Grandpa Has Best Reaction When Wife Of Almost 60 Yrs Comes Home From Hospital Early.
Alice and Jerry Krenke have been showing their entire family what true love looks like for nearly 60 years. The lovebirds have been happily married...
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Man Transforms 3-Acre Yard Into Stunning Garden Of Rescued Plants.
Corinne Sanders |
Sep 4, 2020
To say Pearl Fryar has a green thumb would be quite the understatement. The octogenarian has spent decades transforming his 3-acre yard in Bishopville, South...
Read moreLovebirds With Combined Age Of 214 Yrs Break World Record For Oldest Married Couple.
Corinne Sanders |
Sep 3, 2020
Julio Cesar Mora Tapia and Waldramina Maclovia Quinteros Reyes have lived through many historical events. Now, the couple is making history themselves! One of the...
Read moreFaithful Dog Runs To Ask Sanitation Worker For Help And Ends Up Saving Mom’s Life.
Beverly L. Jenkins |
Sep 3, 2020
Eleven years ago, Gwendola Johnson of Glendale, California adopted a stray dog she named Sandy. Now Sandy is being hailed a hero after helping to...
Read more88-Yr-Old Holocaust Survivor Fulfills Lifelong Dream Of Graduating From High School.
Corinne Sanders |
Sep 1, 2020
Miriam Schreiber of Hartford, Connecticut, is proof that it's never too late to make your dreams come true. At 7 years old, the Poland native's...
Read more87-Yr-Old Stroke Patient Relearns Wife’s Favorite Song Just In Time For Anniversary.
Beverly L. Jenkins |
Aug 26, 2020
For 62 years, Joe Korst has celebrated his wedding anniversary by singing his wife Sharon's favorite song. Sadly, the 87-year-old suffered two debilitating strokes this...
Read moreThese New Robotic Pets Are Helping Nursing Home Residents Find Joy In Isolation.
Beverly L. Jenkins |
Aug 22, 2020
In order to keep their residents safe, nursing homes and assisted living facilities closed their doors to outside visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic. While staff...
Read more86-Yr-Old Veteran Reunites With Canine Best Friend After She Saves His Life.
Beverly L. Jenkins |
Aug 15, 2020
During his time in the United States Navy, Rudy Armstrong sailed all around the world for weeks or even months at a time. These days,...
Read moreNursing Home Finds Way To Get Residents Fishing — By Bringing Catfish To Them!
Corinne Sanders |
Aug 14, 2020
Keeping people living in care homes entertained can be challenging, especially in the middle of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Luckily for the residents of Creekwood...
Read moreGrandma Spreads Hope By Playing Untouched Piano In Aftermath Of Beirut Explosion.
Corinne Sanders |
Aug 10, 2020
May Abboud Melki and her husband will always be grateful they weren't home when an explosion over a mile away tore through it. On August...
Read moreLong-Lost Sisters Find Each Other In Hospital After 53 Yrs Because Of Pandemic.
Ashley Ziegler |
Aug 8, 2020
After days of feeling weaker and weaker, Doris Crippen reached for a glass of water and fell out of bed. The next day, her son...
Read moreMeet Charles, The 84-Yr-Old Dancing Grandpa Who Is Stealing Hearts On TikTok.
Corinne Sanders |
Aug 6, 2020
Charles Mallet is the kind of grandfather every person wants. In fact, he already has millions of fans out there wishing he was their loved one!...
Read moreCouple Drives 3 Hrs To Help Lost Elderly Stranger Reunite With His Son.
Corinne Sanders |
Aug 3, 2020
Elton Hood and Tracy Eckhardt of New Windsor, Illinois, are the kind of people who would drop everything to help another person – even a...
Read more87-Yr-Old Who Left High School To Join Air Force Finally Receives Diploma.
Ashley Ziegler |
Aug 1, 2020
Edward Sanders dropped out of high school as a junior in 1952 to join the U.S. Air Force and fight in the Korean War. Over...
Read moreStruggling 94-Yr-Old Tamale Vendor Gets Surprise Of A Lifetime From Stranger.
Ashley Ziegler |
Jul 26, 2020
Kenia Barragan was out running errands in July when she happened across a stranger selling tamales on the street. Realizing he was struggling, she gave...
Read moreElderly Dancers Prove They’ve Still Got It With Classy Swing Routine.
Beverly L. Jenkins |
Jul 26, 2020
Science tells us that people who stay active in their golden years live longer, happier lives. That has certainly been the case for Nellia and...
Read moreNursing Home Residents Recreate 8 Classic Album Covers In Quarantine.
Corinne Sanders |
Jul 20, 2020
The novel coronavirus pandemic has affected millions around the world, but elderly people living in care homes are among those struggling the most. Because older...
Read moreThis Family Helping 94-Yr-Old Grandpa Down Waterslide Is Too Pure For This World.
Beverly L. Jenkins |
Jul 16, 2020
There's nothing we can't do when we have love and support. Roy Beller of Choctaw, Oklahoma, has raised the kind of family that always helps...
Read moreRetiree Finds New Purpose Comforting Sick Infants At Children’s Hospital.
Beverly L. Jenkins |
Jul 16, 2020
Like many recent retirees, David Deutchman found himself with a lot of free time on his hands after leaving his job as a marketing executive...
Read moreThis 77-Yr-Old Is Sharing Wholesome Cooking Videos And We Just Can’t Stop Watching.
Corinne Sanders |
Jul 16, 2020
Patsy Wilbanks of LaFayette, Georgia, never knew what it meant to be a viral star until she became one herself. The 77-year-old is a grandmother,...
Read moreAuschwitz Survivor Finds Family Of Soldier Who Restored Her Faith After Liberation.
Beverly L. Jenkins |
Jul 15, 2020
Only a handful of Holocaust survivors are still alive to tell their story, so it's more important than ever to learn from their experiences. When...
Read more92-Yr-Old Rallies Retirees To Knit Over 10,000 Pairs Of Socks For Homeless.
Ashley Ziegler |
Jul 14, 2020
While caring for his wife toward the end of her life in 2010, Bob Rutherford created a homemade knitting machine out of PVC pipes. He...
Read moreNursing Home Wouldn’t Allow Visitors So Wife Gets Job As Dishwasher To See Husband.
Beverly L. Jenkins |
Jul 13, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a monkey wrench into everyone's life in one way or another. For those with loved ones in nursing homes, these...
Read moreEMT Helps Alzheimer’s Patient Remember His Favorite Song With Sweet Serenade.
Corinne Sanders |
Jul 8, 2019
Alzheimer's is a disease that robs so much more than a person's memory. It takes away a sufferer's ability to recognize their loved ones and...
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