East Bay Regional Parks Insert in This Issue
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Celebrate the Holiday season in a Pancake Wonderful East Bay Breakfast Night winter Regional wonderland Parks Page 32 Page 39 Insert in this issue Scan for our FREE App or Search App Store for TCVnews 510-494-1999 [email protected] www.tricityvoice.com December 4, 2018 Vol. 16 No. 49 Continued on page 39 continued on page 5 SUBMITTED BY BENNY MURIETTA VALLES PHOTOS COURTESY OF BALLET FOLKLORICO MEXICANO DE CARLOS MORENO Celebrating 51 years in the San Francisco Bay Area, Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Carlos Moreno (BFM) proudly presents a Northern California family favorite, “Navidad en Mexico,” a Christmas tradition since 1971. Under the direction of continued on page 4 General Director Carlos S. Moreno, Sr. and Artistic Director Carlos G. Moreno, Jr., a full-length company of 55 dancers, a SUBMITTED BY ERIN HARRISON lights, on Friday, December 7. Bigger and better guest singer, and accompaniment by Mariachi Colima de Javier PHOTOS COURTESY OF OAKLAND ZOO than ever before, guests can ride the festively-lit gondolas up to the Landing Café (open for the Oakland Zoo is set to turn on a holiday first time during ZooLights) for dinner and other tradition known as “ZooLights,” a festival of holiday fare while enjoying the spectacular INDEX Classified . 25 It’s a date. 21 Public Notices . 34 Community Bulletin Board 36 Kid Scoop . 18 Real Estate. 15 Arts & Entertainment . 21 Contact Us . 29 Mind Twisters . 10 Sports . 26 Bookmobile Schedule . 23 Editorial/Opinion . 29 Obituary . 30 Business . 8 Home & Garden. 13 Protective Services . 33 Page 2 WHAT’S HAPPENING’S TRI-CITY VOICE December 4, 2018 Does Your Family Know Your Health Care Wishes? Advance Health Care Directives Ensure You Get the Treatment You Want If you were in a serious accident Finley advises families to talk or were very sick and couldn’t about these issues before there is make health care decisions for some type of health crisis. yourself, do your loved ones know “Medical staff want you to have the care you would want? An one so they can be sure you are advance health care directive is a getting the care you want, whether legal document that spells out the you can speak for yourself or not,” care you would want if you he added. “That is the highest couldn’t speak for yourself, as priority.” Completing an advance health care directive helps you and your loved ones plan for your future care. well as who should be making You don’t want to wait until those decisions for you. physicians, nurses and other charge of your medical decisions if Father Finley added. “Sometimes you actually need a directive health care providers can’t serve you should become incapacitated.” people confuse it with a document “I encourage everyone who is because preparing one takes time. as witnesses either. that stipulates you don’t want to be 18 or older to have an advance Advance care planning involves In addition to medical issues, resuscitated or put on life support, health care directive,” said Father learning about the types of Getting Started Five Wishes also addresses but that couldn’t be further from Jeff Finley, palliative care decisions that might need to be Legal documents that spell out personal, emotional and spiritual the truth. Advance directives coordinator for Washington made, considering those decisions your health care wishes can take needs. The document helps you provide instructions about the Hospital. “I see families struggle ahead of time, and then letting many forms, including a living will specify your wishes in five areas: treatments you would want, not with these decisions and it’s very others know—both your loved or power of attorney. Father Finley 1) who you want to make health just what you wouldn’t want. It painful when they don’t know ones and your health care encourages people to consider care decisions for you when you really is a gift for those who have what to do. They are making providers—about your wishes. using Five Wishes for their can’t make them; 2) the kind of to make decisions for you so they decisions for loved ones they will This is as important for your directives. Five Wishes is provided medical treatment you want or can be sure you are getting the have to live with for the rest of loved ones as it is for you. by the nonprofit Aging with don’t want; 3) how comfortable their lives. They want to get it you want to be; 4) how you want care you chose.” Under California law, advance Dignity and allows people to put right, but it’s hard if they’ve never people to treat you; 5) what you To learn more about Five health care directives must be their wishes in their own words. discussed it before.” want your loved ones to know. Wishes and start the process, visit notarized or witnessed by two “It is a comprehensive www.fivewishes.org. For Patients receive information people who know the individual. document, yet easy to use,” he “Often times people think an information about Washington about directives when they are One of those witnesses can’t be said. “It really helps you think advance health care directive is just Hospital programs and services, admitted to Washington Hospital, related by blood, marriage or through all of the issues and it for those facing a terminal illness, visit www.whhs.com. but that’s not really the best time adoption and neither witness can encourages discussion with your but a health crisis that leaves you to be considering your care wishes, be the person who is designated as loved ones. You should talk it over unable to make decisions can and for many it’s too late. Father the “agent.” The individual’s with the people you want to be in happen to anyone at any time,” InHealth broadcasts on Comcast Channel 78 in Fremont, Newark and Union City and online at www.inhealth.tv The full schedule of InHealth programs listed below can also be viewed in real time on the Washington Hospital website, www.whhs.com TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY 12/4/18 12/5/18 12/6/18 12/7/18 12/8/18 12/9/18 12/10/18 12:00 PM Diabetes Matters: Diabetes Matters: Hip Pain and Arthritis: 12:00 AM Gastroparesis Diabetes & Eyes 11th Annual Women's Evaluation & Treatment Cough and Pneumonia: Health Conference: 12:30 PM When to See a Doctor 12:30 AM Advance Health Care Weight Management: Patient's Playbook Palliative Care Series: Planning Stopping the Madness Strategies to Help Lower How Can This Help Me? 1:00 PM Your Cholesterol and 1:00 AM Latest Treatments for Blood Pressure Reach Your Goal: Cerebral Aneurysms Quit Smoking Washington Township Crohn's & Colitis Health Care District 1:30 PM Board Meeting 1:30 AM Family Caregiver Series: Coping as a Caregiver November 14, 2018 Voices InHealth: 2:00 PM Palliative Care Series: Bras for Body & Soul 2:00 AM Solutions for Weight Interfaith Discussions on Washington Township Management Diabetes Matters: End of Life Topics Health Care District 2:30 PM Medicare Board Meeting 2:30 AM Symptoms of Thyroid November 14, 2018 Problems Diabetes Matters: 3:00 PM Respiratory Health Monitoring Matters 3:00 AM Diabetes Matters: From One Second to Diabetes Ups & Downs: the Next 3:30 PM Troubleshooting High Washington Township Family Caregiver Series: Family Caregiver Series: 3:30 AM & Low Blood Sugar Health Care District Recognizing the Need to Caregivers and Minimally Invasive Board Meeting Transition to a Skilled Nursing Levels Facility Codependency 4:00 PM Surgery for Lower November 14, 2018 Stress Management Mental Health 4:00 AM Back Disorders Diabetes Matters: Diabetes: The Patient's Playbook Education Series: Is There an App for That? Strengthen Your Back! Community Forum: Anxiety Disorders 4:30 PM Learn to Improve Your Getting to the 4:30 AM Back Fitness No-Mistake Zone Women's Heart Health Family Caregiver Series: 5:00 PM Good Fats vs. Bad Fats Mental Health Mindfulness Meditation for 5:00 AM Family Caregiver Series: Education Series: Diabetes Matters: Inside Washington Hospital: the Caregiver Sugar Substitutes - Sweet or Advanced Treatment of Digestive Health: Care for the Caregiver Understanding Mood Sour? Aneurysms 5:30 PM What You Need Disorders 5:30 AM to Know Diabetes Matters: Women's Health Conference: Family Caregiver Series: Family Caregiver Series: Family Caregiver Series: Quality of Life Before and How Do You Talk to Hypoglycemia After Cosmetic Surgery Loss, Grief & Recovery Your Doctor? Medication Safety 6:00 PM Diabetes Matters: Diabetes & 6:00 AM Family Caregiver Series: Cognitive Assessment As Heart Health: Advance Health Care Stroke: What's the You Age What You Need to Know Planning & POLST Connection? Learn About the Signs & New to Medicare? 6:30 PM Symptoms of Sepsis What You Need to Know 6:30 AM Voices InHealth: Family Caregiver Series: Washington Township Demystifying the Radiation Driving Safety & Alternative Superbugs: Health Care District Oncology Center Transportation Resources Keeping Your Heart on the Are We Winning the 7:00 PM Board Meeting Right Beat 7:00 AM Family Caregiver Series: Germ War? November 14, 2018 Caregiving From A Distance Where Have All The Mental Health 7:30 PM Patients Gone? 7:30 AM Education Series: Women's Health Washington Township Understanding Psychotic Palliative Care Series: Conference: Health Care District Disorders 8:00 PM Palliative Care Demystified Reclaiming Your Board Meeting 8:00 AM Citizens' Bond Oversight Diabetes Matters: Committee Meeting Washington Township Confidence November 14, 2018 The History of Diabetes July 18, 2018 Health Care District 8:30 PM Board Meeting 8:30 AM Family Caregiver Series: Women's Health Conference: Tips