March 5, 2019 - ChaddsFordLive.com

Lana W. Gill (Shortlidge) 0f West Grove

Lana W. Gill (Shortlidge), 75, 0f West Grove, died Sunday, March 3, at the Jennersville Hospital, for her home in heaven. She was the wife of Earl Shortlidge, with whom she shared 40 years of marriage.

Born in Wilmington, she was the daughter of the late Harry T. Woodward Jr. and the late Isabel Jenkins Woodward. She lived in Avondale until she was about 2, then the family moved to Jennsersville, until 1954. After that they lived in New Castle, Del. for a year, moving to Cochranville, in 1955. She graduated from Octoraro High School, class of 1962, where she remained class Treasurer for over 50 years, due to her being on the reunion committee.

Playing with other people’s money was her niche in life. She was a bookkeeper for Cochranville Block Co. for 22 years, moving on to Brandywine Mushroom Co, and Frank Battaglia, CPA, in Kennett Square, until she opened her own business in 1991. She was the treasure of many organizations that she belonged to over the years.

Lana was involved with the West Grove United Methodist Church and taught Sunday School for 10 years, worked with the youth fellowship and was on the administrative council. She was also a part of the Girl Scouts, being a “cookie mother” for a number of years. Avon Grove Band Boosters and PTO were also a part of her life.

In addition to her husband Earl, she is survived by her brother, Larry Woodard of West Chester, and her sister, Rita Phillos of Avondale; a stepdaughter, Mindy Gunzl of Newark. She had nieces, nephews and an extended family of the Andersons, Shaubs and Camps.

Her daughter, Missie Gill, died in 1989 and has been missed every day since then. Lana hopes she will be missed by the many friends of Bill’s who meant the world to her for over 30 years.

Her service and burial will be held privately.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105

See you in the next life when we will gather again.

To view her online tribute and to share a memory with her family, please www.kuzoandfoulkfh.com

Arrangements by the Foulk Funeral Home of West Grove.

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Dorothy “Dot” A. Klein of Concord Township

Obituaries

Dorothy “Dot” A. Klein, 86, of Chadds Ford, died Thursday, Feb. 7, at Naamans Creek Country Manor. Born in Greenwich, Conn. and raised in Harrison, N.Y., while she had previously resided in Philadelphia. Since the 1970s, she had lived in Concord Township.

Dot graduated from St. Louis University receiving her bachelor’s degree in accounting. She retired with over 30 years of service from the County of Delaware as director of Human Services. Dorothy was a longtime member of the Medical Mission Sisters and was formerly a firefighter and EMT with the Concordville Fire Company.

In addition to her parents, Albert and Elizabeth Klein, she is preceded in death by two brothers, Albert G. Klein Jr. and John “Jack” F. Klein. She is survived by her husband of 32 years, Alexander S. Diamond and a sister, Barbara R. Klein.

A visitation will be held on Saturday, March 9, 10 to 11 a.m. at Elam United Methodist Church, 1073 Smithbridge Road, followed by a memorial service. Interment will be private and held at the convenience of the family.

Donations in her memory may be made to either the Medical Missionary Sisters, 8400 Pine Rd., Phila., PA 19111 or the Elam United Methodist Church, 1073 Smithbridge Road, Glen Mills, PA 19342 or the Concordville Fire Co., P.O. Box 70, Concordville, PA 19331. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.paganofuneralhome.com

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Fixing hurt brains in Chadds Ford

Health

Some people go to a chiropractor because of back or neck pain. Others go for a sense of overall wellness. But Joseph Schneider, a chiropractor whose practice is in the Chadds Ford Business Campus, says his practice goes farther.

Schneider runs Hope Brain & Body Recovery Center at 6 Dickinson Drive and says he’s not just a chiropractor but a functional neurologist as well. His chiropractic adjustments are a part of his work with people who have suffered brain injuries, either through concussions, dementia or other causes.

“I treat people with hurt brains,” he said.

Chiropractor Joe Schneider demonstrates balance work holding a blade.

Schneider — who had a stroke of his own in 2017 — explained it’s a matter of restoring nerve function through exercise and rehabilitation therapies that help rewire the brain and its connection with nerves and the muscular-skeletal system.

“The nerves become strong and healthy again,” he said.

He starts with the premise that the brain is the master controller of the body, a concept he first became familiar with while working on his undergraduate degree in physics. His studies for his bachelor’s degree taught him about master control systems and he carried that understanding with him when he went to chiropractic college.

Schneider uses several modalities for diagnosing, testing and aiding recovery of brain injuries. There’s low-level laser therapy, harmonic vibration, electrical acupuncture, visual exercises and auditory stimulation that stimulate healing so the pathways between the brain and body resume firing properly.

He explained that the brain is plastic, meaning it has the ability to heal. Stimulating the mitochondria within a nerve enables them to grow, create new mitochondria so the neurons resume proper function and increase the number of connections. It’s a matter of removing interference. Mitochondria can reproduce because they have DNA, he said.

“Any interference with the nervous system causes control to weaken,” Schneider said. “If a nerve doesn’t fire well, the number of connections decreases.”

His modalities stimulate the mitochondria to create new connections.

His standard protocol requires two visits per week for 12 weeks. It’s not inexpensive, though. He said those 24 treatments can run $7,200 and is not covered by insurance.

He said it’s worth it, though, since an 18-year-old with a concussion can be restored to full function and become healthy and productive. Likewise, an 84-year-old who now has dementia after working all his life can regain joy for life as memories return because of the treatment.

Dr. Joseph Schneider can be reached at 610-544-9800 or at backpain447@gmail.com. His office at 6 Dickinson Drive is in building 300, suite 310. His website is Drjoepainrelief.com

About Rich Schwartzman

Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.

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