The Columbia Press
March 25, 2022
Senior Moments
with Emma Edwards
7
Here’s to Your Health
by Dr. Elizabeth Erikson
Dealing with smiles and sorrows Focusing on preventive health care
Many of us have fun and
happy smiles on our faces as
we kind of follow each other
around.
With the loosening of mask
requirements, we can now
see when someone is smiling.
Recently, I read that some-
one had debunked the saying
that it takes fewer muscles to
smile than to frown.
Evidently, smiles require
10 muscles and frowns only
six muscles. That’s really OK
with me, as using muscles re-
quires more calories.
I smile a lot, so I burn more
calories and should lose more
weight, right?
However, I find myself
weeping more, too, these
days, as I can’t seem to stay
away from my television de-
picting in real life and real
color what is going on in the
Ukraine.
Even little children are
fighting and running for their
lives.
It takes me back to the
frightful days when doom
and gloom cast its shadow
upon my childhood.
I remember that day – Dec.
8, 1941 -- as my father drove
my mother and us five kids
over to Uncle Al and Aunt
Thelma’s home.
My siblings and cousins and
I all sat in the parlor with the
adults in chairs and the 10
kids on the floor with somber
faces listening to President
Roosevelt on the radio.
I remember how loud they
had it turned up finding out
that the United States had
declared war on Japan that
day (after the bombing of
Pearl Harbor the day before).
Then Germany declared
war on the United States and,
on Dec. 11, 1941, we declared
war on Germany. Those were
days many of us will never
forget.
Many of us “older” seniors
have keen, clear memories of
the following years and their
impact on our lives.
I had just turned 9 years old
the September before that in-
famous Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941,
when Pearl Harbor was at-
tacked.
We were urged to pray and
seek God’s guidance as never
before.
“Never, never give up” is
a quote contained in a tran-
script of a speech given by
Winston Churchill toward
the end of October 1941. We
heard the words “never, nev-
er give up” many times in the
unforgettable years that fol-
lowed.
Winston Churchill was
prime minister of the United
Kingdom during most of the
second World War. Our pres-
ident was Franklin D. Roos-
evelt and we children were
taught early on to call him
Mr. President or President
Roosevelt.
It’s sad to say, but somehow
respect for the leader of our
country has gone down the
drain in recent years.
As we watch what is going
on overseas, our hearts do
ache for the victims of such
carnage and suffering.
We are living out a phrase
that
Winston
Churchill
coined back in World War II,
“Success is not final; failure is
not fatal. It is the courage to
continue that counts.”
And we must never, never
give up!
It’s time to catch up on pre-
ventive care.
Many people put off in-per-
son doctor visits early in the
COVID-19 pandemic in or-
der to help slow the spread
of the coronavirus.
But now it’s time to catch
up on any preventive health
services you missed.
Good way to
stay healthy
Preventive care includes
screening tests, vaccines and
wellness checkups that help
you stay healthy.
It includes things like:
• Mammograms and pap
tests for women.
• Screenings for heart dis-
ease and cancer.
• Childhood vaccines and
well-child visits.
• Flu and pneumonia shots.
• Routine checkups where
you can get advice about
diet, exercise and safety.
Most health plans cover
preventive care services like
these. It’s safe to visit your
doctor again — and doing
so helps keep you and your
family healthy.
Your primary care provid-
er is trained — and ready —
to help you with behavioral
health issues.
For instance, if you have
diabetes, your primary care
provider will do far more
than check your blood sugar
and watch for complications.
Your primary care provider
can also help you cope with
the emotional challenges of
living with diabetes: watch-
ing your diet, making time to
exercise, managing medicine
and more.
Likewise, if you’re a smok-
er with a lung disease such
as chronic obstructive pul-
monary disease, your prima-
ry care provider can help you
overcome the emotional and
physical challenges of quit-
ting.
These are just two exam-
ples of how primary care
providers can care for all of
you.
Reach out
Because your emotions can
affect your health — and how
you take care of yourself —
your primary care provid-
er is also a crucial source of
support if you are struggling
with things like:
• The loss of a loved one.
• Changes in your health
or the health of a loved one,
your financial security, or a
relationship.
• A sensitive personal issue.
Remember, your primary
care provider can’t help you
if they don’t know what’s
happening in your life.
And, while it may be hard
to be open about your feel-
ings, especially about some-
thing sensitive, your primary
care provider is concerned
with one thing only: sup-
porting you.
Here’s to Your Health is
sponsored by Columbia Me-
morial Hospital. Erikson is
a family practice physician
at the Warrenton Clinic.
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