All her life, Barbara Giannou has been active and independent. Even being born deaf never stood in her way. But when mounting medical bills made it impossible to afford more than $1,300 in repairs to her 16-year-old vehicle, Barbara found herself stranded...
My last blog was a challenge to seniors to keep physically active as part of a healthy lifestyle. Today, I want to challenge our community to encourage seniors to make active living a priority. Our culture thinks of retirement as an opportunity to slow down and...
You could say that Ellyn Fishbach is an expert at staying active through the golden years. For one, she waited until after retirement to begin a whole new career — as an activities director at Colonial Assisted Living in Ft. Lauderdale. Secondly, Ellyn...
At the beginning of my CrossFit journey, I was blown away by Linda, who’s 72, and her workout friends from church. I consider myself fairly fit. For most of my life, I’ve maintained some kind of workout routine. I used to enjoy running, until a herniated disc robbed...
In his younger days, Vinal Thomas was a vibrant, pew-jumping pastor. He and his late wife helped plant nearly 30 churches, and he constantly ministered to everyone around him. At 93, Vinal still can talk to absolutely anyone. He remains active in Bible study, men’s...
