SEPTEMBER HARBOR LIGHT (for web)

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A SENSE OF

REJUVENATION

Plymouth Harbor & residents join to address isolation
SEPTEMBER 2020

SEPTEMBER

COLLECTION TRIO Getting Back to Ourselves

Residents team together to Some days we just don’t feel like
recycle paper and plastic bags ourselves; but then again, these
are unprecedented times.
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Many of us find ourselves
TOGETHER AS ONE saying we don’t know how long
the pandemic will last. I realize
Sue Elliott and Nancy Kaplan how discouraging this can be.
combine talent for art exhibit
However, what pleases me is
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that lead to statements like, "Let’s
WATERCOLOR WORLD work together and create our 'new
normal.'"
Wendy Underwood presents
Artist in Residence exhibit This is one of the reasons we formed Plymouth Harbor’s
Rejuvenation Team to lead efforts to address social isolation.
— Page 11 — This is a collaborative effort between Team Members and
residents that you will hear more about over the next weeks
SCHOLARSHIPS and months.

Foundation announces I am pleased to have participated in their kickoff meeting
list of 2020 recipients and experience the energy this group is bringing together.

— Page 14 — We decided to focus first on the Smith Care Center,
The Seaside Assisted Living and The Starr Memory Care
Residences, where we are most susceptible to social isolation.

Thanks to Carl Koenig who assisted us in our efforts
to solicit ideas from you, our residents, as to what social
activities you would like to see created here at Plymouth
Harbor.

This will assist the committee greatly to generate and
prioritize ideas.

As always, you are in my thoughts.
Live cautiously and stay well.

Harry Hobson Wishing a happy anniversary to
President & CEO President Harry Hobson for his
16 years of service with Plymouth
Harbor marked on August 23!

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REJUVENATION

By Emmalee Molay | Communications Coordinator

Acommonly heard phrase during this pandemic at times seems so
far off — "You know, one day when we get back to normal..."

Reality tells us we going through the "normal" buzz around
have no idea when motions can get a campus return.
such a "normal" will little boring and put Something felt off, so
exist again, so we go us into a slump. Plymouth Harbor was
about adapting and Plymouth Harbor faced with a challenge
changing every piece thrives on its core — if we can't carry
of our lives in order body of people who out activities the
to stay as safe as love to interact, get same way as before
possible. out and move — COVID-19, how do
But, sometimes wanting more than we bring out our color
— as we all know — anything to see the again?

Plymouth Harbor's Rejuvenation Team is a recently formed group of
seven dedicated team members who are interested in finding ways
for residents to safely socialize. Initially meeting for a brainstorming
session, the first event took place in The Seaside Assisted Living
and The Starr Memory Care units. Regulations in those areas limited

the team to use its resources wisely among existing team members.
What came out at the end was a colorful and spirited circus parade.

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Circus Parade

After the success of the President of seemed possible
with certain social
the circus parade, the the Residents distancing and
sanitation guidelines.
Rejuvenation Team Association and The next step
was to determine
began thinking about her husband, Carl which activities
independent
how to accommodate Koenig. residents would
like to see come to
the remaining areas The two combined fruition.

of the campus. ideas with the

That's when Rejuvenation Team

it enlisted the and came up with

opinion and help a list of more than

of Connie Sanders, 20 activities that

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Connie and Carl aided the team by creating and distributing a
survey to independent residents. They then collected the results and

found the most popular activities included movies in Pilgrim Hall,
pontoon boat rides, games such as bingo and trivia, Zoom wine
tasting parties and finding ways to virtually volunteer.

The Rejuvenation event. about any future
activities you will
Team has been The team hopes let us know. Please
contact Emmalee
working hard to to have detailed Molay at Ext. 431 or
Tena Wilson at Ext.
carry out some of the information soon on 211 with ideas — and
for sure keep your
most popular ideas. how it can provide eyes and ears peeled
for more information
It thanks Carl and some safe social soon.

Connie for helping events for everyone

the team identify across campus.

these results and for We hope if you,

volunteering their too, have any ideas

help with a future on how to help or

The recent survey ended with
149 responses, with nearly
50% residents offering their
help with future events. The
Rejuvenation Team thanks you
in advance and hopes to see

you socializing soon!
At left are the most popular

results from the survey.

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BOOK CLUB

Plymouth Harbor's book review club has set their schedule for 2020-2021,
which will take place on the second Friday of each month from October through

May. Each resident-led discussion will take place at 2 p.m. in Pilgrim Hall.

October 9 — Rising Out of Hatred by Eli Saslow
presented by Estelle Silbert

November 13 — Educated by Tara Westover
presented by Sandy Weis

December 11 — The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
presented by Catha Abrahams

January 8 — Speak Memory by Vladimir Nabokov
presented by Cynthia Lichtenstein

February 12 — TBA Sarasota Library Foundation One Book One Community
presented by Ann Olson

March 12 — The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia
presented by Margo Light

April 9 — Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb
presented by Kathy Hendricks

May 14 — Citizens of London: American Who Stood With
Britain In Its Darkest, Finest Hour by Lynne Olson
presented by Sue Elliott

TRUE STAR

A sincere congratulations Employee of the Year
goes to Plymouth Harbor's from LeadingAge Florida!
Administrator of Strategic
Healthcare Initiatives, We are very proud of
Karen Novak, for her you Karen, and we would
recent recognition of love to thank you again for
all you do to keep us safe!

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LONG LOVE

We would love to extend our
warmest wishes to two Plymouth
Harbor couples.

Frederick Bredahl-Petersen and
Aase Eriksen, pictured at left top,
celebrated their 65th wedding
anniversary on August 20.

At left bottom, Ed and Elyse
Rogers celebrated their 68th
wedding anniversary on July 18.

Happy day to both couples!
Please contact Emmalee Molay at
Ext. 431 if you would like to feature
a recent longstanding wedding
anniversary.

SIX-FOOT CIRCLE

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socialization, though it might
be spread apart like this
recent get-together in the
West Garden to celebrate
resident Fran Nikolich's 90th
birthday.

Contact Emmalee Molay at
Ext. 431 to submit a photo.
Show us what you've got!

AROUND CAMPUS

CONSERVATION TIP

With the advent of the pandemic, recycling volumes
at Plymouth Harbor have shown a drastic reduction.
Recycling, however, remains an important part of our
conservation effort and requires everyone’s help.

Meals delivered to apartments involve a great number
of plastic containers and paper shopping bags, all of
which can and should be recycled. In doing so, the
plastic containers must be free of food contamination;
they can be wiped with a damp cloth or paper towel
before being placed in the recycle bins. The shopping
bags may also be placed in the recycle bins or may be
placed in the designated bin on the ground floor near
the tower elevators where they will be reused by local
charities. Plastic supermarket bags may also be placed
there for reuse.

Let’s renew our efforts and in particular offset through
recycling the substantial increase in plastic containers
and paper bags being used internally at Plymouth
Harbor.

ABSENTEE VOTING

For those interested in voting center. After the form is filled
by mail this year, absentee out, return it to the Tower
ballots can be requested two Front Desk to be faxed to
ways. The first option is to call SarasotaVotes.
941-861-8618. The second
option is to pick up the request The deadline for both request
form located in the business options is October 24, but
please do it as soon as possible.

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COLLECTION TRIO

A wonderful shout the bags is carefully the North Garden are so appreciated,"
out goes to residents organized every day of recycling rooms. Sallie Ann said. "They
Sallie Ann Luebbe, the week. are all doing volunteer
Marge Melun and Bev After the bags are work, too."
Wright for organizing If you would like collected, they are split
and collecting resident to donate your between two places. Bev takes her
paper and plastic bags bags, there are two Sallie Ann donates her portion of the bags
around campus. marked collection portion of the bags to and donates them to
cans adjacent to the The Church of the Meals on Wheels of
The trio has been opening to the pool Palms' food pantry in Sarasota.
making sure the areas and wellness center Sarasota. The pantry
meant for recycling on the ground floor of is in conjunction As a reminder,
are well maintained the Tower, as pictured with All Faith's Food please DO NOT
and that the with Bev. There is Bank and services throw away your paper
appropriate materials also a can in the North approximately 200 and plastic bags if they
find themselves in the Garden Garage, along families a day. are clean, and please
correct place. with the bins that DO NOT throw trash
Marge collects from "Every time I drive into the collection bins
The collection of through there, they or cans.

Marge Melun
Sallie Ann Luebbe

Bev Wright

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TOGETHER AS ONE

The Mezzanine Art Exhibit recently began

showing a new exhibit featuring two of

Plymouth Harbor's own artists.

Residents Sue Elliott and Nancy

Kaplan have combined their talents

for an exhibit called "Nancy and Sue:

Together As One."

Sue brings her wonderful sewing

and color-coordinating skills to her

full-size quilts. This is the first Sue Elliott
time Sue's quilts have hung at

Plymouth Harbor since it has

previously been difficult to hang "Thanksgiving
them due to their thick and heavy nature. Quilt."

Sue gets her love for sewing and quilting Sue also credits her
from her mother and aunt, whom she sister Jane for influencing her, since she is
watched from a young age make clothes. also a quilter.

Sue finished her first quilt in 1984 in a Sue estimates that it can take at least a few
collective effort of 16 people — called the months to complete a quilt, "and that's if you

worked really hard at it," she said.

Sue's favorite part of quilting is

choosing the colors.

"My idea of great fun is deciding

on the colors and then

laying it out,"

she said.

Sue also

adds that while

quilts take a lot

of planning and

Nancy Kaplan geometric design
skills, she is also

very pleased by their

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useful nature. nurse, which is something she said she
"They serve a purpose, which is nice," she always wanted to do. She continued her
art in her adult and retired life, trying
said. "There are all different reasons for everything from sculpture work and oil
quilts, which I love." paintings.

Hanging between Sue's quilts are paintings "I like art because then you have
from Nancy Kaplan. something physical you've done and you get
to try different things," Nancy said.
Nancy credits her love for art to having
a wonderful art teacher in high school, Jerry agreed with the growth of Nancy's
leading her to attend the St. Louis School work over the years.
of Art at Washington University. When
she married her husband Jerry, Nancy used "I think it's important to note that artists
her art skills to complete drawings for his change over time," he said. "They feel
women's fashion and fabric company. the need to do something different, and
[Nancy] has definitely done that."
Nancy finally picked up painting in her
30s, in which she sold as much as she could The combined exhibit will be on display
to help support her family. until at least the new year, but make sure to
take a stroll and check it out!
At age 50, Nancy became a registered

WATERCOLOR WORLD

The Artist in Residence watercolors by Wendy
area on the Mezzanine is Underwood, our next
dedicated to showcasing talented Artist in Residence
the myriad talents of our exhibitor.
Plymouth Harbor residents.
Wendy has always loved
Over the years, Plymouth art, but has dived deep
Harbor has featured into watercolor since her
artists whose specialty has retirement. She loves to
been collage, needlework, make little cards, as opposed
constructions, woodworking, to bigger paintings, so she is
oils, acrylics and fabrics. able to give them away and
spread the joy.
Please find your way to
the Mezzanine to view Check out her pieces soon!

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HARBOR FAITH

This is the time of bedding, refrigerators, People must have been
year that young people microwaves, rugs, steadily sneaking things
head off to school — computers, printers — into our home while I
grade schools, high all the necessities! How was sleeping.
schools, colleges, times have changed!
graduate schools ... Over the years, little
either to learn in person Over the years, Mary by little, through a
or learn virtually. Jane and I have gone diabolical conspiracy,
from meager to mega — someone has been
Good friends and filling our home and our smuggling objects
family members are lives with possessions into the house and
taking their young and memories from then quickly escaping,
people back to college family, friends, travel, empty-handed. A kind
in these weeks. Such an ministry, teaching – of burglary in reverse,
important time — and a in other words, with robbing me of simplicity
rite of passage for young everything important — leaving me to polish
people and parents! and ‘essential.’ My father and dust, sort and clean.
was a great ‘saver,’ never They were a merciless
Our niece heading wasting a bolt or board, band of importers, who
to Brockport and the ‘just in case someone left me, with no more
daughter of dear friends needed it.’ space.'
heading off to New
York University got me During the past 55 Oh the stories I’ve
thinking about when I years of our marriage, heard from Plymouth
left for the University we’ve had numerous yard Harbor residents —
of Massachusetts and in sales but our downsizing how they disposed of
particular, what I took always seemed to lead to a life-time’s worth of
with me. As I remember, up-sizing again. ‘essentials’ to fit in their
I had one suitcase, an new home here. While
aluminum mailing box A clergy colleague some still have other
for laundry, a portable wrote about a similar homes nearby or up
Smith-Corona typewriter situation for her family north, most have gone
and a brand new GE noting: ‘What awesome through ‘tiny-house’
clock radio — all the forces have transformed exercise to fit into their
necessities! my earthly goods present circumstances.
into unmanageable They speak about the
Ciana and Brooke both proportions? My pain and relief of
left for school with cars immediate impulse is to downsizing, both very
jam packed with clothes, find someone to blame.

Dick Sparrow has been the chaplain at Plymouth Harbor since 2016. His page for The Harbor Light
entitled Harbor Faith runs monthly. Please feel free to call him with questions or comments at Ext. 587.

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real responses. our possessions — and given away.
Peace Pilgrim engage (again) in the For me, most of
‘tiny-house’ exercise.
(Mildred Lisette my possessions are
Norman) once wrote: In this regard, I associated with friends
‘Anything you cannot appreciate those who and loved ones —
relinquish when it has intentionally and each one has a name
outlived its usefulness lovingly give their or memory attached.
possesses you, and in possessions away over Two lessons for me:
this materialistic age time to particular first, hold more of
a great many of us friends/family who they my possessions in my
are possessed by our think might appreciate memory rather than in
possessions.’ So, Mary them. By the time they physical form — and
Jane and I need to get die, their possessions second, give much more
out from underneath have all been lovingly to the Fund Shop!

Outside Our Windows/Inside Our Doors
A Haiku Portrait of Sarasota’s Plymouth Harbor by Celia Catlett
Dedicated to the MacNeil family and to Chaplain Dick Sparrow

Chapter Two
A LOVELY DAY

Sunrise Sunset at Plymouth Harbor

Gumbo limbo leaves From the tower’s top floor
toss shadows on my window shade, watch the red sun slip into

tempt me to rise and dance. the horizon’s curve.

Kayaks Alpine

A gaggle of girls Some high cirrus peaks,
in bright kayaks are giggling pure white over gray-blue clouds,

across the sunny bay. turn rose, dim to night.

Afternoon East Facing View

The bay wears a robe, A magic scene,
aqua, amethyst and green cars festoon the Ringling Bridge,

at lovely light time. diamond, ruby gems.

Peace Two A.M.

Gold glow on houses Headlights on Siesta Key,
across the flat blue bay blinking lights atop hotels,
soothes me day’s end.
sleepy, hazy stars.

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The Spirit f Philanthropy

The Plymouth Harbor Foundation is happy to announce its 2020
scholarship recipients. At total of $57,000 was awarded to Plymouth

Harbor team members and their children. Congratulations!!

Victoria Le – Recipient of a Foundation Scholarship: Victoria was also selected by
Northern Trust executives to receive the Doyle Scholarship. Victoria, Staff Accountant and
Payroll Coordinator, has been with Plymouth Harbor for just more than two years. She has
her undergraduate degree in Accounting and is using her scholarship to obtain a Master’s in
Business Administration from the University of South Florida. Congratulations Victoria!
Adrian Valentine – Recipient of the Jeannette Gehrie Music Scholarship: Adrian is a
4th grade student at Rowlett Middle Academy and takes weekly piano and drum lessons
at Creative Arts Academy at the Palma Sola Presbyterian Church in Bradenton. Adrian is
the son of Annette Valentine who is a Certified Nursing Assistant in Plymouth Harbor’s
Smith Care Center. Congratulations Adrian and Annette!

Dorothy Michel – Recipient of the Evelin Corsey Scholarship and a Resident
Association’s Scholarship: Dorothy is pursing becoming a nurse and will be using this
scholarship to begin her studies at the Merworld School of Nursing. Dorothy is married
and the mother of three young children. She has worked at Plymouth Harbor since 2017
as a Care Partner in Starr Memory Care. Congratulations Dorothy!
Obeitta Siebo – Recipient of the Charleen Sessions Scholarship and a Foundation
Scholarship: Obeitta is pursuing her degree in nursing and is attending the Merworld
School of Nursing. Obietta is married, a mother to three young children and very active in
her church. She has been a Certified Nursing Assistant for more than 10 years and works
at Plymouth Harbor as a Care Partner in Starr Memory Care. Congratulations Obeitta!

Kimberly Ibarra – Recipient of the Collinsworth Scholarship: Kimberly, already a
Licensed Practical Nurse, is beginning her Registered Nursing degree at the State College
of Florida. She attends school full-time and also has a part-time job. She would like to
concentrate her field of nursing in wound care. Kimberly is the daughter of Osmara “Katy”
Corea, a server in Plymouth Harbor’s Chart Room. Congratulations Kimberly and Osmara!

Beth Watson has been the Vice President of Philanthropy of The Plymouth Harbor
Foundation since 2019. Please feel free to call her with questions or comments at Ext. 398.

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LaToya Milner – Recipient of the Gaylord Family Nursing Scholarship and a
Foundation Scholarship: LaToya is working towards her Bachelor’s in nursing at Galen
College of Nursing and hopes to one day become a Nurse Practitioner. She is married and
the mother of two young children. She joined Plymouth Harbor two years ago and works
as a Registered Nurse in the Smith Care Center. Congratulations LaToya!

Sarah Osoria – Recipient of the Thomas W. and Marcia F. Ward Scholarship: Sarah has
been working at Plymouth Harbor for seven years, first as a Certified Nursing Assistant then
as an LPN in the Smith Care Center. She also works at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. She is
married and the mother of two young girls. She is using her scholarship towards completing
the LPN-RN transition program at the State College of Florida. Congratulations Sarah!

Terique Harvey – Recipient of the Marita and Albert Marsh Scholarship: Terique is in
his third year of dental school at the University of Technology in Jamaica. He is studying
to receive his Doctor of Medical Dentistry in Dental Surgery. After graduation, Terique
plans on returning to Sarasota to open his own dental practice focusing on the geriatric
population. Terique is the son of Annette Valentine, a Plymouth Harbor Certified Nursing
Assistant. Congratulations Terique and Annette!

Odane Lennox – Recipient of the Bruce B. Crawford and Joan P. Sheil Scholarship:
Odane is in his third year of study working towards obtaining his Bachelor’s Degree in
Electrical Engineering from the University of Central Florida. Just before leaving for school
this past July, Odane worked at Plymouth Harbor as a valet. He is the son of Carlene
Harris-Anderson who is a Certified Nursing Assistant. Congratulations Odane and Carlene!

Alex Ruiztagle – Recipient of the Roger and Eleanor Weiss Scholarship: Alex is in
his fifth and final year pursuing a dual major of computer science and math with dual
enrollment at Valencia College and the University of Central Florida in Orlando. Alex is the
son of Luz Ruiztagle, a nurse in Plymouth Harbor’s Assisted Living Facility. Congratulations
Alex and Luz!

Jamiya Barnes – Recipient of the Alida DeJongh Scholarship and Tom and Sallie
Luebbe Scholarship: Jamiya is pursuing her Bachelor’s in Science of Nursing at the State
College of Florida. Jamiya hopes to advance and become a Nurse Practitioner, someday
working in an intensive care unit or in labor and delivery. Jamiya is the daughter of
Shaneka Ford, a Certified Nursing Assistant in Plymouth Harbor’s Assisted Living Facility.
Congratulations Jamiya and Shaneka!

Olivia Bruneman – Recipient of a Foundation Scholarship: Olivia is a graduate of
Riverview High School during which she volunteered in Plymouth Harbor’s Memory Care,
earing more than 100 of volunteer hours. While in high school, Olivia attended State
College of Florida to get a jump on classes and has been accepted into the University of
South Florida where she will study biology with the hopes of attending medical school
to become a Dermatologist. Olivia is the daughter of Jennifer Bruneman who works in
Plymouth Harbor’s Marketing Department. Congratulations Olivia and Jennifer!

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Nadia Gutierrez – Recipient of the Resident Association’s Scholarship: Nadia has
worked at Plymouth Harbor for four years, working part time while studying full time at
State College of Florida to obtain college prerequisites. Nadia has been accepted into the
State College of Florida’s LPN-RN Transition program. Nadia would like to continue with her
studies with the ultimate goal of becoming a Nurse Practitioner. Congratulations Nadia!
Melissa Berthold – Recipient of the Victoria Holak Barton Scholarship: Melissa has
been a server in Plymouth Harbor’s Mayflower Café for more than five years, juggling
work and college at the same time. She is using her scholarship for further studies at the
State College of Florida in becoming a Dental Hygienist. Congratulations Melissa!

Cherlande Dieudonne – Recipient of a Resident Association's Scholarship and a
Foundation Scholarship: Cherlande has been a Care Partner in Plymouth Harbor's
Starr Memory Care since 2017. She is a busy mother and very active in her New Vision
Baptist Church. She is pursuing a nursing degree at the Merworld School of Nursing.
Congratulations Cherlande!

WELCOME, NEW FRIENDS!

Introducing your newest neighbors

To l i m i t a n y u n n e c e s s a r y g r o u p g a t h e r i n g s , T h e H a r b o r L i g h t s t a f f
and the Biography Committee have agreed to temporarily suspend

f u l l b i o g r a p h i e s o n n ew r e s i d e n t s. We s i n c e r e ly h o p e t h i s c a n
return as soon as possible and hope you still feel compelled to
reach out to your newest neighbors to welcome them and say hello.

FRED & PAM BARAN

Apartment T-1807; Ext. 550

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New in the Library

REMINDER!

For borrowing books and DVDs, the Library is open
Mondays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon
and Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m.

Fiction

The Beauty in Breaking by Michele Harper*
Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman*
The Last Guest by Lucy Foley*
My Dear Hamilton, A Novel of Eliza Schuyler

Hamilton by Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie*
Robert B Parker's Grudge Match by Mike Lupica*
28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand*

Non-Fiction *donated

Dark Agenda, The War to Destroy Christian The Har bor Light — 17
America by David Horowitz*
The First Wave by Alex Kershaw*
Forged in Crisis, The Power of Courageous
Leadership in Turbulent Times by Nancy Koehn*
Furious Hours, Murder Fraud and the Last Trial of
Harper Lee by Casey Cep*
The World, A Brief Introduction by Richard Haass*

New in the Library

Staying HEALTHY in Florida
COVID-19 — How are we doing?

By Elyse Rogers The name, COVID-19, What COVID-19 is not, is a
was formerly referred to as bacteria — so antibiotics and
Many of you nice readers “2019 novel coronavirus,” and other drugs we rely on as the
of my columns often ask me shortened to COVID-19 by the modern miracle drugs are not
questions — either about a World Health Organization useful here.
column I’ve written or about (WHO). If you break down
medicine/health matters the name, it actually describes How is COVID-19
in general. But, as you can it: CO=corona, VI=virus, PrTimraanrsimly iitttiesdsoprreSapdrferaodm?
imagine, most of the questions D=disease, and -19 indicates person to person.
I’ve been fielding lately are on the year 2019. (Coronavirus, Can be spread by respiratory
one topic—the Coronavirus 2019). Scientists go a step droplets from an infected
(COVID-19). Not surprising further and label it. person who coughs, sneezes
when you consider how the or talks. Or people who sing
virus has modified daily living *ICTV announced “severe together are vulnerable to
for all of us. acute respiratory syndrome droplets from other singers.
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)” It also might be spread by
It’s hard to pick up a as the name of the new virus touching surfaces or objects
newspaper or turn on a TV on February 11, 2020. This that have had the virus on
without getting news or name was chosen because the them and then touching your
headlines about COVID-19, virus is genetically related to face. (Best to avoid touching
and we all talk about “being the coronavirus responsible such surfaces and/or wiping
tired of a one-topic news for the SARS outbreak of 2003. them with disinfectant wipes.)
climate.” Still, it is constantly While related, the two viruses
on our minds and is certainly are different. Protecting
affecting our life-styles — few • WaYshouyrosuerlfhaannddsOftrheqerusently
restaurants are open, no large *The initials ICTV stand for with soap and water (use hand
gatherings are permitted, and “The International Committee sanitizer with at least 60%
even many of our churches on Taxonomy of Viruses” alcohol when soap and water
have gone to using remote are not available)
connections such as Zoom and (As you may know, • Practice social distancing
YouTube. “taxonomy” is broadly defined when you go out (stay at least
as the science of classification.) 6 feet away from others)
But sometimes in our focus • Wear a multi-layered mask
we forget the basics, and I As you can see in “ICTV when outside (it protects you
think it’s important that we all announcement” above, as well as others)
know those COVID-19 basics COVID-19 is related to the • Wipe down frequently-used
so that we can live with it right same virus responsible for the items (i.e. cell phone and keys)
now, and hopefully gear up to SARS outbreak, however it’s with disinfectant wipes
prevent and conquer it for our very important to note that • Don’t touch your face
(and our children’s) futures. “the two viruses are different." • Avoid group meetings
with more than 10 people
So, let’s start with what Which means that it’s
COVID-19 is and isn’t. new scientific territory for
diagnosis treatment and for
research on medicines or
vaccines.

Elyse Rogers has been a Plymouth Harbor resident since 2019. Her column for The Harbor Light entitled Staying
Healthy in Florida runs monthly. Elyse is a Registered Nurse with advanced degrees in nursing, education and
medical communications. Please feel free to email her with questions or comments at [email protected].

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and meet outside if • Cough things can (and often or listening to it on the
possible (with social • Shortness of breath do) change rapidly. radio.
distancing) or difficulty breathing Remember — as I
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transportation and/or aches everyone, including use credible websites.
ride-sharing • Headache our best medical and Two of the best (and
• New loss of taste or scientific personnel coronavirus info is
• Stay home if you’re smell and researchers. front-and-center on
sick • Sore throat their opening pages):
• Congestion or If you are fearful • CDC (Center for
• Realize that if you runny nose and depressed
have any ongoing • Nausea or vomiting (as, unfortunately Disease Control —
medical problems or • Diarrhea many are) medical US Government
are elderly, you are in Emergency and mental-health site): www.cdc.gov
the high-risk category, symptoms: The professionals suggest • WHO (World
so be extra cautious. following signs are you not listen or watch Health
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asymptomatic which is exhibiting any a daily newspaper an agency of the
means that the person of these, they need is usually a less United Nations
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it) may not have any care: up with the news than international public
outward signs of the • Trouble breathing watching news on TV health. www.who.
disease. This, as you • Persistent pain int
can imagine, has made
stemming the spread or pressure in the
of the virus even more chest
difficult. • New confusion
• Inability to wake or
So we all must stay awake
become aware of the • Bluish lips or face
symptoms so that Just an ongoing
we can recognize reminder that the
the presence of the above symptoms are
disease in ourselves always serious, even
or others. There are in non COVID-19
tests for COVID-19, times. If you are
but unfortunately they ever experiencing
are not always readily such symptoms,
available, and past or have a family
accuracy of test results member or friend
has been questioned. who is, they need
So, personal immediate medical
knowledge continues care regardless of the
to be very important. underlying cause of
(More on testing later the symptoms.
in this series.) KeepCionngculupstioondate
with COVID-19
Main symptoms, information and
which may appear statistics is not easy as
between two to 14
days after exposure to
COVID-19.

• Fever or chills

Staying HEALTHY in Florida The Har bor Light — 19

facebook.com/PlymouthHarbor John M. Cranor III
@PlymouthHarbor Chair, Plymouth Harbor,

Inc. Board of Trustees
Harry Hobson
President/CEO

HARBOR LIGHT STAFF
Liz Clark

Administrator of Home Care
Joe Devore

Senior Vice President of Health Services
Emmalee Molay

Communications Coordinator
Gordon Okawa

Vice President of Marketing &
Community Affairs
Maryanne Shorin

Director of Resident Programming
Beth Watson

Vice President of Philanthropy
Tena Wilson

Vice President of Resident & Employee Relations

HARBOR LIGHT BIOGRAPHERS
Judy Stanford — Chair
Catha Abrahams
Ann Anderson
Sue Elliott
Lorna Hard
Kathy Hendricks
Beverly Koski
Cerita Purmort
Estelle Silbert
Wendy Underwood
Sallie VanArsdale