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S e p t e m b e r 1 , 2 0 1 4<br />

The Lebo Light<br />

Page 5<br />

CREATE A POSITIVE<br />

ENVIRONMENT<br />

I remember a Sunday school lesson I<br />

taught to a group of junior high students a<br />

few years ago. I called it "GIGO": garbage in,<br />

garbage out. The term came from the<br />

computing world; if the programming is bad,<br />

then the output will be flawed as well. The<br />

analogy drawn for my group was this: we<br />

can't be careless about the material we<br />

choose to see and hear, and nevertheless<br />

expect to behave with respect and kindness<br />

toward other people. Just as we should not<br />

subsist on a diet of junk food with no healthy<br />

food choices, we also have a responsibility to<br />

guard what we view and hear in order to<br />

protect our hearts and minds.<br />

I was slow to extend this principle to my<br />

caregiving practices for my mother. I<br />

provided books, newspapers, and<br />

magazines, but it did not at first occur to me<br />

to monitor Mom’s responses. In the<br />

mid-stages of Alzheimer's, the ability to<br />

comprehend multiple layers of meaning is<br />

compromised, and so reading material<br />

should be straightforward and at an<br />

appropriate reading level.<br />

Musical selections are important as<br />

well. Music bypasses the mind and<br />

travels straight to the emotions, and<br />

this affords a wonderful opportunity to<br />

create a positive mood for dementia<br />

patients. I've noticed Mom seems sad<br />

after hearing certain melodies and so<br />

we avoid those. Christian Gospel and<br />

patriotic music put her in a wonderful<br />

mood. Classical piano or guitar is<br />

soothing for her.<br />

I know all this, but recently I nevertheless<br />

made a caregiving error (aka, dumb mistake)<br />

that I allowed to persist over weeks of<br />

time. I'd been to a book-selling event and<br />

had visited with an author who had written<br />

an inviting-looking volume that sported an<br />

appealing title and attractive cover<br />

illustration. I purchased a copy and when I<br />

returned home, I gave the book to Mom<br />

without reading it myself. Over several weeks<br />

of time she read this book repeatedly, as<br />

she does, and during that same time<br />

frame her level of contentment<br />

deteriorated. I thought she was moving to<br />

a more advanced stage of<br />

Alzheimer's.<br />

However, one afternoon I was<br />

straightening Mom’s chair-side table, and<br />

I picked up that attractive book and<br />

began to read. I was not exactly shocked;<br />

disappointed was more my<br />

response. What had seemed like a<br />

wholesome book of the "Little House on<br />

the Prairie" genre was full of<br />

unnecessarily crude descriptions and<br />

language. I removed that book from<br />

Mom's table and replaced it with the<br />

devotional I wrote just for her, along with<br />

a novel by Janette Oke. Within two days’<br />

time, Mom’s outlook was sunny once<br />

again.<br />

Alzheimer patients lose the ability to<br />

remember that a given media selection<br />

causes emotions of grief or anger. It is<br />

our responsibility as caregivers to monitor<br />

our loved ones’ responses and provide<br />

music, reading, and TV/movie choices<br />

that elicit positive emotions.<br />

FALL SHOWING<br />

The Nesting Place, 860 Bree Dr,<br />

Lebo, Ks. Is having their fall<br />

showing on Friday, September 12<br />

from 10:00—3:00 pm, Saturday,<br />

September 13 from 10:00 am—<br />

5:00 pm and Sunday, September<br />

14 from 1:30—4:30 pm<br />

Their regular hours are<br />

Wednesday from 4:00-7:00 pm,<br />

Saturday 10:00 am—5:00 pm and<br />

Sunday from 1:30-4:30 pm<br />

Adult Exercise and Fun<br />

Monday @ 6:00 pm Knot Just For Knitters<br />

Tuesday & Thursday chair exercise<br />

@10:00 am<br />

Thursday @ 1:30 pm<br />

Wii bowling & popcorn<br />

Youth<br />

Back to School Theme<br />

W e d n es day@1 2:30pm – S chool<br />

Storytime<br />

Fridays @ 10:00 am Public Storytime<br />

Mondays after school program, 3rd thru<br />

6th grades Rockets<br />

Wednesday after school program, K thru<br />

2nd , Fall Theme<br />

Tai Chi Classes<br />

Tuesday & Thursdays @ 9:30 am<br />

Beginning September 23rd<br />

Instructor: Thelma Jones from Coffey<br />

County Health Dept.<br />

Library Card Month<br />

September 15-20<br />

Bring your library card with you to the<br />

following business on the specified day<br />

and receive discounts and prizes! MUST<br />

show your physical card.<br />

9/15 Allegre’s Rexall (free candy bar)<br />

9/16 Futari Day Spa (10% off service)<br />

9/17 G&L Flea Market (10% off selected<br />

booths)<br />

9/18 Lebo Lumber (10% off in store items<br />

–doesn’t include lumber)<br />

9/19 Kwik Stop (free 32 oz fountain drink)<br />

9/20 Limited Editions (25% off one<br />

custom order)<br />

Calling all Kids<br />

Monday, September 22 @ 1:00 pm<br />

Movie and Popcorn<br />

Halloween Costumes<br />

During September bring your Halloween<br />

costumes to the library to be recycled.<br />

Coffee Time<br />

Coffee now available at the library for<br />

$1.00<br />

Displays<br />

Blue & White Stoneware<br />

On loan from Diane Spielman<br />

Library Hours<br />

Mon. Wed 9:00 am—6:00 pm<br />

Tues, Thurs, Fri 9:00 am-5:00 pm<br />

Saturday 9:00 am-Noon<br />

For additional information<br />

620-256-6452

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