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Sinai Hospital Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
present
Tay Sachs Screening Month
September 1997
Tay Sachs is a rare genetic disease that a baby inherits from both
parents. It causes progressive destruction of the central nervous system
and death in early childhood. There is no cure for the disease. Most
carriers are Jews of Eastern European descent.
At age 50, Judy Beltzman has changed her life.
You should be tested if you are a male or female over age 17, of
Ashkenazi (Eastern European) descent and considering marriage or
pregnancy, or had been tested for the disease prior to 1980. Orthodox
Dor Yeshorim approach to screening is available.
For the month of September, Sinai Hospital will offer Tay Sachs
screening for a reduced fee of $25 per person. The regular charge for
this test is $90.
Sinai will also offer a Tay Sachs Screening Day, Sunday, September 7,
from 12:30 to 3:30 pm at the Jewish Community Center in Oak Park.
For more information call Sinai genetics counselor Robin Gold today
at 313-493-6060.
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need to make change.
For some, change may involve
a downscaling, like restyling ca-
reers or reevaluating working at
all. For others, it may mean a
chance to repay the good fortune
they have been blessed with or a
chance to pursue longtime
dreams that have been deferred.
According to Schneider, 50 is
a very special time, not for one-
self but to oneself. "Midyears
aren't just a time to challenge
ourselves to take different action.
They're the time to reassess our
inner thoughts and what mes-
sages we're giving ourselves, to
challenge how we think and how
we plan.
"Selling a business, moving
out of the country, changing jobs
— who determines what's fool-
ish or impulsive as long as there's
no hostility involved in making
that change?
"However, we also must con-
sider significant others and their
needs. Try to negotiate their par-
ticipation and create balance,"
says Schneider.
"It's also okay to go through
the 'what ifs' and use them as
part of the preparation in find-
ing answers for yourself. Know
how you're going to handle oth-
ers' criticism that may take away
some of the joy. Look at how com-
mitted you are to your decision.
"I like the quote from Cage
Aux Faux: 'Why worry about the
what ifs? We need to bother our-
selves about the what nows.'
Restylers have all sorts of mo-
tivations, cross all lines, and have
more than one reason for
restyling, or even reinventing,
their lives. Their common thread
is a desire for more freedom,
more time off, more time togeth-
er and just for time enough.
Dr. Judy Beltzman's transfor-
mation began in her late 40s.
"They were a gateway beyond
the narrow roles and rules of the
first half of my life. At 50, I be-
gan to reconsider everything and
wanted to create a broader sense
of purpose for myself. I knew I
had a huge unmapped territory
to fill in with another life."
Earning a Ph.D. was a major
part of Beltzman's readiness, en-
abling her to see herself beyond
teaching and into a private prac-
tice in career and vocational
counseling to the learning dis-
abled population. "I also took on
the position as director of Eton
Academy's new Transition Cen-
ter. That was my opportunity for
internship with my greatest
mentor, Eton's Headmistress
Mary B. Van Ver Tuin, who
helped launch me into Career
Quest 2000."
Is it really that easy to make
major lifestyle changes? Most of
us read stories like this and get
funny feelings in the pit of our
stomach. Ideas of making dra-
matic lifestyle changes are just
too scary. They activate anxieties
and guilt. So, we continue to
abide by the 9 to 5 work ethic
that's been instilled in us and re-
press those other thoughts.
We love to listen to restylers
stories and, after allowing our-
selves moments of envy, we lis-
ten to reasons why similar
actions are impossible for us.
We shove these longings into
our mind's recesses. Then some-
thing happens that reactivates
those dreams. Freedom shouts
our name, but we turn a deaf
ear to her voice and go back to
the game we play with our-
selves: "Gee, I-wish-I-could-do-
that, but I know I can't" and so
it goes.
Change is downright terrify-
ing. It implies risk we are often
unwilling to take. We may dis-
like trudging the same old paths,
but at least the scenery is famil-
iar. Who knows where another
road may lead? What if we try
something new and we fail?
But, what if you don't? Ready
or not, you're coming to the end
of the "old age of youth" and en-
tering the "youth of old age." A
good 30 years lies ahead, espe-
cially for women. Fifty is a good
place to begin to plan your future
self. O