[♪♪] >> WENT TO BED SATURDAY NIGHT, AND GOT UP SUNDAY MORNING, AND LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE PHYSICALLY ILL. >> Renee: THE RED CROSS GOES TO WORK ADDING UP THE DAMAGE FROM THE KENTUCKY FLOODS.

>> BIBLICAL WEATHER THAT REALLY HIT US HARD.

>> Renee: BUT HOW HARD?

LOUISVILLE'S MAYOR TALKS ABOUT CLEANING UP KENTUCKY'S BIGGEST CITY.

>> HI GIRL.

>> Renee: AND SOMEONE IS OUT OF PLACE IN THIS LOUISVILLE YMCA.

PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.

[♪♪] >> Renee: GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO THIS FRIDAY EDITION OF "KENTUCKY EDITION."

IT IS APRIL THE 11TH AND WE ARE READY FOR THE WEEKEND.

WE HOPE YOU ARE, TOO.

AND WE THANK YOU FOR KICKING IT OFF WITH US.

>>> WE BEGIN WITH A TRAGIC UPDATE TO THE DEATH TOLL FROM RECENT SEVERE WEATHER.

A SEVENTH PERSON HAS DIED AS A RESULT OF KENTUCKY'S FLOODS.

THE LATEST VICTIM IS FROM PENDLETON COUNTY THIS IS IN ADDITION TO DEATHS IN FRANKLIN, TRIGG, CARROLL, BULLITT, MCCRACKEN AND NELSON COUNTIES.

THE AMERICAN RED CROSS HAS BEGUN SENDING OUT DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAMS THROUGH FLOOD-AFFECTED AREAS THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH.

THE VOLUNTEERS TRAVEL FROM HOME TO HOME TO SEE WHO WAS AFFECTED BY THE FLOODS AND JUST HOW THE WATER AND DEBRIS IMPACTED THEIR HOMES.

>> WE HAVE ABOUT JUST UNDER A DOZEN VOLUNTEERS GOING OUT TODAY IN THIS COMMUNITY.

THE FOCUS IS ON THE FRANKLIN COUNTY AREA TODAY.

THEY WILL GO OUT AND BASICALLY TRAVEL THAT AREA, OBSERVE THE RESIDENCES AND SOME OF THE DAMAGE AND GET AN IDEA WHAT DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THESE WEATHER IMPACTS.

>> THIS ONE IS MORE DRASTIC, I THINK BECAUSE IT IS A PROLONGED FLOOD.

>> WENT TO BED SATURDAY NATURE AND GOT UP SUNDAY MORNING, AND LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE PHYSICALLY ILL.

IT WAS PROBABLY FOUR, FIVE FEET AWAY FROM THE CRAWL SPACE.

WE MADE THE DECISION TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE OUR FURNITURE THAT WE COULD UP TO A HIGHER LEVEL ON TABLES AND WHATNOT.

I CUT THE POWER.

SHORTLY BEFORE I GOT IN THE CRAWL SPACE BECAUSE WE HAVE ELECTRICAL LINES IN THE CRAWL SPACE.

THE FIRST NIGHT IT WASN'T TOO BAD.

I THINK IT GOT DOWN TO 55°, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

BUT, MONDAY NIGHT, IT GOT INTO THE 30s.

AND WHEN WE WOKE UP TUESDAY MORNING, WITH NO POWER IT WAS 52° IN THE HOUSE AND WE MADE QUICK WORK OF GETTING OUT AND GOING SOMEWHERE.

>> THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT ENABLES THE RED CROSS TO KNOW WHERE TO SEND OUR RESOURCES THE.

YOU KNOCK, LIKE OUR DES, THE DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY SUPPLIES.

IT GIVES THEM AN AREA WHERE THE POCKETS THE DAMAGE IS AT.

AND IT HELPS THEM GET THEIR RESOURCES QUICKER.

WHAT WE'LL DO IS GET INTO THESE AREAS AND TRY TO DO THIS ASSESSMENT ON HOMES FLOODED BY THE FLOOD.

WE GOT DIFFERENT CRITERIAS WE USE TO PROVIDE THE ASSISTANCE THAT IS NEEDED FOR THE FAMILIES.

ALL OF OUR WORK IS DONE ON OUTSIDE.

WE LOOK FOR WATERLINES.

AND THEN WE GOT FEMA CHART WE GO BY TO DETERMINE THE CLASSIFICATIONS.

>> AFTER WE'LL WORK WITH THESE LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

IDENTIFY THEIR NEEDS AND DO OUR BEST TO SUPPORT THEM AS THEY WORK ON THEIR ROAD TO RECOVERY.

AND THAT CAN DIFFER DEPENDING ON THE PERSON, DEPENDING ON THE COMMUNITY.

>> PEOPLE ARE ANXIOUS TO GET BACK INTO THEIR HOMES TO SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO TO GET ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY.

>> TUESDAY MORNING AROUND 11:00 A.M. WE MADE THE DECISION AFTER THE WATER RECEDED TO TURN THE ELECTRICITY BACK ON.

AND TO OUR AMAZEMENT EVERYTHING CAME BACK ON WITHOUT A HITCH.

NO BREAKERS TRIPPED NOTHING LIKE THAT.

IN THE BEGINNING WE WERE SO THANKFUL TO BE DRY AND THE WATER DID NOT DAMAGE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE HOUSE AND WE HAD HEAT AGAIN.

>> IT'S WIDESPREAD NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE TO CONTEND WITH THE RIVER AND THE KENTUCKY RIVER YOU HAVE TO CONTEND WITH THE STREAMS GOING INTO THAT.

SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A WIDESPREAD OPERATION IT'S COVERING JUST ABOUT THE WHOLE STATE.

QUITE A FEW HOMES THAT WATER'S SIX, SEVEN FEET INSIDE THE HOMES.

AND YOU KNOW, A LOT OF AREAS ARE STILL INACCESSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE HIGH WATERS ON THE ROADS.

THE DAMAGE IS OUT THERE WE HAVE TO GO OUT AND FIND IF.

>> Renee: THE RED CROSS HAS NEARLY 400 VOLUNTEERS ON THE GROUND FOR FLOOD RELIEF EFFORTS IN THE STATE.

FOR LOUISVILLE, THIS WAS THE EIGHTH WORST FLOOD IN THE CITY'S HISTORY.

AND THE WORST SINCE 1997.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO MAYOR CRAIG GREENBERG.

TODAY, HE SAID THE RIVER CRESTED AT JUST UNDER 37 FEET.

AND HAS ALREADY GONE DOWN ABOUT THREE FEET.

HE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE CITY'S RESPONSE AND THE BEGINNING OF THE CLEAN UP EFFORT.

>> DURING THESE WEATHER EVENTS, THE CITY LISTENED.

HEEDED THE WARNINGS.

OBEYED THE ROAD CLOSURES.

AND I'M THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THAT TO OUR KNOWLEDGE WE DO NOT EXPERIENCE A SINGLE INJURY OR DEATH AS A RESULT OF THIS WEATHER EVENT OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

SO NOW THAT THE WEATHER IS BEHIND US, SO NOW THAT THE RIVER HAS CRESTED THE HARD PART BEGINS.

AND THAT'S THE CLEANUP.

TODAY, WE ARE ANNOUNCING A CITYWIDE FLOOD DISASTER CLEAN UP PLAN.

LAST NIGHT, I AUTHORIZED AND TOMORROW BEGINS, THIS CLEAN UP EFFORT.

STARTING SATURDAY MORNING, WE WILL HAVE CREWS ALL ALONG THE OHIO RIVER IN THE EAST AND THE WEST AND THE SOUTHWEST, RIGHT HERE DOWNTOWN.

THEY WILL BE CLEARING ROADWAYS FOR EMERGENCY ACCESS.

REMOVING FLOOD DEBRIS, TRASH, AND MUD FROM PARKS, SIDEWALKS, PARKING LOTS AND OTHER PUBLIC SPACES.

THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE AN EASY PROCESS.

BUT OUR EXPECTATION IS THAT OUR PARKS, ROADWAYS, AND OTHER PUBLIC SPACES, INCLUDING WATER FUN PARK ARE GOING TO BE RESTORED IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONDITION BRIGHT, SHINEY AND CLEAN IN TIME FOR THE KENTUCKY DERBY WHICH IS THREE WEEKS FROM TOMORROW.

>> Renee: THE MAYOR SAID CLEAN UP OF THE RIVERFRONT AREA WILL COST AN ESTIMATED $5 MILLION.

HE SAYS FEMA WILL REIMBURSE LOUISVILLE FOR 87% OF THAT COST.

AND MAYOR GREENBERG SAYS WE SHOULD KNOW MORE NEXT WEEK ABOUT FEDERAL HELP FOR BUSINESS OWNERS AND HOMES.

NEW FLOODING WAS ON THE WAY BUT THIS IS WAY MORE THAN THEY EXPECTED.

THE WATER COVERED THE VISITORS' PARKING LOT LAST NIGHT BUT THIS MORNING THE WATER RECEDED.

PEOPLE FROM THE DISTILLERY TALKED TODAY HOW THEY HANDLED THE CRISIS.

>> AS MANY OF YOU KNOW IN OUR 200 PLUS YEAR HISTORY WE HAVE LIVED THROUGH A FEW FLOODS THIS PAST WEEK HAS BEEN THE LATEST AND ONE OF THE MOST SEVERE WE'VE SEEN.

FIRST, THE HEAD OF THE FLOOD WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE PLAN THAT INCLUDES MOVING THE BARRELS ON THE LOWER FLOORS TO THE UPPER FLOORS ACROSS THE DILL IRY -- DISTILLERY.

THE DAMAGE IS BEING DETERMINED BUT INCLUDES MANY BUILDINGS ON CAMPUS, PRODUCTION, TO BOURBON TO THE STILL HOUSE, THE GUEST EXPERIENCE BUILDINGS SUCH AS THE VISITORS CENTER.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THE FLOODWATER HAS COMPLETELY RECEDED OUT OF BUFFALO TRACE GRANTING US ACCESS TO THE ENTIRE CAMPUS WHICH ALLOWS US TO IMPLEMENT OUR NORMAL FLOOD RECOVERY PLANS.

WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF TRADE EXPERTS, PROFESSIONALS ON-SITE AT THE DISTILLERY SUPPORTING OUR CLEAN UP, RESTORATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE REMEDIATION.

OUR DISTRIBUTION CENTER AND MAIN BOTTLING OPERATION DID NOT TAKE ON FLOODWATERS.

AND THUS DISTRIBUTION BEGAN TODAY.

WE ACTUALLY SHIPPED OUT THIS MORNING.

FIRST LOAD.

THE DISTILLERY TEAM IS WORKING TOWARD RESUMING BOTTLING OPERATIONS AS EARLY AS NEXT WEEK.

TEAMS ARE WORKING DILL GENERALLY TO RESTORE POWER AND NETWORK ISSUES AT OUR DISTILLERY.

THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE TEAM IS LOOKING FORWARD TO WELCOMING GUESTS SOON IN A MODIFIED CAPACITY.

AS OF NOW, THE DISTILLERY WILL BE CLOSED TO VISITORS THROUGH SUNDAY APRIL 13TH.

IN THE MEANTIME, TEAMS ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO REOPEN THE VISITORS CENTER IN A MODIFIED CAPACITY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

AS WE BRING BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT BACK INTO OUR SERVICE OUR TEAMS ARE ENSURING THERE IS NO COMPROMISE TO OUR QUALITY.

INSPECTION OF BARRELS BEGAN YESTERDAY AND WILL BE ONGOING UNTIL ANY AFFECTED BARRELS HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATELY ASSESSED AND THIS IS A VERY INVOLVED PROCESS INCLUDING BOTH BARREL INSPECTION AS WELL AS A RIGOROUS QUALITY TESTING THAT WE DO WITH ALL OF OUR PRODUCTS PRODUCED AT BUFFALO TRACE.

INSPECTION IS EXPECTED TO TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS.

HOWEVER, WE DO NOT EXPECT TO EXPERIENCE MEANINGFUL LOSS OF OUR INVENTORY.

>> Renee: NEXT WEEK, THE DISTILLERY IS PLANNING TO OPEN FOR VISITORS WHOSE APPOINTMENTS WERE CANCELED DUE TO THE FLOODINGS.

YOU CAN FIND MORE UPDATES WHEN THEY WILL BE FULLY OPEN AND BACK TO NORMAL OPERATIONS ON THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS.

>>> RISING FLOODWATERS ARE CUTTING OFF ACCESS TO ANOTHER KENTUCKY COMMUNITY THIS TIME IT'S STANLEY AND DAVIESS COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY.

THE OHIO RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST SATURDAY FLOODING U.S. 60 NEAR THE TOWN.

CREWS WITH THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET SPENT THURSDAY REPAVING A SECTION OF ROADWAY TO MAKE IT HIGHER SO THERE AND WOULD BE LESS WATER ON THE ROAD.

IT WANTED TO KEEP THE ROADWAY OPEN FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE TO GIVE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY TIME TO GET OUT.

GOODING IS COMMON IN THE AREA.

ONE EMERGENCY OFFICIAL DESCRIBED WHY THIS FLOOD EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BE DIFFERENT.

>> THIS IS A 1 100-YEAR FLOOD FOR THE SAME AREA.

THERE WILL BE WATER INSIDE HOUSES INSIDE DURING THIS EVENT BUT THE LAST EVENT IN FEBRUARY, RIGHT, THAT WAS NOT AN UNUSUAL FLOOD FOR THIS AREA.

EVERYBODY WAS PREPARED FOR IT.

WE DIDN'T GET A RECORD OF ANY HOUSES THAT WILL A LOT OF WATER INSIDE OF THEM.

BASEMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT NOTHING REPORTABLE NECESSARILY.

THESE EVENTS CAN BE DIFFERENT.

WE WILL SEE THE HIGHEST WATER MOST OF THE HOMES IN THIS COMMUNITY HAVE SEEN.

FOR OVER THE NEXT SATURDAY WILL BE A GOOD TELL ON THAT.

>> Renee: PORTIONS OF U.S. 60 AND DAVIESS COUNTY AND HENDERSON AND HANCOCK COUNTIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BLOCKED FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

>>> NOW WE'LL TALK ABOUT KENTUCKY'S RESPONSE TO THE FLOOD AND THE RECOVERY EFFORTS MONDAY NIGHT ON A SPECIAL EDITION OF "KENTUCKY TONIGHT".

YOU WILL HEAR FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOLKS AND THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.

THAT PROGRAM IS MONDAY NIGHT AT 8:00 P.M. 7:00 P.M. CENTRAL HERE ON KET AND WE INVITE YOUR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.

>>> OH, DEAR.

WILDLIFE TRYING TO ESCAPE THE RISING WATERS ARE MOVING INTO MORE URBAN AREAS.

A DEER ENDED UP INSIDE THE CHESTNUT STREET FAMILY YMCA TUESDAY MORNING.

AND THERE'S VIDEO.

AS A PLOIFER POLICE OFFICER GUIDED THE DEER OUTSIDE.

>> SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS HI, GIRL.

IT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY.

YOU HAVE TO TRESPASS OFF THE PROPERTY, OKAY?

I HAVE A DEER OUT OF THE PROPERTY.

>> Renee: I THINK THE DEER FOUND A NEW HOME.

PRETTY COOPERATIVE THERE SHE WAS.

NO ONE WAS HURT IN ALL OF THIS.

PEOPLE OR THE DEER.

[♪♪] >>> IN OTHER NEWS, AN 11-YEAR-OLD LOUISVILLE BOY IS THE FIRST PERSON IN THE U.S. TO RECEIVE A NEW TYPE OF COCHLEAR IMPLANT.

THE IMPLANTED WAS PERFORMED AT U.K. HEALTHCARE AFTER USING HEARING AIDS FOR YEARS, HE ADMITS THE NEW DEVICE IS TAKING SOME GETTING USED TO BUT IT'S OPENING HIM UP TO A WORLD OF NEW OPPORTUNITIES.

DETAILS IN TONIGHT'S LOOK AT MEDICAL NEWS.

>> HEARING LOSS CAN BE REALLY CHALLENGING TO DEAL WITH.

THERE IS A QUOTE THAT SAYS BLINDNESS SEPARATES US FROM THINGS.

AND DEAFNESS SEPARATES US FROM PEOPLE.

I DO THINK THERE IS AN ASPECT OF HEARING AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION THAT IS UNIQUELY HUMAN OR UNIQUELY CONNECTS US TO PEOPLE.

BEING ABLE TO CONNECT TO SOMEBODY ELSE'S VOICE, ESPECIALLY THE VOICES OF LOVED ONES OR FRIENDS THAT CAN BE REALLY CHALLENGING TO DEAL WITH.

>> IT AFFECTED ME PLAYING BASEBALL.

BUT I WOULD ALWAYS LOOK AT MY DAD, AND BECAUSE I WASN'T ABLE TO HEAR MY COACH.

AND MY OTHER TEAMMATES SO I WOULD COUNT ON MY DAD TO HELP ME OUT.

>> THERE'S DATA SHOWING SIGNIFICANT SCHOOL STRUGGLES EVEN WHEN APPROPRIATE ACCOMMODATIONS ARE BEING MADE.

IT CAN BE A REALLY BIG CHALLENGE NOT ONLY FOR THE CHILD OR THE ADULT, BUT ALSO FOR THE FAMILY.

>> IN FOURTH GRADE I WOULD LOOK AT MY FOURTH GRADE TEACHER WHENEVER SHE ASKED ME A QUESTION.

I WAS LIKE I COULDN'T BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND HER.

SO FOURTH GRADE TEACHER TOLD MY PARENTS ABOUT IT, AT FIRST THEY WAS MAD ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T REALIZE IT.

BUT IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT BECAUSE I DIDN'T TELL THEM.

I DIDN'T NOTICE IT EITHER.

>> WE WENT THROUGH A LOT OF PARENT GUILT A LOT OF WHAT DID I DO WRONG?

OR WHAT COULD I HAVE DONE BETTER?

OR HOW DID I NOT KNOW?

BUT THEN, YOU KNOW, AFTER YOU GO THROUGH THAT GRIEVING OF THE HEARING LOSS OR MY SON IS NOT WHAT I THOUGHT MAYBE, HE WOULD BE, THEN REALITY SETS IN AND WHILE I HAVE TO PREPARE HIM FOR LIFE AND I STILL HAVE TO BE PREPARE HIM TO BE A BLACK BOY IN A WORLD THAT IS NOT ABOUT THE FOR HIM AND NOW HEARING LOSS IN A WORLD THAT IS NOT BUILT FOR HIM.

>> A IMPLANTED IS I AM PLANTED INTO THE INNER EAR, TO BYPASS THE EAR THAT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY TO CONVEY A SENSE OF SOUND TO THE BRAIN.

IT HAS A MICROPHONE WHERE IT RECEIVES SOUND WAVES FROM THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT.

AND IT CHANGES THOSE THROUGH SOME MECHANISMS INTO ELECTRICAL SIGNALS THAT THEN ARE SENT INTO THE COCHLEA AND IT WILL STIMULATE THE HEARING NERVE AND THE HEARING NERVE TAKES THE ELECTRICAL IMPULSES, SENDS THEM TO THE BRAIN AND THE BRAIN LEARNS TO INTERPRET THOSE SIGNALS AS SOUND.

WHEN PEOPLE FIRST GET A COCHLEAR IMPLANT TURNED ON IT DOESN'T ALWAYS SOUND NATURAL.

DOESN'T ALWAYS SOUND NORMAL.

WHAT HAPPENS OVER TIME IS THAT YOUR BRAIN, LEARNS TO UTILIZE THOSE SIGNALS AND IT WILL INTERPRET THOSE AS SPEECH OVERTIME.

>> HE IS NOW STARTING TO SAY THAT THINGS DON'T SOUND AS FUNNY WITH THE IMPLANT AND WE'RE STARTING TO GO WITHOUT THE HEARING AID IN THE LEFT EAR WHEN WE ARE NOT AT SCHOOL SO HE CAN GET USED TO SOLELY DEPENDING ON THE IMPLANTED.

>> HAVING THE IMPLANT IS BETTER BECAUSE I CAN HEAR MY TEACHER, MY CLASSMATES AND SCHOOL.

WHEN I GOT IT ACTIVATED AND I GOT IT TURNED ON, I WAS LIKE I NEVER SMILED THIS MUCH.

BECAUSE I ACTUALLY WAS ABLE TO HEAR EVEN BETTER THAN WITHOUT THE HEARING AIDS.

>> I THINK HE IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE AN EXAMPLE JUST BY LIVING AND EXCELLING.

HE LIGHTS UP A ROOM PEOPLE LOVE DJ.

TEACHING HIM IT'S OKAY TO BE YOU AND TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT, THAT'S MY JOB.

>> Renee: DJ IS BROADENING HIS HORIZONS AND WILL BE PURSUING MEDIA ARTS AND MUSIC FOR THE ARTS IN LOUISVILLE THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

OUR BEST TO HIM.

>>> MANY KENTUCKIANS ARE TAKING MULTIPLE PRESCRIPTION SON DRUGS AT ONE.

WE EXPLORED THOSE CHALLENGES DURING OUR SPECIAL PROGRAM SENIORS AND MEDICATION OUR NEXT CHAPTER FORUM THAT AIRED MONDAY ON KET.

AMONG THE 0 TOPICS KEEPING TABS ON ALL YOUR MEDICINE.

[♪♪] >> WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING TRACK OF THIS?

WHO IS THE PERSON THAT SAYS OKAY I'M THE QUARTERBACK OR I'M GOING TO WATCH AND SEE WHAT EVERYBODY IS TAKING?

>> I LIKE TO SAY THAT THE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN FOR OUR PATIENTS IS THE MAIN PERSON WHO SHOULD BE THE CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP SO TO SPEAK.

WE ALWAYS WANT THAT CAPTAIN TO BE WORKING WITH THE PATIENT.

THE PATIENT SHOULD BE THEIR OWN ADVOCATE, TOO AND THEY ARE THE BEST PARTNER WITH THE PCP IN THIS PROCESS.

THAT PERSON NEEDS TO KEEP TRACK OF THAT MEDICATION LIST AND TAKE IT BETWEEN THE SPECIALISTS BACK TO THE PCP IF THEY GO TO THE HOSPITAL TO THE NURSING HOME THEY HAVE TO HOLD ON TO AND OWN THAT MEDICATION LIST.

BUT IF YOU ARE GOING TO MULTIPLE SPECIALISTS WHICH IS WHAT WE SEE COMMONLY AS PEOPLE ARE AGING DEVELOPING MORE CHRONIC CONDITIONS THEN THAT PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER HAS TO BE THE ONE THAT REALLY COORDINATES AND LOOKS OVERALL OF THAT AND REALLY REVIEWS IT TO HAVE THAT ONE CENTRAL REVIEW OF THE MEDICATIONS.

AND WE WORK WITH OUR INNER DISCIPLINARY TEAM TO HELP.

>> IF YOU WOULD PUT ON YOUR ANESTHESIA HAT IN ADDITION TO YOUR WELLNESS HAT, HOW DO YOU SEE THE COMMUNICATION THAT GOES ON WHEN PATIENTS HAVE MULTIPLE DRUGS AND HOW DOES IT IMPACT WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO FOR SOMEBODY?

>> WAYNE, IT'S YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT HOW WE GOT TO THIS POSITION WHERE WE HAVE POLYPHARMACY AS A CONCERN.

HEALTHCARE HAS LONG BEEN FOCUSED AN ACUTE ILLNESSES.

IF WE GO BACK 60-100 YEARS WHAT KILLED PEOPLE IT WAS NOT HEART DISEASE IT WAS INFECTIONS OR INJURIES.

WE'VE GOTTEN REALLY GOOD AT TREATING THOSE ACUTE PROBLEMS.

NOW WE'RE DEALING WITH A SITUATION WHERE MOST PEOPLE ARE LIVING LONGER, AND OVERCOMING THE ACUTE PROBLEMS AND THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY ARE FACING IS CAUSING MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY OR SHORTENING OF THEIR LIFE PREMATURELY OR LOWER QUALITY OF LIFE, ARE CHRONIC CONDITIONS.

SO IT'S EASY TO GET INTO THIS ROUTINE WHERE WE'RE JUST CHASING OUR TAILS TRYING TO TREAT PROBLEMS, CURE PROBLEMS.

WHICH IS MORE OF THAT SHORT-TERM OR ACUTE PROBLEM, MINDSET.

AND RATHER THAN LOOKING AT PREVENTATIVE APPROACHES THAT PREVENTS PEOPLE FROM DEVELOPING INTO CHRONIC CONDITIONS, I THINK THE BIG THING THAT I FOCUS ON IS JUST THAT HOW DO WE PRESERVE LONGEVITY AND HOW DO WE PRESERVE QUALITY OF LIFE SO THAT WE'RE NOT HAVING TO INTRODUCE POLYPHARMACY.

BECAUSE AS THE REST OF THE PANEL WILL AGREE, IT'S CHALLENGING TO MANAGE CHRONIC CONDITIONS WHEN WE'RE ALREADY DEALING WITH A POLYPHARMACY SITUATION.

>> ANGELA, WE HAVE THE MEDICATIONS THAT ARE BEING PRESCRIBED.

BUT IF ANYBODY GOES INTO ANY PHARMACY, YOU KNOW THERE IS THIS PLETHORA OF STUFF THAT IS OUT THERE.

>> YES.

>> AND WHO IS KEEPING TRACK OF THAT?

AND WHAT POSSIBLE IMPACT CAN THAT HAVE.

>> THAT IS SO INTERESTING YOU WOULD SAY, BECAUSE I ALWAYS SAY IF EVERYBODY'S IN CHARGE THEN NOBODY'S IN CHARGE.

AND I THINK WE CAN HELP OUR PHYSICIANS SO MUCH FROM A PHARMACY PERSPECTIVE IN GATHERING THAT INFORMATION AND ESPECIALLY IF WE CAN GET THAT ALL IN ONE PLACE IF A PATIENT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE USED THE SAME PHARMACY AND THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR PHARMACIST WHERE YOU ARE TELLING THEM ABOUT THE HER BALANCE SUPPLEMENTS YOU ARE TAKING SO THAT WE CAN TAKE ALL THAT INTO ACCOUNT AND DO A MEDICATION RECONCILIATION.

AND NOT JUST WHEN YOU ENTER THE HOSPITAL WE HAVE PHARMACY STAFF WAS MENTIONED THAT IT IS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH WHERE WE LOOK AT EVERYTHING YOU ARE TAKING AND PEOPLE GET THAT MIXED UP.

THEY ARE TOLD TO DISCONTINUE SOMETHING AND START ANOTHER MEDICATION BUT THEY END UP WITH BOTH.

THEY MAYBE TAKING DUPLICATE THERAPY WHERE THEY HAVE DIFFERENT NAMES WE'VE SEEN PEOPLE COME INTO THE HOSPITAL AND BE ON BOTH OF THOSE THEY ARE THE SAME GENERIC NAME BUT THE PATIENT MISUNDERSTOOD AND ENDED UP ON BOTH OF THEM SLOWED THEIR HEART RATE.

THAT IS WHAT BROUGHT THEM TO THE HOSPITAL IN THE FIRST PLACE.

WE SEE THAT.

WE SEE DUPLICATES OF THERAPY AND DRUG-DRUG INTERACTIONS AND THAT CAN BE BROUGHT IN WITH THAT PLEADING WITH FOLKS TO TELL ALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ABOUT ALL THE MEDICINES YOU ARE TAKING AND CONSIDER OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICINES AND HERBALS AS MEDICINES.

BECAUSE IT'S HERBAL FROM A NATURAL SOURCE DOESN'T MEAN IT CAN'T HURT YOU, THEY CAN INTERACT WITH PRESCRIPTION MEDS THEY CAN RED HERRING WHERE SOMETHING IS A SIDE EFFECT OF A MEDICINE BUT IT WAS NOT SEEN AS SUCH.

SO WE ALL HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT, INCLUDING THE PATIENT.

>> Renee: A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION IN THAT PROGRAM THAT YOU CAN SEE SENIORS AND MEDICATION NEXT CHAPTER FORUM IT'S ON-LINE ON DEMAND AT KET.ORG.

>>> AND WATCH KENTUCKY HEALTH WITH Dr. WAYNE TUCKSON SUNDAY AFTERNOONS AT 1:30 EASTERN 12:30 CENTRAL RIGHT HERE ON KET.

[♪♪] >> Renee: EASTER IS ONE WEEK FROM SUNDAY AND YOU HAVE PLENTY OF EASTER THEMED ACTIVITIES TO CHOOSE FROM THIS WEEKEND.

OUR TOBY GIBBS HAS DETAILS IN THIS LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH.

[♪♪] >> SPRING INTO THE SEASON WITH THE WILD FLOWER EXTRAVAGANZA SATURDAY IN HENDERSON WITH DIFFERENT WILD FLOWER WALKS AN A SCAVENGER HUNT YOU CAN ENJOY THE BEAUTY NATURE HAS TO OVER FER OFFER.

KICKOFF YOUR ACTIVITIES ACTIVITH DAFFODIL DAYS IN PARIS WITH BABY LAMBS, EGG PAINTING AND SCAVENGER HUNTS AND YOU PICK DAF STILLS -- DAFFODILS THIS IS PERFECT FOR THE FAMILY.

HOP TO RUSSELL COUNTY FOR THE FOURTH ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT WITH FOOD, GAMES, FACE PAINTING AND 13,000 HIDDEN EGGS IT'S SURE TO BE AN EGG SLENTS TIME.

LET YOUR FRIENDS GET IN ON THE ACTION AT THE TOMPKINSVILLE EGG HUNT GRAB THE EASTER BASKET AND BONNET AND THE LEASH AND HAVE A BARKING GOOD TIME.

CALLING CRAFTING FANS NEAR AND FAR THE HAND CRAFTED WEEKEND IS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT THE GREEN BOW LAKE STATE RESORT PARK FROM QUILTING TO SEWING, BASKET MAKING TO WOOD CARVING AND MORE THIS WEEKEND HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.

WHERE CAN YOU FIND ANNA AND ELSA ALL IN THE SAME ROOM?

AT MEET THE LOUISVILLE PRINCESSES SATURDAY IN LA GRANGE.

MAKE YOUR OWN CROWN BEFORE MEETING THE PRINCESSES IN THIS ROYALLY WONDERFUL EVENT.

THE TIMELESS HEARTS SPRING FESTIVAL IS SATURDAY IN HOPKINSVILLE WITH A CAR SHOW, COLORING CONTEST, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, A PETTING ZOO, BIG BOUNCE AREA AND MORE.

THIS IS ONE EVENT YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS.

LOOKING FOR A FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT?

LOOK NO FARTHER THAN THE 2025 SPRING GATHERING AT KIRKSVILLE SATURDAY GATHER YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR THE DAY FEATURING 35 VENDORS OF HAND CRAFTED ITEMS AND A SPECIAL VISIT FROM YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY BUNNY.

THE FOURTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL CELEBRATION IS WEDNESDAY IN MADISONVILLE IMMERSE YOURSELVES IN CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS WHILE ENJOYING THE FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT IN THIS CROSS CULTURAL EXPERIENCE.

AND THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH.

I'M TOBY GIBBS.

>> Renee: THANK YOU, TOBY GIBBS.

BETTER HOP TO IT TO HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

I COULDN'T RESIST.

MORE FLOOD COVERAGE MONDAY, THE RED CROSS OFTEN DEALS WITH DISASTERS AFFECTING SPECIFIC AREAS BUT HOW DOES IT HANDLE A REGIONAL CRISIS?

WE'LL CATCH UP WITH THEM AND BRING YOU UP-TO-DATE ON COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY THE FLOODING.

THAT IS ALL MONDAY'S "KENTUCKY EDITION" WHICH WE HOPE YOU WILL EN US FOR.

AND I HOPE YOU WATCH "COMMENT ON KENTUCKY" TONIGHT WITH BILL BRYANT AND A PANEL OF WORKING JOURNALISTS AS THEY DISCUSS THE FLOODING, POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS ON COAL AND MUCH MORE THAT IS COMING TO YOU AT 8:00 P.M., 7:00 P.M. CENTRAL HERE ON KET.

WE THANK YOU FOR WATCHING AND CONNECT WITH US ALL THE TIME ON-LINE, FACEBOOK, X AND INSTAGRAM TO STAY IN THE LOOP.

SEND US A STORY IDENTIFY BY E-MAIL AT PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT KET.ORG AND LOOK FOR US ON THE PBS APP THAT YOU CAN DOWNLOAD.

WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING WITH US THIS WEEK.

YOU HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND TO COME AND I WILL SEE YOU MONDAY NIGHT.

AND I WILL SEE YOU MONDAY NIGHT.

TAKE GOOD CARE.