By MELINDA WILLIAMSThe Williams Group

““ SStay-In-Your-Home” was the theme of a recenthealth fair at Hershey’s Mill in East Goshen, communitynear West Chester for residents 55 and older. The eventfeatured products and services for seniors who want to liveat home and not in a personal care facility.

Mark Kochanowsky of A to Z Appliance, Unionville,said, “Residents call me for all kinds of things. When theydon’t know what’s wrong with their appliance, even simplethings, I solve their problems.” Kochanowsky is working ona book outlining simple appliance problems and theirsolutions.

Mark Giunta of Giant Food Stores, West Chester, andpharmacist Dana Volpe hosted a station for flu shots.

Event organizer Jean Back of Survival Essentials, WestChester, said, “It’s important for these folks to know thathelp is out there if they need it.”

Rite Aid Pharmacy, Boot Road, West Chester, storemanager Carol Grippo said, “We want to keep these peoplehealthy.” She said Rite Aid locations make home deliveriesMonday through Friday.

Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Officer TimReilly said his police station has a drop box to collectunused presciptions. “We just want to keep prescriptionmedications out of the wrong hands.”

Kathy Dawson, manager of Senior Helpers, Exton, saidthe health fair has grown each year. “More and morevendors attend as the word gets out. The ‘Stay-In-YourHome’ topic is very important for many seniors.”

Green Drop Charitable Donations of Bensalem accepteddonations to benefitted the Purple Heart Veterans andNational Federation for the Blind.

Beth Adams represented of Willow Tree Hospice ofKennett Square.

Craig McClellan of Keystone Magnification Center, WestReading, demonstrated magnification and “talking”machines (text-to-print scanners). One scans and magnifiesprinted documents (not hand-writing) and literally readsaloud the contents to the recipient. He said this is especiallyhelpful for people who suffer from vision problems such asmacular degeneration and cataracts.

Brooklands Audiology of Malvern, represented byPatricia Cohen, displayed audiology equipment. Sherepeated the famous Helen Keller quote, “Blindnessseparates people from things; deafness separates peoplefrom people.”

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Senate awardsfor residents90 and older

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Dr. Lori: A themeof Thanksgivingfor collectibles

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David Biffen: Hikein interest rates —possible effects

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Lisa Marie Crane: We must want toheal and to hope

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November calendar offers fairs, musicand workshops

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SSENIORSENIORS!! poetry by Gulotta, Kovach;crossword puzzle

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NOVEMBER 2014Volumn 22 No. 12

Health fair helps makelife at home a bit easier

Representatives of Survival Essentials in West Chesterpose for a photo before they helped host a health fair atHershey's Mill. The event was designed to help seniorswho choose to live at home. Photo by Robert O.Williams/ The Williams Group.

atStaying home

The West Chester Area Senior Center,530 E. Union St., West Chester, recently

held its annual Talent Show, featuring(from left) some very “special guests”

who stopped by — Tina Turner, MarilynMonroe and Dorothy, portrayed by Ann

Richardson, Anne Schorn and LarueMorgan. Another photo from the event

appears on page 8. For moreinformation about activities at Chester

County’s senior centers, see page 3.

West Chester seniors’talents are displayed

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Dr. Anna Meyerson of PremierDentistry, East Goshen, said herpractice offers dental care packages forthose patients without insurance, aswell as discounts for military veteransand their families. Also, veterans’benefits, elder care and estate law werediscussed by attorneys Norman J. Pineand Nancy W. Pine of West Chester.Similarly, patients’ rights werepresented by retired physician andpatient advocate Julieta Calmon, a casemanager for medical issues.

Medical care was addressed by Dr.Aabha Suchak, podiatrist, who said,“Podiatry is an important service tosenior citizens. As you age, you losefat in your feet. This makes the feetprone to ingrown nails, blisters andother foot disorders.”

Information about day care forseniors was provided by SarahCare ofMalvern. Senior Helpers provideddementia interaction techniques andWillow Tree Hospice explained themeaning of hospice care.

For online information about healthcare providers, visit survivalessentials.com and go to the link “Health Fair2014.”

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tell your story for your personal use?Contact her at 610-518-4888. She isthe managing partner of the WilliamsGroup, a public relations andphotography firm in Exton. She is a20-year veteran of The PhiladelphiaInquirer. Her husband, RobertWilliams, a professional

photojournalist, was a staffphotographer for 25 years at theInquirer and is the author “HometownDiners.” The Williamses’ second book,“Wildwoods’s Neon Nights & MotelMemories,” is available atWildwoodsNeonNights.com. For moreinformation, visit TheWilliamsGroup.info or email info@thewilliamsgroup.info.)

Health fair:Life at homeis the focus

Service dogsfeatured atfree program

A resident of Hershey’s Mill, West Chester, receives a flu vaccine shot —and some delicious cupcakes — provided by Rite Aid Pharmacy of BootRoad, West Chester. Photo by Robert O. Williams/ The Williams Group

The Tel Hai Retirement Communitywill host “Canine Partners for Life,” afree event open to the public at 2 p.m.Monday, Nov. 24, in the campuschapel. Tel Hai is located on BeaverDam Road, Honey Brook.

Canine Partners for Life inCochranville is a non-profitorganization dedicated to trainingservice dogs, home companion andresidential companion dogs to assistindividuals who have physical andcognitive disabilities. CPL has placedmore than 600 service and companiondogs in 43 states throughout thecountry.

Recipients of CPL service dogscome from all walks of life and face avariety of challenges in daily living.The total cost to raise, train, place andprovide lifetime support for each CPLdog is estimated to exceed $29,000.CPL uses a sliding scale based onrecipient income to determine therequested donation; this typicallyranges between $1,000 and $3,000.

No one is denied a canine partnerbecause of their inability to pay.

•For more information, visit the

website at telhai.org.

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