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Show Tje Park Record Saturday, July 15, 2000 TcouponT Holiday with Us! ONE DAY ere's to your health by Joan M. Jacobson Standard Rates A-16 With This Coupon (2-day minimum slay) AIRPORT 1ASV20ND PARKING SINCE 1922 50 S. Redwood Rd. 355-PARK Between I-80 & North Temple on Redwood Rd. www.diamondparking.com $5.00Day Self Park $7.00Day $12.00Day Valet Open Valet Covered Free Shuttle Free Carwash Fast, Friendly Service Safe and Secure Expires September 30, 2000 j Coupon not valid with other offers 0 What should be cail ourselves when we are old? Mountain America's Park City Branch has moved to Kimball Junction! f7 CCOfiMBMLiL nrn nrvn mm uuvj 6300 North Sagewood Drive (Next to Smith's Food & Drug) Our Park City Office has relocated relo-cated to Kimball Junction. The new, full-service branch, located at 6300 North Sagewood Drive (next to Smith's), features convenient parking, three teller stations, a Real Estate Department, a Finan cial Services Representative and an easy-access Automated Tollpr MsrViino fnr rionncirc iv,uv.i i.iuviuiiv- iui uvpvoiuj and withdrawals 24 hours a day! 1111 VM. We're excited to be a part of your growing com munity in Summit County and look forward to serving your financial needs. We want to be your partner in Financial Fitness OUR NEW KIMBALL JUNCTION BRANCH IS OPEN 9:00 A.M. TO 5:45 P.M. 649-6622 3 $ Mountain America CREDIT UNION GNCUA Membership required based on eligibility it She intends to grow up to be a sexy old lady with a gleam in her eye and lacy underwear. Although she will be of a 'certain age,' she will be spiritual, compassionte, wise, mature and witty. " Joan Jacobson 1 was struck by a recent article in the Sen York Times, and I was inspired to write a rebuttal of sorts. The author of the piece. Dudley Clendinen. laments the problem of what to call "people who used to be called old." He suggests Jacques.' author of Successful Aging definition, "third stage adulthood." adult-hood." to describe older people as an alternative. The mere suggestion of a third stage is pejorative in itself. The baby boom generation, many of whom are now in their 50s. is not going to stand for that definition. They have changed every institution they have come in contact with. Old age and aging will be no exception. excep-tion. The Times cites a recent Harris Poll for the National Council on Aging in which half the people between 65 and 64 considered themselves middle-aeed. middle-aeed. One-third of those in their seventies felt the same way. Interestingly, only four percent thought loneliness was a problem. 1 am enamored of Judith Viorst's philosophy in her MMMMm book. Forever Fitly. She intends to grow up to be a sexy old lady with a gleam in her eye and lacy underwear. She will need no "boy scout" to assist her in crossing the street. Although she will be of a "certain age." she will be spiritual, compassionate, wise, mature and witty. We hope we will. She expects to be found, when she is 80. still enjoying her sexy old husband nestled beside her. Not a bad way to go out. Staying healthy in mind and spirit is the key to erowinc older erace-fully. erace-fully. The American population is growing older, there is no question about that. Presently, there are more than 31 million persons over 65. By 21120. these ranks will swell to 52 million as the baby boomers sign on. Because of this, there will be less ageism than we have known. Older indiv iduals will be in the majority. So far. we are all aging healthier. Each successive cohort enjoys a higher level of education than those who preceded them. We know what to eat and how to exercise. Medical science has preserved our longevity and most of us can expect to live well into our 70s and 80s. The elders in 20tK are healthier and more robust than any other generation, and the trend is expected to continue. Those who worry about financing Medicare may be worrying unnecessarily. Older individuals are expected to live long and healthier. They will use fewer health-care resources than previous genera tions, requiring them only in the later year or so of life. It is suggested that the trend of early retirement is slowly declining. Most older people work at something some-thing else following retirement from their career positions. They are actually found in great numbers in the work place. There is now a great demand for their sen ices. There is also recognition of the necessity neces-sity of competition for their business with many companies com-panies offering senior discounts. In my book. Midlife Women. I predicted that clothing 'manufacturers would be designing comfortable comfort-able clothing, not the type required by teenagers with perfect bodies. Maybe the fashion magazines will catch on and show oider models in these beautiful but comfortable clothes. These well-educated baby boom elders will also be more sensitive sensi-tive to family issues. Many of them have had multiple mar-nages mar-nages and are veterans of multi-Iilesty le family arrangements. Many have been single patents, and they are all predicted to be closer to their children. Divorce situations may necessitate grandparents rem. lining close to their former for-mer in-laws. I his is so they can enjoy positive relationships rela-tionships with their grandchildren. Family reunions will replace family dinners because of our mobile society. We are a very geographically diverse population popula-tion with many distant family networks. The situation of elders living great distances from their children will lead to elder care performed at a distance. It is expected also that varied torms of living arrangements and managed care will take ihe place of children actually giving hands-on care to their elders. In many instances elderly baby boomers will be taking tak-ing care of their even older elderly parents and this will certainly need to be looked at in a different way. One wonders if nursing homes and the home health industries will survive. Who will their clients be with all of these wondertully healthy, robust baby-boom senior citizens enjeving their golden years in relative good health'.' Ii is indeed a dilemma. What shall we call ourselves our-selves when we are old ' Turk Citv n iJt i:t .fnui Jiieobsoit. PhD. R. is an iidiunct pn'fessur tor ;he I Vim erstty of LiahCvllege of Sttrm.. She is the author of Midlife Women New resources for those addicted A new resource for people and families dealing with addictive diseases is now available. Ihe Edward Q'. taflisfer Foundation.' a Utah organization committed to researching the "causes, prev entions en-tions and treatment for addiction, has a free help-line and a web site dedicated to increasing public awareness of conditions that may make children and adults susceptible suscep-tible to substance abuse. According to Dr. Kelly lundberg. Director of Addiction Services for the Callister Foundation, assistance in finding treatment, information and resources is available 24-hours a day by calling (801 ) 587-HOPE or visiting the website at www.hopetoday.com. She said the Callister Foundation has also produced a video program and companion printed brochure and has speakers speak-ers who will make presentations. Requests mav he'direeted to the Hpe Line.' 587. HOPE. The video will air Saturday. Aug. 12. at 9 p.m. on Kl'LC and on Friday. Aug. 18. on Kl ED 7 at p.m. Lundberg received her doctor ate in psychology from the I'niversity of Iowa and had been Manager of Clinical Services for Mental Health with the Salt Lake-City Lake-City VA Medical Center. She is also a consultant to the Salt Lake County Division of Substance Abuse and teaches in the Alcohol and Drug Certificate Program at the University of I 'tali. She is the recipient of the W7 Governor's Award for Contributions to Substance Abuse Treatment and Anti-Violence. In addition to her work with the Callister Foundation, she is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the I'niversitv ol I tah. " The Edward G Callister Foundation was established by Louis H and Ellen O. Callister in honor of their son. who died April 22. W? from injuries suffered suf-fered in a single-car accident. Edward had been treated on four separate occasions for addiction at various treatment centers. 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