Warm and pleasant greetings to all. We hope you are having a good week. Our community is doing well as far as we hear from residents.
We were pleased to see the McBlackwells from Chicago, who stopped by during the Labor Day weekend. There were others in our community stopping by to say hello.
Houston Smith from Jackson and Charles and Charity from Georgia also visited in the community. We are sure others greeted family and friends also. Please know you are welcome to our community.
Blue Cane Little Hubbard Community salutes Eva Covington for receiving special honors from Northwest Mississippi Community College, Senatobia.
The Eva M. Covington scholarship to NMCC was given in her honor by Rep. Thomas U. Reynolds and wife Mrs. Liz Reynolds. Mrs. Covington stated she is sincerely appreciative and honored to be recognized for this memorable moment of her life. This is a part of what she desires her life to reflect by helping her community and encouraging others.
Representatives from NMCC presented her with the award Friday, on the beautiful lawn at her home. Including the distinguished guests, celebrating the honors with her were her son, Melvin Covington, Sherry Marshall, Brenda Willis and myself.
I was reading an article from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention concerning older people and why they experience more falls. CDC says more than one- third of older people (65 and older) fall each year. This number can be frightening, but falls can be preventable.
Falls are not a normal or inevitable part of aging. Here are risk factors: a history of falling, mobility problems, poor balance and muscle weakness, poor eyesight, a cognitive impairment, hazardous home, medications and incontinence issues. Twenty percent of these falls cause a serious injury such as head injuries or broken bones. Some falls can be fatal.
This article also gave four suggestions with in-depth explanations of what individuals can do to prevent falling and to stay on your feet.
1. Talk openly with your health care provider about fall risks and prevention
2. Exercise to improve your balance and strength.
3. Have your eyes and feet examined, check with an eye doctor once a year and have your health care provider to check your feet to see if a foot specialist is advised.
4. Make your home safer, improve lighting in home, remove throw rugs and other things that you may trip over.
I was interested in seeing what my score would be after answering 12 questions on the checklist from CDC about falls. You may be at risk if you score four points or more. Well, I scored a 3 and Taylor scored a 9, so you can bet that’s why we are mindful and are doing all the suggestions that are on the list.
Please be careful and let’s stay on our feet!
Enjoy life today. Be blessed.
