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pet owners. This can sometimes lead to communica- common cause of death.
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How Seniors Can Get Help with THE HUMAN LIVER (cont’d): Answers on page 7
Credit Card and Mortgage Debt
• You can seriously damage your liver by tak- 1. What substance does the liver use to make the
Dear Savvy Senior, ing too much medicine. Acetaminophen can be digestive juice known as bile?
My husband and I, who are both 66 years old, have found in upwards of 600 medications, includ- 2. What carries bile from the liver to the
fallen behind on our mortgage payments and have ing Tylenol and cold and cough remedies. It’s gall bladder?
accumulated quite a bit of credit card debt over the alarming to think that an overdose of Tylenol 3. Almonds are a good source of a certain vitamin
past few years. Where can we get help? can destroy half of a person’s liver cells in that may help protect against fatty liver disease.
Drowning in Debt less than a week! Adults shouldn’t exceed a Name that vitamin.
4,000-milligram limit per day. 4. What is the most common complaint of those
Dear Drowning, • Cirrhosis of the liver is primarily the result of with liver disease?
Unfortunately, credit card and mortgage debt have excess alcohol intake, and is one of the Top Ten 5. Hepatic encephalopathy is a common symptom
become a growing problem for many older Americans causes of death in the world. One in 5 heavy of serious liver failure. What is it?
who often face medical-related expenses on top of drinkers will get cirrhosis, a scarring of the
their mortgage and other growing costs. Here are some liver that is irreversible. As the prolonged use Answers on Page 7
tips and services that can help. of alcohol reduces the liver’s ability to regener-
ate new cells, the liver loses its ability to break 1. Ingesting this poisonous living thing can lead
Credit Card Counseling down toxins. to liver failure and death within 12 hours.
To help you get a handle on your credit card debt, a • Ten percent of the liver is made up of fat. If What is it?
good place to turn is an accredited credit counseling the fat content exceeds that 10%, the condi- 2. What vitamin is vital for normal
agency. These are nonprofit agencies that offer free tion is known as fatty liver, or hepatic ste- blood clotting?
financial information and advice on how to handle atosis, which contributes to Type 2 diabetes.
financial problems. Although heavy use of alcohol makes a person “Mr. Piano”
more likely to get it, you can get it if you don’t
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Typically, the first counseling session is free, but a and bodily fluids. The B variety usually goes
DMP comes with monthly fees of roughly $20 to $75 a away after several months, but in some cases, it
month, depending on the state. can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer. Hepatitis
C is one of the most common bloodborne viral
To locate a credible agency in your area, use the infections in the U.S., with treatment usually
National Foundation for Credit Counseling website at lasting up to 16 weeks. More than 3 million
NFCC.org (800-388-2227), or the Financial Coun- Americans are living with HCV.
seling Association of America FCAA.org (800-450-
1794). CREDIT CARD MORTGAGE DEBT
(continued)
But make sure that you don’t use a debt settlement
company that claims to settle all your debt or cut it Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box
in half for a fee without counseling. Most of these 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org.
companies use deceptive practices and will only leave Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show
you more in debt then you already are.
and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.
Mortgage Counseling
If you have fallen behind on your mortgage payments, Solution on page 8
or if you have already received a letter or phone call
about missed payments, you should contact your
lender immediately to explain your situation and see if
you can work out a payment plan. Be prepared to pro-
vide your financial information, such as your monthly
income and expenses.

You can also get help from a foreclosure prevention
counselor. These are HUD-approved, trained counsel-
ors that will work with you, examine your financial
situation, and offer guidance on how best to avoid
default or foreclosure. They can also represent you in
negotiations with your lender if you need them to.

To find a government-approved housing counseling
agency in your area, use the National Foundation for
Credit Counseling or Financial Counseling Associa-
tion of America websites or phone numbers previously
listed. Or, for a larger selection of housing counseling
options see the Department of Housing and Urban
Development website at HUD.gov – click on “Re-
sources” at the top of the page, then on “Foreclosure
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Financial Assistance
You also need to make sure you’re not missing out
on any financial assistance programs. The National
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of World War I. Follow along and learn why. kidney cancer, and my wife is now getting treatment
ANSWER: Ninety-nine percent of people have had • Alvin didn’t set out to be any kind of hero. He for breast cancer. Would cooking on a nonstick skil-
chickenpox and are at risk for shingles, and this had his beginnings in poverty, one of 11 chil- let have caused the cancers? My wife used one for
includes most people who think they haven’t had dren, born in a two-room Tennessee log cabin. quite some time. -- B.R.
chickenpox. (Some cases are so mild that they go He had just nine months of formal schooling,
unrecognized.) But only people who have had chick- spending his time working the family farm and ANSWER: When someone is diagnosed with any seri-
enpox (or the vaccine, which is a weakened form of hunting for their food, an activity that turned ous disease, but especially with cancer, it is a human
the live virus) can get shingles. People who had the him into an excellent marksman. trait to think back on possible causes. We want to have
vaccine seem to be at lower risk of shingles than those • Following the death of his father, Alvin took as much control over our fate as possible. However,
who had the infection. jobs in railroad, construction, and logging to most cases of cancer occur without a specific risk
If the shingles vaccine technology can work for a help support the family. He began a hard life of (smoking cigarettes is the biggest exception). Cancer
chickenpox vaccine (and I see no reason it shouldn’t), heavy drinking and gambling, and was referred happens, among other reasons, when there is an error
then it’s possible we could see the end of chickenpox to by the townspeople as a “hell-raiser” who in replicating DNA, when we are hit by natural radia-
and of shingles forever, the way we were able to elimi- “would never amount to anything.” However, tion or when something in our environment damages
nate smallpox. when his best friend was beaten to death dur- our DNA. There certainly are behaviors we can do
ing a drunken brawl, Alvin made a complete to reduce cancer risk, but there is no way to entirely
*** change in his life. prevent cancer from occurring.
DEAR DR. ROACH: Is there medical help or gene • Alvin became active in a local church, singing In the case of nonstick cookware, there is no increased
therapy to prevent excessive height? My niece is 6 in the choir and teaching Sunday school. With risk. Workers who make nonstick coatings for pans
feet, 1 inch tall and soon will marry a man who is the advent of World War I, he received his or clothing are potentially at risk due to a chemical
6 feet, 11 inches tall. Life was not always easy for draft notice just prior to his 30th birthday. He used in manufacturing called PFOA, but there is none
her, as she was mocked at school. And he has had had never been more than 50 miles from home. of this (probably) carcinogenic chemical in the final
a daily life of “How’s the weather up there?” Could Because his religious beliefs forbade violence, product. Overheating a nonstick-coated pan can cause
they prevent their children from growing to such a Alvin registered as a conscientious objector, but irritating, but not cancer-causing, chemical fumes.
height? -- D.B. his request was denied. During basic training, ***
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ANSWER: No, there is no medical treatment to prevent and eventually convinced him that war could be vidual letters, but will incorporate them in the column
excess height, and there is no medical reason to do so. moral and justified. whenever possible. Readers may email questions to
Instead, I’d advise your niece and her fiance to encour- • Serving in the 82nd Infantry in the Argonne, [email protected].
age their children to be comfortable how they are, no York’s division was dispatched to sever a rail-
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Enjoy dining on our outdoor patio with something for everyone. Stop by the office at of that state in 1971, an action followed up by
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MOre ANSWERS Bake sale on November 9th from 9am-3pm. ties are sold a year in the U.S., with about $1
We hope to see you there. billion spent.
• Today’s neckties are 3.5 to 3.75 in. wide
— Jeanie and Russ Swatsworth (8.9 to 9.5 cm) and 52 to 58 in. (132 to 147
cm) long. A high-quality silk tie requires more
Apple than 100 silkworm cocoons, with 245,500 feet
Noodle (74,828 m) of silk thread needed for one tie.
Pudding Shengzhou, China is the largest manufacturer of
neckties in the world, with close to 500 compa-
Fall is that wonderful time of the year when Okto- nies in operation.
berfest -- the traditional German festival centered on • If you’re looking for an especially nice tie,
food, music and fun -- takes place. If you put on a try the Satya Paul Design Studio. They have
polka record and share this dish with friends, you’ll designed a tie containing 150 grams of gold and
see why these festivals are so much fun! 271 diamonds. Cost is right around $220,000.

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2/3 cup nonfat dry milk powder
1 cup water
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2 cups hot cooked noodles, rinsed and drained
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1 1/2 cups peeled and diced cooking apples
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