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MARCH 8, 2001
Retiree’s book aids the memory-impaired
Dr. Russell E. Wigh has as
sembled a hefty arsenal oftricks
over the past few years to out
smart his increasingly uncoop
erative mind.
For instance, if he hears the
word “trout” and can’t remem
ber the name of the specific
kind, he’ll pictureashiningsun
with rain pouring in front of it,
then envision the resulting arc
of colors. Voila. He’s rediscov
ered the word “rainbow.”
It’s a cumbersome way to
havetoconjure wordsthatonce
popped effortlessly into his
mind. But sometimes, it’s the
only way he can recapture a
rainbow. As inconvenient as
his memory lapses can be, he
considers himself lucky. He
knows all too well that many
people with memory disorders
have lost their rainbows for
ever.
Dr. Wigh, who retired as a
professor emeritus from the
Medical College of Georgia De
partment of Radiologyin 1981,
has written abook to help com
pensate for the memory prob
lems of those with Alzheimer’s
and related mind-altering dis
eases. Theself-published book,
Wordsin Hand,is alarge-print
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Doesyour child havetrouble
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struggling in school? Your
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symptoms, effects and treat
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Augusta State University and
Reading Success, Inc. will be
hosting a seminar on Atten
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seminar is Saturday, March
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“When people with a memory disorder or
a limited grasp of the English language
have a word on the tips of their tongues,
they can now have it at the tips of their
fingers, as well.” — Dr. Wigh said.
compilation of 27,000 com
monly used words and phrases
arranged in categories such as
food, religion and sports. When
people with amemory disorder
or a limited grasp of the En
glish language have a word on
the tips of their tongues, they
can now have it at the tips of
their fingers, as well, Dr. Wigh
said.
“Most services available to
Alzheimer’spatientsarefor the
severely impaired,” said Dr.
Wigh, 87. “When I began strug
gling with memory problems, I
couldn’tfind anythingforthose
in the early stages of the dis
ease. I knew that the major
problem was words. A single
word can open the door to lots
of related memories.”
Dr. Wigh’smemory problems
have never been definitively
diagnosed — “I suspect that
somewhere along the line, I
ture hall of the new science
building on Augusta State
University’scampus. The key
note speaker is Dr. Joel
Sussman of Columbia, SC,
who specializesindevelopmen
tal and learning disorders.
Don’t miss this wonderful op
portunity to get all the facts.
There is limited seating
available for this seminar so
please call (706) 773-7043 to
request a registration form.
The cost of the seminaris $lO
per person or $5 with your
valid A.S.U.I.D.
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must have had an infarction or
embolism,” he said — but he
has managed to maintain his
independence. He and his wife
live in Martinez, Ga., and he
began writingthebookin 1992.
By that time, he knew first
hand how isolating memory
problems can be. He cited, for
instance, one’s frustration of
wanting a bottle of catsup
passed at thedinner table with
out being able to articulate the
desire...or the loneliness of lis
tening in on a lively conversa
tion about baseball without
joining in for fear of forgetting
the word “shortstop” or
“pitcher.”
Dr. Wigh knew a dictionary
wouldn’t solve his problem; how
can you look up aword without
a clue about its spelling? He
wanted a small, lightweight
book with listsof wordsin prac
tical categories. And since one
Quality childcare
Choosing quality child care
is perhaps the biggest deci
sion some parents will ever
make. Findingthis care takes
time, patience and commit
ment. It is not an easy task.
The care children receive from
birth to age 12 will play a big
part in shaping their future.
Learning how to identify
quality child care will help
parents find a child care pro
vider that is right for their
child and their family. Some
important steps to remember
didn’t exist, he wrote it.
Thebook, he said, is not only
amemory aid, but a confidence
boost. “You will find that some
of those skills you felt lost for--
ever from disease or injury are
not gone,” he writes in the in
troduction of his book, “and
that the inherent power of the
brain for recall is still strong...
Thebookbuildsconfidencethat
one can still communicate ef
fectively and places you more
at ease.”
The book also includes com
monly used texts, such as the
lyrics of the National Anthem
or the words to the Lord’s
Prayer, that can help people
rejoin theworld by, forinstance,
attending a ball game or a
church service with ease.
Dr.Wighsuggestsbuyingthe
book — available for $13.95 at
Books-A-Million in Augusta —
as a gift for an elderly loved
one, who might not have the
means to shop.
“There is a magic feeling,” a
reader writes in a testimonial
included in the book, “in get
ting a recollection from one
word — a communication with
the past - a feeling like touch
ing.”
are: know your options, do
your research - look and lis
ten, ask questions, visit care
givers several times, make
planned visits and just stop
by, choose quality care that
fits the needs of your child and
family.
For more information, con
tact Lutheran Ministries of
Georgia Child Care Resource
and Referral Agency at (706)
228-3566 or toll free (877) 228-
3566.
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Shiloh center hosts
“Spring Days of Wellness”
This season, Augustans
can make one convenient
stop for free monthly medi
cal screenings, health pre
sentations and home cooked
lunches during Shiloh Com
munity Center’s new Spring
Days of Wellness.
On Wednesday, March 14,
professionals from MCG
Health, Inc. will offer free
blood pressure, blood glucose
and cholesterol testing from
10a.m.to1lp.m. Thescreen
ings will be followed by a hot,
home-style lunch for health
fair participants. At 2 p.m.
Sarah Glover of the nursing
sorority of Chi Eta Phi, will
talk about ways to effectively
Children with learning
disabilities sought
Do you know any children
between the ages of three
and 21 with physical, mental
or emotional problems who
arenotreceivingeducational
services? No matter what
their problem or severity is,
theyareentitled toan educa
tion. It is the law.
Please help us find chil
dren with disabilitieswho are
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Shiloh, in partnership with
Williams Memorial C.M.E.
Church, will provide free
transportation to the
neighborhood’s senior citi
zens. Residents of Augusta’s
Turpin Hill section and
nearby areas should call
Shiloh by March 12 to be
placed on the health care
route.
For more information, or
to request Shiloh’s current
calendar of events, call 738-
0089. Shiloh Comprehensive
Community Center is a
United Way member agency
and afundingrecipient of the
CSRA Agency on Aging.
not receiving education ser
vices.
For more information, call
Mrs. Roberta Hatcher, Rich
mond Special Education di
rector, at 706-731-8787, or
Mrs. Jessie Stewart, Geor
gia Learning Resource Ser
vices Program Specialist, at
1-800-282-7552.