There are
many excellent facilities and services supporting older adults in the Gorge:
assisted living facilities, retirement communities, in-home care and both
inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services.
One of
the inpatient rehabilitation services is mPower: a 6-bed accredited inpatient
rehabilitation program located within Mid-Columbia Medical Center. They offer
comprehensive rehabilitation services for persons who have sustained a variety of
illnesses and injuries; and are proud to report that 93% of their participants
return home at discharge, and 96% of their participants would recommend mPower
Rehabilitation to friends or family.
But they
know the best treatment is prevention. For the Center’s “Lectures for the
Curious” on Wednesday, October 10th at 11:00, Brandon Johnson from
MCMC’s mPower will present “Reducing Fall Risks in your Home”. A common myth is
that falling is normal as you get older. But it isn’t, and Brandon will explain
steps (no pun intended) you can take to prevent falls. Just because you have
fallen and have been able to get up without injury, doesn’t mean that will
always be the case.
I am
always amazed by what I learn from other “mature” folks about how to navigate this
journey called life. “Let’s Talk: Conversations about Things that Matter” is a
safe place where issues we all face can be discussed. For the next “Let’s Talk”
on Friday, October 5th at 11:00, the focus will be “Independent, Safe or None
of the Above - finding the Balance”.
Spending
time with new and old friends with good food and good music makes for a very good
day. Meals-on-Wheels offers meals at the Center Monday through Friday; and
every Thursday you can enjoy the music of Tom Graff and his friends starting at
11:00. I know, you can always go to McDonalds or KFC for a bite to eat. But
where can you enjoy a nutritious meal for a suggested donation of $4 (if you
are fortunate to be 60 or over) while listening to some fine music without a
cover charge?
And this
Friday, October 5th, Nehemiah Brown will be singing from 11:30 –
1:30 and its free – although we hope you do buy dinner. Nehemiah’s known for
his buttery smooth voice, singing pop, country and gospel standards from the
50’s and 60’s. And once again his performance is sponsored by our friends at The
Dalles Health and Rehabilitation Center.
October
is Gorge Happiness Month – “31 days of celebrating the three daily habits to
make us happier and healthier”: 3 Gratitudes, an Act of Kindness and a Moment
of Silence.
For these
days in October try the following:
4th - Pick up Trash;
5th - Learn a new joke;
6th - Talk to someone at a Farmer’s Market,
7th - Pick a person or a goal to focus on this week;
8th - List your strengths;
9th - Include someone new;
10th – Tell someone what you like about them.
4th - Pick up Trash;
5th - Learn a new joke;
6th - Talk to someone at a Farmer’s Market,
7th - Pick a person or a goal to focus on this week;
8th - List your strengths;
9th - Include someone new;
10th – Tell someone what you like about them.
The television series that ran on CBS from 1965
to 1969 and told the story of two Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon
whose mission was to protect President Grant and the United States was the Wild, Wild West.
(I received correct answers from Jerry Taylor, Sharon Hull
and this week’s winner of a quilt raffle ticket Ruth Radcliffe which I hope is
everyone. Because the previous week, I was once again a day late and a dollar
short missing the correct answers from Lana Tepfer and Sharon Hull who both will
also receive one free quilt raffle ticket each.)
With
the regular baseball season over and the playoffs starting, it is time for a
question for all the baseball fans in the peanut gallery.
For
this week’s “Remember When” question, what pitcher cemented his place in
baseball history in the 1965 World Series when he pitched two shutouts for the
Los Angeles Dodgers to compliment his twenty-six wins during the regular season? Email your answer to
www.mcseniorcenter@gmail.com, leave a message at 541-296-4788 or send your
answer with pictures of the Cy Young awards he won in 1963, 1965 and 1966.
Well it’s been another week trying
to keep the sticky notes stuck in my memory. Until we meet again, you can’t
turn back the hands of time, but you can make sure the clock is wound.
"You
win a few, you lose a few. Some get rained out. But you got to dress for all of
them." Satchel Paige who at the age of 59 pitched three innings of one hit
baseball for the American League Kansas City Athletics.
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