Great Falls Tribune from Great Falls, Montana • Page 11

TurMiuv, Dtifinlur 20. l)77 Great Falls Tribune 11 Elderly people often fail to get medical checkups Dear Abby Newlybeds DEAR ABBY: Today I received a printed announcement in the mail from out-of-state, giving the woman' and man's names, and the date that they entered Into a "cohabltatlonal contract." 80s," Wurd suid. "We've found undiagnosed Illnesses like diulwtus, heurt damage, brain tumor, glaucoma and certain physical conditions which make it dungerous for an older person to continue living alone." But the emphasis at the Buer Consultation and Diagnostic Center Is not on physical diagnosis alone. The mental, emotional and social areas also are evaluated. The end result: a super examination.

Dr. William Whellhun, chief clinical research psychologist at the center, said It Is hoped the buttery of tests will result in a shorter testing procedure "that will reach thousands of older people across the country." They enclosed a handwritten mes the family, or his environment, not the patient," Ward said. Sum found out, after a week of tests, X-rays and consultations, that worry over his wife's Illness creuted a mental strain that led to the brief blackout. 1 Jennie didn't know she had vascular disease, a swollen thyroid, and that a rash occurred because she worried too much about her married children. feel like I was born again, a new me," Jennie said after her checkup.

"It's great to find out all about yourself so that you can sleep "A lot of people are brushed aside because they are in their 70s and PHILADELPHIA (AP) The young and the middle-aged generally' get regular checkups to help keep them In good health. But the elderly very often wait until they are actually sick before they see a doctor. "They don't bother to Investigate an ache or pain medically because when they feel lousy they consider it part of getting old." said Dr. Morton; Ward, medical director of the Philadelphia Geriatric Center, where a complaint is considered a problem. One patient, whose name was Jennie, felt a little tightness around her throat, and her feet hurt when she walked.

Another, named Sam, went blank for a few minutes at a cocktail party, and all he had had to drink was ginger ale. Both were past 63, and swallowed a lot of different pills daily, but were these symptoms of old age? A warning of stroke? Cancer? Heart attack? "You can't blame all illness on -old age." said Dr. J.J. Cohen, the center's assistant director who is approaching 70 himself. "Too many things have been brushed under the rug with the comment, 'You're old, what do you To fight senility the disease of old age which strikes one of every five persons over 63 the center obtained a $200,000 grant for a pioneering three-year study to examine the best way to treat America's growing senior citizen population, which today numbers 22 million persons over 63.

"Sometimes problem Is with sage stating that in lieu of a civil or religious ceremony, the ceremony was witnessed by many close friends and family. i-i y.M I've never heard of this, have vou? Is this equivalent to a marriage? Or is it just an announcement that two oeoDle are living together? If Its just an announcement that they're living together, is a gift in TO ME nrkMMr rtri i DEAR NEWS: A cohabltatlonal con DvJiNINC cosmetics for young 0C (and especially relatives) who think I'm lonely, or worse yet "miserable," because I'm not married. I know they mean well, but I wish they'd stop sending me their nephews, cousins and friends. So far none of them have been my type, and I have trouble getting rid of them once they meet me. It's not easy for me to He.

and I don't like to hurt the feelings of people who think they're doing me a favor by having these "eligible" men call me. So how can I convince people that not all single women are dying to go out with just anyone? FUSSY DEAR FUSSY: Most single 23-year-old women would be tickled pink to meet an eligible man. If you don't want to spend an entire evening with someone who's not your type, you can always suggest a "coffee date," which need not last more than an hour. (You may not be his type, either.) Or you can always say no. CONFIDENTIAL TO PATTI IN WENATCHEE: If I could give a only one piece of advice, It would be: READ! In every library can be found a wealth of knowledge and pleasure.

The wisdom of the ages, the best that has been thought and felt and said, awaits you. Sample It. Read for fun, for pleasure, for Information! You can live for a little while In another century, In another country all through books. The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read. tract Is not a marriage, so a wedding gift Is not in order.

However, if you want to give them a "cohabit" gift, It's up to you. (But I'd advise against having it monogrammed.) women of all ages DEAR ABBY: My next door neigh The Perfect Gift bor, Mrs. has children about the ages of mine, and our children play together constantly at either my house or hers. It seems the only way Mrs. A.

can make her children mind is to tell them If they aren't good she will call a policeman. I Warm and cuddly roots in toasty fleeces, quilts, and wooly blanket styles! It none or my business how Mrs. A. raises her children, but I don't want my children to grow up being afraid of policemen. f-'-f Gift Wrapped Free-of-Charpe Should I say something to her? And if so, how do I put it without getting her mad at me? NEXT DOOR MOTHER Ms Corner 5th and Central Downtown Great Falls DEAR MOTHER: Tell her that chil dren should be taught to regard policemen as their friends because if children should be lost, or hurt, or molested, they should ask the nearest -policeman for help.

DEAR ABBY: I'm a fairly attractive 25-year-old unmarried woman. I have a good job, my own car, an apartment that I have furnished and decorated, and I've done my share of traveling. Mam I ton IN WITH HMtCRUM TV One day I may want to marry and have a family, but for the present, I like my life the way it is. So what my problem? It's friends OIK We offer the complete line of Bonne Bell products specially formulated to help cleanse, moisturize, protect and beautify. IYti crackers over Matinee idol looks back at age of 86 LOS ANGELES (AP) Tim McCoy rode into town on a recent sunny day, looking at 86 as if he could still outdraw any varmint who dared challenge his gun.

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That's why in my book I dwell on the West and the Indians, whom I knew well. Everyone hus written about Hollywood, so I kept that part of my life at a minimum In the book." And what a life It has been! Service in two world wars, star of MGM outdoor epics (Joan Crawford was an early costar), headllner of the Rin-gllng Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, head of his own wild west show, star of a television series. Now he lives In quiet comfort at his hacienda In Nogales, Ariz. Does -he keep any livestock there? "Absolutely not," he replied "I once had very sound advice from a banker: 'Never own anything that Nor does he mount up on Old Paint and roam the range. "I find no pleasure In riding; I ride for work but not for pleasure.

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