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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. The Elder Advocate is brought to you by this paper and The Cen 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. m SUPPER r SCHOOL Of DM; «• •• OPElt HOUSE & BEGJS’GBA’GlOtt August 13-16, 4-8 p.m. A I 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. Classes Offered To Guys & Gals Ages 2 Vfc-Adult Jj • BALLET & P0INTE { • TAP • JAZZ J. • TOT-TUMBLING • ACROBATICS J - • PAGEANT COACHING “Dotted Sducatian /f 'prieudty, i. ‘Pity& f !ncUwbuiC Oniettteti fj| II 193 Cedric St A A L. 'I ? Leestxjrq, Ga. 31763 440-/0o0 i!=v— ^ li Associate Director of Program Services. The Georgia Chapter commu nity grants program is designed to invest in projects that support important strategies such as, ac cess to and quality of health care for women and infants, availabil ity of prevention services, and folic acid education. The pur poses of the grants are to support 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. 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