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Stella Krumrey,
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KAREN: I didn't ask you before what family you're from. Is Krumrey your married name?

STELLA: Yes. My married name. And so my -- my mom and -- my dad's name was Nikenti Zeder, and my mom is still alive, her name's Nina. N-I-N-A.

KAREN: Zeder?

STELLA: Uh-hum.

KAREN: I think I've heard her name in Mary's book, maybe.

STELLA: Uh-hum. Maybe. I don't remember reading her name on there. Maybe you're talking about Jenny, her sister. Her name.

KAREN: The Zeder last name sounds familiar.

STELLA: Yeah, Zeder, Jenny Zeder is Mary's sister.

KAREN: Oh. It's just the last name. No, but I apologize, I should have asked you that at the beginning, which family you're from.

STELLA: Oh, that's okay.

KAREN: I guess the other thing is, you know, the -- the key health issues here in Kodiak and what those are now versus what they used -- I don't know if they are the same. You know, what are the important health issues?

STELLA: We have more diabetes now that we never, ever -- like, well, you know, we didn't see it then, back then. And seems like we have more cancer --

KAREN: Uh-hum.

STELLA: -- than when I -- I can remember growing up.

KAREN: And is there a lot of health education that goes on?

STELLA: KANA comes around. You know, they have people that travel, and we do as -- as a clinic, to educate our patients --

KAREN: Uh-hum.

STELLA: -- with diet or, you know, bad -- bad choices like smoking and drinking --

KAREN: Uh-hum.

STELLA: -- drugs.

KAREN: So that's part of the --

STELLA: Part of the clinic, the health aide program.

KAREN: Uh-hum. Like wellness --

STELLA: Yes, wellness --

KAREN: -- kind of thing?

STELLA: -- kind of thing, yes. And we do have, like, walking, exercising. We have senior meals that are given, healthy -- healthy meals.

KAREN: Oh.

STELLA: Uh-hum. Those -- those kind of things are -- are -- you know, have come up since I've been --

KAREN: Uh-hum.

STELLA: -- health aide.

KAREN: And that's all part of the health aide program?

STELLA: No.

KAREN: No?

STELLA: It's just a part of KANA's wellness program.

KAREN: Hmm.

STELLA: Which, you know, really ties into our -- our clinic.

KAREN: Uh-hum.

STELLA: As to promoting it.

KAREN: So it's doing preventative --

STELLA: Uh-hum. Yes.