Greenville Pioneer - 2021-11-05

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This year, the walk drew 67 parfor
the cause.
With donations being accepted
goal of $27,000.
For the Dolans and their extended
family, the annual walk is a labor
of love.
In the past, Carlson has also been
a member of the volunteer committee
that organizes the walk. “There
are smiles there and happiness, but
there are tears, too, because we’ve
all lost and been through Alzheimer’s
with someone.”
For Carlson’s family, that someone
was her mother, Margaret
Dolan, who had Alzheimer’s for
eight years before she died in May
year that her family participated in
the walk.
Margaret and Edward had been
children. All but one still reside in
Greene County. Each year, the surviving
children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren get together as
a team to walk and raise money for
Alzheimer’s research, support and
programming.
the organized in-person walk was
cancelled, but the family donned
their purple Alzheimer’s awareness
shirts and got together to walk for
ALBANY — Medicare is a
very important healthcare asset for
assistance with health insurance in
the United States.
Those who are eligible for
Medicare can receive assistance
and affordable health care to deal
the cause. This year, their team will
gather with others from throughout
the two counties to walk in
person. Nine family members are
registered, but in past years prior to
The Columbia-Greene walk has
the goal of raising $27,000.
“Seventy-eight cents on the dollar
goes to research, care, and support,”
said walk manager Joseph
Heaney.
The Dreamcatchers is one of the
walk’s top fundraising teams. In its
the family raised over $4,000. As
of press time, team members had
raised $6,600.
“I wish we did not have to fundraise,”
Carlson said, voicing the
sentiment that a cure for Alzheimer’s
already existed. “What I do
enjoy is seeing the support we get
from our other family members, our
community and our co-workers.”
During the walk, participants
carry orange, blue, yellow, or purple
tionship to the disease. Those who
to Alzheimer’s. Those with a blue
caregivers to someone with Alzheimer’s
or dementia, and those with
heimer’s Association in its mission
to end the disease. At the end of the
Medicare Open Enrollment 2022
with the variety of health issues
that can crop up as we age. Enrolling
in Medicare can give you peace
of mind for yourself or other aging
family members for whom you
may be caring.
Medicare Enrollment 2022,
also known as the Medicare OEP
Dec. 7. During this annual enrollment
period, individuals who
change their Medicare policies.
If you miss your initial enrollment
period and the annual open
enrollment period for Medicare,
you might have to pay more to obtain
Medicare coverage. Additionally,
you might spend more because
of pre-existing conditions that you
have.
If you enroll during your initial
enrollment period or during an annual
open enrollment period, you
won’t have to worry about your insurance
rates increasing because of
pre-existing conditions.
Greene County Department of
Human Services’ counselors are
available to assist you through the
time or in changing your existing
plan.
The department will have the
new rates and updates for the plans
Promise Garden — the promise being
the end of Alzheimer’s.
A few years ago, the association
added a new color, a single white
for a cure.
The Dolan family had a particularly
poignant experience at a walk
a few years ago when Carlson’s father
was present. During opening
ceremonies, her great-niece represented
the recently added white
person to be cured of Alzheimer’s.
“My dad was still alive to see
this,” Carlson remembered.
Two years ago, at the previous
in-person walk, the youngest of her
parents’ 24 grandchildren repre-
“The kids were excited to be a
part of it, too,” Carlson said.
The Walk to End Alzheimer’s
is the world’s largest event to raise
awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s
care, support, and research.
Over 6 million Americans, including
410,000 New Yorkers, are
living with the disease, which is a
leading cause of death in the United
States.
To make a contribution through
lumbiagreene21.
For information on Alzheimer’s
disease, visit www.alz.org.
in this area. Many times, counseling
sessions can be completed
through telephone calls, followed
by a representative from the department
sending you written material
to review. When needed, you will
For further information or to
schedule an appointment with an
lines will be strictly enforced for
appointments. The department will
maintain social distancing and give
each client the personal attention
a mask when you show up for your
appointment.
Greene County
announced
CATSKILL — Greene County announces the recipient of the 2021
Class Thomas Andreassen of Leeds.
The ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Nov. 6 at the Historic Catskill
Point Warehouse, Main Street, Catskill.
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion I-Navy Seabees.
month tour of duty in Antarctica.
On Aug. 1, 1969, he was honorably discharged from the United
States Navy.
Operations Insignia and two Bronze Stars; National Defense Service
The ceremony is open to the public.
Greene County
awarded competitive
family planning grant
CATSKILL — Greene County
Family Planning, a division
of Greene County Health, received
notice their competitive
grant application to provide
reproductive health services in
Greene County was selected.
This grant provides funding
to provide needed reproductive
and other health services to
Greene County. This $228,770
grant was awarded by the state
Department of Health for the
This funding is an increase
of $64,892 from the previous
competitive family planning
grants awarded.
In 2021 so far, the clinic has
seen 842 clients for 1,801 visits.
The clinic offers low-cost access
to same-day contraception,
pregnancy testing and pre-conception
counseling, testing for
sexually transmitted infections
ing for breast, cervical and other
cancers.
Additional services include
treatment for opioid-use disorder
and harm reduction services
including Narcan and fentanyl
test strips, and counseling by a
licensed medical social worker
in a partnership with Greene
County Mental Health.
The department’s health educator
provides health education
to the local school districts and
community college on healthy
reproductive decisions and staying
well.
With the continuation of
funding, the department plans to
increase the numbers of clients
served as well as partner with
Greener Pathways for mobile
outreach services in local communities.
For information, go to: www.