November 2014
Hawthorne News
Pacific Living Centers, Inc.
Hawthorne House of Salem 3042 Hyacinth St. Salem OR 97301
Administrator: Kirshanna Jaramillo
Community Nurse:
503-763-2722
Debbi Schuetze
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Celebrating
November
Historic Bridge Awareness
Month
World Sponge Month
Novel Writing Month
World Communication
Week
November 1–7
Family Week
November 24–30
Extra Mile Day
November 1
Traffic Directors Day
November 3
Origami Day
November 11
World Architecture Day
November 12
Doctor Who Day
November 23
Thanksgiving Day
November 27
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
We are happy to hear what you are thankful
for.
Feel free to write what you are thankful for on
one of our paper leaves and we will hang it up
on the board.
Come and see what our staff and some of the
residents have written. They are posted for all
to read.
We invite you to come celebrate Thanksgiving
with your loved one, Tuesday November 25th
at noon. We will be having a traditional turkey
meal.
We also would like to invite you to our family
support meeting Nov. 6th at 1:00 pm.
I would like to thank you all for coming to our
Halloween trick or treat party. It was a fun
time. A big thank you to those who helped
with candy. The little ones had tons of fun and
so did our loved ones.
See the board for pictures.
Kirshanna
November 2014
Hawthorne House Team
AM:
Huntington's Disease
Huntington's Disease is a devastating,
degenerative brain disorder that slowly
diminishes an individual's ability to walk, think,
talk and reason. Eventually, the person with
Huntington’s Disease becomes totally
dependent upon others for care. The disease
profoundly affects the lives of entire families—
emotionally, socially and economically.
Huntington’s Disease is caused by a single
defect on a single chromosome. This gene is
found in every human being and contains a
triplet repeat sequence. In a case of
Huntington’s Disease, the gene contains an
abnormally large number of triplet repeats. The
disease does not skip generations. Each child
of a parent who carries the defective gene has
a 50/50 chance of inheriting the gene and
developing Huntington’s Disease. If a person
does not inherit the Huntington’s Disease gene
from an affected parent then they cannot pass it
on to anyone else. More than 250,000
Americans have Huntington’s Disease or are
“at-risk” of inheriting the disease from an
affected parent.
There are three components to Huntington’s
Disease–cognitive, motor and emotional, and
an individual can be affected in one or more
areas first. Early symptoms may include
depression, mood swings, forgetfulness,
clumsiness, involuntary twitching, and lack of
coordination. As the disease progresses,
concentration and short-term memory diminish
and involuntary movements of the head, trunk
and limbs increase. Walking, speaking and
swallowing abilities deteriorate. Eventually the
person is unable to care for himself. Death
follows from complications such as choking,
infection or heart failure.
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Candelaria Lemus
Anita Lobos
Jessica Tomas
PM:
Angela Andrade
Sara Estrada
Ashley Sanchez
NOC:
Olimpia Perez
Leila LeCompte
Amalia Kosi
ON CALL:
On call: Marimar Trujilllo
Stormy Zapata
Erica Villanueva
Falling Dominoes
In 1998, a group in the
Netherlands attempted to
break the world record for the
greatest number of toppled
dominoes. The producer,
Robin Paul Weijers (also
known as Mr. Domino),
televised the magnificent feat,
allowing viewers to witness the
toppling of over 1.6 million dominoes. Ever since
that amazing event, Domino Day has been
celebrated every November in the Netherlands,
with master domino topplers attempting to
establish a new world record on live television.
These domino courses are extremely elaborate
and can take an entire year to design and months
to build. In 2005, a sparrow accidentally entered
the course, knocked over a domino, and caused
23,000 out of four million to fall, ruining months of
work. In 2008, several world records were set,
including the longest domino wall (16 m), the
largest rectangular domino field (one million
stones), and the most dominoes toppled
(4,345,027 stones). This wildly popular
competition was paused in 2010, but fans are
rallying to air another episode this November.
November 2014
(Continued from page 2)
At this time, there is no effective treatment or
cure for Huntington’s Disease. Researchers are
working on a number of treatments, which may
slow the progression or delay onset of the
disease. There are a number of interventions
available today that improve the quality of life
for those with Huntington’s Disease. In the
early and middle stages of the disease,
medications can be given to help suppress
involuntary movements. Depression and other
psychiatric conditions can be quite effectively
treated. Proper nutrition, exercise and
precautions in the home can help minimize
many of the potential consequences of the
disease, such as weight loss, falls and choking
on food.
Huntington’s Disease Society of America:
Cheesy Cranberry & Chili Dip
Ingredients:
• 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese,
room temperature
• 1 (14-ounce) can whole-berry
cranberry sauce
• 1 (4-ounce) can chopped
green chilies, drained
• 1 green onion, sliced
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• Assorted crackers
Directions:
1. Place cream cheese blocks side-by-side on
a serving platter. Combine cranberry sauce,
chilies, onion, lime juice, garlic salt, and chili
powder in a small bowl.
2. Spoon mixture over cream cheese.
3. Serve with crackers.
Makes 14 servings
Birthdays
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Ready, Set, Groan
Elnore 11-2
Kirshanna 11-27
Most Kudos for October
~ Amalia K. ~
November 8 is a day to turn our groans and
guffaws into laughter: it’s Aid and Abet Punsters
Day. Why would we want to encourage punsters
to make their dreadful jokes? Because a good
pun is a masterful, intelligent, and playful use of
language, unlike these examples:
Becoming a vegetarian is a huge missed steak.
I couldn’t figure out how to use my seat belt, but
then it clicked.
The person who invented the door knocker won
the “No Bell” Prize.
Did you hear the one about the broken pencil?
Forget it. It’s pointless.
Or perhaps take this quip from the the King of
Puns: “It looks like another reigny day.”
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Hawthorne House of Salem
3042 Hyacinth St.
Salem OR 97301
PACIFIC LIVING CENTERS HAS SEVEN
LOVING HOMES FOR THE MEMORY
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Administrator: Shannon Souza
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Administrator: Shelly Boatman
HAWTHORNE HOUSE OF SALEM
3042 Hyacinth St.
Salem, OR 97301
Administrator: Kirshanna Jaramillo
APPLEGATE HOUSE OF GRANTS PASS
1635 Kellenbeck Ave.
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Administrator: Christina Stanley
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