TTN-NYC NEWSLETTER
September 2017
Appears Quarterly in Place of Our Chapter Newsletter
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TTN - NYC Event Policies
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Refund Policy
Refunds are only issued for cancellations made at least 7 days before the event.
Check Policy
Payments by check must be received 7 days before event, or registration will be cancelled
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Please mail all checks to:
The Transition Network
505 Eighth Ave, Suite 1212
New York, NY 10018
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| Welcome New Members |
Bobbi
Borkin
Janet
Burak
Nancy
Deutsch
Ellen
Easton
Marisa
Gonzalez
Cora
Greenberg
Kathleen
Klech
Jane
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Barbara Wasserman
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A Message from Our NYC Chapter Chair
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I hope you had an enjoyable summer and are looking forward to an exciting fall with TTN!
I personally identify with Naomi's article below and can't emphasize enough the importance of staying active. Before I retired, I had a high-stress job, constantly racing deadlines. I was morbidly obese, with excruciating sciatica. Upon retiring, I lost 100 pounds over two years, and the more weight I lost, the less pain I felt. I began working out with a personal trainer, and walked everywhere.
Today, I've maintained my weight for two years, work out three times a week, and walk 2-4 miles a day. I get off busses 10 blocks before my destination, and walk cross-town instead of taking a bus. And best of all, I feel the best I've ever been!
Another way to keep moving is to be an active member of TTN. Attending our
October 7th Festival is a way to best kick that off!
So keep moving - it makes a difference! And don't forget to....
Have a Great Day!
Barbara Alpern
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by
Naomi E. Goodhart
It started with a conversation with my sister the Friday before the 2016 Thanksgiving holiday. She wanted to challenge me to do more exercise, to which I replied, "more than nothing?" I said I'd accept her challenge only if it were based on my goals, since she's so much more physically fit than I am.
She can hop on a bike and go for a 20-mile ride, no big deal. I've been walking with a cane for over eight years and living with chronic pain 24/7 for longer than that, including neuropathy in my feet (numbness).
I've tried exercising many, many times over the years. It got interrupted, usually because the pain was too much and I couldn't work through it. For a while I did stretching in the morning before I went to work. When the job ended at the beginning of 2015, so did the stretching.
Something felt different this time. Maybe it was my own frustration of letting life get in the way
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Osteoporosis
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Illustration by Amy Epstein
Q: What Is Osteoporosis?
A: Bone Disease
Osteoporosis is a disease that thins and weakens the bones to the point that they become fragile and break
easily. Women and men with osteoporosis most often break bones in the hip, spine, and wrist, but any bone can be affected.
You can't "catch" osteoporosis or give it to someone else.
In the United States, more than 53 million people either already have osteoporosis or are at high risk due to low bone mass, placing them
at risk for more serious bone loss and fractures.
Although osteoporosis can strike at any age, it is most common among older people, especially older women
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Learning to Ask Others for Help
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TTN's Caring Collaborative is all about Help: in-person services such as escorts, shopping, and information exchange, and Neighborhood Group discussions. But , TTNers are an independent bunch, and often resist asking for help. This article addresses some of the reluctance, and we hope will reinforce benefits the Caring Collaborative offers to Members who need help.
By Claire Berman
It's 4:30 on a brisk November afternoon in New York.
I've just had my hair done (East Side) and am hoping to hail a cab home (West Side), but every passing taxi is either taken or "off duty." Thinking I might have better luck at a busier intersection, I head toward the corner where, three steps from the curb, I freeze-unable to move backward or forward. (Dammit, it's my Parkinson's acting up.) Anxiety keeps me rooted to the spot as people rush by, eager to make the next light.
What to do? Summoning all my courage, I waylay a
Thirty-something woman carrying a heavy canvas tote, and tell her about my Parkinson's, half-expecting her to say,
"Sorry, I'm really late" (after all, she doesn't know me, do
esn't owe me anything), but she doesn't beg off. Instead, she snakes her way through the slow-moving traffic and, finding no available cabs, she flags down an empty limo and tells the driver about what has now become "our" problem. Will he help? She's quite persuasive and I hold my breath 'till he says "Yes." Two strangers this day have taught me an important lesson: It's okay to ask for help.
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In Case You Missed it
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Caring Collaborative Guide to Peaceful Places In and Around New York
Check out all the tranquility and peace we found in your backyard -
Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx and more "Peaceful Places"...
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| Neighborhood Group Notes |
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Neighborhood Groups continue to grow and be one of the most important parts of the Caring Collaborative. At our meetings we share and learn from each other about topics that contribute to our well-being. Read what Neighborhood Groups have been talking about and see if there's a topic that would work well for your group, too. Read More
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We would appreciate your feedback about The Caring Times.
- What comments do you have about this newsletter?
- What subjects can you suggest for future articles?
- What sort of Health Tips would be helpful for you?
With your input, we can produce a better, more informative Caring Times. Please send your responses to
[email protected].
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Around TTN Town
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TTN NYC Chapter's FESTIVAL, Saturday, October 7th. Stop in anytime from 3pm to 6pm. Do you like Silent Auctions, Enticing Demonstrations, Food and Wine, Goody Bags, TTN & Sponsor Info Booths, Makeup Demos and More? Yes? Then you need to be at our October 7 FESTIVAL!
TTN Chapter Member Susan Shafer published in NYCity Woman
She is a playwright specializing in short plays about women in history. She's a member of The League of Professional Theatre Women, The American Society of Journalists and Authors, and The Dramatists Guild.
Read her article in NYCity Woman on "Wedding Bells.
How Is Your Transition Going?
2017 TTN will host a year-long
schedule
of different Talking Circles and Workshops led by professional facilitators and coaches. These courses are
for women exploring new possibilities, or anticipating or experiencing changes.
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
TTN-NYC Points of Contact
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Caring Collaborative Contacts
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Caring Collaborative Chair
Barbara Stahura -
[email protected]
Caring Times Managing Editor
Caring Times Production Editor
Caring Collaborative Coordinator
Shawndra Card-Grant -
[email protected]
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