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Unleash Your Hippie Power for Today’s GoodDear Readers,

Remember these?

Yes, they’re sayings from the days of hippies, those free-spirited children of the 60s. Hippies drove VW vans painted in psy-chedelic colors, wore tie-dyed clothes and smoked pot for fun. They said they would never trust anyone over 30, and they set about going against society by rejecting it. It was a decade of pursuit—for equal-ity for races and women. There were the anti-war protests, an environmental awareness movement and a longing for a simpler, earth-friendly way of life. And there was the music. From Joan Baez to Jimi Hendrix, the music of the 60s lives on. In the book Hippies A to Z, writer Skip Stone says of that music: “The songs had an impact on the consciousness of not just hippies but all society…they hit us deeply, made us think, made us dream, made us feel as one people.” Not every young person was a stoned and commune-living hippie, of course. The American dream was alive and well. It was a great time to get a low-cost education; small business loans were out there for everyone, and

an individual could make a choice to become anybody he or she chose. We experienced the power of songs and speeches and marches, of protests and plays and events like Woodstock. Whether we participated in major movements or watched from the side-lines, we watched our world change as a result of the youth of our country. Fifty years have passed. Both hip-

pies and non-hippies became mothers and fathers, teachers and scientists, soldiers and airmen, policemen and bankers. Now the society hippies said they didn’t trust supports them in their retirement.

A 1963 declaration Something else happened in

1963 that we were too young and cool to notice—May was declared Older Americans Month (originally Senior Citizens Month). Every year since then has seen a formal declaration for the month by the president and a challenge for everyone to recognize the older Americans as a part of the community. So here’s the thing. On this fi ftieth anniversary of that designator, the theme of Older Americans Month challenges you to regain the passion and power of the hippie days as you “Unleash the Power of Age!” We the older generation include some of our country’s best resources. When the kids grow up and leave us with an empty nest or when we retire and leave the workforce, we have the opportunity to unleash our intellectual property, experience and know-how to better our communities.

No protest is needed. You can march or run or use a walker. You can teach, create, grow, developor use your skills in any one of a hundred different ways. From basic telephone skills to helping construct new paths on the Appalachian Trail, you can unleash your power. If you’re still singing, fi nd a way to help others enjoy singing. If you are an environ-mentalist tree hugger at heart, engage in some “fl ower power” by planting trees. Join a group like Senior Environment Corps or the Passport In Time program in national forests. Do psychedelic col-ors still intrigue you? Consider painting houses with Habitat for Humanity or the elderly in your neighborhood. (Well, maybe not in psychedelic colors.)

The best part is that every time you volunteer you yourself continue learning, growing and broadening your own horizons. Go for it! The hippies wanted change to happen just because they said it should happen. Fifty years later we’re wiser and we know that some changes can only occur if one individual person makes a difference one day at a time. Groovy, man! Unleash your power!

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Armed Forces History Museum Keeps Heroes’ Memories AliveBY TRACIE SCHMIDT

From my place in the trenches I could hear the planes buzzing

past, the staccato beats of steady gunfire overhead. Around me were uniforms, canteens and other items that brave soldiers once carried into battle. Some items made it back when the men and women did not, and remain to tell their stories. This is the WWI exhibit at the Armed Forces History Museum (AFHM) in St. Petersburg, a collection of artifacts, vehicles, weapons and dioramas that cover military history all the way back to the Civil War. Many of the items come from a private collection started by John Piazza Sr. around 50 years ago. Out of a desire to honor our military history and share these items with others, he founded the museum and opened it to the public five years ago. “Everybody says they are thoroughly impressed with the authenticity and the quality. They don’t expect to see this

high quality of a museum here,” said Cindy Bosselmann, Director of Market-ing and Promo-tional Events at the AFHM. Three things made the museum stand out to me; the first was how immersive the experience was. My two-hour journey through the building took me from the trenches in WWI to the dense jungle of the Ho Chi Minh trail. The recorded words of Col. Leonard Schroeder, the first American soldier

to set foot on Utah Beach at D-Day, came over the speaker as I approached the shoreline. His boots rested nearby. The collection was the second thing that set the museum apart from others I had visited. The actual model battleships from the movie set of Tora! Tora! Tora! were the centerpiece of their Pearl Har-bor exhibit. The museum is also noted

for housing the only known uniform of Saddam Hussein, as well as a collection of three Ger-man military medals from a set of only 27 ever made. Vehicles like their 1944 M4A3 Sher-man Tank and the 2 1/2 ton DUKW amphibious vehicle are all still in working order.

What impressed me the most, however, was how alive the museum was. There were stories about local heroes like Lieutenant Baldomero Lopez, from Tampa, who sacrificed his life to shield his troops from a grenade at the Battle of Inchon. Veteran Bill Allen, once a POW in Korea, visits the museum twice a week

and holds panel discussions with visitors. Alexander Manson, a Navy veteran, was visiting. “After being in the service for almost seven years, I thought I’d try it out. I’m glad I did,” he said. I asked him if any of the exhibits brought back memories. “Oh yeah,” he replied. “The Vietnam era, especially—I was in during that time.” I asked Bosselman why museums like the AFHM were so important. “They preserve the memories of those that have fought so hard for our freedom that so many people these days take for granted,” she told me. “History is so im-portant because it helps you prepare for the future. That’s what we’re doing here; we’re really proud of this museum.” This month, at AFHM: Red, White and Craft Brews Fest, May 18, 5 – 9 pm.;Abilities Wine Tasting and Silent Auc-tion, May 25, 7 pm.; Memorial Day Family Fun Fest, May 27, 10 am – 4 pm. The Armed Forces History Museum is located at 2050 34th Way N., Largo. To learn more, call 727-539-8371.

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Balloon Artist Gives Second Chance at ChildhoodBY JANICE DOYLE

“No, Dad, you’re too old.” These are probably

words Robert Settles’ daughter should have known better than to have said to her dad, but she did. He had watched her twist-ing balloons into animal shapes and it captured his imagina-tion. She showed him how, and after two weeks and breaking a few dozen balloons, Settles said, “It was in my hands.” If you have attended one of the Fun Fests sponsored by this publication, you have seen creations Settles has made as a part of Florida Blue/Blue Cross Blue Shield’s booth. “I love working here because I see people who are having a second chance to act like a child when I give them a balloon,” Settles said. “They feel special because I created a balloon just for them.”

And then he added, “They know that somebody thought about them today. That’s really important.” Making people feel important is a big part of who Robert Settles is. His first balloons went to under-privileged kids in East St. Louis because, he said, he wanted to “give the kids something different.” From there he took personalized balloon creations to events in Union Station in St. Louis and to

Laclede’s Landing. He devised a St. Louis Rams balloon helmet in 1998 and would go to the team’s rallies and events, becoming a St. Louis sensation. He added special St. Louis Cardinals balloons to his repertoire as well and soon found himself working seven days a week between com-missioned events and charity work. When his wife became ill, they gave up the cold for Miami, and his balloon and clown work allowed him to have a flexible schedule to keep her doctor appointments while helping with their seven children. The 57-year-old Settles has worked since age 8 when he began selling newspapers. “I did anything to make money. I used my dad’s loaner, a 1965 Buick Electra and by 17, I bought my first car, a ‘70 Chevy Nova. That was a classic. My dad made me take out a loan just for the experience. I paid it off in five payments.”

Settles laughed and told this story about himself: He was working in Cincinnati as a busboy at Red Lobster when he was 17. He became known as the “dancing busboy” for the way he cleared a table in 30 seconds “which was unheard of.” Upper level manage-ment came to see him do it and told him if he wanted to move up in the company just let them know and they’d let him do what he wanted. He didn’t. His work ethic and sensible outlooks? He learned it from his parents. Settles’ father worked four jobs at a time and his mom worked at the VA Hospital for 25 years. For the past four years, Settles has been contracted for Florida Blue through MyFabEvents.com. You can catch him—Corney the Clown—at one of our future Fun Fests: May 23 at the Seminole Recreation Center in Semi-nole or June 27 in Plant City. After that, follow our event schedule to see him in late summer and fall in the area.

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Boomers and seniors know the romance is over when the clothes

that made them feel confident, success-ful and put together years ago no longer work. Bodies evolved into new shapes but wardrobes haven’t, according to Lois Joy Johnson, fashion editor and author of the book Wardrobe Wakeup. Johnson has worked more than 20 years re-defining how women dress after 40. She wants women to have more style and flatter from their same old clothes through updating and restoring “lazy” clothes.

At this age, says Johnson, “When it comes to clothes, our relationship is emotional. We used to dress to fit in, stand out or move up. Now we dress only for ourselves…at least that’s our line and we’re sticking to it.”

She says bodies change, sag and shift even if weight goes up, down or stays the same. What to do about the clothes for such a body? Here are some tips:

1. Edit. Anything beyond rejuvenation goes out. If it’s frayed, pilled, stiff, too mini, too clingy, way too big, too saggy or small—out! Then organize by color. After color, group and organize by fabric texture, tailored or not, print or floral, solids, etc. Once completed,

layering and accessorizing will be easy. Hang or shelve like items by color (cluster jackets, tops, pants, etc.)2. Wear one color head to toe.“Big-time designers like Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan and Georgio Ar-mani often use the one-color strategy in their collections,” notes Johnson. An exact match gives you the slimmest look, but don’t drive yourself mad; just stay in the same color group for a sleeker line.3. Wear black with navy like fashion editors do,

pairing them by color intensity (same degree of darkness or brightness, etc. Black with navy, charcoal or brown with burgundy are examples). Do the same with light colors, say white with sand or rose with coral.4. A longer neck and legs are game changers. Use skin-tone flats or

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Q. I have arthritis in my knee. I’m thinking about trying

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with acupuncture. One Scandinavian study reported that 25 percent of patients canceled their plans for knee surgery after acupuncture. About 15 million Americans have tried this needle therapy. The World Health Organization recommends it for more than 40 conditions as diverse as asthma and nausea from chemother-apy. The Food and Drug Administration regulates acupuncture needles. So, no, I don’t think you’re nuts. By the 3rd century B.C., the Chinese had docu-mented a medical system that is based on qi (pro-nounced “chee”), a con-cept of vital energy that is believed to flow throughout the body. Qi is said to regulate a person’s phys-ical, spiritual, emotional and mental balance. Advocates of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), say qi is affected by yin (negative energy) and yang (positive energy). When the flow of qi is disrupted and yin and yang are unbalanced, the condition leads to pain and disease, according to TCM. Treatments that are integral to this ancient system are herbal and nutritional therapy, restorative physical exercises, meditation, acupuncture and remedial massage. To correct the flow of qi, acupunc-ture uses superfine metal needles inserted into the skin at more than 2,000 “acupoints” along pathways known as “meridians.” It is believed that there are 12 main meridians and 8 secondary meridians. The points can also be stimulated with heated herbs, magnets, mild electrical

current, manual pressure, low-frequency lasers or even bee stings. Most acupuncture patients feel little or no pain as the needles are inserted. Some people are energized by treatment, while others feel relaxed. Improper needle place-ment, movement of the patient, or a defect in the needle can cause soreness and pain during treatment. Relatively few complications from acupuncture have been reported to the FDA. However, inadequate sterilization of needles and improper

administration have led to complications. When done improperly, acupuncture can cause serious problems such as infections and punctured organs. Western scientists don’t know how acupuncture works. However, studies show that stimulating acupoints causes multiple biologic responses. For example, this stimulation can prompt the release of the

body’s natural pain-killing endorphins. If you are interested in acupuncture, ask your doctor about it. Healthcare practitioners can be a resource for referrals to acupuncturists. More medical doctors, including neurologists, anesthesiologists, and specialists in physical medicine, are becoming trained in acupuncture. About 10,000 acupuncturists practice in the United States. Most are state-regulated. About 4,000 doctors have completed a recognized acupuncture training program. Look for an acupuncture practitioner who is licensed and credentialed. And, check with your insurer before you start treatment to see whether acupunc-ture will be covered for your condition. If you would like to read more columns, you can order a copy of “How To Be A Healthy Geezer” at www.healthygeezer.com. All Rights Reserved © 2013 by Fred Cicetti.

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How long have people been enjoy-ing massages? Try centuries! Evi-

dence can be found in Egyptian tombs and ancient Chinese medical texts. Today’s massage therapists manipulate tissue to achieve deep relaxation and promote healing. Applying skillful touch and pressure, they help treat injuries and health problems. Massage therapy can also prevent injury and enhance wellness. But some myths about massage ther-apy persist. Below, Center for Integra-tive Medicine massage therapist Tracy Segall helps counter misconceptions.

Myth 1: A massage is a massage—no matter where you go.

Fact: Not all massages are created equal. In the spa setting, massage techniques involve the whole body and promote relaxation. Massage therapy in a clinical or hospital setting is given by licensed professionals who are trained to find and focus on problem areas. You may come in with backache, for example, and learn that the problem begins in your ankles. Massage therapists promote healing and may work with other medical professionals to improve the results of treatment.

Myth 2: Massage therapy mainly involves moving muscles.

Fact: Massage does more than manipulate muscles. Massage can stretch tightened areas of the fascia, a seamless tissue layer connecting muscles, bones and organs. Massage can manually move fluids to loosen joints, reduce swelling and make movement easier. For example, synovi-al fluid, which normally lubricates the joints, can build up painfully in arthritic joints. And lymph, a fluid that nor-mally moves through the body to fight infection, can cause painful swelling. Massage may help increase circulation of the blood, which moves nutrients through the body and speeds healing.

Myth 3: The effects of massageare temporary.

Fact: A good massage therapist does more than address temporary aches and pains. He or she wants you to be as comfortable as possible after the massage’s effects wear off. Muscles have a long memory. Holding them in an awkward position—such as craning your neck forward to see a computer at work—can cut off nerve pathways. This triggers neck and shoulder tension, upper back pain, and sometimes numbness and tingling down through the hands. Regular massages let a therapist address your pain patterns and re-educate muscles to improve body mechanics and posture.

Myth 4: Massages don’t help migraines—lying down in a dark room is the only cure.

Fact: Massage therapy is a complementary treatment for migraine headaches. Applying pressure to trigger points in the neck, shoulders, head and even face can help release tension. This may interrupt pain signals that would otherwise travel up to the blood vessels supplying the brain. Problems in the way these blood vessels function are believed to produce migraine symp-toms: severe headache, visual distur-bances, nausea and light sensitivity.

Myth 5: Don’t interrupt a therapist during a massage, even if it hurts.

Fact: Massage therapy is unlikely to be painful. You may feel uncomfortable while a massage therapist applies deep pressure to release a “knot” of muscle tissue. But if pain or discomfort persist, speak up. Sensations that are painful in a “good” way should be temporary. Don’t hesitate to talk to your massage therapist about any discomfort. He or she will want to know and will make adjustments accordingly.

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Dead Men Do Tell TalesWe hear it all the time: “Every-

thing has changed.” It seems to be even more true than you might think. Think about this for a minute: The Twitter for the president of the United States ranks No. 6, trailing behind rock stars Justin Bieber and Katy Perry by millions of followers. But have celebrities always trumped achievers for public attention? Sociologist Patrick Nolan decided to test the notion that public fascination with celebrities had grown during the 20th century while interest in achievers or producers such as scientists, inventors or industrialists and religious figures had waned.

Notable Deaths Using The New York Times obituaries as a cultural barometer, he analyzed 100 years of obits from 1900 – 2000, working from the newspaper’s “notable deaths” section. Nolan expected his theory to hold true, but

what he didn’t expect to find was just how strong the evidence would be. “Most striking are the simultaneous increases in celebrity obituaries and de-clines in religious obituaries. They docu-ment the increasing secularization and hedonism of American culture at a time when personal income was rising and public concern was shifting away from the basic issues of survival,” Nolan said. “The magnitude of these trends is seismic. While the Greeks may have looked to their gods for guidance and entertainment, we’ve turned increasingly to our celebri-ties – entertainers and athletes.” The results showed that obituaries of entertainers and athletes steadily rose in rank across the 20th century, moving from seventh in 1900, to first in 1975 and 2000, at which point they accounted for 28 percent of obits. Religious obits in 1900? 4th in rank. In 2000? not even one among the Notable Deaths. A similar pattern was

seen among manufacturing and indus-try-related obits, and business/finance obits “halved over the century,” he said.Why the differences? We live in a time of surplus, of producing more than what is needed to keep people clothed, fed and housed. Nolan said, “Surplus creates options. A person who once made $5 beyond their basic needs for food and shelter had to decide whether to save it or buy some-thing. A person who makes more than $100 after paying their bills has more options. That’s when thinking shifts from survival to how to spend one’s time, including leisure activities. The economy has generated this potential.” It’s easier to lazily cater to our pas-sions, pace and appetites with plenty of money. Nolan said, “Obesity wasn’t a major problem 100 or 200 years ago when people struggled to get enough food. Now we’re banning 16-ounce sodas and cutting down fast-food in school cafeterias.” Newswise

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• Talking about death can lift away the curtain of fear. Talking about death can allow us to prepare ourselves and our family for what we all know is inevitable. A living will is a vital document that every hospital will ask about upon patient admission. A durable power of attorney for healthcare allows you to appoint someone to speak on your behalf if you are no longer capable of doing so. Appointing an executor, writing a final letter of gratitude, preparing and planning your own funeral or memorial service can take away much of the uncertainty surrounding serious illness and death. There is even medical evidence that

understanding, discussing and accepting hospice and palliative care can extend your life. Harper says in her interview, “It feels awfully good to be open and honest, face it and see what you can do.”

• Optimism is a gift we give ourselves and those around us. Even in the midst of the sadness of a terminal and incurable brain disease, Valerie Harper remains hopeful and optimistic. “I am more than hopeful,” she says. “I have an intention to live each moment fully.” She had a choice to either sit at home in a dark room, buried in grief, or to step out, face what was coming and do so with grace, dignity. The choice she made sends a powerful message to all of us.

• Living each day as fully as possible makes it possible to face even difficult days. Her form of cancer is a rare disease attacking the fluid-filled membrane

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All of us have moments in our lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with white carpet is one of them. – Erma Bombeck

Everyone is guilty at one time or another of throwing out questions that beg to be ignored, but mothers seem to have a market on the supply. “Do you want a spanking or do you want to go to bed?” “Don’t you want to save some of the pizza for your brother?” “Wasn’t there any change?” – Erma Bombeck

Have you any idea how many children it takes to turn off one light in the kitchen? Three. It takes one to say, “What light?” and two more to say, “I didn’t turn it on.” – Erma Bombeck

I remember buying a set of black plastic dishes once, after I saw an ad on television where they actually put a blowtorch to them and they emerged unscathed. Exactly one week after I bought them, one of the kids brought a dinner plate to me with a large crack in it. When I asked what happened to it, he said it hit a tree. I don’t want to talk about it. – Erma Bombeck

Kids have little com-puter bodies with disks that store information. They remember who had to do the dishes the last time you had spaghetti, who lost the knob off the TV set six years ago, who got punished for

teasing the dog when he wasn’t teasing the dog and who had to wear girls boots the last time it snowed. – Erma Bombeck

Mothers have to remember what food each child likes or dislikes, which one is allergic to penicillin and hamster fur, who gets carsick and who isn’t kidding when he stands outside the bathroom door and tells you what’s going to happen if he

doesn’t get in right away. It’s tough. If they all have the same hair color they tend to run together. – Erma Bombeck

My theory on housework is, if the item doesn’t multiply, smell, catch on fire or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one cares. Why should you? – Erma Bombeck

The age of your children is a key factor in how quickly you are served in a restaurant. We once had a waiter in who said, “Could I get you your check?” and we answered, “How about the menu first?” – Erma Bombeck

When mothers talk about the depression of the empty nest, they’re not mourning the passing of all those wet towels on the floor, or the music that numbs your teeth, or even the bottle of capless shampoo dribbling down the shower drain. They’re upset because they’ve gone from supervisor of a child’s life to a spectator. It’s like being the vice president of the United States. – Erma Bombeck

Who, in their infinite wisdom, decreed that Little League uniforms be white? Certainly not a mother. – Erma Bombeck

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Alzheimer’s VS The Bucket List—Making Every Minute CountBY TRACIE SCHMIDT

If someone told you that you only had about 10 years left to enjoy

life to its fullest, what would you do? Patti Kuhn, a retired teacher and nurse, knew she was at risk for Alzheimer’s disease; both her mother and grandmother had it. She went in for testing at NYU to be sure. “I’m in seven research studies,” she said. “The fi rst study I was in deter-mined that I have the gene for Al-zheimer’s. I also found out that parts of my brain are unable to effi ciently metabolize the glucose it needs to run. There are other things in my body that indicate I will probably have Alzheimer’s in fi ve to ten more years,” she told me. Given that diagnosis at the age of 60, Kuhn decided to set out and learn and do everything that she always wanted to do with what time she had remaining to her. Where to begin? Dancing, she said.

The Bucket List Kuhn spends winter in Palmetto and summer in Pennsylvania. She started with swing dancing lessons and joined a local team up north. Kuhn impressed her teammates so much that she was asked to perform for Senior America as a contestant for Ms. Senior Pennsylvania. “I wasn’t allowed to have a live partner, so I made a dummy,” she said, hoisting a manikin in a WWII uniform, hat and shades next to her. “He’s named Sam, after his Uncle Sam, and I performed and won Ms. Senior Pennsyl-vania dancing to the song “Bugle Boy.” She went on to the Senior America competition from there and eventually became involved in the organization, per-forming for senior events, nursing homes, retirement centers and hospitals, “just encouraging people to get up and move, and enjoy life and keep learning,” she said. The most rewarding part of her jour-ney, Kuhn mentioned, is the people

she meets. At the VA hospitals she visits, Sam in his uniform often brings back strong memories. “We meet wonderful, wonderful people with stories,” Kuhn said. “When we danced, a lady called me over and told me the whole story of her husband who served and had Agent Orange and died. So I dedicated that one song to her husband Richard. I cry a lot, just because people’s lives touch me.” But even Sam could only keep up for so long; Kuhn needed a true partner. She found one in Jerry Hottinger, a retired statistician and mathematician. “I met Jerry fi ve years ago on a dance team. He’s a ballroom dancer and didn’t really know swing, so I taught him swing and he taught me ballroom. Now we’re partners in the dance of life,” Kuhn said. It was only the beginning for the two of them. Hottinger shared Kuhn’s passion for trying new things, and it soon took them beyond dancing into volunteering with the IRS, preparing taxes for senior citizens and low-income residents. She got a real estate license, motorcycle license and pilot’s license at age 60 and fl ies a Robinson 44 helicopter for the coastguard on search and rescue and observation missions. Hottinger is learning boat crew duties as well. When they’re not volunteering, you can fi nd them checking other things off the list: skiing, golfi ng, kayaking, entering the Senior Games,

playing the drums or traveling the country in their RV. They even decided to learn Spanish, and joined a Spanish church in Palmetto and back up north so they would have some way to practice. They soon made fast friends.

“At both Span-ish churches they don’t speak any English. We went in know-ing only ‘Si’ and ‘No,’ but we persisted with that and even though we get a

lot of things confused, we have a good time with them and they have a good time laughing at us,” Kuhn smiled.

On The Road With Patti “Jerry went to work for 35 years, 8 to 5, and all of a sudden I come along and his life turned upside down,” Kuhn said about her partner. I asked Jerry Hottinger why he decided to take on all of these activities as well. “We met at a turning point in our lives,” he replied. “Basically, we both wanted to do things we didn’t do earlier in life now, while we are physi-cally and mentally fi t. What we do is usually something new and challeng-ing. Our only regrets are if we don’t do something we could have done.” I asked him how he felt when he learned that Patti was at risk for Alzheimers, and if he was prepared for how it may change their life. “When she told me very early on, I knew I wanted to be there for her and help as best I could if it did indeed

happen,” he said. “At this time, it is hard to believe that it will happen. But if it does, I think it will be much later in life. To be prepared, I try to learn from her and others (including staff at NYU and researchers) coping with the dis-ease and to be as prepared as possible.” There are two things about Patti that he believes will never change, no matter what: her determina-tion and adventurousness.

Fighting Alzheimer’s Not only are Kuhn and Hottinger doing all of this for the fun of it, but studies suggest that the onset of Al-zheimer’s may be slowed or prevented by regular physical and mental activity. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, in the study of 800 men and women aged 75 and older, those who were more physically active, more mentally active or more socially engaged had a lower risk for develop-ing dementia. And those who com-bined these activities did even better. Physical exercise, even a limited amount of light exercise like walk-ing, gardening or doing yoga for 30 minutes a day, helps blood fl ow to the brain and wards off Alzheimer’s risk factors like heart attacks, strokes and diabetes. And keeping the brain active through enriching activities and social experiences helps create new mental pathways, generate new brain cells and strengthen old connections. So the future is not necessarily set in stone for Patti Kuhn, and while she has taken on more activities than most people would attempt at once, she shows no sign of slowing down. “You know, a lot of people think that I’m crazy for doing all of this, and that’s okay because I’m old, I don’t really care what other people think.” she laughs. “I’m doing it for myself. Knowing that I have the gene and I have maybe fi ve or ten more years, that does make a difference. But time is short for everyone; we never know how short our time is.” Her next great adventure: becoming a magician’s assistant. Keep an eye out for Patti, Jerry and Sam—you never know where they’ll turn up next.

Patti Kuhn, “Sam” and Jerry Hottinger.

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Kuhn in Las Vegas at the 2006 Senior America Pageant

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BY FYLLIS HOCKMAN

“The slower you walk, the sooner you’ll get there.” Those

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Vienna is aptly famous for its architectural treasures, musical riches, atmospheric coffeehouses and sinfully tempting, artery-clogging, whipped cream-covered desserts. But the craggy mountains, lush alpine mead-ows and gentle valleys dotted by toy-like villages that characterize the Tyrol have a unique magic of their own.

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• Ride a stationary bike, either an upright or a recumbent version (whichever is more comfortable). At first you may feel some stiffness, but as your joints get warm and loosen up you’ll notice improved motion in your hip.

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• The cartilage in the hip requires regular rhythmic movement–loading and unloading of your body weight–to keep producing synovial fluid, which helps keep the cartilage pliable and plump. Bicycling and swimming both provide this without applying excessive force to the hip joint.

• If you have limited range of motion in one hip, engage in gentle stretching or yoga to keep limber. This will also help your hips stay in alignment, thereby mini-mizing further injury or damage. Never stretch if there is any pain, and always avoid extreme stretches such as splits.

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• Ordinary swimming is excellent. If you have a kickboard, use it: You’ll keep your legs in great shape, and that helps your hips. With or without the kickboard, do the flutter kick: It’s gentle on your hips and most knees. You can also do the frog kick and the scissors kick if you’re pain free when you do them. (As I’ve mentioned, the frog kick and the scissors kick aren’t good for people with knee problems because they create too much twisting.)

• Buoyancy belts let you run in the water and provide excellent results. (And they’re fun!) You don’t need to know how to swim to get a great workout when you’re wet.

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