Brookdale Blogs
Poet Finds New Way to Share Her Words
Irene Hicks is a 72-year-old poet who can no longer write down her beautiful stanzas due to Parkinson’s disease. Without the ability to write, her poems are trapped in her ...
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The Man Who Ran Texas
Every other day, Albert Burrier sets out for a three-mile jog on the hike-and-bike trail near Brookdale Gaines Ranch. This feat may not seem all that remarkable, but Burrier is ...
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Boomers Redefined Youth, Now They are Redefining Aging
Remember when age 60 was old? And retirement conjured up images of outdated fashion, an aversion to anything different, aimless hours spent doing nothing and the notion that the best ...
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81-Year-Old Ironman
Jon Adamson didn’t take up running because it was fun; he did it, because his friend’s early death led him to a shocking realization. When he was in his early ...
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Six Ways to Memorialize Your Loved Ones
In the age of declutter, what happens when a minimalist inherits 10 boxes of their grandfather’s photos? Or when a great aunt passes down her Edwardian curio to a millennial ...
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