For the past four decades, a Saskatchewan high school English teacher has kept his commitment to thousands of former students by mailing them all a handwritten letter they had written to themselves as high school freshmen, to be read by their eyes only when they reached adulthood.
Azella Taylor never married but she has 25 children: Students of hers still stay in touch decades later, inspired by the teacher's independent spirit and unique teaching approach.
Two programs underway aim to bring holiday cheer to seniors who may not otherwise receive Christmas gifts. In the last nine years, the Be a Santa to a Senior program hosted by Home Instead Senior Care has provided holiday gifts to more than 4,400 seniors
A hospice nurse recalled last week a sunny day back in August when everything came together to give Jim, a dying cancer patient, a brilliant return to his beloved ocean one last time. The nurse, Cathy Betham, discovered during Jim Handy's final days that his wish, as a resident of Cape May, New Jersey, was to once more dip his toes in the ocean, so she set out to try to make it happen.
Crow's feet – often regarded as an unwelcome sign of ageing – could actually be something to smile about. People are judged more attractive and more intelligent if their eyes wrinkle around the corners when they smile, research shows.
From a cursory glance, with the recession sending thousands of unemployed millennials back to mom and dad's house, it would seem that anyone born within the last 20-odd years is in bad shape. But according to the results of a new study (and contrary to the opinion of anyone claiming that "the good old days" have come and gone), each new generation is happier than ones that came before it. What the heck do they have to be so smiley about?
Bob and Marjorie were the ideal couple in high school, until World War II pulled them apart –but fate brought them back together 75 years later.
Carmen Dell'Orefice has spent her life in front of the lens since gracing the cover of Vogue magazine in 1947, and as the world's first octogenarian model, she is still turning heads, most recently on the catwalk for Norisol Ferrari during New York Fashion Week on Monday.
A World War II hero from Maine gave himself a 90th birthday present — his first skydiving jump from an airplane. Lester Slate, of Exeter, said he wasn't nervous as he strapped on a parachute, although he'd never jumped with one even during his more than 40 years flying for the Navy and the Coast Guard.
An 86-year-old woman recently stunned the crowd at a gymnastics World Cup meet in Germany, displaying the balance, strength, flexibility and endurance of a 20 year-old during a parallel bar and floor routine.
Two seniors at an assisted living center don't need any help to have fun, caught here doing the "whip" and "nae nae" dance.
For the first time, scientists have identified the activity of a metabolic enzyme found in the batteries of human skin cells as being key to the aging process.
Fans dressed as Cockney chimney sweeps helped Dick Van Dyke celebrate his birthday yesterday with a surprise flash mob in Los Angeles.
No one was prepared for grandma Mary's mad drumming skills when she sat down at a kit in a Wisconsin music store.
100-year-old Irving Fields still plays for diners at the Park Room in NYC on weekends, even writing songs about them, while never missing a beat.
Southern Alberta will soon be sporting a brand new one-thousand-acre provincial park named Antelope Hill thanks to a generous donation from a retired farmer.
A Minnesota woman who turned 100 leads an exercise class and says she doesn't allow age to slow her down. She insists that the key to longevity is a positive attitude.
This new study shows that older adults who eat these greens can more easily recall facts and experiences than those who don't.
Life had grown dull for 89-year-old Joe Bartley after his wife died - so he put out an ad requesting a job to 'save him from dying of boredom.'
This stylish couple hasn't let the aging process hinder how they dress – matching their outfits every day for new fans on social media.
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