FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com AUGUST 25, 2016 • THE COURIER SUN 23 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com AUGUST 25, 2016 • TIMES 13 oped oped Take care of A LOOK BACK caregivers on Women’s Equality Day BY RIMAS JASIN AND JUDY ZANGWILL Aug. 26 is Women’s Equality Day, a time to commemorate the passage of the women’s Here’s what the street scene looked like on Metropolitan Avenue near 74th Street in Middle Village in this undated photo taken during the 1940s. The picture comes to us courtesy of the Facebook page, “You must have lived in Middle Village if you remember...” Note the two-light traffic signal at left; the three-light signal wouldn’t come for several more decades. Send us your historic pictures of Queens by email to [email protected], share them on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/QNS) or mail printed pictures to The Ridgewood Times, 38-15 Bell Blvd., Bayside, NY 11361. All mailed pictures will be carefully returned to you. letters & comments GOOD COMMUNICATION EQUALS GREAT LEADERSHIP In observing the history of U.S. presidents today, does degrees of separation matter like in times past? It is extremely important for leaders to develop essential leadership skills along with communication skills to be effective in the age of knowledge that we live in today; it is expected in today’s society and we should expect them to live up to this standard of excellence. When we look at many of the candidates in the current presidential election, we do not see the above presidential candidates all possessed to some degree. Becoming an effective leader and communicator of noteworthy achievement requires activity knowledge, book knowledge and good old-fashioned intuition to make the right decisions, after we ponder various methods of learning and coming up with the right decision based up the sum and total of available knowledge. Any serious presidential candidate in this century needs not have a defi cit in displaying the highest degree of skills in the areas of communication and leadership. In fact the act of running for one of the highest offi ces in the world should enlighten any women and man seeking such an offi ce. If any candidate for the U.S. presidency seriously engages the American public and takes away much of what they learn from listening to the American public on the trail to the White House, they will invariably become a better person through understanding some of the vast points of view of the American public. I would encourage all politicians who are running for election regardless of the position of the particular offi ce to study both the life and times of great leaders to get a feel of the substance, style and times which strengthened the decision-making capacity of great leaders both in the past and the present. Phil Andrews, Flushing TIME TO STOP BULLYING AND START CARING FOR KIDS Another case of bullying has happened with a young boy taking his own life at his Staten Island home on Aug. 11. This 13-year-old had so much to live for and yet the bullying took its toll. I truly grieve with his family and offer my heartfelt prayers. I myself can relate to this child because as a young child in the 1950s and early 1960s, I was a victim of bullying and other children making fun of me because of my severe stuttering problem. Even when I would walk down the street of my neighborhood, kids would imitate my speech impediment and some would even call me stupid. If this happen today with the social media outlets like Facebook and the internet, I think that might be too much for me to handle. I survived because I had people who cared about me, but there are many that have not survived because a lot of people have not made the effort to help. In my opinion more needs to be done for those children who are victims of bullying and teachers and parents must be more involved or more children might take their lives. Remember also that it takes a village to raise a child. Frederick R. Bedell Jr., Glen Oaks Village LET LIVE –EAT SANDWICHES Having read these few comments on Chick-fi l-A opening in Elmhurst, I fi nd most of them centered on their own lifestyles. While you have a right to your comments and lifestyle, so does Chick-fi l-A. This company offers excellent food and service, I have never heard anyone there give their opinion on another person’s living arrangement, just polite service. Why these folks feel it’s necessary to spew hate is beyond me. If you don’t like how these people donate their personal money then maybe you should just shut up and eat somewhere else. Whatever happened to the phrase live and let live? A good line to use in our everyday lives. QNS user Marty Ratliff Cornelius right to vote and progress on women’s rights, as well as to call attention to women’s continuing efforts toward full equality. This should include recognizing women’s roles as caregivers and taking steps to reduce the burdens of this responsibility. After all, in 2016, women continue to be held to a higher standard — including acting as caregivers — when it comes to “doing it all.” Some women have started to affectionately call this phenomenon “superwoman syndrome.” It all too common for a woman to start her day early enough to squeeze in a workout, prepare lunch for the kids, and throw in a load of laundry — all before heading out to a demanding job. Now, increasingly, women have to add to their plates the responsibility of caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease. Currently, there are roughly 3.2 million American women who are caring for someone with this disease. These women are also mothers, sisters, wives, colleagues and community members who must deal with the stress of those responsibilities too. With all of those responsibilities piling up, it’s no wonder caregivers report devastating tolls on their own physical and mental health. For instance, nearly 60 percent of Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers rate the emotional stress of caregiving as “high” or “very high”; nearly 40 percent suffer from depression. One in fi ve care contributors cut back on their own doctor visits because of their care responsibilities. And, among caregivers, 74 percent report they are “somewhat” to “very” concerned about maintaining their own health since becoming a caregiver. It’s not that men don’t act as caregivers; they do. Nearly a third of caregivers are men. But women are disproportionately represented among the caregiver ranks. Women are also disproportionately lower-income and more likely to be a single parent, factors that add to their caregiving pressures since they do not have the income to pay for home health care assistance or a partner to help watch the kids. Unfortunately, too many caregivers suffer in silence. They need to know they’re not in this alone. Nonprofi t organizations PSS and Sunnyside Community Services recently launched services developed specifi cally for Alzheimer caregivers right here in Queens. Services such as long-term fi nancial counseling, support groups and respite care are readily available for the 40,000+ Queens caregivers. While these services won’t get us to caregiving parity, they do make a world of difference in the lives of the caregivers and the families they serve. So, this Women’s Equality Day let’s take the time to recognize all women do for the loved ones in their lives, and acknowledge that even if they don’t ask for it — they deserve our support. Rimas Jasin is the executive director of PSS. Judy Zangwill is the executive director of Sunnyside Community Services. Here’s what the street scene looked like on Metropolitan Avenue near 74th Street in Middle Village in this undated photo taken during the 1940s. The picture comes to us courtesy of the Facebook page, “You must have lived in Middle Village if you remember...” Note the two-light traffi c signal at left; the three-light signal wouldn’t come for several more decades. Send us your historic pictures of Queens by email to [email protected], share them on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/QNS) or mail printed pictures to The Queens Courier, 38-15 Bell Blvd., Bayside, NY 11361. All mailed pictures will be carefully returned to you. Take care of caregivers on Women’s Equality Day COMMUNICATION EQUALS LEADERSHIP STOP BULLYING AND FOR KIDS LIVE AND LET LIVE - AND EAT CHICKEN SANDWICHES
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