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Just look at that cover photo—a

boardwalk leading to somewhere we can’t see. Knowing it is in Florida, we might guess there’s a swampy area ahead (read: gators and cypress trees). I suppose we all feel like getting away sometimes. We think we’d like to get off the beaten path or boardwalk and go far from the busyness of the interstate high-ways and crowded shopping malls. It’s fun just to take a path, walk on it and enjoy peace and tranquility—at least for a little while. I’m afraid I’ve become so tied to my technology (gotta check the iPhone—someone might be texting me!) and conve-niences (run up to the store and get eggs) that I’d not be a good candidate for being REALLY REALLY far off the beaten path very long. Getting off the beaten path means we pay less attention to comfort, convenience and what others consider best or right or timely and change to thinking more about a “fi t” for our own needs. It’s times we fi nd new thoughts, new ideas and perhaps new people. It means having less attachment to what we usually do or what others think about what we do. I want to follow such paths, but where? when? how? I started by

leaving my comfy living room reading chair and taking a new book out into Dear Husband’s beautifully landscaped back yard. Why not read outside? I just hadn’t done it for years. Now I have. And I’ve lived here over 30 years and had never gone to the every-single-Sat-urday-night rodeo at River Ranch. Now I have, and it was so very colorful and such fun—read about it in this issue. After more thought and research, DH and I are ready to load up the cooler and the lawn chairs and start checking out some of Florida’s more unique places. No mouse ears for a while, please!From the website visitfl orida.com’s section “Off the Beaten Path,” here’s our start-up list of places and events:13th Annual Sopchoppy Worm Gruntin’ Festival (April 13)Wild Horse Rescue in Mims—volunteer for a day

Black Bear Scenic Byway Drive

15th Annual Antique & Classic Boat Show in Apalachicola

Punta Gorda’s Third Annual Pedal and Play in ParadiseLive Oak’s Spirit of the Suwannee Music EventsWine & Cheese Cruise on Homosassa SpringsIt’s Greek to Me: Take Bouzouki Lessons in Tarpon Springs (Only $5)Yalaha Bakery in Lake

County for the fresh breadFind some of Florida’s Historic CemeteriesFestival of Bacon in Orlando October 5 (Who knew?)Greenville, Florida: Childhood Hometown of Ray Charles So, Readers, I’ll see you on the Black Bear Byway or in a cemetery or on some other off-the-beaten path adventure! Enjoy!

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Have a Healthcare System Problem? Hire a Patient AdvocateBY PAUL WYNN

When questions arise over medical bills, treatment

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Emerging trend The Affordable Care Act (ACA) most recently fueled the need for “insurance navigators” to help consumers research and enroll in health insurance exchanges. The ACA has also

highlighted the dysfunction of the healthcare system and showed the growing distance between people who need healthcare and people who provide healthcare, says Vicki Breitbart, director of the health advocacy program at Sarah Lawrence College in New York. “Patient advocates can help bridge that gap.”

Currently, there are an estimated 150 patient advocates in the United States, composed of nurses, physician assistants, social workers, medical billers, insurance advisors and many caregivers whose personal experience helping parents or loved ones with healthcare decisions motivated them to get involved in the profession. Russell says that as the baby boomers age, new insurance options emerge through the ACA and treatment options become increasingly complex, there’s a growing need for patients to work with patient advocates. But skeptics warn patients that there currently is no certifi cation or state li-censure for patient advocates and no actual qualifi cations are required. This is not uncommon for professions

in their infancy that are still creating standards and a code of ethics, says Breitbart.

Advocacy in action To fi nd a health advocate, AdvoConnection.com is a good place to start. All you need to search the free directoryis an email address and zip code. There are about a half

dozen advocates on the West Coast of Florida. One of them is Lea Ann Biafora with Beacon On-cology Nurse Advocates in Saint Petersburg. Biafora helps patients and their families work through multiple issues related to cancer—from evaluating medical records, questions to ask their doctors to treatment options and fi nancial issues. “Our goal is to empower patients and help them become knowledgeable and understand their treatment options,” she says. Paying for an advocate

will most likely come out of your own pocket. Advocates’ services are generally not covered by health insurance. It’s important to fi nd out how much an advocate charges. There’s no standard fee for patient advocates, but hourly fees range from $60 to $250. Some advocates will waive their fee for an initial consultation to learn more about your unique needs. Russell recommends asking for a written agreement or contract that lists out the services to be provided, estimated hours and how long the service will take. “Most advocates will put their information and answers to you in writing without hesitation,” she explains. “Don’t rely on verbal promises or commitments.”

Navigating the healthcare system can be less confusing with a patient advocate

by your side, but be prepared to pay out-of-pocket for their services.

Finding a Patient AdvocateHallmarks of an ethical and effective patient advocate:

Experience Experience as a healthcare professional can

be helpful in understanding the nuances of the medical system, but non-clinical backgrounds

prove useful as well. Find out how much experience they have in handling similar cases.

CredentialsSome advocates may have earned local

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Affi liationDoes the advocate belong to professional associations

such as the National Association of Healthcare Advocacy Consultants (NAHAC) or the Alliance of

Professional Health Advocates (APHA)? Membership is no guarantee for ethical behavior, but these two associations have set standards for their members.

Ethics Members of APHA and NAHAC abide by a code

of ethics with the goal of providing compassion and respect to patients and their families. Other ethical conduct includes being transparent, maintaining

patient privacy and avoiding discrimination.

SpecializationWord of mouth is one of the best ways to fi nd an advocate. However, each advocate specializes in different areas so match your specifi c needs to

someone with a track record and relevant experience.

Work LoadAsk how many projects the advocate works on. It’s normal for advocates to be juggling a few cases at one time, but make sure your

needs get the attention you deserve. Check AdvoConnection.com online.

Florida Patient Advocates include:Compass Care: 813-501-2000

Professional Advocacy: Partners: 352-326-2030 Aging Wisely: 727-477-5845

Patient Advocacy Group: 972-390-1101 Florida Patient Advocacy: 352-379-8259

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Paul Wynn has covered healthcare trends for the past 20 years as a freelance writer.


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Westgate River Ranch Vacation: Close to Nature Yet Far Enough Away to Be a Real Vacation

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Yee haw! Ride ‘em cowboys. Not long ago we had a hankerin’ to get

out the Western shirts and boots and spend a weekend in the great Florida outdoors. Out where the star sightings aren’t filtered by city lights. It was a good reason for a trip to Westgate River Ranch east of Lake Wales. The River Ranch has been around for de-cades and has recently been renovated as part of the Westgate Resort family. It’s the largest dude ranch in Florida and a clean, safe place to go alone or with the whole family. Here’s what to look for:1. Activities for everyone and for all ages: sit in the quiet with a book, go to The Saloon for a drink (including non-alcoholic), ride a mechanical bull, play mini golf. How about horseback riding, skeet shooting, swamp buggy, air boating, fishing or archery? On weekend nights there’s line dancing,

live music, bonfires, hayride/cookout, a small adventure park and the rodeo.2. Try Glamping (glamorous camp-ing). Each Glamping site is a sturdy fully-furnished canvas tent set on a platform in a wooded area complete with microwave, mini fridge, AC. Glamping sites include a key to a private bathroom facility with shower.3. Convenient accommodations include new and older cabins and the renovated Lodge as well as a beautiful RV park.4. Yee haw! It’s a Wild West rodeo every Saturday night! Eight seconds

may not seem like a long time, but when you’re watching a bull rider try-ing to stay on a bucking bull, it seems like an eternity. This rodeo is fun. Pro-fessional—and colorful—lady horse-back riders make their acts seem easy and there’s a hilarious “calf scramble” for kid cowpokes. It’s a very patriotic, feel-good-to-be-an-American event with lots of red, white and blue and Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA.” A Rodeo Dance immediately following the rodeo is an open time for everyone to dance to slow tunes, boot-scootin’ boogie and fun stuff like “Macarena.”

5. Natural Florida is right outside the door. From watching bison and horses in the pasture to hiking trails through ancient live oak woods along the water, you may find your only distractions to be the birds and critters.

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Clif Pottberg, Kay Waldron and Marian Borges re-pot a bonsai.


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who are widows or widowers, seniors or disabled, including additional tax exemptions for disabled veterans. A second important homestead exemption is the exemption from creditors’ claims. The basic rules for protecting homesteads from the claims of creditors are provided in Article X, Section 4 of the Florida Constitution and Florida Statutes, Chapter 222. Arti-cle X of the Constitution generally pro-tects the homestead from forced sale by creditors. There remain certain restric-tions (i.e., size of the property inside and outside a municipality) and certain exceptions (i.e., secured creditors, tax-es, and claims by those who improved or repaired the homestead) to the gen-eral protection from creditors’ claims. Finally, the homestead exemption which is by far the least understood and which is really more of a restric-tion on the homestead owner than an actual exemption (although the Florida Statues refer to “exempt” homestead when discussing the restriction)

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If you’re traveling through Wisconsin

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Drawing from a wide area of northeastern Wisconsin, Appleton is a regional hub of activity. Think shopping! That would be the Fox River Mall.Then think culture. That would mean attending the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center and its staging area that brings a world class schedule of events to the area.Think heritage. Check out the work-ing Dutch windmill in Little Chute. Here are other reasons to visit the area1. Paper. Appleton’s core industry using the Fox River’s power has been paper-making. The first hydroelectic power plant in the U.S. was on the Fox River and the first home in the world to be lit by hydro-electricity is Hearthstone Historic House with its original light fixtures (and a learning center in the basement).

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When you’re in Wisconsin, you’re in Packers territory, so enjoy a meal at Lombardi’s Steak House in downtown Appleton. Filled with

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5. Milwaukee baseball fans will want to see the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (the Brewers’ Class A affili-ate) at their newly renovated stadium – the Time Warner Cable Field.

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“My father-in-law raised a family and built many memories in the Tampa Bay area, but he ultimately lost his life to ALS. It is up to us to continue this fight,” Piniella said. The 2-mile Tampa Bay Walk to Defeat ALS will take place at USF, 4202 E. Fowler Ave. Check in at 9:30 am, walk at 11 am. Wheelchairs welcome.Register at http://web.alsa.org/Tampa.


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I was standing in line at the bank and noticed that all four men in front of

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We were two compadres, shar-ing a private laugh when suddenly the words “you guys” registered. And then I did a double take. Was my former compadre saying I was also bald? But I wasn’t bald. Or was I? I hadn’t looked at the back of my head in an awfully long time. I anxiously continued my business at the bank. I was tempted to ask the teller if I was bald. However, maybe the bank has a special service charge for telling someone if they’re bald—they have charges for everything else. I went home and used the double mirror technique to look at the back of my head. And sure enough, there was fairly large bald spot back there. It was like a large pink grapefruit juice stain on a gray carpet. I felt like I was punched in the stomach—I realized I looked older than I thought I did. It was reminiscent of the first time I was given, unasked for, a senior discount. My first thought was that I was being punished for making fun of those other bald guys. But that was silly. My hair couldn’t fall out because of a bad joke. If that were the case, I would have been completely bald years ago.

My second thought was to change the term bald to balding. That little “ing” made me feel somewhat better. I wasn’t quite bald yet. Of course “balding” is an active word and it meant the spot was growing, spreading, taking over my head. My third thought was to fix the problem. I researched hair transplants, hair thickening, laser therapy, herbs, wigs, the Donald Trump comb-over, and that spray that kind of looks like you’re putting shoe polish on your head. I even thought of turning to religion. I’m a Reform Jew but if I be-came Orthodox I would always wear a yarmulke—hiding my bald spot. Okay, I realized I was going a little crazy. I also realized, during my research, that baldness isn’t necessar-ily a sign of getting older. There were many young people who were bald (and that made me happy). And also, there were some really good looking bald men. There was Bruce Willis and there’s, uh, Bruce Willis, and did I mention Bruce—okay, I can’t think of anyone else right now but I’m sure there’s lots of them. Anyway, I decided to accept my situation. I wish I could say I learned some moral lesson about all this—don’t make fun of people because it will come back and bite you. However, the following week I was again at the bank and this time the four guys in front of me all had long shaggy hair. I turned to the man behind me and whispered, “I feel like I’m at the Westminster Dog Show.” And we both

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I’m dithering between purchas-ing an SD card and a thumb

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