Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 121, Number 1, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 7 January 1998 — Page 6

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Nappanee Advance News Wednesday, January 7, 1998

Club notes... HOMEMAKER'S GUILD Homemaker’s Guild will meet Thursday, January 8, Ip.m., at the home of Annamae Moneyheffer. Roll call will be “Where were you during the blizzard of ‘78?” The lesson, “Simplify Your Life,” will be led by Glenna Andrews. There will also be an election of club officers and a session for program planning. TOPS Nappanee Tops In. #425 met Monday morning, at First Church of God, with the leader, Christina Kurtz, presiding. The Tops Song was sung, and Happy Birthday was sung to Bertha Herschberger. The secretary and treasurer altered their reports, and roll call was taken, with 19 members weighing in, recording a weight loss of 7-1/4 pounds. One member stayed the same. The best loser for the week was Charlotte Martin. The challenge for the week is to not eat anything after supper. Marlene Brovont, Beverly Stauffer, Bertha Herschberger, Nancy Herschberger and Marcille Weaver received charms for Tops, and Lois Miller, Lydia Weaver and Janet Teghtmeyer for Kops. The leader read an article and shared several poems with the members. Cancer information available by phone The word “Cancer” can be frightening, and often causes many concerns- and questions. The Cancer Information Service, sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, is an agency of the United States Government. For free information, dial 1-800-4-CANCER (1 800-422-6237). Information is available in both English and Spanish, and includes free publications, certified facilities and information specialists. Call Monday through Friday, from 9a.m.-4:30p.m. Most of the information is available simply by using selected numbers on your touchtone telephone, however, persons are also on call for special needs. Happy Birthday... 8 . : . r “ : ■ . Sherry Andrews Lois M. Harman Milo Yoder Reggie Fisher Karla Hochstetler Carla Irwin Kris Kern Mrs. Ed Stahly Doyle Vandiver Lora Belle Pippen Joshua Hershberger 9 Mrs. Milo Yoder Julie Chrisman Amos Slabaugh Carl W. Yoder Brian Stouder 10 Jean Stillson Raymond Martin Blake Unger Joy Rumfelt Barbara Schmucker Charles Chapman Wanda Ewing Debra Beer Ken Helmuth 11 Connie Fink Russell Miller Rosetta Anderson Mrs. Paul Klotz Maxine Wysong Mike Tobias Ed Stahley Lou Ann Pippen Jeff Johnson 12 Christa Coldeberg Roscoe W. Lozier Janice Cunningham Steve Price Elaine Stull Patty Stump 13 Becky Hinton Minnie Freed Donnie George Jerry M. Hochstetler Richard Amott 14 Rebecca Miller Helen Hepler Ed Eichenberger Dale Tobias Ruby Slagle Pam Goppert

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OFFER CRAFTS—Children gathered for arts and crafts projects at the Nappanee Public Library, during the Winter Break For Kids, Dec. 29. The library's junior volunteers (pictured in the background) were on hand to help

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PANTHER PRlDE—First Source Bank's Nappanee office showed its Panther spirit, Monday, Jan. 5, by presenting a SSOO check to the North Wood High School Academic Fund. First Source raised the money in September and October with a special promotion that donated $5 to the NW

Taking Charge Os Multiple Sclerosis

(NAPS) —One of most powerful medicines does not require a prescription but can enhance the outcome of other treatments. Your physician can recommend it, but only you can administer it. The medicine is hope. For people suffering with a chronic disease, hope can dramatically increase the chance that disease will become merely a part of the person’s life rather than a focal point. Lying in a hospital bed with her eyesight too impaired even to watch television, Carla Johnson thought her life was without hope. Multiple sclerosis had transformed her from an active career woman to a daughter dependent on her parents to take care of her. Everything in her life was hard. She regained mobility and her eyesight improved dramatically following her last relapse. “There reached a point where I was sick and tired of being sick and tired,” says Johnson. “I didn’t feel as if my doctor believed my situation would improve, so I looked for a neurologist who had hope for me. I found a doctor who recommended I participate in a clinical study for Copaxone® (glatiramer acetate for injection).”

Births... BIRTH Christopher S. Allen, Sr. and Nichole Allen, son, Christopher Scott Allen, Jr., December 23, St. Joseph Community Hospital of Mishawaka.

supervise the kids for the making of snowmen pictures from cotton balls. Children also made New Year's party hats. (AN photo, by Merrie Chapman)

Academic Fund for every new account opened at the bank. Pictured from left: organizer of the event Kristi Hershberger, sales representative, North Wood Principal Louis Bonacorsi, and Pat Heiden, Branch Manager. (AN photo by Merrie Chapman)

Johnson’s whole outlook on life soon improved. She was determined to take charge of her life once again and initiate drug therapy. Now, three years later, Johnson has suffered only one exacerbation. Multiple sclerosis is part of her life, but it doesn’t control it. “When you are sick, it is easy to lose sight of the future. There is reason to have hope no matter which disease you have. Keep informed about the latest drug developments, and find a doctor you can work with to get better,” she says. In Johnson’s case, her doctor prescribed COPAXONE® to treat her relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. As with any change in therapy, discuss your options with your doctor. “Doctors may know about the latest therapies, but they don’t necessarily reach out to patients who are not currently having problems,” says Johnson. “If you have a chronic disease, you may need to initiate the discussion to change from a drug that does not fit your lifestyle or start a drug therapy.” When evaluating anew drug

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therapy, be prepared to discuss its potential benefit and side effects with your doctor. Questions to ask include the following: • Is the drug therapy appropriate for my condition? • What are the most common side effects of the drug? (Some drugs for multiple sclerosis cause flu-like symptoms, depression, fatigue or menstrual disorders.) • Is the treatment painful or difficult to administer? (Some treatments for multiple sclerosis call for daily subcutaneous injections, like the regimen diabetics use to selfadminister insulin, while others require deeper weekly injection into muscle tissue.) • Will the side effects impair my daily activities? •Will the drug improve my condition? (In multiple sclerosis, ask if the drug will decrease the number of relapses.) • Will the drug give me hope for a better quality of life? “Treating a chronic disease is a partnership between doctor and patient,” says Johnson. “Taking charge of your life can put your illness in the background and your dreams in the foreground.”

Local senior center offers variety of activities

All senior members of the community are invited to become active in the many programs of Nappanee’s senior center, Elder Haus, located at 258 E. Market St. The center is open Monday through Friday, with quilting enjoyed all day on Mondays. You are invited to bring a sack lunch and stay all day —there is a microwave available for heating soups and sandwiches. Pinochle begins at Ip.m. Mondays, and Euchre and games at Ip.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Chair exercises are offered at 10a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Fridays are designated as volunteer days, with opportunity provided to cut stamps for recycling, as well as for quilting. Wednesdays are reserved for special activities. There will be a

REAL Services provides hot lunches for seniors

Senior members of the Nappanee community are invited to participate in the REAL services hot lunch program, by calling the Union Center Church of the Brethren one day in advance, to make your reservations. Call 7734295. Thursday, January B—grape B—grape juice, meatballs with sweet and sour sauce, rice, capri blend vegetables, white bread with margarine, apricots and choice of milk, tea or coffee. Friday, January 9—orange juice, chicken divan, mashed potatoes, whole wheat bread with margarine, fresh fruit and choice of milk, tea or coffee. Monday, January 12 —apricot

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ham, navy beans, com bread and salad luncheon Wednesday, January 14, at noon. Please make reservations. The cost is just $2 per person. There will be a health screening clinic at the center, Thursday, January 8, 10-1 la.m. Please plan to take advantage of this special service. Looking ahead: a carry-in dinner is set for Wednesday, January 21, at noon. The Elder Haus will provide a pork loin roast, and you are asked to bring salads and desserts to share, and your own table service. An “Out to Lunch Mystery Trip” is scheduled to take place Wednesday, January 28, with the group leaving Elder Haus at 11:15a.m. Reservations are a must, so call now to reserve your spot.

nectar, ham and beans with chopped onion on the side, orange gelatin with shredded carrots and crushed pineapple, combread with margarine, mixed fruit and choice of milk, tea or coffee. Tuesday, January 13—tomato juice, pork choppette with mushroom gravy, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, dinner roll with margarine, blueberry dessert and choice of milk, tea or coffee. Wednesday, January 14— orange juice, macaroni and cheese, smokie links, stewed tomatoes, tossed salad with ranch dressing, soft breadstick with margarine, banana and choice of milk, tea or coffee.