04/27/2017 ISSUE 17

Routine screenings
are often critical to
reducing cancer deaths

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HEALTH

Routine screenings often key to reducing cancer deaths

BY TOM LLOYD opposed to cancer screenings. that even though Storey is fully aware of the emotion-
Staff Writer al toll a cancer diagnosis can bring.
It’s quite the opposite, in fact. [screening might]
There might not be a more pas- “Cancer,” says the tall, athletic
sionate – yet practical – advocate However, with over 100 differ- pick them up ear- Storey, “is a type of disease that af-
for cancer screening anywhere than fects all sides of your life. It affects
Florida Cancer Specialists’ Dr. Raul ent types of cancer out there, ly, it doesn’t mat- your beliefs, your family and your
Storey. moral values. It’s like a hurricane
some screening tests, he says, ter because those that not only affects the patient, it
Maybe that passion comes from also affects the patient’s family and
the fact that this particular oncolo- are simply better than others. cancers tend to be friends. It affects everything.”
gist and hematologist’s own father
was diagnosed with cancer at age 55 Storey quickly points to colo- indolent and people Storey also insists that any discus-
but – thanks to screening and treat- sion of cancer screening must also
ment – the senior Storey is still alive noscopies for colorectal cancer, don’t die from broach the topic of risk factors.
and well and going strong today at
age 75. mammograms for breast can- them.” According to the National Cancer
Institute, anything that increases
While the American Cancer So- cer, PAP smears for cer- the chance of developing cancer –
ciety estimates more than half of all including a previous bout with some
cancer deaths could be prevented if vical cancer, and the form of the disease along with fami-
people adopted routine cancer pre- ly history or genetic predispositions,
vention measures, including regular relatively recently gene mutations, exposure to certain
screenings, the ever-practical Storey chemicals and toxins, tobacco use,
freely admits, “It is important to keep approved low- diet, exposure to radiation and even
in mind that screening tests can have direct sunlight, obesity, alcohol use
potential harms as well as benefits, dose CT scans and various forms of chronic in-
and it is important for people to dis- flammations – can all be counted as
cuss those potential harms as well as for lung cancer risk factors.
the benefits with their doctors.”
as being among But there’s a big cancer curveball
That – in no way – means Storey is here.
the most help-
Having one or more of those risk
ful and use-

ful screening

tests avail-

able.

At the oth-

er end of the

scale, Storey

confides,

“There are

some types

of leukemias Dr. Raul Storey PHOTO: GORDON RADFORD
or lymphomas

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HEALTH

Navigating the sea of private home healthcare

BY TOM LLOYD appropriate. After all, there’s a virtual different providers of various stripes
Staff Writer whirlwind of information – and misin- now offer some form of home health-
formation – swirling around the Inter- care just in the Vero area. But that pales
Gathering in an interior office cubi- net these days about the various forms in comparison to the nation as a whole.
cle during a recent tornado warning, of home healthcare available and what
Steve Smith, Donna Sorge and Meg those services will cost. The Centers for Medicare and Med-
Cunningham of the Visiting Nurse icaid Services estimates there are close
Association of Vero Beach started As the U.S. population ages, the to 10,000 registered home healthcare
talking about private nursing and demand for a wide variety of home agencies now operating in this country.
home healthcare. healthcare services has exploded. So
has the number of providers. The Centers for Disease Control
The circumstances seemed oddly and Prevention says tens of thousands
Smith estimates that upwards of 60
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factors does not mean that someone
will get cancer and – equally impor-
tantly – not having any of the above
risk factors does not preclude some-
one from developing cancer.

Perhaps that’s why Storey is ada-
mant that every cancer screening
patient should engage in thorough
and detailed conversations with
their physician both before and after
any test.

Those tests include physical ex-
ams, imaging studies and blood tests
as well as biopsies and procedures
such as the colonoscopies, mammo-
grams, PAP smears and low-dose CT
scans mentioned above.

Of course, as a practicing, board-
certified oncologist and hematolo-
gist, Storey can’t help but return to
his own experience in treating leu-
kemias and lymphoma for a parting
comment.

“This is a good time for oncology
and hematology,” says Storey. “This
is a great, great time to treat cancer.”

He points to newer and more ef-
fective treatment options as well as
a massive increase in the number of
FDA-approved drugs coming onto
the market.

“We pretty much approve a new
medication for cancer every month,”
says Storey, adding that no other
specialty, “not even cardiology, not
even urology, no other specialty,”
has seen such a large growth in new
medications becoming available and
each one, he says, adds another tool
to the anti-cancer toolbox.

Dr. Raul Storey is with Florida Can-
cer Specialists in Vero Beach at 3730
7th Terrace, Suite 101. The phone
number is 772-581-0528. 

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 53 HEALTH

more healthcare registries and private- ments, do light housekeeping and and supervise the home health aide, is in New York. The care
hire firms, as well as licensed and un- meal preparations.
licensed individuals, are also offering which is very important, and make manager could then tell
their services online to an often-bewil- The next step up might be “home
dered population. health aides” who – at least at VNA – sure that everything is going prop- the daughter
are certified nursing assistants. “They,”
That’s a lot of information for con- according to Sorge, “provide hands-on erly. She will update the plan everything
sumer to wade through and the no- care. They can do bathing, shampoos
menclature can be confusing. and also light housekeeping, medica- of care, make sure current that hap-
tion reminders and any kind of per-
The term “private care,” for example, sonal care.” treatments are still appro- pened
may sound exclusive and pricey but,
according to Smith, “the private care At VNA, these home health aides are priate and consult with at the
side is mostly non-skilled.” supervised by a registered nurse.
the physician. visit.
VNA program director Sorge joins “Each client is assigned to a nurse
him by saying that category of care and that nurse will come out and make “We have also care
might include paid companions who a field visit. She’ll do all the vital signs,
drive patients to doctors’ appoint- she’ll do the assessment, she will check managers,” Sorge con-

tinues, “who go to the

doctors with the pa-

tient and then record

everything that is go-

ing on. So let’s say the

patient’s daughter

STEVE SMITH AND DONNA SORGE PHOTO: GORDON RADFORD

These nurses also do medication
management and they’ll do injec-
tions, they’ll do any kind of colostomy
changes or ileostomy changes. And
they’re all RNs (registered nurses).”

Registered nurses and licensed prac-
tical nurses, of course, cost more than
non-skilled care.

For that reason, what you might pay
for home healthcare can vary widely.

While Smith places the lower range
of non-skilled rates in the Vero area
around $18 to $28 per hour, the Na-
tional Association of Professional
Home Care (NAPHC) warns there are
additional and often-overlooked ex-
penses to consider.

For example, NAPHC points out,
“When you hire a private pay care-
giver, you become an employer and
the caregiver becomes a household
employee.”

That’s important insofar as your
existing homeowner’s insurance pol-
icy may not cover the cost should that
household employee slip and fall or in
any other way be injured.

Moreover, NAPHC also reminds peo-
ple that as an employer, you are also re-
sponsible for knowing the immigration
and visa status of your employee.

And then there’s the tax man.
“You are legally responsible,” says
NAPHC, “for withholding Social Secu-
rity taxes, Medicare taxes, federal un-
employment taxes and filing all of that
with the IRS” for each employee. Fail-
ure to do so can result in hefty fines
and even possible prison sentences.
Unlike most private hires or online
services, says Smith, the VNA screens
its providers with both level-one and
level-two background checks along
with drug screening and testing. It
also protects clients against theft,
abuse and injury lawsuits, and as-
sumes the responsibility for all work-
man’s compensation, unemployment
insurance, Social Security taxes and
federal withholdings.

The VNA of Vero Beach is at 1110
35th Lane. The phone number is 772-
778-0159. 

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HEALTH

Plasma infusion revitalizes
memory – in mice, at least

By Lenny Bernstein | Washington Post said. The quantity of the substance in
the blood declines as people age.
You leave your car in a vast, crowd-
ed parking lot, and when you return, “There seems to be something in
you have no idea where it is. The young human blood that is not in old
ensuing search is frustrating, time- human blood that can reactivate and
consuming and a little embarrassing. rejuvenate these old brains and make
mice smarter again,” said Tony Wyss-
That experience occurs more fre- Coray, a professor of neurology at
quently as we get older, because Stanford who led the research team.
function of the part of the brain that
encodes spatial and episodic memo- The researchers, however, voiced
ries – the hippocampus – decline caution because most therapeutic
with age. approaches to disease that work in
mice or other lab animals do not suc-
But now neuroscientists at the ceed in humans. And before it could
Stanford University School of Medi- be tried in humans, any substance
cine have shown that – in mice – an would face years of safety testing.
infusion of plasma taken from hu-
man umbilical cords improves the But because the current study was
hippocampus’ functioning, resulting conducted with human cord plasma,
in significant gains in it is a big step forward, they said. “It’s
memory and cognition
needed for tasks such not some random mol-
as finding a car in a full ecule that we found
parking lot. They also somewhere,” Wyss-
isolated the protein, Coray said. “It’s actu-
known as TIMP2, that ally produced in hu-
they say is responsible mans.”
for the improvements.
That raises the
The research, pub- possibility of using
lished last Wednesday TIMP2 to slow the ag-
in the journal Nature, ing of other tissue in
could one day hold im- the body, he said. Sci-
plications for the treat- entists don’t actually
ment of Alzheimer’s know whether differ-
disease and other conditions that ent organs age at the
erode memory and cognition. same rate and are not
sure where the protein is produced.
“The TIMP2 protein might have “Where does TIMP2 come from?
some translational promise, some Which organs produce it?” Wyss-
therapeutic promise, in humans,” Coray said. “And if it’s multiple or-
said Joe Castellano, a postdoctoral gans, does it change with aging at
researcher who identified the protein the same speed, and can we interfere
among scores of others in the blood. with that?”
The researchers had previous-
TIMP2 appears to improve the ly shown that they could improve
transmission of information across learning and memory in older mice
gaps – known as synapses – between by injecting them with plasma taken
cells in the hippocampus, Castellano from young mice. 

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ST. EDWARD’S

College choices fit St. Ed’s Brown and Pennell well

BY RON HOLUB ways able to put especially throughout the summer Pennell said the lessons he learned
in my best effort when we were working out and he playing football at St. Ed’s helped him
Staff Writer knowing that.” told us this is what it takes once the cope with academic challenges as
season starts, and kids get hurt, and well. “I’m going to focus on a business
When St. Ed’s seniors Andrew Brown Brown has at- it’s in the fourth quarter and you’re major and play football at Southeast-
and Nicholas Pennell signed college tended St. Ed’s ern University. Mostly I just want to
letters of intent at a ceremony on April since pre- needed. He made us push on. succeed in all of my courses. What I
12, it became obvious that the schools K while “It was amazing. We had only learned at St. Ed’s will definitely help
they selected were destinations tailor- me in college.
made for continuing to develop and Nicholas Pennell. PHOTO: DENISE RITCHIE about 15 kids for most of the sea-
prosper as student-athletes. son, and due to injuries in some “I’m looking to be a running back,
Pennell was more of a one-and-done. games we had only 11. But it was but I will play any position they put
The University of Denver was the He enrolled as a senior and discovered me at. As long as I’m on the team and
perfect fit for Brown in more ways that playing football for the Pirates en- just like he said, we needed that doing my part to help, I will be happy
than one. Southeastern University in tailed more than he expected. fourth-quarter push. It taught with it.”
Lakeland has a familiarity that should me something that I
make Pennell feel like it is the next best “I played sports for Master’s Acad- had never Pennell’s brother attended South-
thing to the comforts of home. emy, but I was actually dual-enrolled eastern, so he is already familiar with
as a home schooler and at Indian Riv- learned before – some- the atmosphere and knows quite a
“I’ve been out to Denver before er College,” Pennell said. “I was really thing you actually have to few people there.
with my family and what stuck out excited to come here for the chance to go through to learn.
for me about the University of Denver excel at academics and sports. In my Brown has been out to Colorado to
was the excellent business program,” only year at St. Ed’s I learned things “You have to fight for visit his grandparents every summer
Brown explained. “When I was first that I feel I would not have learned if I what you want and earn it since he was a little kid – and says it’s
interested it seemed like kind of an didn’t come here. every single time. Coming like a second home to him. He wants
unrealistic goal for me because the here and learning that to study either finance, international
swimming team is so competitive. “When I joined the football team I made this the business or real estate.
But when the coaches reached out to was really overwhelmed by the sched- best year of
me I knew that this was where I want- ule Coach Motta had us on – and the my high “Leaving won’t be a huge shock
ed to go.” type of strength training and condi- school because I love it out there,” Brown
tioning that he had us going through. life.”
Brown has been swimming com- I really didn’t understand it at first. said. “But leaving family and
petitively at St. Ed’s it seems like for- I thought it was a lot to go through, friends is going to be an ad-
ever. He finished his senior year by justment. They have fol-
medaling in the 50 freestyle and 100 lowed me throughout this
butterfly at the state meet. He is a fi- whole journey, and I have
nalist for All-Area Boys Swimmer of been there for them.”
the Year. Pennell said, “I’m ex-
cited but also kind of sad
A few hours after the official sign- that I’m leaving my family. I
ing, Brown was in the pool at the end grew up in Vero but I’m ready
of the school day. He would be back in to meet new friends and
the water early the following morn- make new memories at
ing. That’s the type of dedication and Southeastern.” 
hard work he is known for.

“I was motivated to put in all of
the hours of swimming because I
guess I saw some potential in myself,”
Brown told us. “I love to improve any
way I can and swimming is the kind
of sport that offered that to me. It’s a
pretty logical sport and you’re always
competing against yourself. I was al-

Andrew Brown. PHOTO: DENISE RITCHIE









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WINE COLUMN

A love affair with wine: From newbie to certified sommelier

BY DAVE MCINTYRE liers as they worked their shift.
The Washington Post Through all this, I was impressed

The wine world is abuzz over a new not by the sommeliers’ hedonistic
book, “Cork Dork,” by Bianca Bosker, pursuits but rather by their profes-
that is both an exposé and a love affair sionalism. Somms, bartenders and
with wine. It’s a memoir of how Bosker even waiters taking the certified- level
quit her job as an editor for the Huff- exam told me of their desire to im-
ington Post and immersed herself for prove their knowledge and skills to get
a year and a half in the world of wine better jobs in the restaurant industry
obsession, eventually achieving the by providing better service to diners.
certified sommelier rank in the Court
of Master Sommeliers. That theme was stressed by Ron
Edwards, the master sommelier who
I have mixed feelings about “Cork taught the introductory and certified
Dork.” Bosker is an engaging tour level courses I took. “It’s not about
guide who takes us on an enjoyable technical expertise in a fine-dining
romp through her personal explora- restaurant,” Edwards says. “Excep-
tion and discovery of wine. There’s tional service is not exclusive to highly
good advice on her as she transforms detailed, high-priced locations.”
from a casual wine-drinking neo-
phyte to an expert who understands The “heart of service,” he says, is
the thrill a taste of fine wine can give. not formality but kindness, which he
defines as the ability to sense what
“A glass of wine was no longer the customer wants before she re-
just good or bad, empty or full,” she alizes she wants it. With kindness
writes near the end of her odyssey. “I
felt I was going beyond knowing what comes professionalism.
I liked to grasp why I liked it.” Wine And once servers and
helped open her senses to more joys customers view ser-
that life has to offer – especially food. vice as a profession
instead of some-
And yet, before I even opened the thing to do while
book, the over-the-top subtitle gave looking for a
me pause: “A wine-fueled adventure “real job,” we’ll
among the obsessive sommeliers, big all have better
bottle hunters, and rogue scientists dining expe-
who taught me to live for taste.” riences. 

Uh-oh, I thought. Another hatchet with money to burn ate out, speeches
job on wine lovers, our snobby know- about quartzite soils were a turn-on,
it-all attitude, our flowery language and everyone got their own ice buck-
about flavors and aromas we tease out et,” she writes.
of a glass, and our perpetual pursuit of
esoteric and expensive wines. The service exam she passed, based
on concepts of old-school formal din-
We are an easy target. There’s a ing, “didn’t look anything like what
cottage industry for academic stud- most people encountered in their res-
ies showing that “experts” will rate a taurants. Sure, maybe the restaurants
wine more favorably when told it’s ex- should look more like the Court. But
pensive than when they are told that shouldn’t the Court look more like the
same wine is cheap. In blind taste restaurants?”
tests, average consumers prefer cheap
wine to fancy, rare, expensive bottles, Like Bosker, I took the first two lev-
which somehow suggests that wine els of the Court’s training program
lovers who get excited over a grand and passed the certified sommelier
cru burgundy might be fools. exam. (These two levels are open to
“civilians,” while the advanced and
Bosker does a fair share of that. master sommelier levels are much
She also plays to stereotypes of som- more rigorous and for professionals.) I
meliers as sneering over our shoul- practiced blind tasting and mock ser-
ders as we dine, criticizing our wine vice with somms in training. While I
choices and table manners. And once didn’t work as a restaurant “cellar rat”
she passes her certified sommelier like Bosker did, I have trailed somme-
exam, she wonders whether the Court
of Master Sommeliers might be out of
touch with the way we dine today.

“What troubled me was the to-
tal disconnect between the Court’s
vision of wine service and the real
world. We were like members of a for-
gotten bacchanalian tribe preparing
for a wine utopia, where only people

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PETS

Bonz wowed by Waldi, a big-hearted little hound

Hi Dog Buddies! I’m working,” I told him. “Whaddya do had to drag me out by the
for fun?”
This week I had a fun yap with a tail. That’s why us dachs-
Snowdog, a purebred, long-haired “I know I look like a Dachshund,
mini-dachshund from Pennsylvania: Mr. Bonzo, but in my heart, I’m a Lab- hunds have long tails, cuz
Waldi Von Trendelenburg Boettjer. I rador. I LOVE the water. ANY water.
KNOW! Thank Lassie, the first thing he An SWIMMIN’! I could lie around by dachshunds usta be Bad-
said when we met was, “Hi, Mr. Bonzo! the ocean all day, in that soap-sudsy
I’m just plain Waldi! I can’t even spell part that keeps going away and com- ger Hounds. So when we
my Official Name. Ackshully, I can’t ing back. After swimmin’, I roll in the
spell at all. Anyway, I’m named after grass. Mom and Dad say I look like an chased badgers down their
the first official Oh-LIM-pick mascot, Otter when I’m wet.
Waldi, a dachshund of course, from the holes, our owners hadda
1972 Summer Oh-LIM-picks in Ger- “Up home, me an Mom an Dad spend
many, which is a totally nother country. lotsa time on our sailboat in Chesa- drag us out by our handy
This is my Mom, Maryanne. My Dad’s peake Bay. There’s nothin’ like that free,
inside. He’s Siegfried.” Nose-to-the-Wind feeling. Sometimes I tails. I’m awful glad we
jump in. Of course, I have my life jacket
I was glad I’d brought extra pens. on. We live on the boat, and kayak, an aren’t in the Badger Biz
“Pleased to meet you, Waldi,” I said. play ball. I’m a great ball catcher.
Waldi’s a handsome little poocheroo, anymore. Ukk.
almost 2, tons of energy an not a snooty “I also enjoy Stick Fetch, the first part,
bone in his tidy little body, even though anyway, where I run and grab the stick. “I’m also doin’ Uh-JILL-
he’s a purebred. (Most PB’s are totally The other part, bringin’ it back, not so
Cool Kibbles, right? but some of ’em get much. But my FAV-rit sport is Soccer. uh-tee training. That’s su-
a ’TUDE, like they’re All That and a Bag- At the dog park, I’d rather practice with
ga Pupperoni. my soccer ball than play with the other per fun! But I don’t always
dogs. I’m self-taught. I can bend ’em like
“So, Waldi, tell me how you found Beckham! I’ve been workin’ on my Step- just play. Once, when
your Forever Family.” Over. Watch, I’ll show you.”
Mom’s friend’s daughter
“Mom and Dad are Doxie People. And off he zoomed, his Mom right
Their last one was 16 when he went behind him, and me and my assistant was in the HOS-pittle, I
to Dog Heaven. When they felt Up To following her, out to a big grassy, bowl-
It, they decided to get another Doxie. shaped area. Waldi’s Mom had a green, got Special Permission
There were four in my litter. I was the dachshund-sized soccer ball that made
teeniest, looked like a furry pool ball. funny noises. She tossed it, he caught to snuggle with her, to Waldi, the mini-dachshund. PHOTO BY DENISE RITCHIE
And I had those big puppy eyes no hu- up to it, and Dog! It was like that ball help her feel much bet-
man can resist. They picked me cuz was Velcroed to Waldi’s nose. At top
I was so little, and timid and quiet, speed, he zigged, he zagged, he bobbed, ter. The doctor said I’d
which is kind funny cuz now I’m a big he weaved, kept that soggy ball mov-
boy, 18 whole pounds, and not all that ing and never lost contact ’cept when be a wonderful therapy pooch, so Mom Bunny 1 isn’t with us anymore. He
quiet. But they still love me to pieces!” he nose-bumped it, then shot off again
in hot pursuit. Every so often the ball’d and Dad enrolled me in Comfort Caring hadda have lotsa surgery. His append-
While we were yapping, Waldi was make a noise. Waldi’d stop, bark at it,
chewing on a big piece of something, chew some grass, then off he’d go again. Canine Therapy classes. I’m a NATCH- ages kept falling off. Cuzza chewing,
looked sorta like a bone, but flat. It was It was somethin’ to see!
as big as him. I asked about it. rull. Now I even assist the class trainers I guess. When I was a pupster, I had
“Waldi, that was aMAYzing!” I ex-
“Oh, this. It’s my cow ear. Lasts forEV- claimed. up in P.A. Down here I visit lotsa human this Chewing Issue. Furniture, mostly.
er. I gotta pig ear, too. Wanna try one?”
“Thanks,” he said. “One time I was friends at Harbor Chase Senior Living. Mom put 2x4’s under the couch so I
“Um. Thanks, but I better not while playin’ soccer, an the ball went down
a drainpipe. I went in after it and Mom Only 20 more visits, and I’ll earn my AKC couldn’t chew the stuffin’s out, but I

Therapy Dog certificate. I believe I have made toothpicks outta ’em. Now I’m

something important to contribute. I much better … ’cept for the Bunnys.”

don’t wanna brag, but I also earned my Heading home, I was thinking

Advanced Good Citizen Certificate. An about how, even though Waldi’s a to-

that’s not so easy to get, ya know.” tal athlete, he’s also caring and kind.

I nodded. He knows when to be all Super Soc-

“But it’s worth it. Cuz I’m so well-be- cer Pooch and when to be just snuggly

haved, Mom and Dad take me to din- Waldi. You gotta admire that.

ner at Osceola Bistro. It’s way Cool Kib-

bles, an pooch-frenly. So’s the outdoor Till next time,
The Bonz
market over on the beach. There’s a
lady who makes duh-licious dog treats, Don’t Be Shy
’specially blueberry bisicuits.”
We are always looking for pets
“Any pooch pals? Favorite toys?” with interesting stories.
“At the dog park, me an Maddie dig
together. In the neighborhood, theres

Belle. Also Justin. He’s a Human. He

takes care of our whole neighbor- To set up an interview, email
hood. My toys are Foxie, Allie Gator [email protected].
and Bunny 2. I ’specially love Bunny 2.









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Stofft Architects and Marc-Michaels
Interior Design.

“There was no expense spared on
this house,” shares Kimberly Thorpe,
Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Interna-
tional Realty other broker-owner.

The old world feel of the estate may
not match the cottage-style house
that originally sat on the property for
60 years, but some of the history of the
former Elabree home was preserved.
Pecky Cypress was salvaged during
demolition and repurposed for bal-
cony and patio ceilings. A shadow
box pays homage to days gone by with
pre-World War II newspaper clip-
pings found in the walls, brick from
the original fireplace, hinges from
the well, doorknobs and more.

A detached two-car garage and
guesthouse provide a buffer between
Ocean Drive and the house proper.
Guests can enjoy complete privacy
in the second-floor retreat with sepa-
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breezeway access to the main house. sel tasting sink and rustic seating area
From the moment you pull up the create a wine connoisseur’s haven.

brick-paved, circular drive you can “These doors are reclaimed and
feel the Tuscan sun beating down as repurposed. It takes extraordinary
if you were on the other side of the planning and craftsmanship to take
Atlantic Ocean. Up a stone terrace a door like that and build around it,”
and through the grand mahogany says Michael Thorpe.
doors it’s hard to decide where to
look first. Further down the hall a powder
room, guest suite and laundry room
Entertaining is a snap in the media with access to an attached two-car
room with leopard print floor cover- garage discretely await. Back at the
ing and a full bar. The built-in enter- heart of the house, the warmth of a
tainment center and horn-shaped Macedonia lime gas burning fire-
sconces add a touch of warmth mak- place opposite the hand painted
ing the room cozy and inviting for a Tuscan mural sets the tone for the
movie screening, game time or ca- formal living area.
sual drinks.
The butcher block, natural wood
Venture to the right of the foyer into and faux finish cabinets complement
the formal dining room with faux the Casablanca granite countertops
painted ceiling and double chande- in the chef-grade kitchen. A traver-
lier. Two vault-like wooden doors open tine backsplash, hammered bronze
into the wine room, where the combi- farmhouse sink and rustic beam ceil-
nation of wood flooring and antique ing are the embodiment of a family
terra cotta stone gives the room an gathering place. The breakfast bar,
authentic feel. The sub-zero climate nook and family room offer plenty of
controlled wine storage, marble ves- space for entertaining and flow out

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MOVE-IN READY • WALK TO THE BEACH! onto the back terrace with summer
kitchen and cabana bath.

At the center of the house, antique
bronze travertine steps lead to the
second-floor master suite, library and
grandchildren’s suite, all centered
around a communal lounging area
with breakfast bar.

A pair of corbel lion heads stand
sentinel over the wood-paneled
library. With built-in desk and
shelves, private bathroom and
ocean view from a private balcony,
it is the perfect spot for discerning
bibliophiles.

Double doors provide an extra layer
of privacy for the master suite. An oval
foyer gives way to his and her custom
closets and bathing areas. The lady of
the house can indulge herself in the
Roman shower, and large soaking
Jacuzzi tub while enjoying views of
the ocean. The vanity, lounging area
and water closet with bidet add to
the spa-like atmosphere. The gentle-
men’s washroom has a masculine air

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Listing agency: Treasure Coast
Sotheby’s International Realty
Listing agents: Kimberly and
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Listing price: $6,495,000

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with rough cut Alabastrino granite patios. Play in the heated pool, soak
and Roman shower. Snuggle in bed in the spa or run down to the beach
in front of the marble gas fireplace or for some fun in the sand. The walled
watch the waves roll in from the mas- compound has gated, private beach
ter suite office or covered balcony. access, a fenced dog walk and out-
door shower, creating your own pri-
A few steps away, the grandchil- vate resort.
dren’s room sleeps four with bunk
beds. A tree grows from the grassy- “This is the perfect home for a
green floor, and clouds billow over- turnkey buyer. All you need to move
head in the bathroom with clawfoot in are clothes and toothbrush,” says
tub and bi-level sinks. Kimberly. “Everything else you need
is here.” Take a virtual walk through
Attention to detail abound, from this ready to move in home anytime
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extras throughout the house with
wainscoting, columns, architectural Villa di Splendore is located on
ceilings – with beamed, barrel-and- the barrier island in a quiet Central
groin vaulted, tray, coffered and ca- Beach neighborhood between the
thedral ceilings in various rooms. boardwalk at Jaycee Beach and Vero’s
Discreet touches add to the luxurious seaside village. Ocean Drive shop-
design with an old-fashioned tele- ping and dining are a quick stroll
phone nook, elevator, first and sec- away with the City Marina, off-leash
ond-floor laundry rooms and smart dog park, Riverside Park, Vero Beach
home technology. Museum of Art and Riverside Theatre
nearby. The bridge to the mainland is
Virtually every room in the house a 5-minute drive. 
offers ocean views from terraces and

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Real Estate Sales on the Barrier Island: April 14 to April 20

The week after Easter brought a slowing of the barrier island real estate market, with 7 sales
recorded including two for more than $1 million.
The top sale of the week was of a new home in the Estuary. The property at 350 Lakeview Way was
placed on the market Dec. 19 with an asking price of $1.26 million. The sale closed on April 17 for
$1.2 million.
The seller in the transaction was represented by Matilde Sorensen of Dale Sorensen Real Estate.
The purchaser was represented by Beverlee Pulling of Treasure Coast Sotheby’s.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

SUBDIVISION ADDRESS LISTED ORIGINAL MOST RECENT SOLD SELLING
ASKING PRICE ASKING PRICE PRICE
$1,150,000
$519,000
ORCHID ISLAND 331 WESTWIND COURT 1/25/2017 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 4/20/2017 $645,000
$672,000
MARBRISA 580 N MONTEREY DRIVE 1/12/2017 $549,000 $549,000 4/18/2017
$515,000
SMUGGLERS COVE 1516 SMUGGLERS COVE 3/2/2017 $675,000 $675,000 4/17/2017 $845,000

BERMUDA BAY 300 SABLE OAK DRIVE 3/1/2017 $729,000 $729,000 4/20/2017

TOWNHOMES, VILLAS, CONDOS, MULTIFAMILY AND INVESTMENT

SEA OAKS 8880 N SEA OAKS WAY UNIT#107 6/24/2016 $550,000 $550,000 4/20/2017
SOMERSET BAY 9055 SOMERSET BAY LANE UNIT#201 11/9/2016 $880,000 $880,000 4/17/2017

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Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Orchid Island, Address: 331 Westwind Court Subdivision: Smugglers Cove, Address: 1516 Smugglers Cove

Listing Date: 1/25/2017 Listing Date: 3/2/2017
Original Price: $1,250,000 Original Price: $675,000
Recent Price: $1,250,000 Recent Price: $675,000
Sold: 4/20/2017 Sold: 4/17/2017
Selling Price: $1,150,000 Selling Price: $645,000
Listing Agent: Scott B Oberlink Listing Agent: Eddie Branigan

Selling Agent: Orchid Island Realty Selling Agent: Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl

Scott B Oberlink Kathleen Provancher

Orchid Island Realty Dale Sorensen Real Estate .

Subdivision: Bermuda Bay, Address: 300 Sable Oak Drive Subdivision: Somerset Bay Condo, Address: 9055 Somerset Bay Lane #201

Listing Date: 3/1/2017 Listing Date: 11/9/2016
Original Price: $729,000 Original Price: $880,000
Recent Price: $729,000 Recent Price: $880,000
Sold: 4/20/2017 Sold: 4/17/2017
Selling Price: $672,000 Selling Price: $845,000
Listing Agent: Cheryl Goff Listing Agent: Charlotte Terry

Selling Agent: BEX Realty Selling Agent: Alex MacWilliam, Inc.

Lori Schoonover Kieran Quinn Hickey

BEX Realty Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.

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Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Marbrisa, Address: 580 N Monterey Drive Subdivision: Sea Oaks, Address: 8880 N Sea Oaks Way Unit #107

Listing Date: 1/12/2017 Listing Date: 6/24/2016
Original Price: $549,000 Original Price: $550,000
Recent Price: $549,000 Recent Price: $550,000
Sold: 4/18/2017 Sold: 4/20/2017
Selling Price: $519,000 Selling Price: $515,000
Listing Agent: Debbie Bell Listing Agent: Susie Wilson

Selling Agent: Berkshire Hathaway Florida Selling Agent: Susie Wilson Real Estate

Janyne Kenworthy Nancy Browning Freiheit

Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.

Subdivision: Seagrove West, Address: 200 Riverway Drive Subdivision: Pointes, Address: 1901 Bay Road, #104

Listing Date: 12/5/2016 Listing Date: 2/12/2016
Original Price: $769,900 Original Price: $750,000
Recent Price: $769,900 Recent Price: $699,000
Sold: 4/7/2017 Sold: 4/10/2017
Selling Price: $685,000 Selling Price: $690,000
Listing Agent: Claudia Pascal Listing Agent: Judy Hargarten

Selling Agent: Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl Selling Agent: The Moorings Realty Sales Co.

Fredi Ash Judy Hargarten

Berkshire Hathaway Florida The Moorings Realty Sales Co.