Mountain Views News          Saturday, July 23, 2011

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THE GOOD LIFE

 Mountain Views-News Saturday, July 23, 2011 

YOUR HEALTH MATTERS

Today’s Subject: 

Compassion Fatigue

SENIOR HAPPENINGS

RECIPE OF THE WEEK

JUNE/JULY 2011 - 
MONTHLY ACTIVITIES*

Orange Bar B Que Chicken

*June 15 - July 15 activities held at the Senior 
Center. Starting Monday, July 18 all 
activities will take place at the Sierra Madre 
Recreation Center during renovation.


INGREDIENTS: 

A recent article in the L.A. Times described the 
passage of a new bill restricting the number of 
hours medical interns and residents can work. In 
past cases, a shift of 36 hours could be normal. 
Now, the new ruling restricts those hours to no 
more than 18. This ruling comes partly as a result 
of long-term studies indicating that as many as 
180,000 people die each year from medical errors 
and adverse medical events. Although this statistic 
has been explored both in the medical world 
and tahe media, the sheer magnitude of the numbers 
seems so unreal that we are unable to accept 
the gravity implied. Additionally, there are those 
in the medical profession who believe these long 
hours are an essential part of the training. This is 
in sharp contrast to a survey done on the general 
population, 80% of whom said they would feel 
compromised in being treated by sleep-deprived 
physicians.

A New Model

Rachel Remen, M.D is a Bay area physician and 
co-founder off the Commonweal Cancer Help 
Program. Dr. Remen holds workshops that allow 
physicians to explore their relationship to their 
work, patients, and themselves. Over the many 
years she has been doing this work, she has developed 
a simple set of questions that are used to help 
doctors heal themselves. On a daily basis, there 
are three questions asked. First, what touched you 
today. Second, what inspired you today? Finally, 
what surprised you today? 

Initially, most of the participants had difficulty 
answering the questions. It became clear that doctors 
did not think in terms of themselves, always 
focusing outwardly on others. As they began to 
seek answers to these questions, a deeply personal 
interest was revealed. In many cases, this was a 
missing link to professional fulfillment.

In Closing

With these new laws being passed, and with advocates 
such as Dr. Lucian Leape, M.D. of the Harvard 
School of Public Health, and Helen Haskell, 
founder of MAME (Mothers Against Medical Error), 
we can begin to reform a deeply important 
aspect of health care: the physical, mental/emotional 
and spiritual health of our physicians.

One more thing: We have made it a happy habit 
to ask ourselves the three questions before bed in 
our household. Looking over the day’s inspirations 
and surprises adds greatly to the quality of gratitude 
in our lives. Try it on!

Have a wonderful week,

Dr. John

Marinade: 

1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice 

1/4 cup olive oil 

1/4 cup hot sauce 

1/4 cup Dijon mustard 

1 tablespoon grated orange zest 

1 (4 pound chicken) cut into 10 pieces, patted dry 
with paper towels 

Glaze: 

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter 

1/4 cup honey 

1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange Juice 

1/4 cup Neely’s BBQ sauce 

1 tablespoon grated orange zest 

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 

1/4 teaspoon allspice 

Mix the orange juice, olive oil, hot sauce, mustard, 
and orange zest together in a large bowl. Add 
the chicken and toss to combine. Cover with plastic 
wrap and let marinate for at least 1 hour and up 
to overnight in the refrigerator. 

Prepare the grill to medium direct heat. Let 
chicken come to room temperature before grilling. 

Drain the chicken from the marinade and pat 
dry. Grill on each side for 5 minutes, then turn the 
heat to medium-low and cover the lid of the grill. 
Continue cooking the chicken until it’s cooked 
through, about 25 minutes more. 

While the chicken is grilling, melt the butter in 
a small saucepan on the grill. Whisk in the honey, 
orange juice, BBQ sauce, zest, mustard and allspice. 
Reserve some of the glaze in a small ramekin 
for serving. 

Brush the chicken pieces with glaze, then flip 
the chicken, glaze side down, and cook for 2 minutes. 
Brush second side of the chicken with glaze 
and flip again. Continue cooking for 3 more minutes. 
Remove the chicken from grill to a platter 
and serve with reserved glaze.

Monday: Closed July 4th 12 noon: Intervale 
Lunch Café: Come enjoy a hot meal with others. 
Donation for seniors (60+) of $2.00; visitors 
$3.75. Please call 355-0256 to make your daily 
reservation. 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm: Strength training 
with Lisa Brandley. FREE class of stretching 
with light hand weights while you sit.

Tuesday: 2nd Tuesday of each month FREE 
blood pressure checks by Methodist Hospital; 
11 am to 12 noon 12 noon: Intervale Lunch 
Café; daily reservations needed 355-0256 1:30 
pm to 3:30 pm: BINGO; cards are only 25 cents 
each so stop by & play 5:30 pm to 7 pm: Yoga; 
$7.00 - 50 & over. Please call 355-5278 for more 
information

Wednesday: 11 –11:45 am: Balance Class with 
Teryl. FREE class designed to improve balance 
& refresh the joints 12 noon: Intervale Lunch 
Café; daily reservations needed 355-0256 2nd 
Wednesday of the month: FREE Legal Consultations: 
10-11:30 am. Appointments call 355-
7394 Wii Wednesday - 1:00 pm or call the senior 
desk at 355-7394 to arrange another time 
& day to learn how to play. No previous experience 
or skills required and it is great exercise.

Thursday: 12 noon: Intervale Lunch Café; daily 
reservations needed 355-0256 1:00 to 3:30 
pm: Game Day. Join us for Poker with Bridge 
on the 2nd & 4th Thursdays; so please call for 
more information. 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm: Yoga; 
$7.00 - 50 & over. Please call 355-5278 for more 
information

Friday: City Hall Closed on June 17, July 1, 15 
& 29

12 noon: Intervale Lunch Café; daily reservations 
needed 355-0256

Saturday: 11:30 am: Senior Club brown bag 
lunch and BINGO at 12:30 pm. Starting July 16 
the Senior Club will meet at the Senior Apartments 
- 70 Esperanza Ave., Sierra Madre 

Dr. John Talevich, D.C. has practiced in Sierra Madre 
for thirty years. His clinic, LifeWorks! Chiropractic, 
offers patient-specific approaches to the alleviation of 
pain and individually tailored wellness programs. 

DIRECTIONS:

EXCURSIONS

UPCOMING EXCURSION

FRIDAY, JULY 8th 

PAGEANT OF THE MASTERS

 Join us for this annual trip to Laguna 
Beach for a wonderful evening performed 
in a beautiful outdoor theatre.

Cost per person is $48

 The bus will leave the Sierra Madre Recreation 
Center, 611 E. Sierra Madre Blvd., 
at 4:30 pm, dinner is on your own and you 
will return to Sierra Madre approximately 
at 11:30 pm.

 To register for the excursion, please visit 
the Senior Center or go online to

www.cityofsierramadre.com/
onlineregistration.

 For more information please call the 

Senior Desk at (626) 355-7394

July Birthdays

Shahrzad Azrani, Eunice Banis, 
Betty Barlow, Cindy Barnard, Jeanne 
Borgedahl, Janet Cox, Christine Durfort, 
Betty Hansen, Dorothy Montgomery, Beth 
Pancoska, Janet Swanson, Linda Thunes, Barbara 
Watson, Anthony Gheezo, Joanne Gheezo, 
Martha Griffin, Beverly Turko,

John M. Talevich, D.C. 

CHIROPRACTIC: Simple, Elegant, Effective

31 S. Baldwin Avenue Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

626-355-4710


Assistive Listening Devices 

Can Help Seniors Hear Better

Meals-On-Wheels


Dear Savvy Senior

What can you tell me about assistive listening devices? 
My husband is hearing impaired but doesn’t 
like wearing his hearing aids, so I’m wondering 
if some of these devices can help. Loud Talking 
Spouse Dear Loud,

Assistive listening devices (or ALDs) are very useful 
products that can help hearing-impaired people 
– with and without hearing aids – hear better! 
Here’s what you should know.

 Listening HelpersALDs are electronic amplifying 
devices that will let your husband adjust the volume 
and tone so that he can hear and understand 
the television, telephone or other people speaking. 
It’s also important to know that these devices 
work best for people with mild to moderate 
hearing loss, you don’t need a prescription to buy 
them, and they usually aren’t covered by insurance 
or Medicare. Here’s a breakdown of the different 
types of ALDs that can help.

 Telephone Amplifiers: To improve hearing over 
the telephone there are a number of handset and 
in-line amplifiers you can add to your regular 
phone, or you can purchase an amplified telephone. 
Most amplified phones allow you to adjust 
the volume and tone for better clarity and they 
usually come with extra loud ringers and flashing 
ring indicators to alert you when a call is coming 
in. Clarity (clarityproducts.com, 800-426-3738) 
and ClearSounds (clearsounds.com, 888-965-
9043) make a nice variety of these products with 
prices ranging from $30 up to around $300. Harriscomm.
com, teltex.com and soundbytes.com 
are also good sites to shop. Or, see if your state has 
a specialized telecommunications equipment program 
(see tedpa.org) which provides free amplified 
phones. 

 If the amplified products don’t do the trick, another 
option is caption phones. These are telephones 
that have a built-in screen that will let your 
husband listen to the caller, as well as read written, 
word-for-word captions of everything the caller is 
saying. Go to captel.com (or 800-233-9130), and 
click on your state to learn more. 

 TV Listening Systems: If hearing the television 
is a problem, a TV listening device will let your 
husband increase the volume and adjust the tone 
to meet his needs, without blasting out you or the 
rest of the family. The best devices available today 
are wireless infrared systems that come with 
a headset. Many of these devices work with radios 
and stereos too. Or, if your husband would 
rather not wear a headset, some systems offer a 
small speaker that can be placed by his chair, and 
many work with T-coil enabled hearing aids. TV 
Ears (tvears.com, 888-883-3277) is one of the best 
products sold today with prices starting at $100. 

 Personal Listening Devices: Depending on your 
husband’s needs, there are many different types of 
listening devices on the market, in all price ranges, 
that can help. For one-on-one and small group 
conversations, a pocket-sized amplifier that comes 
with a small microphone and ear buds may do. Or, 
for a wider range of hearing capabilities consider 
FM listening devices. These are wireless products 
that can boost hearing in many difficult listening 
situations including auditoriums and lecture halls. 
FM devices come with a small microphone and 
transmitter placed on or by the person speaking, 
and the listener wears a receiver that may be used 
with ear buds, earphones, or with T-coil enabled 
hearing aids when worn with a neck loop. Harriscomm.
com and independentliving.com are two 
good sites for locating these types of products. 

 Alerting Devices: There are also a variety of alerting 
devices that can help people who have trouble 
hearing the doorbell, alarm clock, telephone 
or smoke detector. These products use flashing 
lights, special multi-tone ringers or vibrating devices 
as a means to alert you. You can find these 
items at many of the websites previously listed, 
along with sonicalert.com and silentcall.com for 
around $50 to $150.

 Savvy Tip: For more information and assistance 
with ALDs, contact an audiologist or hearing instrument 
specialists (see howsyourhearing.org or 
ihsinfo.org to find one near you). They’re familiar 
with all these technologies and can help your husband 
choose the best products to meet his needs. 

 Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. 
Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit www.savvysenior.
org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the 
NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” 
book.

Meals are delivered to home-bound 
seniors by volunteer drivers through 
the YWCA Intervale Lunch Program 
M-F (with frozen meals for the weekend.) 

Meals are delivered to the home-bound seniors 
by drivers through the YWCA Interval Lunch 
Program M-F (with frozen meals for the 
weekend.) 

 

 Call the YWCA at (626) 214-9460 for more 
information. 


SAVE THE DATE

THURSDAY, AUGUST 18TH 

 Exploring Long Beach - Beat the summer

heat by spending the day in Long Beach 
and enjoying lunch on the historic Queen 
Mary - 8:30 am to 4 pm.

 Cost per person is $44 - this includes 

deluxe coach transportation, driver’s tip, 
exploring Long Beach and lunch on the 
Queen Mary.

 Reservation for this excursion will open 
on June 30th either by visiting the

Recreation Center in person or going online 
at

www.cityofsierramadre.com/
onlineregistration


AARP SAFE DRIVING CLASS

Next class: June 28th & 29th - 9 am 
to 1 pm both days

$12 for AARP Members & $14 for 

Non-members

Please call the Senior Desk at (626) 
355-7394 to register in advance (10 
person minimum for class to run) 
or for more information.

LUNCH & LEARN 

Join the Senior Community 
Commission

at the 

Sierra Madre Hart Park House / 

Senior Center for a FREE presentation. 
Lunch is available for a 

$2 donation 

Call (626) 355-0256 by 

12 noon the day before. 

DIAL 

- A - 

RIDE 

TICKETS

Tickets can now

be purchased at:

Sierra Madre City Hall

Hart Park House / Senior 
Center

Sierra Madre Library

BLOOD 
PRESSURE 
SCREENINGS

Methodist Hospital will host Senior 
Blood Pressure Screenings on the second 
Tuesday of each month from 9:30 a.m. 
to 10:30 a.m. at the Community Center. 
Take advantage of this free program, 
which is open to all seniors 50 years of 
age and older. High blood pressure does 
not have any symptoms or outward 
signs and can lead to life-threatening 
conditions which can become fatal if left 
undetected. For additional information 
regarding this program, please contact 
the Community Services Department at 
(626) 256-8246.

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SPONSORED PRIZES

Pasadena Highlands, an independent and assisted 
living community, is proud to provide a 
special gift basket on the first Tuesday of each 
month. Accredited In-Home nursing care will 
provide a special prize on the 4th Tuesday of each 
month. Bingo takes place every Tuesday at 1:30 
pm in the Hart Park House / Senior Center in 
Memorial Park. The game begins at 1:30 pm but 
those wishing to play must arrive 10 minutes before 
to secure your Bingo cards. Join us on the 
1st & 4th Tuesday of each month for your chance 
to win these special prizes.