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Mother, 90, and son, 60, share Milton seniors program
MILTON -- By age 40, Oliver Byron had a series of bad breaks and medical misfortunes. After training (More) MILTON -- By age 40, Oliver Byron had a series of bad breaks and medical misfortunes. After training in the Army and extra schooling, things were great -- he had a good job at Logan Airport maintaining navigational equipment, was recently married and had a young son. Then in 1984, at age 37, he received a large electrical shock -- 2,450 volts surged in through his hand and out his ankles when he touched a transformer while working on strobe lights. He recovered and returned to work, but six months later, he fell down seven steps in the rain on a metal staircase, severely injuring his spine. That ended his career. Three years later, in 1987, he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Doctors told him the fall and the neurological disease may have been a result of the electrical shock. Over the next 10 years, he became progressively more disabled. Eight years ago, at age 52, he joined the adult day health group near his home on Brush Hill Road in Milton. The Cooperative Elder Services daytime program was filled mostly with the elderly. Byron adjusted well and then in January, his 90-year-ago mother, Margaret Byron of Mattapan, also joined the group. Mother-and-son is an unusual combination for a seniors program. It is also a sign of the times. When adult day health centers first opened 30 years ago, they were used almost exclusively by seniors. A welcome new alternative to nursing homes, they provided daytime care and activities for people who needed medical attention but could still live at home. Although they accepted anyone older than 16, there were very few younger disabled people and no two-generation families. Now as people live longer, there will be more two-generation combos -- mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, parents and grandparents. "The Byrons are both remarkable people who have a will to live and to share their gifts," said Judy Swett, the social services director. When Margaret Byron sits down with a group of people, she has a natural way of quietly leading the conversation, like the Boston schoolteacher she once was. Her son loves to sit and chat informally, his eyes shining at the mention of politics, fishing or Barack Obama. "He's my man -- he's down to earth and he is for the people," he said. Byron's wife, Luisa, 56, relies on the program so she can continue working as a teacher and running their home. "We had only been married for 18 months when he had the accident," she said. "You cope and you make the best of things. You get married for better or worse, and we have always dealt with things. We talk and we have a lot of faith." Luisa Byron came to this country from Cuba in 1968 and teaches Spanish at Boston Latin Academy. The couple was married in 1982 at the Twelfth Baptist Church in Roxbury, the oldest African-American Church in the city. From the start, Oliver Byron impressed the Milton staff with his resilience and positive attitude. Then they met his mother. Margaret Byron came to observe in early January at the suggestion of her two daughters. Her husband of 50 years, Julius, had died on Christmas Eve 2006 and she was lonely and distraught. She needed something to take her out of her grief. "She came to visit and two days later, she decided to come back," said Swett. "I'm a people person, and I was really lonely after my husband died," Margaret Byron said last week. "This is just a joy to come here." "A mother and son is definitely unusual," said Patricia Leavey, executive director of Welch Adult Day Health Centers in Weymouth, Hingham and Quincy. In 24 years in the field, Leavey remembers only one other such combination -- a mother and her developmentally disabled daughter. They, however, also lived together. The Byrons do not. Although he is now confined to a wheelchair and must speak slowly, Oliver Byron is fully alert and very interested in others. "There is nothing wrong with the way I am," he said, wearing a black cap and soft white shirt as he observed a group game at the program last week. "He is an amazing person, an inspiration to everyone," said Judy Dempsey of Abington, the activities director. "There isn't a day he doesn't come in with a smile on his face. For someone to go through such tragedy and never complain -- he has a great sense of humor, is kind to everybody, so grateful and appreciative." Oliver says his gift "is just being able to communicate with people." Because he is easy-going and doesn't get upset over small things, other program members enjoy just sitting with him. Almost from the day she joined, Margaret Byron wanted to give back. In February, Black History Month, she asked Swett if she could do a presentation. On Feb. 27, Margaret Byron arrived with daughter Beverly Byron and granddaughter Kristen Scott George. She had made a poster with pictures of Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Ella Fitzgerald and other famous and notable black Americans. Her theme: We are all God's children, here to help each other. She gathered everyone in a circle, spoke about her own civil rights experiences, and opened up the discussion. Then her granddaughter played the piano and everyone sang some of the civil rights songs. The group loved it. Glynnette Scott of Hyde Park, her other daughter, said, "My mother was very excited about doing the program. She has met a lot of new friends and she looks forward to being there." Although Margaret and Oliver Byron have a special bond, they move in their own circles at the program. "He enjoys it immensely when his mom is here and is very proud of her," Dempsey said. "But Byron likes to be with the men and she has her own table of friends with the women." Cooperative Elder Services Inc. is at 1200 Brush Hill Road in Milton. Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. MassHealth (Medicaid) will pay for some adult day health clients. For more information, call 617-333-9387. To locate other adult day programs, call 800-AGE-INFO or go to www.800ageinfo.com. Reporter Sue Scheible can be reached at 617-786-7044, by mail at The Patriot Ledger, Box 699159, Quincy, MA 02269-9159 or e-mail at sscheible@ledger.com (Less)
New book explores Boston Harbor Islands
They're right there in our own back yard. How much do we really know about the Boston Harbor (More) They're right there in our own back yard. How much do we really know about the Boston Harbor Islands? Castle Island in South Boston is a favorite outing for local families. What is the fort there called and who named it? What is the small outcropping off Houghs Neck? Who once had a summer camp there? Which South Shore island was bequeathed to Harvard College? You'll find the answers below, and in a new book, ``The Boston Harbor Islands: A History of an Urban Wilderness'' by David Kales of Arlington, with photographs by Ron Goodman of Quincy. The book is dedicated to Goodman's late wife, Judy, who died three years ago. Both Goodmans were active in the 10-year campaign to create Nut Island state park in Houghs Neck as part of the Boston Harbor cleanup. Ron Goodman, recently remarried, has lived in Houghs Neck for more than 40 years. The Boston Harbor Islands, created in 1996 as a national park recreation area, contain 34 islands and peninsulas stretching from Winthrop to Hull and Hingham. Many -- World's End in Hingham and Peddocks Island between Quincy and Hull -- hold special meaning and memories for generations of South Shore residents. Goodman, 69, and Kales, 68, are former Harvard College roommates and longtime friends who want this unique New England resource to be much more than that. Kales is a veteran journalist, freelance author and board member of Friends of Boston Harbor Islands. Goodman, involved in several civic groups, taught English and photography at Quincy College for 25 years. They took on the book as a project in semi-retirement to make more people aware of the islands and their legacy. Unless future generations take an active interest, they fear, the islands' survival as places of beauty and reflection could be lost. Kales cites the recent proposal to locate a liquefied natural gas terminal off Outer Brewster Island as the latest and most extreme threat. He speaks passionately about the joy he finds in visiting the islands, ``a place for renewal and reconnection,'' and the furthermost Brewsters in particular -- ``truly wild, rockbound islands.'' He returns year-round to savor the rich mix of migratory birds and seals. Boston Light, the nation's first lighthouse, still in operation, is on Little Brewster Island. Kales sees all this as ripe for rediscovery -- a place people of all backgrounds can find recreation and relaxation. And he makes a case for defining them as a wilderness. They are, he writes, a wild, natural area, still unknown and mysterious, and like the western wilderness areas, alluring places that capture the imagination. A wilderness by any definition in his book, and one of the last in an urban setting. ``Seven million people live within 50 miles of the islands, but they're still undiscovered by the vast majority of people in the Greater Boston area and the nation,'' he says. Each island or peninsula has its own story, and Spectacle Island is one of the more dramatic. Now an impressive day trip, a magical escape from the city on a hot summer's day, with wonderful views, easy walking trails, and a fine visitors center, Spectacle was once a foul city dump. Methane gas from piles of raw garbage ignited by spontaneous combustion and old horses were processed into glue. Thanks to the Big Dig and Boston harbor cleanup funds, it has been reclaimed and transformed, using tons of excavated Ted Williams Tunnel dirt and other materials as fill. With historical illustrations and photographs, this 145-page paperback from History Press for $19.99 is a good read, informative, and inspiring. ``We hope it will become more than an accurate history and serve as an overture for the future stewardship of these wonderful resources,'' Goodman said. The answers to that quiz: -- Fort Independence on Castle Island was named by John Adams. -- Raccoon Island off Houghs Neck had a summer camp in the 1930s run by the Stigmatine Religious Order. -- Bumpkin Island off Hull in Hingham Bay was bequeathed to Harvard in the 1600s. (Less)
Mother, 90, and son, 60, share Milton seniors program MILTON -- By age 40, Oliver Byron had a series of bad breaks and medical misfortunes. After training (More) MILTON -- By age 40, Oliver Byron had a series of bad breaks and medical misfortunes. After training in the Army and extra schooling, things were great -- he had a good job at Logan Airport maintaining navigational equipment, was recently married and had a young son. Then in 1984, at age 37, he received a large electrical shock -- 2,450 volts surged in through his hand and out his ankles when he touched a transformer while working on strobe lights. He recovered and returned to work, but six months later, he fell down seven steps in the rain on a metal staircase, severely injuring his spine. That ended his career. Three years later, in 1987, he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Doctors told him the fall and the neurological disease may have been a result of the electrical shock. Over the next 10 years, he became progressively more disabled. Eight years ago, at age 52, he joined the adult day health group near his home on Brush Hill Road in Milton. The Cooperative Elder Services daytime program was filled mostly with the elderly. Byron adjusted well and then in January, his 90-year-ago mother, Margaret Byron of Mattapan, also joined the group. Mother-and-son is an unusual combination for a seniors program. It is also a sign of the times. When adult day health centers first opened 30 years ago, they were used almost exclusively by seniors. A welcome new alternative to nursing homes, they provided daytime care and activities for people who needed medical attention but could still live at home. Although they accepted anyone older than 16, there were very few younger disabled people and no two-generation families. Now as people live longer, there will be more two-generation combos -- mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, parents and grandparents. "The Byrons are both remarkable people who have a will to live and to share their gifts," said Judy Swett, the social services director. When Margaret Byron sits down with a group of people, she has a natural way of quietly leading the conversation, like the Boston schoolteacher she once was. Her son loves to sit and chat informally, his eyes shining at the mention of politics, fishing or Barack Obama. "He's my man -- he's down to earth and he is for the people," he said. Byron's wife, Luisa, 56, relies on the program so she can continue working as a teacher and running their home. "We had only been married for 18 months when he had the accident," she said. "You cope and you make the best of things. You get married for better or worse, and we have always dealt with things. We talk and we have a lot of faith." Luisa Byron came to this country from Cuba in 1968 and teaches Spanish at Boston Latin Academy. The couple was married in 1982 at the Twelfth Baptist Church in Roxbury, the oldest African-American Church in the city. From the start, Oliver Byron impressed the Milton staff with his resilience and positive attitude. Then they met his mother. Margaret Byron came to observe in early January at the suggestion of her two daughters. Her husband of 50 years, Julius, had died on Christmas Eve 2006 and she was lonely and distraught. She needed something to take her out of her grief. "She came to visit and two days later, she decided to come back," said Swett. "I'm a people person, and I was really lonely after my husband died," Margaret Byron said last week. "This is just a joy to come here." "A mother and son is definitely unusual," said Patricia Leavey, executive director of Welch Adult Day Health Centers in Weymouth, Hingham and Quincy. In 24 years in the field, Leavey remembers only one other such combination -- a mother and her developmentally disabled daughter. They, however, also lived together. The Byrons do not. Although he is now confined to a wheelchair and must speak slowly, Oliver Byron is fully alert and very interested in others. "There is nothing wrong with the way I am," he said, wearing a black cap and soft white shirt as he observed a group game at the program last week. "He is an amazing person, an inspiration to everyone," said Judy Dempsey of Abington, the activities director. "There isn't a day he doesn't come in with a smile on his face. For someone to go through such tragedy and never complain -- he has a great sense of humor, is kind to everybody, so grateful and appreciative." Oliver says his gift "is just being able to communicate with people." Because he is easy-going and doesn't get upset over small things, other program members enjoy just sitting with him. Almost from the day she joined, Margaret Byron wanted to give back. In February, Black History Month, she asked Swett if she could do a presentation. On Feb. 27, Margaret Byron arrived with daughter Beverly Byron and granddaughter Kristen Scott George. She had made a poster with pictures of Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Ella Fitzgerald and other famous and notable black Americans. Her theme: We are all God's children, here to help each other. She gathered everyone in a circle, spoke about her own civil rights experiences, and opened up the discussion. Then her granddaughter played the piano and everyone sang some of the civil rights songs. The group loved it. Glynnette Scott of Hyde Park, her other daughter, said, "My mother was very excited about doing the program. She has met a lot of new friends and she looks forward to being there." Although Margaret and Oliver Byron have a special bond, they move in their own circles at the program. "He enjoys it immensely when his mom is here and is very proud of her," Dempsey said. "But Byron likes to be with the men and she has her own table of friends with the women." Cooperative Elder Services Inc. is at 1200 Brush Hill Road in Milton. Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. MassHealth (Medicaid) will pay for some adult day health clients. For more information, call 617-333-9387. To locate other adult day programs, call 800-AGE-INFO or go to www.800ageinfo.com. Reporter Sue Scheible can be reached at 617-786-7044, by mail at The Patriot Ledger, Box 699159, Quincy, MA 02269-9159 or e-mail at sscheible@ledger.com (Less)
New book explores Boston Harbor Islands They're right there in our own back yard. How much do we really know about the Boston Harbor (More) They're right there in our own back yard. How much do we really know about the Boston Harbor Islands? Castle Island in South Boston is a favorite outing for local families. What is the fort there called and who named it? What is the small outcropping off Houghs Neck? Who once had a summer camp there? Which South Shore island was bequeathed to Harvard College? You'll find the answers below, and in a new book, ``The Boston Harbor Islands: A History of an Urban Wilderness'' by David Kales of Arlington, with photographs by Ron Goodman of Quincy. The book is dedicated to Goodman's late wife, Judy, who died three years ago. Both Goodmans were active in the 10-year campaign to create Nut Island state park in Houghs Neck as part of the Boston Harbor cleanup. Ron Goodman, recently remarried, has lived in Houghs Neck for more than 40 years. The Boston Harbor Islands, created in 1996 as a national park recreation area, contain 34 islands and peninsulas stretching from Winthrop to Hull and Hingham. Many -- World's End in Hingham and Peddocks Island between Quincy and Hull -- hold special meaning and memories for generations of South Shore residents. Goodman, 69, and Kales, 68, are former Harvard College roommates and longtime friends who want this unique New England resource to be much more than that. Kales is a veteran journalist, freelance author and board member of Friends of Boston Harbor Islands. Goodman, involved in several civic groups, taught English and photography at Quincy College for 25 years. They took on the book as a project in semi-retirement to make more people aware of the islands and their legacy. Unless future generations take an active interest, they fear, the islands' survival as places of beauty and reflection could be lost. Kales cites the recent proposal to locate a liquefied natural gas terminal off Outer Brewster Island as the latest and most extreme threat. He speaks passionately about the joy he finds in visiting the islands, ``a place for renewal and reconnection,'' and the furthermost Brewsters in particular -- ``truly wild, rockbound islands.'' He returns year-round to savor the rich mix of migratory birds and seals. Boston Light, the nation's first lighthouse, still in operation, is on Little Brewster Island. Kales sees all this as ripe for rediscovery -- a place people of all backgrounds can find recreation and relaxation. And he makes a case for defining them as a wilderness. They are, he writes, a wild, natural area, still unknown and mysterious, and like the western wilderness areas, alluring places that capture the imagination. A wilderness by any definition in his book, and one of the last in an urban setting. ``Seven million people live within 50 miles of the islands, but they're still undiscovered by the vast majority of people in the Greater Boston area and the nation,'' he says. Each island or peninsula has its own story, and Spectacle Island is one of the more dramatic. Now an impressive day trip, a magical escape from the city on a hot summer's day, with wonderful views, easy walking trails, and a fine visitors center, Spectacle was once a foul city dump. Methane gas from piles of raw garbage ignited by spontaneous combustion and old horses were processed into glue. Thanks to the Big Dig and Boston harbor cleanup funds, it has been reclaimed and transformed, using tons of excavated Ted Williams Tunnel dirt and other materials as fill. With historical illustrations and photographs, this 145-page paperback from History Press for $19.99 is a good read, informative, and inspiring. ``We hope it will become more than an accurate history and serve as an overture for the future stewardship of these wonderful resources,'' Goodman said. The answers to that quiz: -- Fort Independence on Castle Island was named by John Adams. -- Raccoon Island off Houghs Neck had a summer camp in the 1930s run by the Stigmatine Religious Order. -- Bumpkin Island off Hull in Hingham Bay was bequeathed to Harvard in the 1600s. (Less)
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