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BY KAYLA ROBINS • KAYLA@THEITEM.COM
Being a teacher with summers off, she has traveled to 48 countries, all over Europe, several in South and Central America, to Morocco. China and Russia were the most interesting because of the “beautiful things and the vivid history.” The most beautiful and quiet place was Bermuda. She loved being set up with host families for dinners because she learned about the real sense of their culture and the actual people who lived in each place.
because she finally was able to get some sweet tea.
In 1983, she traveled to Europe to get a first-hand experience of the subject matter she was teaching to students. Other than spending two nights each in Rome, Paris and London, she traveled to a different country every night for two weeks. She liked going to London last
Her favorite trip, though, was a visit to Miami with her husband, George, and three couples for a USC football game in the Orange Bowl. George loved USC. He lettered in baseball there. They went even though she was eight months pregnant and joked that one of the women they went with was a nurse, so if she went into labor in the stadium she would be in good hands. “We had the most wonderful time.”
She moved to Covenant Place with her husband about three months ago. They’re both in their late 80s. “It’s a blessing to have someone for so long.”
George lived at Covenant Place from its opening in 1994 until his passing in 2001. Ruth moved there in 2011, and people asked if she was making a mistake. But she had already known the place from when her husband was there. “I just feel like I’m back home.”
Born in Brazil in 1936 to a Brazilian-German mother and German father, her family moved back to Germany in 1939. The youngest of “a lot of kids,” she remembers her childhood being full of “bombs falling, being scared, hungry.” She went back to Brazil in 1948 and moved to the United States with three children under the age of 5 in 1965. Her husband had already moved. After having to begin earning a living at age 13, move to a new country without knowing the language and being separated from family throughout her childhood, she said “my dream was fulfilled. My kids grew up in one place, went to school together.”
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because “we were just so crazy about each other.” Being at Trinity Methodist Church in Sumter was one of their favorite churches. After 40 years of marriage, her husband died at age 61. She is now 104. She has lived at Covenant Place since it opened in 1994. She doesn’t take prescriptions. She just “goes to bed and eat what I want to.”
She has lived all over the state because her husband was with the Methodist Church. They met in high school and married three years later
She said she has had a lot of loneliness all these years without her husband, but she has had a good life, too. She traveled to 23 countries after her husband passed. “I’ve found people are good basically wherever I’ve been.” She still listens to Trinity’s Sunday service over the radio. She helped plant all the flowers and bushes and trees at Covenant Place and loves gardening. “I’ve had a lot of different experiences here, and they’ve all been good.”
She did not leave Louisiana until she got married. Her husband graduated from West Point and the Air Force Academy, and after that they lived in 11 states and Germany. He went overseas four times and flew all the planes the Air Force had. His last assignment was stationed at Shaw Air Force Base. “The people of Sumter have always been so good to the military.”
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A home away from home Sumter Senior Services is an inspiration for many older adults looking for company BY BRUCE MILLS BRUCE@THEITEM.COM
It’s a place with a heart for senior citizens in Sumter County. It offers three community centers that are filled with laughs, arts and crafts, prayer, a hot meal served daily and board and card games, and don’t forget about the Bingo. It’s Sumter Senior Services, also known as the Sumter Council on Aging, and this year marks its 50th anniversary. The service agency for seniors 60 and older has three sites in Sumter – its main facility and largest center in the downtown area at 119 S. Sumter St. and satellite sites in the western (Wedgefield) and eastern (Shiloh) portions of the county. On a typical day when all three sites are open, about 130 seniors congregate within their halls and “fun areas,” often just to get away from the isolation of living at home alone. If a senior living in the City of Sumter doesn’t have a way to the downtown site, the regional bus transit system – Santee Wateree RTA – will pick them up and drop them off at the center and also return them home later in the day. Sumterite Betty Willis said she has been coming to the downtown site for about 10 years and that she loves everything about it. “That’s the games, fun, food and Bingo,” Willis said. “Everybody here is friends, and we do whatever we can do to help one another.” Annie Pearson was a little more quiet and reserved than Willis, but she shared similar sentiments. “It’s a nice place to come to get me out of the house,” Pearson said. Shirley Potts might be the agency’s longest continually served senior. She has been visiting the
center regularly since 1991. She suggests one of the county agency’s three sites to all area seniors, especially if they live by themselves.
PHOTOS BY MICAH GREEN/THE SUMTER ITEM Volunteers pack meals that will be delivered to homebound seniors through the Meals on Wheels program.
“When you sit in your house alone and just stare at the walls, your mind gets tangled up,” Potts said. “No, I am not going to sit there. I love to get out and enjoy people. I advise no one to sit in their house and die – not unless they have a heart attack. I am going to struggle myself and get out, and I am going to thank God for every day I can be here.” The agency also reaches more seniors in the community through coordinating a local Meals on Wheels program for home-delivered meals for seniors who qualify.
BRUCE MILLS/THE SUMTER ITEM Fred Grabeel, left, and Robert Moore Jr. say they start each day playing pool together in a recreational area at the downtown site.
According to the agency’s executive director, Dana Strock, about 174 hot meals are delivered by volunteer drivers to seniors at their homes in the City of Sumter daily Monday through Friday. Volunteer drivers also deliver a week’s worth of frozen meals to dozens of county residents each weekday. That totals to delivering about 2,000 meals per week to seniors in Sumter, according to Strock. And it’s more than just a meal for those seniors, she said. “Meals on Wheels is more than delivering a meal,” Strock said. “It’s about checking on that senior. You may be taking them a hot or a frozen meal that day, but you may also be opening a soda for them or opening their blinds for them. You will probably be the only face they see that day.”
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Sisters supporting sisters, one health journey at a time Keep motivators in your life to stay healthy BY KIMBERLY SOUTH PALMETTO HEALTH, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
the tools they need,” Peake said. “The curriculum we use is part of a national partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It walks participants through a sixweek program that explains nutrition, physical activity and motivation. But, the key to this, to any program, is how you can sustain the lifestyle. Motivation is very important.”
Ernestine Jackson and her sisters, Linda and Henrietta, are like many sisters who spend a lot of time together. They talk for hours, shop, cook and can count on each other in times of need. But, most recently for these three ladies, it’s about sharing more Jackthan just son and converher sisters sations. They are continue to counting be involved on each in healthy other lifestyles, to stick including to their weekly exerhealthy cise classes. lifestyles. If you need Despite thinking to get motithey were PHOTO PROVIDED vated on a healthy, Ernestine Jackson, left, poses with her sisters, Linda and Henrietta. healthy lifetheir style, Jackhealth son said, it indicators begins with revealed one of them was not. the health screenings. “I never knew anything about high cho“It’s about getting involved. Start with a lesterol until I was older,” Jackson said. “I always had been active, and I exercised. But, screening and then get introduced to other when I got screened and saw that my choleshelpful programs,” Jackson said. “And most terol was high and my HbA1c was outside of important, know who your motivators are, a normal range, I knew I needed to change and keep them near. Surround yourself with something.” people that care about you.” Jackson began Palmetto Health’s Diabetes Palmetto Health offers DPP in Columbia but Prevention Program (DPP) in 2014 and four years later is a shining example of healthy liv- also is considering a program in Sumter. ing. She attributes her success to not just the For those who have been diagnosed with supportive team at Palmetto Health but also diabetes, Palmetto Health Tuomey offers to her family — especially her sisters. a course to help you take control of your “My numbers are back on track,” Jackson disease. The free course is held over two twosaid. “I exercise three days a week, and my hour sessions and offers general information sisters are there not just supporting and enfor diabetics and their families to simplify couraging me, but they are doing classes and disease management and control. Call (803) going through the diabetes program, as well.” 774-8680 or (803) 774-8678 for more information She said she was motivated by knowing she or to register for upcoming dates. was making good decisions about preventing chronic diseases and stroke, as she has family history of diabetes and stroke. She knew that doing nothing wasn’t an option. Even with the support, however, it’s easy to get off track. “I like being around people who are motivated like my sisters,” Jackson said. “Don’t think you can manage this by yourself. Have someone or a team of people hold you accountable and remind you of what needs to be done.” Joshua Peake, program manager for Palmetto Health’s DPP, said accountability is a major part of successful completion of the program and continuing a healthy lifestyle. “We are here to teach them and show them
Also on the Sumter campus, you can take a variety of free health education classes, smoking cessation programs and health screenings. Free diabetes and prostate screenings are held every third Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Classroom 1 at the hospital, 129 N. Washington St. This summer, look for our mobile health unit in your neighborhood at the following events. Free health screenings include breast, cervical and diabetes screenings, mammograms and BMI/body fat assessments. For more information and to register, call 803-774CARE (2273).
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Want the secret to graceful aging? Get moving. Slow negative aging effects with routine moderate activity BY MISSY CORRIGAN SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM
The process of aging varies widely from person to person, but we all MISSY CORRIGAN naturally lose some of the functionality we had in our younger years. Though you can’t prevent yourself from aging, you can slow down its effects by adopting and maintaining a healthy, active lifestyle. We know regular physical activity plays a critical role in health, but even just a moderate amount of exercise has been shown to have significant health benefits, especially for adults 50 years and older. It’s common for individuals to slow down and become more sedentary with age. When this happens, range of motion, strength and functionality begins to decline. Without function, the ability to perform activities of daily living become overwhelming, leaving us dependent on others for assistance. When we stop moving altogether, the once simple daily task of vacuuming, walking to the mailbox or getting dressed becomes more difficult. Fortunately, we can minimize this with strength training and revive muscle tissue by focusing on functional training. To improve the function of the entire body, you must perform exercises that challenge the muscles and joints. Functional exercise focuses on the moves we do in everyday life, like a squat to sit down or a shoulder press to put some-
thing up on a high shelf. By training the way we move, the muscles work together, which can help reduce risk for injury and restore function. Regular stretching is also needed for mobility to make sure we can move more comfortably through activities with little to no physical limitations. In addition to stretching, yoga and tai chi are excellent forms of exercise that assist in mindful and purposeful movement while releasing tension in muscles and joints, improving overall flexibility and range of motion. Exercise also helps boost brain power and slow cognitive decline. Aerobic exercise such as brisk walking increases blood flow to the brain, which helps its ability to process information and increase memory. According to the American Council on Exercise, though many over the age of 50 are sedentary, the number of senior adults regularly engaging in physical activity is growing. Senior adults are more engaged than ever, traveling the world and finding creative ways to stay active. To reap the benefits of physical activity, aim to be physically active four-five days a week for at least 30 minutes. Leave the couch behind, grab a friend or a group of friends and get moving today! Missy Corrigan is executive of community health for Sumter Family YMCA. She can be reached at mcorrigan@ymcasumter.org or (803) 773-1404.
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“My wife died 30 years ago,” he said. “I had the best wife there is.”
On Jan. 13, 57-year-old Hans Hammond had just enjoyed lunch at a restaurant and was driving back to his home in Camden when suddenly he lost control of his arms and legs.
Now, when he isn’t driving a truck, he likes to concentrate on his hobby, which is riding around the country on his motorcycle. Recently, he drove to Daytona Beach in spite of his limitations.
“It was like a light switch,” Hammond said. “Everything shut down.” Luckily, he was able to pull over to a parking lot and somehow was able to stop the vehicle. Several people came to his aid, including one man who recognized what was happening and said, “Somebody call EMS, this man is having a stroke.” Hammond said he remembers thinking he couldn’t possibly be having a stroke. To him, a stroke was something to do with his heart, and he felt no pain in his heart. “I wanted to talk,” he said, “but I couldn’t.” Hammond was airlifted by helicopter to Palmetto Health Richland. During the flight, he was able to communicate with the emergency medical technicians (EMTs) by uttering simple numbers. “I’m a truck driver, so I was able to get out numbers like ‘10-4.’ Basically, I could get them to understand ‘yes’ and ‘no.’” At Palmetto Health Richland, the stroke team gave him a special medicine (tPA) that breaks down clots in arteries to restore the flow of blood. Hammond also needed surgery to remove what remained of the clot. He was in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (NSICU) for five days. “I had a severe stroke, and yet I could walk after 24 hours, which the nurses say is nearly impossible,” he said. “I’m actually back to driving after only two months.” CARE AND RECOVERY He said he remembers the care he received as being “angel-like. It was like angels were taking care of me.” The impact of the stroke on Hammond’s life has been tremendous. “I quit smoking after being a pack-a-day smoker for over 40 years,” he said. “I used to try to be a Superman, and now I know I’m just human.” In the aftermath of the stroke, Hans has been physically limited, though he remains positive. “Bluntly, they told me it wasn’t going to be the way it was, but everything I do have is a blessing. I used to run at least a mile day; now I’m happy just to walk a couple of hundred feet. I know it makes no sense, but I am happy. I’m proud of the accomplishments I am now making,” he said. Hammond describes himself as a happy single guy.
“I had been there a couple of times before, but this time … just the experience of being able to do it and of being alive, if that makes any sense, was incredible.” NSICU’S INNOVATIVE TREATMENT The NSICU is a 16-bed state-of-the-art facility staffed by full-time neurointensivists and neuro specialty-trained nurses, therapists and other professionals who provide collaborative, coordinated and attentive care in a unique environment. Serving the greater Midlands, including Sumter, Lee and Clarendon counties, the NSICU is the only unit of its kind in the area. Catastrophic brain injuries and neurological disorders can be life-threatening and disabling without effective intervention and care. At the bedside, NSICU nurses assess patients’ vital functions, speech, movement and cranial nerve responses every hour, or more frequently if necessary. Physical and occupational therapists mobilize patients as early as possible, working with each individual to assess his or her ultimate rehabilitation needs. Highly trained speech-language pathologists evaluate swallowing functions, assess cognition and provide augmentative alternative communication, and experienced dietitians provide guidance on nutrition. Specially trained critical care pharmacists provide invaluable support to physicians and nurses in the NSICU. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants provide advanced practice care in collaboration with the neurointensivists and the neurocritical care team. In addition to standard interventions, our neurocritical care experts offer specialized care including monitoring of intracranial pressure, cerebral hemodynamic improvement, targeted temperature management and advanced monitoring (brain oximetry, cerebral microdialysis and continuous electroencephalography). They also understand secondary brain injury following traumatic brain injury (TBI), ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and work to prevent, identify and treat secondary brain insult. Neurointensivists in collaboration with neurosurgeons, neurologists and other physicians execute the critical care protocol decisions in the NSICU. To request an appointment, call (803) 4348323
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Racking up the savings Did You Know? BY ADRIENNE SARVIS ADRIENNE@THEITEM.COM
One of the perks of reaching a senior age, aside from gaining wisdom, is taking advantage of the many discounts that are in place specifically for those who have reached a certain age. And one of the wisest decisions a person can make is to save at every opportunity.
RESTAURANTS Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill — 60 and older
IHOP — 55 and older
10 percent off any menu item
KFC — 55 and older
10 percent off regular menu items
McDonald’s — 65 and older
10 percent off any menu item, not including promotional items
Outback Steakhouse
10 percent discount for AARP members
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10 percent off with the Golden Apple Card a free rewards card
60 and older 10 percent off any menu item
Arby’s — 55 and older
Tuesday specials: $6.99 breakfast bar with a drink included and $6.99 lunch with a 99-cent drink
10 percent off regular menu items
Burger King — 60 and older 55-cent beverages. Senior drinks come in small cups.
Chick-fil-A — 55 and older
A free senior drink, which comes in a smaller cup.
Shoney’s — 60 and older
Sonic — 60 and older
10 percent discount on all menu items
Wendy’s — 65 and older A free senior drink
Yucatan — 60 and older 10 percent off any menu item
Zaxby’s — 50 and older 10 percent off menu items
STORES Belk — 55 and older 20 percent off any regular or sale item on the second Tuesday of every month
Goodwill — 60 and older 10 percent off with a free Goodwill rewards card
Hyatt Place — 65 and older Discounts fluctuate throughout the year so potential customers should ask before booking a room.
Michael’s — 55 and older 10 percent off entire purchase
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— 60 and older Monday–Friday 2-4 p.m., drinks come with the meal Monday–Friday before 2 p.m., buffet is $8.59 and drinks are $2.49 Monday– Thursday after 4 p.m., buffet is $13.19 and drinks are $2.49
Over the last decade, seniors have become increasingly more savvy in regard to social media usage. The Pew Research Center found that, in 2015, around 35 percent of people age 65 and older reported using social media. That’s a large jump from just 2 percent in 2005. As of 2016, 65 percent of people between the ages 50 and 64 reported using social media, according to Pew. Social media usage among seniors continues to climb, although young adults still comprise the demographic most likely to use it. Among seniors ages 50 and older, Facebook is by far the most popular social media platform used, followed by Pinterest and LinkedIn.
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