Serving Our Seniors Magazine: Jan - March 2023

The Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board of Erie County is dedicated to funding and supporting a continuum of behavioral health services across Erie County. The board’s mission is to achieve person-centered wellness for individuals and a healthy community that embraces recovery and erases stigma. As a public agency, the ADAMHS board is committed to fiscal responsibility with taxpayer dollars and to appropriately provide oversight to agencies receiving board funding. Please know that if you or a loved one are struggling, help is a phone call away. Don’t hesitate to call the crisis hotline (800) 826-1306 or dial 988 in an emergency. To learn more about the ADAMHS Board and the services offered in Erie County, visit www.adamhserie.org . PAID ADVERTISEMENT Agency here to assist those with mental health and addiction needs Feeling Irritable and On Edge: That’s Not Normal Aging We blame a lot on chronological age. It gets a bad rap. Chronological age is not a disease or a sickness. It’s just a number. Feelings are frequently and erroneously attributed to age. Are you finding as you develop in age that you are experiencing things like worry, restlessness, difficulty concentrating or difficulty falling asleep? There are causes for each of these. The cause is not your age. Are you losing interest in things that you use to enjoy doing? Have you noticed episodes of tearfulness or other uncontrolled emotions? Do you have feelings of hopelessness or are you irritable? These feelings aren’t caused by older age, either. If advancing age is not the cause for these feelings, what else could it be? We are glad you asked! Dr. Linda Tremp Waters, PhD, will be explaining the real source for these feelings and why it is not normal aging. She will be addressing questions from the audience and talking in a way that is easy to understand. Mark your calendar and attend That’s Not Normal Aging: Why I Feel Irritable and On Edge, January 23, 2023, 1pm – 2:30pm, Erie County Office Building, 3rd Floor (downtown) 247 Columbus Ave. – Sandusky. An audience of 30 or more is required to justify the time of the speaker. RSVPs are due no later than January 19, 2023. Call 419-624-1856 or send an e-mail to Mail@ ServingOurSeniors.org. Be sure to leave your name, phone number and the name of this forum. If the forum is canceled, for any reason, you will be notified by phone. Now Accepting New Patients The Bellevue Hospital Pain Management Center Specializing in treatment for: • Arthritis pain in neck & lower back • Neck pain • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) • Headaches • Persistent pain after neck & back surgery • Shingles • Work-related injuries • Sciatica • Muscle spasms • Nerve damage For an appointment call: 419.484.5903 A physician referral is required. 1400 West Main Street • Bldg.1, Suite C Bellevue, OH 44811 • www.bellevuehospital.com Vimal Kumar, M.D. )VHYK *LY[PÄLK PU 7HPU 4HUHNLTLU[ (ULZ[OLZPVSVN` Jill Solis, FNP-C *LY[PÄLK 5\YZL 7YHJ[P[PVULY Dr. Linda Tremp Waters with her mother 22