{"id":34316,"date":"2020-10-05T00:01:47","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T06:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=34316"},"modified":"2023-08-10T09:03:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T15:03:51","slug":"chuck-kavalec-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/chuck-kavalec-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Chuck Kavalec"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><figure id=\"attachment_34387\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34387\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34387 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/10\/15082325\/ChuckKavalec.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/10\/15082325\/ChuckKavalec.webp 1120w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/10\/15082325\/ChuckKavalec-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/10\/15082325\/ChuckKavalec-1024x640.webp 1024w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/10\/15082325\/ChuckKavalec-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/10\/15082325\/ChuckKavalec-150x94.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/10\/15082325\/ChuckKavalec-200x125.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chuck Kavalec volunteers at UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital. Photo by UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>At 101, his wisdom is beyond years<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Chuck Kavalec offers kindhearted words and more than 100 years of wisdom to nervous patients.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I try to do is loosen them up, to get their mind out of what they\u2019re going to,\u201d he said. \u201cYou don\u2019t talk about anything in the hospital or how you are \u2013 you talk about just other things, even if it\u2019s just the weather.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At 101 years old, Kavalec is a master of small talk. When volunteering in radiology at UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, he likes to compliment patients\u2019 names and ask friendly questions while providing an escort to MRIs and other procedures known to provoke anxiety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe older people are the ones that I like to talk to, because I\u2019ve been through most of the things they\u2019re going through,\u201d Kavalec said, adding that he encourages\u00a0patients to think positive and not dwell on the past. \u201cWhen you worry, it hurts you mentally, physically, and you can\u2019t do anything about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also volunteers at Harmony Campus, helping people find their way, whether they\u2019re looking for a doctor\u2019s office or their parked car. He\u2019s volunteered for 25 years, starting in January 1995, in positions at the gift shop, thrift shop and in flower delivery.<\/p>\n<p>As a flower deliverer, he would ask patients if they\u2019d like him to read the message on the card.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34638\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34638\" style=\"width: 188px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34638 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/09\/25081025\/ChuckKavalec2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/09\/25081025\/ChuckKavalec2.webp 625w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/09\/25081025\/ChuckKavalec2-188x300.webp 188w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/09\/25081025\/ChuckKavalec2-94x150.webp 94w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/09\/25081025\/ChuckKavalec2-200x320.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chuck Kavalec pauses between his volunteer shifts. Photo by UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAnd I remember this one lady, I started to go out the door, she said, \u2018Would you do me a favor?\u2019 And I said, \u2018Yes, if I can,\u2019\u201d Kavalec said. \u201cShe said, \u2018I\u2019m from out of town. I don\u2019t have any friends or relations here in town. Would you mind spending 10 minutes and visiting with me?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou wouldn\u2019t think that somebody gets so lonesome being in the hospital in a strange town where they\u2019re not from. She just wanted to visit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lori Dykstra, volunteer services manager at PVH, said Kavalec\u2019s small talk \u201ccan be so helpful for the patient if they are stressed or nervous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChuck is very dedicated to the service he provides as a volunteer. He always has a smile on his face, and his positive outlook on life is inspiring,\u201d she said. \u201cIf you ask him how his day is, he responds the same way every time, \u2018Never had a bad one.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though the COVID-19 pandemic has temporarily sidelined him from volunteering, Kavalec has no plans to retire from his shifts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVolunteering and being associated with people helps me as much as it does them,\u201d he said. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to give something back to the community. You can\u2019t be selfish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said keys to longevity are making sure you \u201chave something to do all the time\u201d and maintaining a strong network of friends. He also walks a mile per day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI eat what I want, and I always have,\u201d he said, adding that he puts regular \u2014not organic\u2014mustard on his hot dogs. \u201cI\u2019m not an organic person. The trouble with organic is it doesn\u2019t have any flavor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><div class=\"su-row\">\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-2-3 su-column-centered\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #930718\">You Make Extraordinary Possible<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Together, we recognize and honor the qualities within ourselves by shining a spotlight on how each and every one of us improve lives in big ways and small.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uchealthpoints.isrewards.com\/Recognition\/Award\/FormFlex.aspx?pr=JAwX5qZPSOA=&#038;m=N\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#A22343;border-color:#821c36;border-radius:56px\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:0px 26px;font-size:20px;line-height:40px;border-color:#be657c;border-radius:56px;text-shadow:none\"> Share a story<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At 101, his wisdom is beyond years Chuck Kavalec offers kindhearted words and more than 100 years of wisdom to nervous patients. \u201cWhat I try to do is loosen them up, to get their mind out of what they\u2019re going to,\u201d he said. \u201cYou don\u2019t talk about anything in the hospital or how you are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2242,"featured_media":34387,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"on","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"Relevanssi image attachment filter Relevanssi index exclude","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4826],"class_list":["post-34316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-you-make-extraordinary-possible"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - 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