■.__G_._o_L_D_E_N__O_L_D_I_E_s_R 1 Nancy Brown. Ted Kirby is there on Tuesday and Jubilee Manor: Thursday afternoons. Alex Glover teaches oil painting on Monday mornings and Darlene tells A 1st Rate Place ~ ::i:::::::~:::.-:: me that some of the people have painted beautiful by Jack Bedford pictures. I find that this subject is too extensive to This past week I visited complete in one issue so will have to continue next Jubilee Manor, a first rate week. Following are some of December's bowling centre housing several elderly highlights: people who are no longer able Golden Age Bowling - December 2 to keep their homes viable. Winnie Jarvis and Alex Harasyrnchuk had a From the entrance I followed a hallway to a field day! Win topped the ladies with 263 single, 560 cheery dining area flanked on one side by a gleam- triple. Alex's 267 and 719 were outstanding. Alex ing kitchen and on the other side by a T.V. viewing bowled 140 pins over average. Peter Hansen was area. There are comfortable chesterfields and plus 111. Walt West bowled 202-238-250 and 100. Hd there is also a grand piano. 200Games Evelyn Rich: 200 Farther along is an activity room, and a good Millie Paul: 200 deal of time is spent in this room. On Tuesday I Marj Harasymchuk: 201 was invited to take part in an activity called mental ~~t:;::~~i•el: 208 aerobics. This was a new venture for me but I en- Golden Age Bowling - joyed it immensely. I was in- r.;;=;:;;='iii'"'.""""'iii::iiiiii~- -"l'!llm=:.::::::---, December4 troduced to Darlene Wolfe, Winnie Jarvis teamed up l•I•lW~I with Otarlie Martin for high a dynamic lady who keeps scores today. Winnie came up people interested in a good 1 many occupations. wilbc?h7:Ji;t~~ ~224-216, Some of these residents have medical problems but she encourages them to for 668. Other 200 Garnes Ed Bottcrill: 217-210 Bill Secord: 219 .._. All AGES l keep active to the best of Ame Svennes: 214 Alida Bogaard: 218 their abilities. Darlene gave Thursday, December S me a list of the volunteers Winnie Jarvis was top lady who assist in keeping the Darlene Wolfe with ladies with 233 single, 571 triple. Bert CHRISTMAS DANCE residents in good spirits. Sutherland had 228 for the men. Walt West's 597 was high triple. Walt also bowled 226. Bruce Tim Jmaeff and Helga Harten sometimes provide Johnson had 214 and Irene Martin had 201. music as does Doug MacDonald with his guitar. Addnss your comments, suggestions and questions to GOLD t:/o On Monday Myrtle Suffredine serves tea, as does The KoolenayW..kly Express, Box 922, Nelson, VlL6AS. with Jamaica Mistake 3 and the ~l~/~ ~ l _, HEALTH Pauline Lamb Band~ the neck. This phenomenon is called referred pain, ~ The Toe Bone and it can sometimes be quite confusing to both Is Connected the doctor and the patient, as, for example, when Saturda!il Dec. 21 at 8 Pm ~~~ ~~~ an irritated diaphragm produces pain in the area To The ... •::=-=.:.=❖=•=❖:•=•:.:-:-~:-~m:.:-;:•••❖•-•·•·•❖••:•:::=•-• of the shoulder. So it's entirely possible that your arm pain is ;, l)l\'t~~ \ --l ,A~ by Dr. Art Hister P-:i ~ / Badminton Hall. Nelson . .~ / _.. produced by the inflammation in your neck, al- Dear Dr. Hister: -.:' / / Kids 6 -12: $5 Under 5 Free .-;;,;,,,- though it's important to make sure that there is no I am a 63-year-old male other explanation for this problem, such as a local ~ . Adults: $8 advance. _s IO at the ~oor tll. who was recently diagnosed to inflammation in the elbow. ~ Tickets: Local Motion Music Store have osteo-arthritis of the neck. The doctor put me As to your second question, I would be very on a couple of different anti-inflammatory pills leery about taking that many ASA tablets. Even if A GARRY WALDIE PRODUCTION that didn't work, and then she switched me to the ASA reduces the pain, it does not get rid of ASA, which has worked fine although I have to the problem ( osteoarthritis is a degenerative con- take 12 to 14 of these pills a day to get relief from dition that is not reversible), yet you run a great my pain. I have two questions. First, why did the risk of developing ASA-overuse complications doctor diagnose a neck problem when the pain such as bleeding abnormalities (I'll bet it takes you was around my elbow and second, is it dangerous a long time to stop a shaving cut - if you shave, to take that many ASA tablets? I don't have any that is) and gastric ulcers. side effects from the medication, by the way. Your approach to this problem ought to be to Dear Complicated: do exercise to strengthen the muscle tone in the Although you took up nearly half my column neck, to maintain normal weight (and I know how with your question, . I will attempt to answer you hard that can be), to use heat packs or other physi- anyway. cal modalities (massage, hydrotherapy, etc.), and if A good rheumatologist friend of mine (he's those are not sufficient, then try to find other anti- both a good friend and a good rheumatologist) inflammatory medication in more acceptable says that the best way to understand why pain doses. There are many such drugs available, and often occurs far from the source of the problem is for reasons that we don't well understand, if one to remember that we develop in sort of segments, particular drug doesn't work, there is a chance and that the nerve supply to all parts of a segment that a similar drug - a cousin, so to speak - may is the same. That's why, for example, hip pain can still be effective. frequently originate from a problem in the low Doctor Histerwtll amwer your questions in thJs colulDIL All you have lo do Is write him a letter. Send your mall lo DOCTOR