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The Pioneer's Club

The Pioneer’s Club Newsletter

Volume 9, Issue  1

January, 2014

Happy New Year

January Events

       Oops! I didn’t get my 2014 calendar yet. So while it looks like there are no events, there are but I don’t know what they are.

Obituary Page

January Birthdays

Lifespan of Rochester

There were only four members who left us this past month.

 

 

Surprise!!!

Vincent H. Budney -December 4, 2013, in Rush, NY. My records indicate that her retired from Gas M&O.

 

David J. Fess-December 27, 2013, Mendon, NY at age 69. Dave worked in Gas Engineering  on Jefferson Rd.

 

Ramon "Ray" Colon- December 27, 2013. Ramon worked for RG&E for 17 years before starting ICS in 2001.

 

Keith W, Amish- December 31, 2013, Webster, NY . Keith retires in 1988 as President of RG&E.

I must apologize to all of you for this being almost a week late. I try and get it ready to go by the first of every month but thisd month got busy.

 

Now if you listen to Arnie, he’ll say it took me that long to sober up. But I wouldn’t believe him.

 

Seriously, December was a very busy month for me. At the end of the month I had way too many Obits to send out. Since my email server broke I can only send out 600 emails a day (there are 585 in this mailing address).

Plus I did an over night in the hospital and a couple of weeks recovering.

 

So anyway, I’ll try and do better next month.

Some members do not include the age of their birth when filling out our Membership Application (these are usually women.) and the system uses the current year I enter them..

 

I usually delete them every month when I write this. This month I did not have time. So please don’t point out the mistakes, I know.

News and Information (Just Click on them)

2014 Medicare Advantage Plans Comparison Chart

2014 Medicare PPO Comparison Chart

NEW! About Medicaid Managed Long-term Care

Q&A Information about Medicaid Managed Long-term Care

Lifespan's Service Matrix (all of our services in one place).

Lists of local resources for older adults (link to Eldersource.org)

 

Life-Span must be taking it easy this month because there are only two events listed on their calendar this month. Both for “New Volunteer Orientation sessions.”

 

I imagine as the year continues there will be more sessions of interest to you..

I got an email from one of our members last month. In it he expressed the pleasure he got when he noticed his January 2014 pension check had increased.

 

Now I don’t remember by how much but it was around $2.00.

 

He was really ecstatic until he looked at the check a little closer. Is seems that the amount withheld for taxes decreased exactly the same amount at the increase in his check.

 

So much for a pension increase…….

 

I almost Forgot this Email

Tom,

   This is a fine thing , to have these presentations. When my wife Gwen  began to be more affected by her Parkinson's which had been diagnosed possibly 10 years prior, I remember our family doctor telling me that being her care giver would be the hardest job that I would ever have. She has regressed over time from the busy capable social person to one who needs constant care. She still has her independent spirit and wants to do many things, most of which are no longer in her sphere of capability.

 

   A caregiver has many feelings as well as the patient. The patient is frustrated by the inability to do what they would like and so is the caregiver who most likely has to be on the job almost all of the time. It is tiring, frustrating, repetitive, depressing and the feeling is pervasive to the point that often  you do not want to begin the day and the repetition is depressing – and you are never done--- always something more to cover, and you are  “it “--- this of course leads to outbursts of anger ( another foe ) and hurt feelings, etc., etc.--- All is your domain--- errands, grocery shopping, laundry, cooking and baking, changing beds, personal care.

 

I believe that there are many folks in similar situations and you probably hear from some.

 

Caregivers do it out of love and willingly take responsibility--- but they too are vulnerable. One of the downsides of caregiving, is that many die before the original patient ! Isn’t that a kick !

 

    Anyway---- I hope you will promote these sessions. I took a class on caregiving when we were at the onset and still in NC and certainly gained  much knowledge that has served me well.

 

   Hang in there --- enjoy your snow--- It was a pleasant 80 degrees today in Texas.

This is a note I received from one of our retired members. As you can see, these services are very helpful.

I got this from my friend Vinnie.

 

This is an interesting bit of Rochester History. 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtG2CfAwMGE

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