
She has lived a full life that includes marriage, acting, modelling, performing burlesque and even marching with Gandhi - twice.
On Mondays, Tao teaches classes to a dedi-cated group of students at a dance studio in Harstdale, a suburb 25 miles outside of New York City. …."My doctor when he did the hip replacement said you won't be able to do this, you won't be able to do that. I said I don't want to know what I won't be able to do because I don't believe it.
"So I sent him a photograph in lotus lifting off the ground and he called me the miracle wom-an. I said it's no miracle, a miracle means only to see that which is inside of you. If it's inside, I can do it."
Tao became interested in yoga when she was eight years old. She observed a group of young boys practicing yoga on the beach in her hometown of Pondicherry in southern In-dia. She said she decided then that she could do anything a boy could do.
KEVIN September 16
Tao Porchon-Lynch, Age 93, Yoga Extraordinaire
Quoted from (taoporchon-lynch.com)
She has been teaching professionally for 61 years,
although it was only at age 73 that she decided to
focus solely on being
an instructor. She's
93 years old, but that
isn't keeping Tao
Porchon-Lynch from
striking a perfect
pose….
"I'm going to teach
yoga until I can't
breathe anymore,...I
love yoga, it bright-
ens my day and
makes everybody smile," Porchon-Lynch says.
….Many yoga positions are extremely demanding,
and others appear downright impossible. But Tao
Porchon-Lynch can do them all. Even the most
strenuous, pretzel-like positions are child’s play for
Tao, a New York City Yoga Instructor. Tao is, at 93,
is recognized by Guinness World Records as the
Frontier Community Services Vision Statement It is our belief that people are healthier and happier living in their own homes and communities. Based on that belief, Fron-tier Community Services will advocate for the right of individuals with disabilities all ages to live in the home and community of their choice.
Forget-Me-Not Adult Day Center
Newsletter
905 Cook Ave Ste. B Kenai, AK 99611 * Phone: (907)714-6695
SEPTEMBER 2012
Myth 1: “Alzheimer’s only affects the el-
derly.”
This is a myth. While the majority of people with
Alzheimer’s disease are older than 65, there are
certainly cases of individuals in their 30s, 40s,
50s and 60s with ‘early-onset’ Alzheimer’s.
Myth 2: “My
mom/dad re-
members all
kinds of
things. He/
she can’t pos-
sibly have
Alzheimer’s!”
This is a myth. Alzheimer’s disease affects re-
cent memories and the ability to retain newly-
learned information. Past memories can remain
locked in the brain, with vivid recollection and
detail, including specific smells, music, names
and place associated with those memories. The
majority of longer-held memories don’t begin to
diminish until the disease progresses over time.
Most newly-diagnosed Alzheimer’s patients will
remember specific past memories and talk about
them as though they just happened. .
The brain is a complex system. So Alzheimer’s
patients will have both good days and bad Days,
but the good moments are typically for short
bursts of time
Myth 4: “People with higher education lev-
els have a faster memory decline.”
This is a myth. While higher education levels
can help stimulate the brain, creating higher
cognitive reserves, this does not necessarily
mean it helps prevent memory decline or Alz-
heimer’s. People
who have a higher
education often have
more “flexible brains”
to help them adjust
to their new circum-
stances, according
to Dr. Jason Karlaw-
ish, an associate
professor of medi-
cine at the University of Pennsylvania and di-
rector of the school’s Alzheimer’s Disease
Center’s Education and Information Transfer
Core.
Myth 5: “Memory loss is an inevita-
ble part of aging.”
This is Fact. Memory loss is actually a symp-
tom of getting older....But while memory loss
occurs with age, Alzheimer’s and dementia
don’t always occur. …...Dr. Gary Small, direc-
tor of the UCLA Center on Aging, reiterated
that sentiment. “The brain tends to age like
other organs, but it’s generally not incapacitat-
ed. The average person may only notice a de-
lay in retrieval of information.”
*National Institute on Aging, 2011.
Forget-Me-Not Adult Day Center
Newsletter
905 Cook Ave Ste. B Kenai, AK 99611 * Phone: (907)714-6695
SEPTEMBER 2012
Frontier Community Services Vision Statement It is our belief that people are healthier and happier living in their own homes and communities. Based on that belief, Frontier Community Services will advocate for the right of individuals with disabilities all ages to live in the home and community of their choice.
How to Purchase a Senior Park Pass
It’s easy to buy a Senior Pass—you can either
print and send in a mail-order application, availa-
ble from the U.S. Geological Service website, or
you can buy one in person at
most Federal recreation sites or
offices. At many major parks and
sites, you can simply pay your
$10 at the entrance gate and re-
ceive your lifetime pass right
away.
The Senior Pass is available to
U.S. citizens and permanent res-
idents over the age of 62, and
the discounts and benefits apply
to any other passengers travel-
ing with you in your car. So next
time there’s a family vacation in
the works, why not consider a
trip to some of America’s scenic
natural wonders?
For more information, visit the Senior Pass page
at the U.S. Geological Service website.
Enjoy the Great Outdoors With A
Senior Park Pass
By Sarah Stevenson on August 13, 2012
Sarah Stevenson
August 13, 2012
If you...are over 62, you
can purchase a low-cost
Senior Pass granting life-
time access to thousands
of national parks and rec-
reation areas for free or
at a substantial discount.
The pass only costs $10
and grants senior citi-
zens—and anyone else
in their car—access to
most national parks, for-
ests, refuges and recrea-
tion areas for free. The
Senior Pass even pro-
vides discounts for many
campgrounds, tours and
parking areas at Federal recreation sites
A Senior Pass to national parks can help those
with a love of the great outdoors get exercise
and fresh air. The Senior Park Pass makes it
very easy to indulge some well-earned wander-
lust. Imagine being able to tour the breathtaking
stalactites of Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico for
half price, or enter the towering granite outcrops
of Yosemite National Park entirely free of charge