Manor of the Plains Community Matters March 2016

Commun ty Matters Manor of the Plains

March 2016

Art is Ageless® exhibit and reception features local senior artists Since the beginning of time, creative expression has brought joy to both its creators and those who experience their art. The Art is Ageless® program offers senior artists the opportunity to share and display their artwork and reaffirms the agelessness of human creativity.

Some have resumed art after putting it aside for a career, others have been creating beautiful pieces throughout their lives, and others never picked up a brush until after they retired, but all are now expressing themselves through art. This month, their works are on display at Manor of the Plains.

“It’s inspiring to see the beautiful pieces these seniors have created,” said Kurt Lampe, marketing director.

“The joy it brings to them and others is wonderful, and that’s something we want to celebrate and share with the entire Dodge City community.”

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Artist Irene Hastings Irene Hastings taught herself to knit and crochet many years ago. Now she’s teaching others.

Her latest student is Activity Director Lisa Montoya.

“She is teaching me how to make dish scrubbers,” Lisa said. “She made one and gave it to me. I asked her, how did you make that?”

The round scrubbers are about 4 inches wide. They are crocheted from nylon netting, so they’re easy to rinse and reuse. Irene also showed Lisa how to make crocheted dishrags.

Lisa said she already had yarn for the residents to use, so it was easy to get started learning the basics of crochet.

Irene said she actually prefers knitting, but it’s easy to crochet small things to give as gifts. A year ago, Irene’s knitting skills earned her second place in the annual Art is Ageless competition. She entered a brilliant red prayer shawl that she knitted with her church group.

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Community Matters is published monthly for residents and friends of Manor of the Plains by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America, Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at PresbyterianManors.org.

Jerry Korbe, executive director Kurt Lampe, marketing director Lisa Montoya, activity director Jacque Soltero, health care activity director To submit or suggest articles for this publication, contact Kurt at klampe@pmma.org.

Telephone: 620-225-1928 Fax: 620-225-3982 Address: 200 Campus Dr., Dodge City, KS 67801-2760

Our mission: We provide quality senior services guided by Christian values.

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and older, including a few Manor of the Plains residents. The public is welcome to visit the community to view the exhibit of acrylics, oils, photography and various other mediums, ranging from amateur to professional levels. The exhibit is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., March 14 through 24.

In addition to the exhibit, Manor of the Plains will honor local senior artists during a reception at the community at 6 p.m., Thursday, March 24.

for more than 35 years, and is sponsored by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America (PMMA), which is a nonprofit organization that owns and operates 18 senior living communities in Missouri and Kansas.

Each year the organization publishes an Art is Ageless calendar, featuring works by amateur senior artists.

Proceeds from the sale of calendars are reinvested into new art programs and opportunities for PMMA residents.

The Art is Ageless program has been encouraging creativity in seniors

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“We started doing them to give to people who were in the hospital or home sick,” Irene said. “Several of us worked on them.”

Irene said she didn’t have time to do a lot of knitting when she was working, but she enjoyed it when she could. She recalled that her

mother-in-law made sweaters for her husband and son.

This year, Irene said she will sit out the Art is Ageless competition, but others can enter through March 4.

The exhibit will feature works from local artists who are 65 and older, including a few Manor of the Plains residents. The public is welcome

to visit the community to view the exhibit of acrylics, oils, photography and various other mediums, ranging from amateur to professional levels.

The show is open March 14 through 24, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. A reception to celebrate the winners will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on March 24.

Why keeping a good relationship with your doctor is key

By Sarah C. Bauer, M.D. for Next Avenue

“It’s all about relationships.”

That’s what a mentor told me during my medical training. Every day, as a pediatrician, I realize how true this is.

With the recent emergence and increasing popularity of virtual doctor visits due to convenience and lower costs, it is necessary to examine the nature of the interaction between doctor and patient.

As patients, we go to our doctors in our most vulnerable states. We want them to tell us what we want to hear—that nothing is wrong and our deepest fears are unsubstantiated.

Sometimes that happens, and unfortunately, sometimes it doesn’t.

further study.

The doctor-patient relationship Over time, I have started to think of the doctorpatient relationship as one that also involves extended family members that can —and often do — cause dysfunction. Partnering with these sometimesdysfunctional aunts, uncles and in-laws are the Internet, media, insurance companies and the lack of time.

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of my own calling into medicine. I wonder what his journey would have looked like today.

At the core of my grandfather’s relationship with his doctor was As a child, I watched the trust. Trust develops over time, relationship between my grandfather listening and shared experiences. It and his doctor, who treated him for is fundamental to every relationship, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

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In medicine, a guiding principle is to “first, do no harm.” Even when you disagree with a patient over his or her practices, behaviors and beliefs, you still must do your best to build these relationships and “first do no harm.”

Areas of disagreement may include refusal of blood transfusions due to religious reasons and withdrawing life support. It is important to consider whether it would be best for a patient to find another doctor.

This issue is an area that requires Manor of the Plains

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including the ones between doctors, patients, and families.

Dr. Google The Internet is another extended family member in the doctor-patient relationship. I go online to diagnose for myself, and I went to medical school.

If I have a symptom, I look it up online and have an idea of a plan before I go to my own doctor.

Sometimes my doctor will agree, and sometimes not. I trust her judgment, and this trust has been built with time. She is also open to discussion.

Reputable medical sites such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mayo Clinic and the National Institutes of Health are fine sources of information when we have a question, but they offer just that: information. Sites do not have the ability to discern, observe and assimilate all of the facts—especially individual considerations.

Sites cannot develop and sustain relationships, no matter how often we visit them.© Twin Cities Public Television - 2016. All rights reserved.

Everyone knows fitness is important How have you taken steps to be fit? What’s your regular fitness routine? If you’ve started a fitness routine late in life, what advice would you have for others? How do you think you benefit from regular exercise? If you’ve got a story to share about getting or staying fit, contact Marketing Director Kurt Lampe and your story could be featured in an upcoming edition of Community Matters.

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