Would you leave your job, your house, your family, and your friends to live in a foreign country where you don’t know the culture or the language? What would it take for you to do this? For Bonnie Dennes and her husband, it was a calling to love others. In 1997, Bonnie and her husband, […]
Each day, over 1000 Americans are diagnosed with dementia. Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer’s Act seeks to “increase access to information on care and support for newly diagnosed individuals and their families – providing essential support for those facing this devastating, debilitating disease,” according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Dr. Hank Paulson, professor […]
Imagine, as a musician, being asked to play for the President of the United States of America. Now, imagine being given the sheet music just moments before your performance and then starting right away on the down beat. Are your palms sweating yet? Is your heart racing? John Mohler’s isn’t. Dr. John Mohler spent four […]
“When I think of energy, I think of Tigger; then I think of David Church,” said Bill Hackett, a dear friend of David. David and his wife, Winona, have been married for 61 years, traveled to 75 countries around the world, and raised four kids who raised nine grandkids. To say they have energy is […]
“Ministry is big; I mean when you screw up in ministry, you can screw up really big time,” said Tina Zimmerman, Chaplain at Chelsea Retirement Community. “This is people’s relationship with God. This is their faith. I just wasn’t smart enough. I wasn’t holy enough. I wasn’t good enough to do that.” Tina shares her […]
Alfred (Al) Wooll, a Detroit native, is a kind, humble, and multi-talented 99-year-old man. He spent years working as a metallurgical engineer, designing metal parts and studying metallic elements and compounds. He also contributed to ground-breaking projects, such as the first atomic bomb and the first atomic-powered submarine that were created during the 1950s. “I […]
“The other day, I put on a striped shirt and asked him how I looked, and he said, ‘like you’re in prison,’” Carolyn Luciani said with a laugh. This couple is quite the pair of jokesters, usually found bantering back and forth. Carolyn and her husband, Reverend George Luciani, met at a bible college in […]
Glazier Commons Assisted Living resident, Odie Elden, was born and raised in Detroit. She is the wife of an Ann Arbor judge and mother of two children. Odie loves spring, as that’s when she gets out to explore the beautiful campus. The gardens at Glazier Commons Courtyard hold a special place in Odie’s heart as […]
Rivertown Assisted Living resident, Irma Jaxon was born and raised in Detroit. She lived in the projects of Sojourner Truth on Nevada and attended Pershing High School there. She graduated in 1957 and began working at age 17. She continued her education, graduating from Wayne County Community College with an Associates degree -an accomplishment she’s […]
A group of Chelsea Retirement Community (CRC) residents competed against eight other teams of older adults from around the state at this year’s Senior Odyssey, held at Kenowa Hills Middle School in Grand Rapids, Michigan on April 16. CRC’s team included Rosemary Blakeman, Dick Kraft, Mary Livingston, Horton Mathews, Gary Packard, Alberta Sabin, and Betty […]
