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Mayor Betsy Price Betsy Price first ran for mayor in 2011 with a

vision to raise the bar for the city of Fort Worth. Of course the Fort Worth native wanted to continue work on the basics of any growing city – public safety, mobility, fiscal responsibility and job growth – but as the city’s 44th mayor, she wanted to help ensure a sustainable city for future generations by promoting grass-roots public engagement, sup-porting healthy lifestyles and championing public education.

TCURA established 1983October, 2016 Volume 37, Number 3

Retirees’ Newsletter

Tuesday, October 25, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

D.J. Kelly Alumni and Visitor’s CenterRoom, Cox C

Park in the Visitor’s Center, Lot 6, unless it is full. Alternate parking is

the parking garage between the Kelly Center and Ranch Management.

Arrangements have been made with TCU Police.

Please RSVP attendance plans for yourself and guest(s) to Janet George Herald at

email: jgherald@gmail.com or call: 817/924-1331 by Thursday, October 13.

Pay $11 at the door. Honor your reservation, please, to avoid being

billed. In making reservations mention dietary restrictions for each

attendee, and if you do not intend to eat let us know.

We still need a reservation, but will not order a meal.

TCU RETIREES’ OCTOBER LUNCHEON PROGRAM

Fort Worth At A Glance Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT...

Osteoporosis: a personal journey from bisphosphonates to Forteo to Prolia... PAGE TWO

Pre-Luncheon Event for Social Media Explorers The ubiquity of social media means that some of us need to get more comfortable in joining online conversations and exploring possibilities that new sites offer. Here’s your chance. “Social Media for Seniors” is a work-shop in the Justin Board Room of the Alumni and Visitor’s Center at 10 a.m. just before the luncheon on Tuesday, Oct. 25. Leading the workshop will be Kelly Lee, teaching assis-tant to Dr. Laura Bright. No charge for this session. Just bring your laptop, tablet, mobile phone or whatever electronic devices you use to keep connected. Reservations for the workshop are needed to be sure we have enough space for everyone. Send an email to Stan Hagadone at j.hagadone@tcu.edu or call him and leave a message at 972.393.8688.

UPCOMING RETIREES’ MEETINGSNov. 15 Pre-luncheon presentation 10 a.m., Justin Board Room, “On Being Mortal,” Kendra Belfi Luncheon 11:30 a.m.Dec. 13 Luncheon meeting with Holiday Entertainment

When I was asked to write something for the TCU RA newsletter about Prolia, it

occurred to me that it might be best to put such a discussion in the context of the other major treatments currently available.

The first steps in dealing with osteoporosis, of course, are strategies of prevention: adequate calcium and vitamin D along with weight bearing exercise. The current recommenda-tion for calcium intake is 1000 mg/day for men and 1200 mg/day for women over age 50. However, you need to be aware that this includes dietary intake and since there can be side effects from taking too much calcium and since certain medical conditions can affect your serum calcium level, it is best to check with your physician about the best dose for you. Vitamin D similarly is a balance between dietary intake and supplements. The general recommen-dation is for a total of 800 to 1000 IU/day. Many adults are actually deficient in Vitamin D and if that is the case may require significantly higher doses to bring their blood level to normal but this should be done under the care of a physician. Weight bearing exercise is just what it sounds like—things like walking and running. Swimming does not qualify.

If the above interventions are not enough and osteoporosis develops there are a number of therapeutic options. Women often develop osteoporosis related to menopause and for many women, if not contraindicated, hor-monal therapy can prevent osteoporosis or reverse early changes (known as osteopenia).

Bisphosphonates (such as Fosamax and Actonel among others) are prob-ably the most well known treatment. They act by decreasing reabsorption of

calcium from the bones. Generally given as a pill they must be taken on an empty stomach (because they are poorly absorbed) and when upright (because the medication is irritating to the esophagus). People who have significant problems with the esopha-gus should not take this medication, es-pecially if there is a known esophageal stricture. The other issue is that these drugs should not be taken for more than 5 years because the increase in bone density is caused by interfering with bone resorption (part of the normal pro-cess of bone remodeling which keeps our bones strong). There have rarely been some reports of unusual fractures in the long bones of the leg and of osteonecrosis of the jaw which were related to taking these medications for a prolonged period of time.

In my case, I had two strikes again me: a family history (my mother had severe osteoporosis with multiple fractures) and a history of breast cancer. Because of the breast cancer I was not a candidate for any of the hormonal therapies. When I was found to have osteoporosis, my doctor was aware that Fosamax was just about to come on the market and that it looked from early studies to be much more effective than the previous medications available (including calcitonin shots which my mother had taken religiously for years). I took the Fosamax with great results. However, about the time I had taken it for at least six years, the warning came

out about not taking it for more than five years, so it was stopped.

Later my bone density started drop-ping again. My doctor at that time rec-ommended Forteo shots since I could not go back on bisphosphonates. Forteo is the only current treatment which actually appears to help the body build new bone of normal architecture—but it can only be taken for two years be-cause of concerns that it may also have long term side effects.

Downsides of Forteo: 1) It is a daily injection for 2 years. I actually found that to mainly be an inconvenience. I soon learned what my diabetic patients had known for years—the shots with the tiny needles into the abdomen really do not hurt very much.

2) The medication has to be refriger-ated which can be a challenge when traveling

3) It is VERY expensive. I was in the coverage gap for Medicare Part D very early in the two years that I was taking it.

UPSIDE: it worked. My bone den-sity improved.

However, it is known that after any of these treatments is discontinued, bone density can decline rapidly. Most people are put on a bisphosphonates after finishing Forteo, but my doctor was reluctant to do that because of my previous long history of bisphospho-nates use, so now I am on Prolia.

Prolia is an injection given twice a year at your doctor’s office and is covered by Medicare. It also prevents bone resorption (like bisphosphonates) but apparently by a different mecha-nism of action. It works by an immune mechanism (a monoclonal antibody) that interferes with the cells that break down bone. Theoretically there is a

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Osteoporosis: a personal journey from bisphosphonates to Forteo to Prolia

HEALTH HELP NOWby Kendra Belfi, MD

On Wednesday, Oct. 19, Coffee, Books & Conversation will meet at University Christian Church in Room 204. The Library is being renovated. You can get directions to Room 204 from someone at the Informa-tion Desk, located just inside the building from the porte cochere off the north park-ing lot on University Drive. Judy Smith will review the book, “West With The Night,” an autobiography by Beryl

Markham. She grew up in Kenya during the same time as Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen) who wrote “Out of Africa.” Ernest Hemingway said of Markam’s book, “Written so well and marvelously well that I was completely ashamed of myself as a writer... . It is a bloody wonderful book.” For more information, contact Judith Smith, j.o.smith@tcu.edu or call her at 817.921.4798.

Join Coffee, Books & Conversation on October 19

REEL AGING

“Still Alice” October 11, 10 a.m.

Alumni and Visitor’s Center Computer Room Films shown are movies we may have seen, but at that time not considered clues of ag-ing and how that affects the character aswell as responses of others to them. For more information, contact Kendra Belfi by email kjbelfi@sbcglobal.net

Tracy Thompson Receives 2016 TCU Staff AwardHuman Resources’s Retirement

Program Manager, Tracy Thompson was in a new position that a colleague said that in her service-related pos-ture, Thompson had “taken it to the next level through her active involve-ment in existing programs like the retirees’ association, the creation of new programs like Retiring Well...and providing access to services through One Exchange and serving as a Social

Security expert.”Her hospitality made walk-ins feel

welcome and that Human Resources was a place to get assistance, the col-league said.

Additionally, the colleague noted that “Tracy has had a positive impact on the University community by help-ing to restore and enhance relation-ships with current and prospective retirees.”

Dale Byron Worthington May 6, 1927 – Sept. 5, 2016

A Fort Worth native, Dale B.

Worthington, was a World War 11 veteran and served n the Naval Fleet Post Office in San Francisco. Before coming to TCU, he worked at Chi-cago Pneumatics for 18 years.

At TCU he had served as a grounds keeper and warehouse manager before his retirement when he was 71 years old.

Entertainment Calendar

Oct. 4 Music Guest Artist Series: Amici-tia Duo, Diane Barger and Denise Gainey, PepsiCo Recital Hall, 7-8:30 p.m.

Oct. 7 Opera Scenes, a concert of scenes from various operas Music Building South, 3050 Rogers Ave. 3 & 7 p.m.

$10 General Admission, free with TCU ID. music.tcu.edu

Oct. 12 Music Guest Artist Series: Gail William, horn and Dan Perantoni, tuba, PepsiCo Recital Hall, 7-8:30 p.m.

Oct. 20-23 “The Real Inspector Hound,” Studio Theatre, a one-act parody of the murder-mystery genre by British playwright Sir Tom Stoppard. (May not be suitable for children.)

Oct. 20-21, 5:30 p.m.; Oct. 22, 2:30 & 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23, 2:30 p.m. $10 Adults; $5 Students, Seniors, TCU Faculty and Staff. theatre.tcu.edu

Oct. 21-Dec. 3 Emily Speed, solo exhibition, UK artist who explores relationships between people and buildings Free. Reception Oct. 21, 6-8 p.m. Fort Worth Contemporary Arts. the artgalleries.tcu.edu

Oct. 25 Ensemble Concert Series: Sym-phonic Band Concert Ed Lan-dreth Auditorium, 7-8:30 p.m. Brian Youngblood, conductor. Ensemble Concert Series: Frog Corp, Cantiamo and University Singers, PepsiCo Recital Hall, 8:30-10 p.m.

Nov. 4-6 DanceTCU in Concert, Ed Landreth Auditorium, Classical ballet to con-temporary dance, Nov. 4-5 7 p.m.; Nov. 5-6 1 p.m. $10 General Admis-sion; $5 with TCU ID. dance.tcu.edu

Nov. 15-20 “Pippin,” musical from book by Roger O. Hirson with music and lyr-ics by Stephen Schwartz. (May not be suitable for children.) Box Office: 817- 257-8080. theatre.tcu.edu

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IN MEMORIAM

TCU Basketball Making A Statement

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Through-out the grueling summer months, the TCU basketball program has made headway both on the court and in the weight room towards becoming a top program under first-year head coach Jamie Dixon.

With an emphasis of on-court con-ditioning and weight training, senior assistant strength and conditioning coach Stephen Gephardt and associate director of sports medicine JoHan Wang pushed the Horned Frogs to their limits this offseason. Utilizing the latest state-of-the-art technology in body testing, a DXA Scanner, Gephardt and Wang saw 80 percent of the team improve their body composition.

“This offseason in the weight room, we focused primarily on strength and speed development, as well as trying to build lean mass for most of our guys,” said Gephardt.

With one men’s basketball student-athlete dropping 30 percent of his total body fat, record results were seen throughout the program. As a team, the Purple and White lost a total of 7.8 percent lean body mass. How did the program accomplish these results? Well, Gephardt and Wang developed a summer plan that honed in on both linear and lateral speed, as well as change of direction. In addition, the duo implemented a low-impact cardiovas-

cular conditioning program that helped the players to maximize and make significant drops in their body fat.

Not only did this help the men’s basketball student-athletes see results in their body, but it also allowed for bonding experiences away from the court. Once every two weeks during the offseason, the program did a timed team challenge, which included team sled pushes, chain drags, tire flips and a medicine ball race. These types of challenges not only gave the student-athletes an opportunity to compete together as a team before ever stepping onto the court as a group in a live-game setting, but it also allowed for pas-sion, dedication and leadership to build within the walls of the program.

Injury prevention was also a huge emphasis during the offseason as lifting techniques, progressive loading, func-tion mobility and soft-tissue recovery work were emphasized each and every day.

“We have an excellent athletic trainer in JoHan, who takes the players through a battery of tests to identify areas of weakness, lack of mobility, asymmetry and/or dysfunction,” said Gephardt.

As one can see, TCU basketball and its culture is changing. Season tickets are now available. Visit GoFrogs.com to make your deposit.

From gofrogs.com. Used with permission.

TCU Press Has Unique Selections With TCU Connections

If you are looking for some good books that you are not going to find at a regular book-store, consider the TCU Press. Their building is just off campus at 3000 Sandage, but the best way to reach them and browse their offerings is to search TCU Press and their site will appear. For example, among the new releases are a novel by the late Jay Milner, former journal-ism professor, Incident at Ashton, and The Boar’s Head Festival, A Christmas Celebra-tion, by LaLonnie Lehman, TCU TheatreDepartment. Coming soon is Color Me Purple, A TCU Coloring Book forAll Ages, illustrations by Kara Coonrod. There’s more, so go to: www.prs.tcu.edu/contact-us.asp TCU Press. TCU Box 298300. Fort Worth, Texas 76129. Office Fax: 817.257.5075.8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Or contact Rebecca Allen, marketing coor-dinator, rebecca.a.allen@tcu.edu phone: 817.257.6872.

Want to Learn Something New?

Class start at different dates and there are some challenging ones at “Personal & Pro-fessional Development Courses in the TCU Learner’s Guide. For examples, there’s Computers & Technology Offerings with subjects such as “Blog Writing” and “Internet Genealogy Research—Hands On!” If you don’t have a copy of the Learner’s Guide, go to www.lifelong.tcu.edu There’s much more to choose from and a senior citizen’s discount! Visit: TCU Office of Extended Education, 3015 Merida Ave., Secrest-Wible Building, Suite 118, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Sports Calendar

Football (home & nearby)Sept. 23 SMU Mustangs Dallas Gerald J. Ford Stadium 7 p.m.Oct. 1 Oklahoma SoonersOct. 29 Texas Tech Red Raiders TBANov. 5 Baylor Bears Waco McLane Stadium TBANov. 19 Oklahoma State Cowboys TBADec. 3 Kansas State Wildcats TBA

Women’s Volleyball (home & nearby)Oct. 1 Oklahoma TBAOct 5 Baylor Waco 6 p.m.Oct. 15 Kansas 5 p.m.Oct.22 Iowa State 5 p.m.Nov. 2 Texas 6 p.m.

Nov. 5 Kansas State 5 p.m.Nov. 11 Baylor 7 p.m.Nov. 13 West Virginia TBA

Women’s Scoccr (home & nearby)Oct. 14 Baylor Waco 7 p.m.Oct. 21 West Virginia 7 p.m.Oct. 23 Texas Tech 3 p.m.Oct. 28 Texas 7 p.m.

Men’s Basketball (home & nearby)Nov. 11 University of Saint Thomas TBANov. 14 Alabama State TBANov. 21 Illinois State TBANov. 30 Washington TBA

Women’s Basketball (home & nearby)Nov. 5 Texas A&M Commerce (Exh.) TBA

Nov. 11 Incarnate Word TBANov. 15 Sam Houston State TBANov. 19 SMU TBANov.22 Grambling State TBANov. 30 Butler TBA

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TCURA—it’s not just for lunch.

For as long as there has been a TCU Retirees’ Association, our monthly luncheons have been at the center of our

programming. Having the opportu-nity to gather together as friends and colleagues, to share a common meal, and to hear a prominent speaker is an event that keeps us informed and con-nected to one another.

In recent years, however, we have expanded our programs to include visits to theaters and museums, a book group, a film group, tours of new academic and athletic facilities, and workshops of particular interest to those of retirement age. Several other opportunities are under consideration and you will be hearing more about them in the coming months.

There are two crucial things we have learned in the process of going beyond our monthly luncheons. The first is that most of us prefer pro-grams that take place during the day,

especially between late morning and mid-afternoon. The second is the importance of the availability of park-ing. Few of us are inclined to spend an inordinate amount of time in search of a parking place and then finding it necessary to walk a long distance to a particular venue. For these reasons we are grateful to the Kelly Alumni Center and University Christian Church for opening their doors to us on a regular basis.

What more could we be doing? If you have a suggestion, please pass it

on to our vice-president, Larry Ad-ams, at l.adams@tcu.edu or to me at j.hagadone@tcu.edu. And, as always, I’ll look forward to seeing you when we once again gather for lunch on October 25.

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Thursday, Nov. 3, 12:30 p.m. - Buffet lunch followed by docent-led tour (2:00 p.m.) of exhibit: “Monet - The Early Years” coordinated by Paul Hartman; Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas. Limited number.

Sunday, Nov. 20 - Lunch and TCU Theater Performance - 1:00 p.m. - lunch in Kelly Center with Director of “Pippin” followed by 2:30 p.m. – Stu-dent Performance of “Pippin,” TCU Marlene and Spencer Hays Theater coordinated by Bob Garwell. Limited tickets.

PRESIDENT’S COLUMN Stan Hagadone

concern that some of the same rare long-term side effects that have been seen with bisphosphonates could occur with Prolia also. These would include the strange long bone fractures and osteonecrosis of the jaw. We just don’t know yet. It appears that it MAY be safer.

Just a heads up: although women are more likely to develop osteoporosis, men can develop it also—and it frequently goes undiagnosed because it is not so much on the medical radar screen as osteoporosis in women.

DISCLAIMER: This article is intended to be a general overview and is not a substitute for medical advice from your physician.

Academic CalendarOct. 7-12 Fall recess with classes ending 10 p.m. on Friday and restarting Monday 8 a.m.Nov. 22 Thanksgiving Holiday with classes ending 10 p.m. and restarting Monday 8 a.m.Dec. 7 Last day of classes Dec. 17 Commencement

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OfficersPresident Stan Hagadone972-393-8688214-893-7551 cellj.hagadone@tcu.edu

Vice President Larry Adams817-926-7314l.adams@tcu.edu

SecretaryDonna Johnson817-927-4620 d.m.johnson@tcu.edu

Treasurer Victor Belfi817-923-2450v.belfi@tcu.edu

TCU Retirees’ Association Board of Directors 2016-2017

Past President Kirk Downey972-863-3628 or214-632-0317k.downey@tcu.edu

Other members ofthe Executive CouncilUCAC representativeEmily Burgwyn817-688-1719e.burgwyn@tcu.edu

Membership ChairJanet George Herald817-924-1331jgherald@gmail.com

Communications ChairDeVonna Tinney817-294-5044d.tinney@tcu.edu

Health and Wellness ChairBob Vigeland817-637-3196 b.vigeland@tcu.edu

Representatives-at-LargeArchivist Phyllis Allen817-423-3719p.allen@tcu.edu

ColumnistCarolyn Cagle682-552-2130.c.cagle@tcu.edu

Membership List MasterJudy Groulx817-366-5333j.groulx@tcu.edu

Will Stallworth817-346-8485w.stallworth@tcu.edu

TCURA email address: TCURA@tcu.edu

Newsletter Doug Newsom, Editor817.732.2901 d.newsom@tcu.edu Broc Sears, DesignerDept. of Strategic Communication Bob Schieffer College of Communication817.257.5052 b.sears@tcu.edu

MISSION STATEMENT

The Texas Christian University Retirees’ Association exists to provide opportuni-ties for fellowship, to promote lifelong learning, to advocate for fair benefits, to recognize the accomplishments of its members, and to strengthen the relationship between the retirees and the University.

NOTEIf you do not wish to continue receiv-ing this newsletter notify the newslet-ter editor or any of the others listed as contacts here.Thank you

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Mayor Price was honored in 2015 to be elected to a third two-year term, running unop-posed.

Betsy has been an active mother and leader in the Fort Worth community for years, serving on numerous boards, commissions and professional associations. She’ll be quick to say that, prior her public service, one of her favorite commu-nity roles was to lead the PTA for Paschal High School and watch bright local youth grow into productive members of the community.

After running her own successful business for 17 years, Price turned to public service, and was first elected in 2000 to serve as Tarrant County’s Tax Assessor. As a strong conserva-tive who isn’t afraid to ask the tough questions,

Betsy quickly made her department one of the most efficient in Texas, saving taxpayers mil-lions of dollars.

As Mayor, Price continues to stack up the wins for Fort Worth as she focuses on four main themes: An Engaged Public, A Fiscally Respon-sible City, Sustainable Growth and a Health Community.

Betsy graduated from Arlington Heights High School and earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Arlington. Together with Tom, her husband of 40 years and an insurance agent, they have three adult children, Kathryn, Phillip and Paul. In her spare time, Price is an avid cyclist and enjoys spend-ing quality time with her grandchildren.