September 30, 2020 Issue, Page 6 of 24

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HOMETOWN HEROES |Wednesday, September 30,2020 PG7 aren’t without inconvenience. He he said. “We can fit 13 pairs in at understands that it is vital for him once, It takes about nine minutes to be open for patients, as long- and they come out completely term eye patients tend to have sanitized with no water spots. If higher rates of hypertension, dia- you visit our website, you will also betes and cardiovascular issues, see an app that allows to basically because otherwise they would be try on glasses virtually. Upload a limited to seek care from emer- photo and it will show you how a gency rooms. He understands, pair of glasses with look on your especially during the pandemic, face from almost any angle.” how important it is for the com- As the pandemic stretches on munity as a whole to have triage with no end in sight, the Bintz care available for emergencies. family is not at all unique in the It is all a careful balancing act hurdles they adjusted to overcome. with each level of medical care Their two young daughters are be- now relying on each other to keep ing homeschooled. Both his moth- an overburdened system afloat er and mother-in-law have been Dr. Daniel Bintz during these trying times. living in assisted living centers. for many,” he said. “It has been “Having access to the preventa- He is familiar with the pain of not for me. Outside of the practice, we tive care helps keep those situa- being able to see an elderly loved stay at home with our two girls. My tions from growing into emergen- one for fear of infecting them. wife is able to work from home. cies themselves,” he said. “Mom is 89 and just recently Since the pandemic hit, we have For example, Dr. Bintz isn’t was moved to a new assisted liv- not been to church. We have not only an optometrist. He himself ing center in Ponca City near my Dr. Bintz repurposed a Disney fan to help been to eat inside a restaurant. We also wears glasses. One of the brother,” he said. “When we went reduce glasses steam caused by wearing have not had a babysitter. When common complaints for those who to get her, we hadn’t been able to masks. He has since found a cloth that re- we adopted the girls, we made the require glasses is the fog that the see her in months. Of course it masks create on glasses. gives us that pang in our hearts duces that need. Submitted photo. commitment that they would be our top priority and that includes “T had tried it all to prevent the as we took that photograph of her jobs to the loss of socializing and day than we were yesterday and taking care of our health to be their steam on our glasses,” he said. “I with the girls. We just hope that access to our loved ones. We tell will continue to make the safe and caregivers. We go get horse feed tried the trick with rolling up the this end soon and we get to see her ourselves that we are closer to- available care for our patients a from Atwoods once a month. We Kleenex and the surgical reserve again. I empa- may go to Braum’s twice a week straps for a tighter fit. Finally I thize with how Thank you to our local for essentials like milk and bread. found a cloth that we are selling hard this is for hospitals, EMS and med ee ee Aside from that, we have been at at the office. You can wipe down so many fami- the glasses and they will stay fog lies for so many flight services! for taking care of our home.” community! Elk City The precautions he is taking free for about six to eight hours. I different rea- (3ndurance both at work and on his personal do mine maybe two to three times sons. So many time are to give his best effort to- during a day just to keep them ex- of us are deal- ward remaining a consistent medi- cal care provider and consistent tra clear. They are good for up to 200 uses.” ing with things that would have Tag Agency Federal Credit Union» 105 Regional Dr - Elk City partner in the care of he and his Also added to the practice has been unfathom- wife’s two small children. been a UV sanitizer to completely able a year ago 115 E Broadway Ave, Elk City 225-2690 - Insured by NCUA However, he also understands clean display glasses. from the loss of i you live, work, worshij attend school in that the preventative measures “Tt is like a little microwave,” businesses and 580-225-1936 Beckham county, yor gible to join! igh Visit www-endurancefcu.org to become a member today! We want to thank all Thank you to all the healthcare the men and women workers for all you do! in the health field! 5A Repair “Quality You Can Trust” AUTO PARTS 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM M-F 580-330-4744 716 W 3rd St, Elk City Marty Ashpaugh - Owner 322 S Jefferson St, Elk City 915 N. VanBuren, Elk City, OK 73644) 580-225-3186 580-225-3442