Page 10 - Jupiter Ocean Mile - November '21

Page 10, Jupiter Ocean Mile
Medicare Corner With Kathy O

It’s Time For Medicare • eye care – routine exams, eye refractions, and most • skilled nursing care costs beyond 100 days a year
Annual Enrollment Period eyeglasses • meals delivered to the home
• hearing aids, hearing exams, and hearing tests that
• medical charges billed by relatives
(AEP) Oct. 15 Through Dec. 7 haven’t been ordered by a doctor • personal comfort items
• long-term care, such as that delivered in most nursing • intermediate care
Is It Time For Hearing Aids? homes (custodial care) • custodial care
Need New Glasses? • orthopedic shoes (with only a few exceptions) • Services not considered reasonable or medically
Traveling Outside The • outpatient prescription drugs (with only a few necessary by Medicare (In 2014, due to a federal court
United States? exceptions) case, Medicare must now cover “sexual reassignment”
Need Dental Cleanings Or • routine foot care (with only a few exceptions) if it is deemed “medically necessary” by a physician.)
More? • routine physical exams (beyond the annual wellness Medicare Advantage Plans can fill in the gaps that
Original Medicare does visits) Medicare does not cover in most instances. Call today
not include coverage for these • screening tests (with some exceptions) for your free, no hassle consultation. I can meet with you
potentially high-cost health • shots (vaccinations – except those approved) one on one or virtually. I am here to help find the best
care expenses. Medicare • some diabetic supplies (like syringes or insulin unless plan for your needs today!
Advantage Plans may fill in it is used with an external insulin pump) I speak Medicare: Supplement, Drug Plan and
the gaps for items Original • first three pints of blood Advantage Plan.
Medicare does not cover. • additional charges for a private hospital room For your free Medicare plan review please call me,
Think about your healthcare needs when you read • private nursing care Kathy Olejniczak, agent (561) 212-7640.
this surprising list of other common services that are not
included in Original Medicare.
Health care costs that are not covered include, but are Palm Beach County Fire Rescue
What Medicare Does Not Cover:
not limited to:
• acupuncture Fire Safety Tips wrong, do an Internet search of the hazards of deep-frying
• ambulance services (except in emergencies or when a turkey. Typically, there are many fires resulting in serious
the individual’s health would be in danger if other We have been very fortunate to have not been directly injuries and damage each year. Keep an extra watchful eye
transportation was used) impacted by any hurricanes, at least to this point. Remember on children around the fryers.
• chiropractic services, except for some limitations that hurricane season continues until Nov. 30, but hurricanes Having live candles on the table always adds to the charm
• dental care and dentures (with only a few exceptions) have formed in December, so please continue to be storm of a festive setting but can present their own set of hazards if
• cosmetic surgery aware and have a plan in place. not attended to and extinguished properly. Part of the clearing-
• custodial care (help with bathing, dressing, using the Thanksgiving plans are likely on the minds of many the-table process should be to extinguish the candles first.
bathroom, and eating) at home or in a nursing home residents. To ensure that you have a safe and enjoyable dinner, As with all activities, safety should be the top priority
• health care while traveling outside of the United States please keep a few things in mind: to make sure we all stay safe and healthy. However, should
(except in limited cases) Since the turkey may be in the oven for several hours, an unexpected incident, whether fire or medical in nature
make sure to start with a freshly cleaned oven. The long-term occur, don’t hesitate to dial 9-1-1. Delaying the call can have
buildup of heat can cause a fire if there is a lot of grease, significantly dire consequences.
drippings and splatter from previous use. Steen Eriksson,
If using a deep-fryer, always use it outdoors away from Professional Firefighters and
anything that may ignite in a flareup, and never have the Paramedics of Palm Beach County,
deep-fryer sitting on a wooden deck. Also, never place a IAFF Local 2928
frozen turkey into the hot oil. For a reference of what can go HOAN@IAFF2928.com

Pet Matters

by Pat Deshong, President of Furry Friends
Adoption, Clinic & Ranch, November 2021 door, dragging her rear behind her, wobbling along, with these find Susan and locate her
amazing eyes and this pure essence of love that emanated from children, and eventually
her. Much like a special needs kid. I often say I can see God when were able to get word
“For the Love of Animals” I look in a kid’s eyes with a disability. The same was true here. to Susan that we had
features real stories happening Chuley was just this incredible, loving, ball of radiant joy. She her dog! It was a tear
at Furry Friends in Jupiter. immediately came up and gave me a sloppy bulldog slobbery kiss, jerking reunion when
We are The Humane Society and that sealed the deal. She was coming home.” - Carl Susan and Marley were
of Greater Jupiter/Tequesta finally reunited. Susan
and the only no-kill shelter 6 Month Adoptaversary for the hounds who said “12 out of 10!! I
open to the public in northern were left for dead in a dumpster am so grateful that you
Palm Beach County. We’ve It was mid-October 2020, President Pat Deshong received found my baby!! Just
been rescuing, rehabilitating, a text she would not soon forget. As she opened her messages, thank you, THANK
and re-homing the homeless she was horrified at the images of two emaciated dogs and YOU a million times
animals in our community for immediately agreed to help. Fast forward to about 6 months over!” with tears of joy
more than 30 years. Our not since their adoption, and we are happy to share a glimpse of the watering in her eyes.
for profit 501c3 organization highly anticipated transformation. Hope has been living with her
consists of our Jupiter based new forever family, the Jacobs, since the end of November. Her We thank you for your continued support of our mission to
Adoption Center, Veterinary Clinic (open to the public), Thrift transformation is nothing short of miraculous and is why we do rescue, rehabilitate and rehome abandoned and abused dogs and
Boutique, and Palm City Ranch. what we do everyday...so more dogs will have “Hope” for a new, cats in our community. As a 501c3 nonprofit organization, we do
loving furever home. not receive any federal, state, or local funding. We rely primarily
on donations, grants, and our fundraising efforts to continue our
As we approach the end of the year we mission of rescuing, rehabilitating, and re-homing every animal
wanted to highlight a few memorable stories in our care. Your caring support helps us put an end to animal
suffering. We depend on your donations to offset the cost of care
from Furry Friends in 2021 so far. at our adoption facility and low cost veterinary clinic.

Special needs dog, Chuley, gets adopted We are proud to be part of the #GivingTuesday global
Chuley was surrendered to Furry Friends in December 2020. movement for generosity, and hope that you will include Furry
She was a beautiful black and white bulldog with the sweetest Friends in your plans for giving on Tuesday, November 30,
disposition. Her owner thought she had been bitten by a tick which 2021. We believe we can make our community a better place by
caused severe weakness in her back legs that made it very difficult continuing to provide care and shelter for homeless pets in Palm
for Chuley to walk. Our staff worked tirelessly with Chuley several Beach and Martin County.
times a day until she was able to stand on all fours and take a
few unassisted steps, but her Scan the QR code below to find out how you can help support
journey was far from over. Furry Friends!
Chuley now lives on a
10 acre farm with pigs and Susan and Marley get reunited thanks to the
ducks and her new dad Carl detective work of Furry Friends
who is a professional violinist Susan was going to be in the hospital for a few days, and like
that started The Grace Notes many of us do, hired a dog walker to take care of her dog Marley.
Project, a nonprofit where This “dog walker”, took the money up front, stole the dog's bed,
he combines his musical leash, collar and crate and did the unthinkable...dumped Marley
gifts with service to the on the street. Although Marley had a microchip, the information Blessings to you for your support and faith in us… all for the
underserved and special was not up to date. The team at Furry Friends was so determined LOVE of animals!
needs communities. to get a hold of someone, they searched deep into social media to
“She came through the Paid Advertisement Patricia Deshong, President