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Contents:

Who to Call?

Who to Call? ..........................................................2 Winter Reminders .................................................4 Business Spotlight ...............................................5 Community Events ...............................................6 Holiday Inspiration Through Music & Faith........7 Marple Newtown School District ......................8-9 Newtown Square Library: Artist Series........10-11 Antique Area Map ..........................................12-13 Historic Sugartown........................................14-15 Main Line School Night Class Schedule .....16-17 Dog Training: Door Etiquette.............................18 Cradles to Crayons .............................................19 Senior Lifestyles .................................................20 Wayne Art Center Class Schedule ...............21-23

A message from the editor: This publication is an effort to keep the community informed with what is actually happening in your area.

For future editions, I welcome your thoughts on topics that affect the community. I'd be happy to publish your opinions on any relevant topics.

Do you have an event that you'd like to publicize? Let me know, and I'll do my best to incorporate your event into the newsletter.

This is your community. This is your home. Use this publication to share your thoughts and ideas with your neighbors. Are you ready to get involved in your community? Why not head over to the Wayne Art Center and sign up for a class or visit Historic Sugartown.

Enjoy the Holidays!

David Amsterdam

Area Contact Information

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566 Beaumont Road P.O. Box 79 Devon, PA 19333-0079 Phone: 610-687-3000 Fax: 610-687-9666 www.easttown.org Easttown Township Police 566 Beaumont Road P.O. Box 79 Devon, PA 19333-0079 Emergency: 911 Phone: 610-341-9780 Fax: 610-341-9779 Easttown Library 720 First Avenue Berwyn, PA 19312-1769 Phone: 610-644-0138 www.easttownlibrary.org Tredyffrin/Easttown School District Office Closing Number 854 West Valley Business Center 940 West Valley Road, Suite 1700 Wayne, PA 19087 Phone: 610-240-1900 www.tesd.k12.pa.us

Newtown Administration Bldg.

209 Bishop Hollow Road Newtown Square, PA 19073 Phone: 610-356-0200 Fax: 610-356-8722 www.newtowntownship.org Newtown Township Police 209 Bishop Hollow Road Newtown Square, PA 19073 Emergency: 911 Officer Phone: 610-356-0600 Administrative: 610-356-0602 Newtown Township Library 201 Bishop Hollow Road Newtown Square, PA 19073 Phone: 610-353-1022 www.newtownlibrary.org Marple/Newtown School District Office Closing Number 454 40 Media Line Road Newtown Square, PA 19073 Phone: 610-359-4200 www.mnsd.net

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40 Lloyd Avenue Suite 204/206 Malvern, PA 19355 Phone: 610-647-5300 Fax: 610-647-8156 www.willistown.pa.us Willistown Township Police 688 Sugartown Road Malvern, PA 19355 Emergency: 911 Administrative: 610-251-0222 Dispatch: 610-647-1440 www.willistownpolice.org Malvern Public Library 1 East First Avenue Malvern, PA 19355-2743 Phone: 610-644-7259 www.ccls.org Great Valley School District Office Closing Number 855 47 Church Road Malvern, PA 19355 Phone: 610-889-2100 www.gvsd.org

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Winter Reminders It's That Time Again…

Tenants and owners of properties abutting public streets are required to clear a pathway in the sidewalk. A path at least 30 inches wide must be cleared within 48 hours after it stops snowing/sleeting. Tenants/owners also are required to cover the sidewalk with ashes, sawdust or similar materials in the event of ice or sleet. Placing snow in the gutter or roadway is prohibited.

Please keep in mind that it is almost impossible to keep snow from being deposited at driveways during plowing. Please do not shovel or blow snow from driveways into the street.

If you have a fire hydrant on your property, please clear the snow away from the area around it (leaving the markers intact).

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HELP US, HELP YOU! When snow is on the ground that means winter is officially upon us. The arrival of cold weather means that firefighters will be in a constant battle with slippery roads, hidden hydrants, and frozen hose lines.

Do your part to help keep your neighborhood safe by clearing hydrants of snow. A clear path on all four sides makes hydrants easier to locate and operate in an emergency.

As always, the cooperation of residents and businesses is appreciated by the Townships to help them keep your streets and sidewalks safe during inclement weather. Please remember:

Also, in snowy weather, please utilize off-street parking whenever possible. This allows better access for emergency vehicles and also allows the Department of Public Works to clear the roads more efficiently.

And never shovel snow into the street!

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As long as it's snowing, the first priority is keeping main roads open and passable. Under normal circumstances, cul-de-sacs and dead end streets are typically plowed last because they carry the lowest volume of traffic. State highways and county roads are cleared by state and county snow removal crews.

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Holiday Inspiration Through Music and Faith

by Terri McCarthy (Morrison) neighbors through our services and outreach. It is a beautiful, but sometimes stressful and lonely time of year - and the church is committed to connecting and serving our neighbors. Please consider joining us for our wonderful Christmas Eve services, and celebrate the real joy and love that this season brings."

Newtown Square Presbyterian Church Newtown Square Presbyterian Church’s Chancel Choir welcomes the community to come share the holiday spirit in song!

What inspires you during the Director of Music, described the holidays? How do you connect to reason why Christmas Carols are the spirit of Thanksgiving and so powerful. "H ymns are our way Christmas?

Participating in to sing the faith, but carols recall festive activities can put us in a how a prophecy was foretold. As holiday mood: decorating our we join to sing O Come All Ye homes, enjoying traditional meals Faithful we are called as a people with close family and friends, from all walks of life - irrespective volunteering, exchanging gifts. of background - to remember and rejoice.

But one key aspect that links us to the season is music. As the The hymns and scripture will be neurologist Oliver Sacks noted in enhanced by the Danoff String Musicophilia, music stimulates Quartet, Bell Canto Ringers, and deep pleasure centers of our the Chancel Choir. The 8:00 brains; it lifts our spirits and s e r v i c e i s v e r y m o v i n g , engages us personally.

And particularly at the end when our researchers have shown that 15 Pastor lights a candle, and passes minutes after participants listened t h e f l a m e t h r o u g h o u t t h e to their favorite song, their brains congregation.

We sing Silent were flooded with dopamine (a Night, one of the most beloved neurotransmitter which helps carols worldwide, which recalls control the brain's pleasure t h e s i m p l i c i t y o f s u c h a centers). monumental event for humanity.

The service ends with Reverend Music is a key component of the Thomas quoting from the scripture C h r i s t m a s c e l e b r a t i o n s a t of John, as everyone holds a candle Newtown Square Presbyterian and the sanctuary lights go down.

Church. It is a highlight of multiple events - from Cocoa, Reverend Dr. Jeanne Thomas Cookies and Carols (a perennial c a m e t o N e w t o w n S q u a r e family favorite on December 14th Presbyterian Church three years at 4:00 pm) - to two special ago, and has built the church into a growing, caring, and welcoming services on Christmas Eve. center of worship.

The The 5:00 pm service features a live congregation is experiencing great Nativity scene, and every child expansion - there are now ten (visitor and member) is invited to times as many children in the youth don a costume and join the tableau! programs as when Pastor Thomas Away in a Manger is a favorite arrived!

Reverend Jeanne during this service, along with all explained: the songs and scripture which support the enactment of the birth "This is a church imbued with a strong spiritual life, which values of Christ. service and community. As the The 8:00 pm service will be filled holidays approach, many of us feel with favorites like Joy to the the urge to connect with the deeper World, Angels We Have Heard on meanings of the season. We would High, and O Little Town of like to offer a sincere welcome to Bethlehem. Dawn Stevens, the all our neighbors throughout the

Delaware Valley to visit Newtown Square Presbyterian Church's holiday services.

They encapsulate the warmth and care for the community that is such a part of this growing congregation.

We have expanded greatly this year, and want to show our gratitude and love for our

is located at 3600 Goshen Road on five beautiful acres at the corner of Goshen Road and 252! http://nspconline.org/ (610) 356-8063 Services are at 10am on Sunday mornings, and at 5:00pm and 8:00pm on Christmas Eve.

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Marple Newtown School District

Marple Newtown High School Ranked Nationally by Newsweek.

The Daily Beast, which owns Newsweek, used six indicators culled from school surveys to compare public high schools in the U.S., with graduation and college acceptance rates weighed most heavily. Other criteria included: college-level courses and exams, percentage of students with free or reduced lunch, as well as SAT and ACT scores - another mark of how well a school prepares students for college.

Marple Newtown's graduation rate is 98.9%, with 87% going on to college. Average SAT score at MNHS is 1520 and average ACT score is 22.6 and 22% of students enroll in Advanced Placement (AP) classes.

Student Ambassador Program at Marple Newtown High School Gregory Puckett, Principal of Marple Newtown High School Eighth grade is a great year for students; it is the end of the middle school years and students have the feeling of being the "top dog" at

school. However, as the 8th grade year progresses, students and parents become more and more anxious about the "big move" to high school. Concerns range from becoming familiar with the new building, courses and bell schedule to figuring out how to make sound personal decisions as students transition from adolescence to young adulthood. These are all legitimate concerns and areas that we as educators factor into our planning as we prepare our students for life after high school.

This is why Marple Newtown High School is excited to announce its first ever Student to Student Ambassador Program for incoming ninth grade students and students new to the high school.

excitement in the cafeteria. The ambassadors met with their students, took them on a tour of the high school, and returned to the auditorium where administration addressed the students concerning expectations for being a MNHS student. Ambassadors then sent the students on their way with a drawstring backpack. After the students left, we began preparing for the August 26th ninth grade orientation. Our work included a two-hour summer workshop where we created our goals for the program, discussed what it means to be an ambassador, and started planning activities for the upcoming school year. At the conclusion of the workshop, each ambassador hand wrote a welcome letter to their incoming students.

Our Student Ambassador Program is designed to ensure that every student entering Marple Newtown High School knows at least one other student. Our mission is to ensure that all of our students feel connected to school and to help them build positive relationships with other students and teachers. The sense of belonging helps students to feel better about school and ultimately, will translate into better grades and better choices when confronted with challenging situations. According to a similar program called Link Crew, "The more connected students are to their new school, the better they will do in all the measures that are important in tracking their success: grades, test scores, attendance, and discipline. All these measures are positively affected when students are connected."

The key to the success of our program is the quality of the students we select to be ambassadors. Our ambassadors are selected by the administration based on teacher and counselor recommendations. The ambassadors are students in grades 10 through 12 for the upcoming school year. The selection process for the ambassadors involved carefully selecting students who are the epitome of a MNHS student. They are great students with good grades and are involved in a wide range of school activities. These students are excited about the program and excited about working with each of their students.

The way the program works, is that each incoming ninth grade student is assigned to a MNHS student ambassador. Each ambassador is responsible for ten incoming students. In June, our ambassadors met their students for the first time. During this time, the incoming students were greeted with cheers and

Our hope is that with this new program we can encourage more students to get involved at school and participate in our awesome array of school-wide activities. Once each incoming student knows a current MNHS student; and maybe because of this, they will be more inclined to attend a Friday night football game or come to one of our amazing performances.

Our ambassadors will personally invite their students to these big events and if the ambassador cannot be there, hopefully the

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Marple Newtown School District student will have built new relationships with peers and will still attend the event.

It is an exciting time in education and more specifically at MNHS. Our school spirit meter is bubbling to the top. Our student attendance at school events has increased and our Tiger Pride is beaming everywhere. If you are on the fence about coming to MNHS, know that we provide support to all of our students and that each student who enters MNHS will know at least one other student here thanks to our ambassador program.

Marple Newtown receives two $25,000 grants (MNHS and Worrall Elementary) in the Governor's Expanding Excellence Pilot Mentoring Grants; Initiative Focused on Increasing StudentAchievement Governor Tom Corbett announced that $700,000 will be shared by17 school districts to serve as mentors under the Governor's Expanding Excellence Pilot Mentoring Grant Program. The goal of this program is to pair high-performing schools with low-performing schools to increase student achievement.

"This program goes to the heart of our education system increasing student achievement and preparing students for posthigh school success," Gov. Corbett said. "I congratulate these schools for their strong record of academic progress, and I applaud each of them for their willingness to work with their peers to improve student performance."

Based on the 2012-13 School Performance Profile, public schools with a score of 90 percent or higher were eligible to apply for mentor grants of up to $25,000 for each profile component that contributed to their outstanding achievement.

A total of 55 mentor grant applications were received by the Department of Education.

Applicants were required to analyze strategies, processes and techniques, and design researchbased models or training tools that can be used by schools across the state to improve student performance.

The 17 grant recipients will share their work with their peers at the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators and the Pennsylvania School Boards Association's School Leadership Conference in October, and will showcase their models at the department's Standards Aligned System Institute in December.

Over the next several weeks, mentors will select a mentee from a list of interested public schools with a 2012-13 School Performance Profile score of 79 percent or lower. Both schools will work together to implement strategies in the mentee's school to improve student achievement.

The district in which a low-performing school is located and selected as a mentee will receive a $10,000 grant to assist in replicating the

research-based strategies or training tools designed by the mentor school.

MARPLE NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME The MNHS Athletic Hall of Fame acknowledges the accomplishments of dedicated individuals, successful teams, and committed coaches. The Hall of Fame bridges the gap and unites the past athletic accomplishments with the great potential of the future of Marple Newtown High School Athletics.

The Marple Newtown Hall of Fame Committee is proud to announce the 2014 Hall of Fame Inductees and Honorees.

INDUCTEES Donna Zaccaria Coyne - MN Class of 1980 Joe Blythe - MN Class of 1983 Joe Sweeley - MN Class of 1987 Gary Morrison - MN Class of 1988 Pam Brennan - MN Class of 1994 1995 Boys Basketball Team 1995 Girls Lacrosse Team HONOREES Kathy Massimo's 1997 Cheerleading Staff Bob Kenig's 1977 Football Staff

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Newtown Square Public Library Lin Webber's Master Strokes decorate Newtown Square Public Library!By Terri McCarthy (Morrison)

Lin Webber Watercolors are less forgiving than oils or acrylics. Every brushstroke is visible, so it's vital to make each touch to the paper count the first time, because you cannot paint over mistakes. And if you're a picky artist who feels compelled to get every blessed stone right in an old house, or depict every detail in the rigging of a wooden ship - watercolors can be an incredibly challenging medium.

Granted, she had an inkling of her talent in college. As a biology major, her fellow students would ask her to do their lab drawings. Then in her late 20s, a friend invited her to join an art class…and Lin found her calling. She learned how difficult it was to paint certain elements - like water. Her breakthrough came when she took a full year to focus on painting, which culminated in a local show. It was a real joy and a real shock when "Lo and behold, people bought my paintings!"

That may be why it took Lin Webber decades to become a master artisan, strictly of watercolors.

Nowadays, Lin's signature watercolors are easily recognized throughout the

NorthEast - and are staples at multiple exhibits like Historic Yellow Springs, Malvern Retreat House, and New England's Mystic International Marine Art shows. She is a founding member and the Chair of both The Artist's Circle (based out of Paoli) and Flying Colors Fine Artists (a group in Glenmoore). Her two daughters (April D'Angelo and Kelley Stanford) are both artists, and her husband is a photographer…so the entire family shares a love and a livelihood in the arts. Lin described how her life weaves into her work:

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Newtown Square Public Library My husband and I are amateur birders - we love capturing moments with a variety of birds in our artwork. And since I grew up in New England, I'm also partial to scenes that involve the sea - or peaceful, rustic still lifes.

I also do set ups with items from our home - so if you're looking at one of my pieces, you may be looking at my belongings - perhaps a quilt and some tableware I've placed outside. Or an interior setting may be my

art in hospital rooms) she is looking forward to her exhibit during November and December at the Newtown Square Library.

"It's exciting! There will be over 20 pieces in the show (all for sale) and I'm happy to be exposed to people that might not have seen my work before. It's a wonderful environment, and I welcome meeting new art (and book) lovers! Lin has a Facebook page, and can be contacted at email: linswatercolors@gmail.com phone: 610-942-3234 The Friends of the Newtown Square Library are delighted to feature Lin Webber's Watercolors during November and December!

living room - so patrons may be seeing a rather intimate view of our home!

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subject A 19th-Century Crossroads Village Along Sugartown Road in Malvern stands the remarkably intact and lovingly restored, 19thcentury village of Sugartown. In the early 1800s, with the American Revolution behind them, Sugartown's early residents established a school, general store, businesses and meeting places, creating a vibrant crossroads that provided goods and services to its surrounding farming community. The village was soon known as Shugart's Town, after tavern keeper Eli Shugart, and served as a vital stop for weary travelers hauling wagonloads of goods to the markets of Philadelphia and other parts of the county.

Sugartown remained a social, educational, commercial and municipal center throughout the 1800s.

Today, Sugartown offers a window into American life in an early 19th-century rural crossroads village. Through the preservation efforts of Historic Sugartown, Inc., visitors experience how people came together to conduct business, exchange news, and shared their lives as a community.

Since 1983, Historic Sugartown, Inc. has meticulously restored the 19th-century crossroads village to connect visitors with America's past through richly authentic experiences. The organization stewards 9.2 acres and nine buildings, including the c. 1880 General Store and Worrall House, the c. 1805 Garrett House, the Book Bindery, the Hannah Cheever House and barn. Historic Sugartown also showcases a rare collection of carriages and sleighs in its Carriage Museum through a partnership with Chester County Historical Society. Historic Sugartown offers guided tours from May - December, as well as family programming throughout the year. Visit our website at HistoricSugartown.org or "like us" on FaceBook for event information.

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Educational Programs Historic Sugartown offers a rich array of programs for school field trips. Our customized tours are geared to all ages and learning levels. Nineteenth-century village life and culture are portrayed through interactive activities in the General Store, authentic School Room, Historic Sugartown offers richly authentic and Carriage Museum, 1805 Quaker Farm House, Barn and unique spaces for your special event. Mingle Book Bindery. Field trips are tailored to your needs and with friends at a cocktail party on the porch of time constraints. Lunch facilities are available. the Victorian-era General Store. Enjoy an For more information, or to schedule a field trip, please intimate sit-down dinner among carriages and sleighs in Sugartown's Carriage Museum. contact Heather Reiffer at: Historic Sugartown's Carriage Museum, hpreiffer@historicsugartown.org.

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For over 75 years, Main Line School Night has been offering residents opportunities to learn new skills, explore artistic expression, engage in spirited discussion and connect with new friends as part of a welcoming learning community. The classes listed here are just a few of the more than 400 daytime, evening and weekend courses in the current catalog which is available online at www.MainLineSchoolNight.org or by calling 610-687-8201.

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Door Etiquette for Dogs associated various words with specific behaviors, they are able to associate the sound of the door with a certain behavior.

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Autumn is almost upon us! Football parties, Halloween and holidays are quickly approaching and if your dog has any habits that may be problematic or bothersome, now is the time to work on them! With all of the fun fall events, it is important to keep your furry family member in mind for their comfort and safety.

Many dogs have learned to overreact to the sound of a doorbell or door knock, leading to uncomfortable door greetings and potential escapes. This behavior can be problematic if you plan to have friends and family visit for a party or meal. It adds an extra layer of stress to what should be an enjoyable evening.

Rude door behavior, such as barking or lunging at the door when people visit, is extremely common and a highly reinforced behavior. From the dog's point of view, every time a delivery man or mailman approaches your door, they are a possible intruder and require immediate attention. Your dog does not realize that those individuals were scheduled to leave regardless of your dog's reaction. In their mind, they have just saved you from a potential threat because the person does leave while your pet is throwing a fit or behaving poorly. Thus the behavior is reinforced. While you probably can't ask every person coming to your home to act as a training tool (people have places to go and things to do after all), you can prepare your dog to behavior more appropriately when they hear the doorbell or knocker.

You have probably already taught your dog a variety of verbal cues without you even realizing that you have. Remember that your dog does not naturally speak English, but they have learned by association that "sit" means putting their bottom on the floor. They have also learned associations that you have not explicitly taught them, such as the doorbell brings potential intruders to protect you from or friends to jump on and greet. It is your job to use the doorbell as a cue for a different behavior. Just as your dog has 18

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going into their crate. Do this routine a few times a day until your dog is sprinting to their crate at the sound of the bell. Now you can start to wean out the treat that is waiting in the crate and only reward your dog after they have entered the crate. The next time an unplanned door bell ring occurs, your dog will hopefully run to their crate.

You should follow and reward your dog still and even potentially close the door or give a "stay" cue, allowing you to answer the door as needed without a dog overreacting at your entranceway. You have now changed the meaning of the doorbell for your dog and ended the problematic behavior of poor door etiquette. You can greet your guests and continue on with your plans without worrying about an overprotective dog, escaping dog, etc.

There are plenty of options for what your dog could do when they hear someone at the door. One option is to send your dog to their crate or their bed at the sound of a doorbell (you can substitute a knock if that fits your home better). The easiest way to begin training would be with two people: one to ring the bell and the other to train the dog.

Start by having one person outside by the door and one person ready with treats or another high value reward (cheese, pieces of hot dog are great rewards!). Person A will ring the bell followed immediately by Person B running over to the predetermined location, such as a crate, and toss in a tasty treat. Person B should not say anything, as you want your dog to associate the bell with a location based on the reward -- not a word with the location.

Your dog will probably still bark and get worked up by the door, but unlike past experiences, no one is going to come in or respond. After a few moments your dog will probably get mildly confused or bored and come see what Person B is doing.

That's when they will find their tasty reward. Person B can give them a few more rewards for hanging out in their crate then release them.

Repeat this game of Person A ringing the bell and Person B rewarding the dog for

If you do not have a helper to ring the bell for you, consider scheduling a regular training party in the guise of football or movie night. You can invite a few friends over for a football game or movie (make sure it is airing on TV so that you have regular commercial breaks) and use them to help you train your dog. Of course, you can pay them in the form of food and drinks. Football games and movies that are airing on TV have fairly regular commercial breaks that you can use as training trials. Simply ask all of your friends to walk outside at the start of a commercial break and have them each ring the bell for you while you train following the directions above. You can act as Person B and have your friends ring the bell while you reward your dog at the appropriate location. As an added bonus, your friends can walk over and greet or feed your dog, as well. This allows extra rewarding for your dog and it's away from the door!

Fall is a great time to begin working with your dog on indoor etiquette. Summer warmth is fading and many social activities begin to move inside, so it is important to ensure that your dog is as happy to have visitors as you are!

Happy Training!

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Laughter is the Best Medicine Laughter is the best medicine. We've all heard the saying, but I've found there is a lot of truth to that simple sentence.

In 2004, when my mother had her first stroke and my father clearly exhibited signs of diminishing mental capacity, my sisters and I were in shock. How could all these changes be happening so rapidly? Dad was calling my husband every night asking the same questions about his computer. Mom, who battled severe rheumatoid arthritis with admirable will, was having difficulty managing tasks that used to be routine for her. Our wonderful parents' active retirement in Florida was severely impeded with on-going health issues. Situations like this come up for families all too regularly.

Whether it is a parent, a spouse or even a child, these issues change our lives dramatically. Needless to say, laughter was not high on my sisters' and my priority list.

Fortunately, a good friend talked to me about going through a similar situation with her mother. Her mother taught her a valuable lesson in the course of her illness laugh as often as possible.

When things happen, even difficult and trying situations, try to find the humor in it. My sisters, my parents and I did just that. We were not disrespectful, and we certainly did not laugh when serious changes occurred, but we did find humor and were all able to laugh at some of the situations that happened over the next five years. Keeping our laughter to situations, not the person, kept us sane through the difficult times.

"Your sense of humor is one of the most powerful tools you have to make certain that your daily mood and emotional state support good health."

Paul E. McGhee, Ph.D.

In an article on HelpGuide.org titled "Laughter is the Best Medicine," the link between laughter and mental health are described as follows: Laughter dissolves distressing emotions.

Laughter helps you relax and recharge.

Humor shifts perspective, allowing you to see situations in a more realistic, less threatening light.

As a popular quote says: "You don't stop laughing because you're old. You grow old because you stop laughing."

Find something to laugh about today and share it with a friend or family member!

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