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Chefs serve seniors tradition and community on Thanksgiving Day
ATLANTA -- A few days after Thanksgiving, in his second year as executive chef at Meals on Wheels Atlanta, Chris Kelly received a thank you letter and phone call from a woman who had received one of his carefully prepared turkey dinners.
Meals on Wheels Atlanta is a nonprofit organization funded primarily by private, foundation and corporate ...Read more
Stroke survivor went from using a wheelchair to walking again, and started a nonprofit
Eight years ago, Deb Shaw stepped into the shower of her home in Los Gatos, California, and her vision blurred. She wobbled, fell and hit her head on the shower bench. Minutes later, she woke up on the floor.
Her head throbbed. Deb's husband, Bob Shaw, was out of town for work. Her 90-year-old father-in-law, Dale Shaw, was visiting. Deb couldn'...Read more
Protecting yourself from the painful shingles virus may also protect cardiovascular health
Shingles is a funny-sounding name for a seriously painful disease. How painful? That's hard to put into words. Printable ones, at least.
Officially, shingles pain can range from mild to severe. The words "itchy" and "burning" frequently come up in descriptions. Some use "horrendous" and "excruciating."
Sufferers might relate to David Letterman...Read more
Travel Trending with Kathy Witt: Cunard’s new Queen Anne cruise ship captivates with outstanding and original entertainment
Do not sit in the front row. It’s great advice, especially in the case of an interactive show like the Bright Lights Society’s rollicking good murder mystery aboard Cunard’s gorgeous new Queen Anne—and especially when you listen to said advice. Which I didn’t. Which is why I found myself a reluctant participant, soft shoeing before the...Read more
Is this 'slow' strength training method the fountain of youth? LA's 90-year-olds say yes
LOS ANGELES — DeLoyce Alcorn is 92 years old — and pressing nearly four times that in weight at the gym.
On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Alcorn — dressed in a T-Shirt that read "Be Strong. Be Resilient. Be You." — slid into the leg press machine, which was set at a whopping 312 pounds. He gripped the handlebars, closed his eyes and "...Read more
Older Americans living alone often rely on neighbors or others willing to help
Donald Hammen, 80, and his longtime next-door neighbor in south Minneapolis, Julie McMahon, have an understanding. Every morning, she checks to see whether he’s raised the blinds in his dining room window. If not, she’ll call Hammen or let herself into his house to see what’s going on.
Should McMahon find Hammen in a bad way, she plans to...Read more
Is this 'slow' strength training method the fountain of youth? LA's 90-year-olds say yes
LOS ANGELES — DeLoyce Alcorn is 92 years old — and pressing nearly four times that in weight at the gym.
On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Alcorn — dressed in a T-Shirt that read "Be Strong. Be Resilient. Be You." — slid into the leg press machine, which was set at a whopping 312 pounds. He gripped the handlebars, closed his eyes and "...Read more
Funeral swag? Personal branding comes to death care
MINNEAPOLIS — Jeff Johnson’s life is full of creativity and zest: He runs his own Minneapolis design firm, turns a mean polka and once starred in a Norwegian realty TV series. And he’s decided that a memorial to mark his eventual death — outlined in a seven-page legal directive titled “Jeff Johnson’s Awesome Funeral Party!!” — ...Read more
Commentary: Seniors are getting crushed by Washington's recklessness
Inflation has pulverized Americans’ finances over the last four years, and a new study shows that’s especially true for the nation’s seniors, whose retirement accounts have been walloped.
The losses have been so severe that would-be retirees need to work an extra six years on average before they can hang up their work boots—and they can...Read more
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