FebruarySeptember 2020 2019

Be sure to Love your

February is American Heart Month. Did you know:

• More than 1 in 10 American adults have been diagnosed with heart disease; • Approximately 466,000 people in Tennessee have coronary heart disease (CDC 8101 Highway 100, Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, 2018); Nashville, Tn 37221 • About 44% of African American men and 48% of African American women have some form of cardiovascular disease according to the Centers for Disease Control www.FiftyForward.org and Prevention;

• 1 in 5 women in the United States die from heart disease? Inside this issue: Cigna offers programming at our It is important for all of us to take care of our centers page 3 hearts. Susie Willee’s life changed when she had a heart attack. Susie (featured in Get your travel on! Check out our FiftyForward’s new agency video – https:// trips page 4 www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEfZeGQutUc ), has three daughters, was married to her late

husband for 51 years and had a fulfilling Creative Pursuits, Fun, and Games career in the office of the Tennessee page 5 Lieutenant Governor, serving as an executive assistant to both John Wilder and Ron Center Based Activities (L-R): FiftyForward Madison Station Ramsey. Susie knows firsthand that women page 6 Director Brandy Lamb with center often do not experience what are thought of member Susie Willee. as the classic symptoms of a heart attack. The main heart attack symptom which Susie Gain insight on Wellness experienced was indigestion, a lesser known, but fairly common symptom for Resources women. Visit this website to learn more about heart attack symptoms: https:// page 7 www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-attack/warning-signs-of-a-heart-attack.

Learn about FiftyForward After her heart attack, five bypasses and a stroke, Susie knew she had to seek out Supportive Care Services page 8 ways to be active for heart health and for her overall wellbeing. She joined FiftyForward Madison Station and says,“ I have friends that I made at FiftyForward Madison, a couple of friends in particular that I’m really close to, and I can exercise there and be active. I know it’s so important for me to have a healthy lifestyle.”

To protect your heart: • Talk with your doctor about your blood pressure, cholesterol and A1C; • Reduce sodium and increase fruits, vegetables and whole grains in your diet; • Be physically active; • Control your weight; • Don’t smoke; and • Manage stress.

At FiftyForward, let’s help each other to make good choices every day and give our hearts the TLC they need so that we can make the most of life! FiftyForward J. L. Turner Letter from the Assistant Center Director 8101 Highway 100

Nashville, TN 37221 For this month of February, we have decided to 615-622-3040 celebrate our love for our ambassadors! Our www.FiftyForward.org ambassadors are the backbone of our center. We simply cannot run the FiftyForward J. L. Turner Center Hours Center without them. We would like to kick off Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 2020 with a new, quarterly award to the ambassador who goes above and beyond! Staff Members, we need your help! We would love everyone’s participation and hope you will take the time to vote for who you believe deserves Connie C. Rigsby this seasonal award. Simply place your vote in the suggestion box and Center Director tell us why you picked that ambassador. We want to know all about it! [email protected] If one of our ambassadors has ever answered all your questions, 615-673-8715 helped to guide you through our center, is always smiling and positive,

Alexandra Joy and always seems to be available to help, let’s take the time to honor Asst. Center Director them! [email protected] The winner will receive a free lunch with a staff member at a 615-622-4962 restaurant of their choice and will have their name and photo placed

Candy Paull in the lobby to honor them for all the hard work they do! We love our Office Assistant ambassadors. We know you love them too, so, let’s show them the [email protected] love. Make sure to vote! Winner will be selected in April .� 615-622-3040 -Alexandra Joy, Assistant Center Director

Connect with us! FiftyForward membership

When you join FiftyForward, you can participate in the hundreds of A profile of FiftyForward may be found at programming activities across seven www.givingmatters.com. With your centers. Membership is $12/ month generous contributions, FiftyForward continues to support older adults in the or $144/year and scholarships are community through our comprehensive available. To learn more, talk with programming. To support our mission, your center staff and fill out an visit www.FiftyForward.org/donate application. You will be eligible for program discounts on trips, special programs and classes. We look forward to meeting you!

2 February 2020 Cigna brings Healthier Together workshops to FiftyForward centers

Baby boomers are turning 65 in record numbers and are health and wellness topics. Written specifically for older adults, redefining what aging means. Television shows, movies, and these programs will be offered at neighborhood FiftyForward magazines are now filled with stories of independent, energetic centers. Healthier Together is designed to take the stigma out of older adults who are defying traditional stereotypes and living the health and wellness topics, and to provide a high level their best lives. overview for participants so they will know what to ask when For the first time in our country’s history, the population of talking with their primary care physician. those age 65 and older is larger than the population of children Each engaging workshop is: under five, and it is growing daily. Tennessee was recently ranked • Conversational, not a lecture … and NOT doctor speak. the fifth best state for retirement; many consider it to be a great • Filled with information about causes, risk factors, place to retire because it offers a great quality of life. Davidson prevention, and simple things to do at home. County resident numbers are expected to grow by 10,000 older • Interactive with easy and fun ways to absorb the lessons. adults in the next five years. • A safe place to learn. Cigna and FiftyForward are excited about this growth and are eager to welcome these residents to our local communities. Please see the schedule below for dates, times, locations The organizations share a commitment to improve the health, and subject matter. Please call the presenting center to reserve well-being, and peace of mind of older adults. your spot. Members can attend any seminar. Join us as we We are delighted to invite the community to attend redefine what aging means, have fun, and get Heathier Together! Healthier Together, an educational workshop series focusing on

February 2020 3 Center Based Trips and Food Outings

• Breakfast Club (meet there): Monday, Feb. 3, 8:30 a.m. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, 6941 Charlotte Pike, Nashville, TN 37209 (Call or sign up in lobby!!!) Gain insight and details on all of these trips at https://fiftyforward.org/travel/ • Foodie Night (meet there): Friday, Feb. 7, 5 p.m. PDK Southern Kitchen and Pantry, 8121 Sawyer Apr. 3-9, 2020: Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington Brown Rd #204, Nashville, TN 37221 D.C. Cost: $2,789 pp/dbl • Foodie Night (Trip): Thursday, Feb. 13, Van leaves at 4:15 p.m. Husk, 7 person limit. Apr. 28-May 6, 2020: Tulip River Cruise, featuring Cost: $6 for van, dinner on your own Dutch and Belgian Waterways . Cost: Cabins range from $4,199-$7,099 • Supper Club (meet there): Monday, Feb. 17, 5 p.m. 312 Pizza Company, 371 Monroe St, May 14-16, 2020: Billy Graham Museum Nashville, TN 37208 in Germantown. (Call or sign Cost: $475pp/dbl up in lobby!!!)

June 8-11, 2020: Creation Museum and Ark • Nashville Predators Game: Nashville Predators Encounter take on the Carolina Hurricanes. Cost: $65 for members, $70 for non members. Contact June 17-22: Mackinac Island Regena Hooker for tickets. 615-646-9622 or Experience beautiful northern Michigan. email: [email protected] Cost: $1,099 pp/dbl members. • All of Us Journey at Donelson Station: Tuesday, July 15-21: Black Hills, Badlands & Legends of the Feb 25. All of Us mobile bus, complete with a lab West (Mt. Rushmore) and interactive exhibit is coming to t he Tour Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial, Fort Hays, Donelson Station, lunch provided Cost: Free, Badlands National Park, Custer State Park, and more! includes lunch, Van leaves at 11:15am Cost: $2,999 pp/dbl ( • Nashville Craft and Distillery Tour: Wednesday, Aug. 12-19: Nova Scotia Feb. 26, Van leaves at 10:15 a.m. Enjoy the beautiful Nova Scotia region of Canada. Cost: $20. for ticket and van. Includes 3 craft Cost: $2,987 pp/dbl, includes airfare. samples.

Sept. 14-17: Everything Elvis • Chaffin’s Barn (Meet There): Thursday, Feb. 27, Tour includes lodging, Mississippi, tour of Tupelo, Sun Noon. Breaking Up is Hard to Do, Cost: $20 for Studios, Elvis Experience at Graceland, and more! tickets. Lunch is not provided. Contact Regena Cost: $689 pp/dbl members. The deposit is $100 per Hooker to purchase tickets! 615-646-9622 or person email at [email protected]

Call Janice at 615-883-8375 to make your • Christ Presbyterian Academy (Trip): 1940’s Day reservation for trips. Nonmembers pay an Festival, Friday, Feb. 28, Van leaves at 9 a.m. additional 10 percent on trips with motor Cost: $6. for van, light snacks (known as ‘meal coaches. rations’ in the 40’s) provided.

4 February 2020 Creative Pursuits Fun & Games Bridge Brain Brawlers Trivia Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays Tuesdays, 12-1 p.m. 11:45 a.m.-3 p.m. Team play of general Thursday evenings, 5:45-9 p.m. (Brown/Davis) knowledge trivia (Zelle/West) Canasta Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (Zelle/West) Line Dancing Wednesdays, 1-2 p.m. Mahjong Fridays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. (Activity Room) Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-Noon (Zelle/West)

Creating Memoirs Rummikub 4th Tuesday, 1-3 p.m. Tuesdays, 12:30-3 p.m. (Brown/Davis) Write your personal memoir. (Conference Room) Ping Pong Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m. (Activity Room or TBA) Sit, Knit & Crochet Fridays, 9 a.m.-Noon Puzzles (Conference Room) Daily, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (Conference Room) (If room is Learn to knit and crochet. in use then you may participate when classroom is empty) Writer’s Club Thursdays, 11:30 am Bunco (Conference Room) Thursday, Feb 6, Noon No experience necessary.

Book Club Thursday, Jan 23, 1-3 p.m. Little Italy (Conference Room) Longbourn by Jo Baker Italian Dinner

Open Art Studio and Dance Tuesday, Feb. 25, 1-3 p.m. Come get creative in any way you’d Join us on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 6-9 like! Our studio is open to you. p.m. in the community room at (Zelle/West) FiftyForward

J. L. Turner Center for an Italian-themed Current Events Every Thursday, 10:30-11:30 a.m. dinner and slow dance serenade! Let us Conference Room set the tone with our candlelit pasta Join Kathy Rivenburg and the gang to discuss our dinner followed by a sweet serenade countries current events and hot topics. Bring a topic with your sweetie to some of your you’d like to share. favorite tunes. Cost: $25 per couple or $15 per person all-inclusive. February 2020 5 Meditation with Candy Thursday, Feb. 20, 10-11 a.m. Center Events Brown/Davis Qi Gong Come clear your mind with our Office Assistant, Candy Paul, in her meditation class. Every Tuesday at 10 a.m. Conference Room We are excited to announce that Qi Gong is back and Edward Jones Lunch and Learn here to stay! Join us beginning in February for this one Friday, Feb. 21, Noon-2 p.m. hour meditation program. Zelle/West Topic: Prepare, Don’t Panic. Making Sense of Investment Alexandra’s Snacks and Suggestions! Friday, Feb. 7, Noon Crafting with Amy Turner Lobby Monday, Feb. 24, 10:30 a.m.-Noon Grab a snack and relax in our lobby with Alexandra, our Zelle/West Center Assistant Director. Let’s put our heads together Join Amy from the Lodge in this and plan our future events together. We want to hear from month’s craft project. Supplies provided by the lodge. Project: Multi- you! We are all ears. What programs and trips would you Media reclaimed art project “Key to like to have this year? my Heart.”

Library Tech Day Tuesday, Feb. 11, 10 a.m.-Noon Scan - A-Thon Tuesday, Feb. 25, 9-11:30 a.m. Brown/Davis Brown/Davis Bring your devices and all the tech questions! Nashville Rodney Freeman visits once a month, provides a free Public Library will be here to answer any tech questions flash drive for attendees, and scans photos onto a flash you may have. drive for them to preserve memories digitally. Bring your photos and documents and he takes care of the rest! 25 Women’s Health with Dr. Hood picture limit. Nothing larger than an 8.5 x 11 Thursday, Feb. 13, Noon-1 p.m. Brown/Davis Friday Flicks Topic: Women’s incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. Friday, Feb. 28, 12:30 p.m., Zelle/ Dr. Hood, a specialist in women’s health, presents the West A many options women didn't know they had and will be Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in a available for any questions afterwards. timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a Kim Lane Art Class real-life friendship between Fred Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2-4 p.m. Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After Zelle/West a jaded magazine writer is assigned a Winter Watercolor: This month we will profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes be diving back into watercolors and his skepticism, learning about learning about different application kindness, love and forgiveness from America’s most methods that don’t rely solely on a beloved neighbor. paintbrush. We will be practicing wet Senior Learning Network Corner on wet application, the use of negative space and ‘happy accidents’ that the Conference Room technique just loves to surprise us with. No previous experience required, all materials are Senior Learning Network is a virtual, interactive video- supplied but feel free to bring your own if you prefer. call network designed to allow seniors to travel digitally Cost: $15. Maximum: 10 people and explore the world around us! Put on your explorer caps and join us for an in-house adventure you don’t Christ Presbyterian Academy Student Interviews want to miss! Wednesday, Feb. 19, 10 a.m.-Noon • Franklin D. Roosevelt Biography Tour. Conference Room The students of Christ Presbyterian Academy are looking Wednesday, Feb. 12, 10:30 a.m. for members who have any memories from the 1940s era • Baseball & Black History: Live from the Negro and especially of WWII. Let’s help educate our younger generation on what life was like during the 1940s. Leagues Baseball Museum. Tuesday, Feb. 18, Noon

6 February 2020 Center-based wellness resources Vanderbilt Nursing Student Seminars: On most Fridays of the month, nursing students at Vanderbilt 7 Springs Orthopedics Lunch and Learn University will teach us about different topics Tuesday, Feb. 4, 10-11 a.m. selected by our members. (Brown/Davis) Topics and Brown Davis dates for this month are as follows: Topic: Healthy Back and Hips. Orthopedic specialists Friday, Feb 7, 9-10 a.m.: Nutrition present knowledge in dealing with back and hip Friday, Feb 14, 9-10 a.m.: Normal vs Abnormal pain/management and answer any questions. Aging Friday, Feb 21, 9-10 a.m.: Safe Exercise, Balance, Counseling Day and Fall Prevention Wednesday, Feb. 12, 8-11 a.m. (every 2nd Wednesday of the month) Conference room Blood Pressure Checks: Every Friday, 9:30-11:30 Ron Henson, FiftyForward Living At Home Care a.m. (Turner Lobby). (Unavailable Feb. 28) Manager, will be available in the Conference Room Vanderbilt Nursing Students to answer your questions about Medicaid & care Weight Watchers Meeting services. Mondays: 12:30p.m. Weigh-in; 1p.m. Meeting (Activity Room) Cigna Lunch and Learn Meetings held every week. Joining fee waived for Monday, Feb. 3, 10-11 a.m. members. Zelle/West

Come hang out with Dezzi, grab a bite to eat, and learn about this months Healthier Together topic: Practical Nutrition.

Women’s Health and Incontinence Thursday, Feb. 13, Noon-1 p.m. Brown/Davis Join leading physician Dr. Brandy Hood to learn Come visit the FiftyForward about two conditions that commonly effect women. All of Us Café! 1 in 3 adult women suffer from incontinence or “leaky bladder”, and up to 50% of women in the US Have a Heart? February is Heart suffer from pelvic organ prolapse. The good news is month. Come hear why research is important to there are options available to treat these conditions. Heart Health and whole health! The All of Us Come join Dr. Hood and learn how you can take Research Program seeks to enroll 1,000,0000 control of your pelvic health, we look forward to diverse people living in the U.S. in order to seeing you there! improve the health of future generations. Come find out more information on the program by Monell’s Honorary Luncheon visiting us in the All of Us Café. Trained staff are With our hearts and bellies here to answer questions, and for those that are full, we were able to present interested, iPads and laptops are provided for Monell’s with a plaque in enrollment. This month we will be talking about honor of their sponsorship how research is important for heart health. Come during our Evening at the see us! We will be here at the center on Disco event. Of course, we Wednesday, Feb. 12, 10 a.m.-noon (Zelle/West) sat down at the family ta- Sign up to make a private appointment, or just ble and ate a delicious, southern styled lunch. drop by for a casual conversation. Free pastries Thank’s Monell’s! Your service and food is provided by FiftyForward! unparalleled! February 2020 7 FiftyForward Supportive Care Services and/or memory issues to participate in structured activities in a supportive and enriching environment. 615-463-2266 Whether you are a caregiver looking for respite or need guidance on accessing services in the community, FiftyForward FiftyForward Conservatorship Supportive Care Services staff are here to help! Called the “gold standard” by a local attorney, this program makes decisions when an older adult can no longer do so and FiftyForward Care Team has no one to help. Through court appointment, FiftyForward Providing older adults and caregivers access to services and can serve as conservator of person and/or finances. peace of mind by caring professionals who are available 24/7. 615-743-3436 The Care Team can provide a professional assessment of your loved one’s needs, help in selecting and purchasing services FiftyForward Fresh/Meals on Wheels such as in-home or residential care, on-going monitoring of This program provides individuals in need with nutrient dense care, accompanying customers to appointments, and other home-delivered meals and daily visits from caring volunteers in individualized tasks. 615-743-3436 specific areas in Davidson County. Meals may be provided at no cost to individuals with qualifying low incomes or can be FiftyForward Living at Home Care Management purchased ($5 per meal). Can make referrals to other areas. This no-cost program for low income older adults offers in- 615-463-2264 home assessments to connect them with services that meet their specific needs (food, housing, transportation, health care, FiftyForward Victory Over Crime counseling, etc.). Davidson County: 615-743-3416 This service helps victims become survivors by offering support Williamson County: 615-376-4334 (resources, safety plans, assistance in the courts, advocacy) to victims of crime 50+ in Davidson County. Can make referrals to FiftyForward Adult Day Services Located in Green Hills, this other resources. 615-743-3417 social model licensed day program assists those with health

About FiftyForward Established in 1956, FiftyForward supports, champions and enhances life for those 50 and older. As a nonprofit operating seven lifelong learning centers –- two in Williamson and five in Davidson County -– FiftyForward offers educational, health and wellness, arts and volunteer programs to engage older adults. FiftyForward also provides comprehensive supportive services and access to resources including FiftyForward Adult Day Services, FiftyForward Fresh/Meals on Wheels as well as the FiftyForward Care Team offering care assessment and services for older adults. FiftyForward Travel offers adventures (regional and international) and the Senior Center for the Arts and The Larry Keeton Theatre, a subsidiary of FiftyForward, feature performing arts for all ages. Get social with us - friend us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about FiftyForward resources and volunteer opportunities by visiting: www.fiftyforward.org. Bellevue History & Genealogy Group February 2020 Programs Friday, February 7, 2020 from 9:00 am to 10:30 am – First Friday with the Archives in Bellevue – “Fort Negley and its designation as a UNESCO Site of Memory” – Fort Negley Meusem Director Krista Castillo will discuss how Fort Negley became a UNESCO site. Friday, February 14, 2020 from 9:00 am to 10:30 am – “The Letters They Wrote Home: German -American Contributions during the Civil War and Ocupation in Middle Teennesee” – Cumberland University Assistant History Professor Dr. Christopher Mapes will read many original letters that he has transcribed from German and a large number of letters complained that there were no good German beers in middle Tennessee ... only whiskey. Friday, February 21, 2020 from 9:00 am to 10:30 am – “General Custer’s Battle of the Little Big Horn” – Native American Historian and Artifacts Collecter, Laron Caldwell, will speak to us about one of the most famous battles between the US Cavalry and the Sioux Indian Tribe and bring seveal of his museum cases of artifacts from the skirmish for us to see and review. Friday, February 28, 2020 from 9:00 am to 10:30 am – “Dapper and Darling: High Fashion in Nashville, 1890-1900” – Metro Archives Director Ken Fieth will reveal how in many ways fashion was unaffected by the Civil War as Nashville grew in prosperity and many citizens accumulated enormous wealth. The Giers Photography Studio’s photographs illustrate that Nashville could indeed show off our taste for high fashion clothing.