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The Elder Advocate
The Lee County Ledger, Thursday, August 9,2001 - Page 7A
Goodsons Announce Birth of Son
News For Senior Citizens and Those Who Care About Them
By Stu Brown
Center for Elderly Advocacy, Inc.
A Georgia non-profit citizens ad
vocacy group
Alzheimer Update
The following is from
Stephanie Rohlfs-Young, Ed.
Mgr. Alzheimer's Association of
St. Louis: "As people learn more
about Alzheimer's disease, fami
lies recognize that caring for a
loved one can be a positive expe
rience. Even the language of
Alzheimer's disease is changing.
In the past, people with
Alzheimer's were called 'victims',
'patients', and 'sufferers' as if the
disease caused physical pain and
anguish. Recently, a language
shift has occurred where these
individuals are known as people
with memory loss or Alzheimer's.
After all, that is what they are.
First and foremost, they are
people. People who indeed have
a disease that changes their abili
ties, but people who are still ca
pable of thinking, feeling, ex
pressing themselves and partici
pating in their own care."
Taken form The Southwest
Georgia Chapter Newsletter, Vol.
3, 2001 "Sharing and Caring".
The Southwest Georgia Chapter
of the Alzheimer's Association
can be reached at (229)888-7676.
Email: suehamm@alz.org. They
are located at 1915 Palmyra
Road, Albany, Georgia 31707.
There are several area commu
nity information meetings com
ing up in the near future. Please
contact the SWGA Chapter to
find out if there is one in your
area. These are valuable meetings
you should attend, if possible.
MEMORY WALK 2001 is Sat
urday, September 29, 2001, at
Darton College. If you are inter
ested in participating or sponsor
ing a walker, contact the SWGA
Chapter at the above number.
Getting through the Medicaid
Maze.
Part 1
Step one. Go somewhere else.
Step two. If you have to apply
for Medicaid, then the following
may be of help to you.
Step three. File a written appli
cation.
In most cases the state has 45
days to make an initial determi
nation on your application, but
disability applications may take
up to 60 days. You can prepare
the application and file it by your
self, or you can have an advocate
assist you. This method is prefer
able if you are unfamiliar with the
requirements for disability appli
cations.
Step four. You must file the
Medicaid application at the De
partment of Family and Children
Services office in the county
where you live. The exception is
an application for SSI. These ap
plications are filed at your district
Social Security office. When you
file your SSI application it also
acts as an application for Medic
aid.
If DFACS believes you are eli
gible for SSI, you will be sent to
the Social Security office. This is
because people eligible for SSI
must apply for it in order to re
ceive Medicaid. You can have one
without the other in Georgia.
If you are confined to a hospi
tal, nursing home or other medi
cal facility, the application should
be filed in the county where the
facility is located. In these cases,
there is usually a staff person who
is trained in this area and can as
sist you. Some can even accept
your application.
Scam
The Social Security Adminis
tration has reported a scam which
involves flyers being posted at
senior centers, churches and nurs
ing homes which state that the
"Slave Reparations Act" provides
money for anyone born before
1928 in the form of refunds.
THERE IS NO SUCH LAW. The
scam artists say your social secu
rity number and other personal
information is needed in order to
be eligible. Be careful and don't
fall for this or other scams. Call
the agency alleged to be involved
before responding to any prom
ise of money or increased ben
efits.
Golden Age Passport
If you visit national parks then
this is for you. For $ 10.00 you can
obtain a Golden Age Passport
which is a lifetime entrance pass
for senior citizens. The pass is
good for national parks, monu
ments, historic sites, recreation
areas and national wildlife ref
uges operated by the federal gov
ernment.
If you missed us...
Unfortunately, we have had to
cut back the frequency of our ar
ticle. Hopefully we will be able
to provide you with useful infor
mation at least twice a month
through this medium. As a non
profit citizens advocacy group,
our operation depends on volun
teer help and donations, not gov
ernment money. Your continuing
support is appreciated.
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ter for Elderly Advocacy. We ap
preciate the assistance of many
volunteers in preparing this pub
lication.
The opinions expressed in The
Elder Advocate do not necessar
ily express the opinions of this
news paper or the law firm of
Stewart Brown.
The Center for Elderly Advo
cacy is solely responsible for the
content of The Elder Advocate.
The content is for information
purposes only. It does not consti
tute and should not be construed
as legal advice. Please consult a
competent attorney if you need
legal advice on any information
contained in The Elder Advocate.
Temporary headquarters and
telephone number:
Center for Elderly Advocacy
211 N. Jefferson St., Suite 6A
Albany, Georgia 31701
(229)420-8003
Mr. And Mrs. Jeff -‘Bo”
Goodson announce the birth of
their son. Chandler McGwire, on
July 13, 2001 at 2:02 PM at
Phoebe Putney Hospital. He
weighed nine pounds nine ounces
and was twenty and three fourths
inches long. Chandler has three
big sisters, Chelsea, Chancee, and
Chambliss Goodson.
Maternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Don Barthelemy of Put
ney. Paternal Grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Goodson of
Warner Robins. Mrs. Goodson is
the former Kimberly Barthelemy.
She teaches ninth and tenth grade
English at Lee County High.
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March Of Dimes To Award 300,000 In Grant Money
The March of Dimes is pleased
to announce their 2002 Commu
nity Grant Program offering ap
proximately $300,000 in funding,
awards ranging from $10,000-
$25,000 each.
"The March of Dimes is award
ing grants to programs that con
tinue in the legacy of our mission,
to improve the health of babies
by preventing birth defects and
infant mortality." said Etta Ward
existing programs and new pro
grams that address the health care
needs of mothers and babies in
Georgia.
The state of Georgia is ranked
6th in the nation in infant moral
ity, with 8.5 deaths per 1,000 live
births. The national objective is
to reduce this number to half by
2010. "Our Goal at the Georgia
Chapter is to help meet the na
tional objective and reduce infant
mortality in this state," says Ward.
For additional information or to
obtain an application please con
tact Etta Ward at the March of
Dimes Georgia Chapter
404.350.9800. 404.355.7723 -
fax, or e-mail
eward@modimes.org
The March of Dimes is a na
tional voluntary health agency
whose mission is to improve the
health of babies by preventing
birth defects and infant mortality.
Founded in 1938, the March of
Dimes funds programs of re
search, community services edu
cation, and advocacy to save ba
bies. More information is avail
able on the March of Dimes web
sites at www.modimes.org and
www.nacersano.org.
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From Masonry,
Page 4A
evil can overcome good, but only
for a time. And who, indeed, that
Which Was Lost has never been
recovered, yet the manner of its
losing has been an inspiration to
an man in their search for it ever
since: a just retribution overtook
the evil and the consequences of
wrong doing are set forth un
equivocally. It is difficult to write
of that which is sublime, trans
late it into words of everyday, and
at the same time comply with the
statuary requirements. The moral
lessons in the degree are many,
the virtue are many: the virtue of
loyalty is most obvious and, per
haps least important, symboli
cally. That truth wins in the end:
that evil does not flourish, that,
strength of heart is greater than
strength of arm: that it is by the
spirit of brotherhood, not by one
man alone, that which has fallen
can be raised: that in his greatest
extremity man has but one to
Whom to turn: that beyond broth
erhood the soul stands always,
and most always stand, alone be
fore God. when no prayers save
its own may avail: that he who
would win true brotherhood must
give proof of his fitness to be a
brother: these . and many more
can be read from the degree by
the most casual minded. How
could the degree be otherwise
than sublime? It contains the
greatest thought, the most intense
hope, the most sincere prayer
which all mankind possesses.
From the dawn of humanity man
has tried to see God. He has be
lieved in God. He has struggled
toward the light, often stumbling,
often falling, often falling , but
always stretching forth hands up
ward, winning his slow way to a
little better spiritual comprehen
sion of the Great Mystery
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