Fast Food Employee's Compassionate Act Impresses The Internet
A Facebook post was shared 250,000 times earlier this week about an elderly man in a wheelchair who asked if his cashier could help him with his meal.
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Teen Hardee's Worker Rewarded For His "Touch of Heaven" to Elderly Lady
This teen was washing windows at the fast food restaurant when he stopped to offer an elderly woman a "touch of heaven."
Who's On Your Fridge?
I was lifting weights at my New York City community gym when a 77-year-old man who was boxing caught my attention. His laugh was infectious. It made me feel good just being around his energy. So I took his picture and I put it on my fridge
Elderly Dad With Dementia All Smiles When Re-Taught to Ride a Bike
On a cycling website, a man from Minneapolis and his wife told the story of her father, a 79-year-old man with some dementia and how they taught him to ride a bike after 50 years. He still shovels snow and mows the grass… but he didn't remember what childhood bikes were for. But, after a little practice, feeling the wind in his face, he was all smiles.
91-Year-Old Woman Breaks Marathon Record
Harriette Line Thompson, a cancer survivor and last living sibling in her family, just shattered the world record with the fastest time in a marathon for a woman over 90 years old.
How Healthy Lifestyle Can Prevent Half of all Alzheimer's Cases
Half of all Alzheimer's disease cases could be prevented by lifestyle changes such as exercise, eating healthily and not smoking, claim researchers.
Her Car is 82 years-old, She is 102, but Changing Oil is Still a Chore She Will Always Do
Not many folks change their own oil anymore. But, it would be nearly impossible to find another woman on the planet who continues to change her own oil at age 102.
81-year-old Model Shines on Catwalk at NY Fashion Week
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.
101-year-old Grandmother Sets Paragliding Record (WATCH)
Not wanting to be outdone by her 75-year-old paragliding son, Mary Allen Hardison of Ogden, Utah, took flight on her birthday, becoming the "Oldest Female to Paraglide Tandem" — an achievement described Tuesday by Guinness World Records as a "celebration of the official start of spring and life rejuvenated."
101-Year-old Woman Gets Her House Back Thanks to Author Mitch Albom
Texana Hollis, 101, was evicted from her Detroit home of 60 years. Good Samaritans took her in and hoped to get the foreclosed property back. Unfortunately the building was in bad condition and condemned as not fit to live in, especially for a wheelchair-bound great-grandmother. But, now her house is being given back to her – in better shape than ever – thanks to Detroit resident Mitch Albom, the best selling author of Tuesdays with Morrie.
German Watchmaker Rebuilds Luxury Brand From Post-war Rubble
At the age of 66, Walter Lange was setting out to prove great luxury watches do not have to be Swiss. In a remote corner of what was East Germany, Lange aimed to rebuild a venerable watchmaking business whose history reads like a chronicle of 20th century Europe.
Her Car is 82 years-old, She is 102, but Changing Oil is Still a Chore She Will Always Do
Not many folks change their own oil anymore. But, it would be nearly impossible to find another woman on the planet who continues to change her own oil at age 102.
Lonely 85-yo Gets Christmas Day Offers and Cards After Placing Ad
James Gray has been "completely overwhelmed" by the huge response to his call for somebody to spend Christmas with after spending the past nine years alone. The 85-year-old turned to The Irish Post in desperation earlier this month, placing an advert in the hope of finding someone to spend December 25 with.
84-Year-old Neighbor Rescues Dog From Pack of Coyotes
84-year-old Dolores "Dolly" Jefferson was getting a cup of coffee, when she heard a "commotion" in her Illinois backyard. When she looked outside she saw a one-hundred-pound coyote nose to nose with her neighbor's small dog, Roxie
Santa and Mrs. Claus Reside in Utah, Toymakers Deliver 1 Million Handmade Gifts Worldwide
17 years ago, a retired couple in Utah started making handmade wooden toys for poor and sick children. The little cars and trucks were received so enthusiastically in the local hospital, a workshop was set up which has since delivered more than 1.1 million toys to kids around the world -- a place where volunteers come to laugh and give their time in an effort to make kids happy around the globe.
Man Who Learned to Read at 91, Writes a Book at 98
For 91 years, James Henry, a lifelong fisherman, did not know how to read and write and carried the shame of not being able to order from a menu. Now 98, the Mystic, Connecticut man has changed that and penned a memoir full of short stories from his life at sea.
Make-up Tutorial Helps Older Skin Shed Ten Years (Video)
Through her online tutorials, and her role on UK television as the beauty expert for three years on the series ‘Ten Years Younger, make-up artist Lisa Eldridge has become an expert on how to do a really great look for ladies in their 50's, 60's and beyond. In a March 1 video posted on YouTube she demonstrates her techniques on a 64 year-old woman to achieve a modern, natural look.
Help Wanted: Pub Companion for Elderly Man, $14 per Hour
Mike needed someone to accompany his elderly father from the nursing home on visits to his favorite pub. He received a slew of responses to his Help Wanted advertisement but finally decided on a retired doctor and military man.
Seniors Get a Lift Whenever Farm Animals Come to Visit
A chance meeting with a worker at an elderly care facility eventually led to this amazing photo of a senior petting a rooster. As part of Edgar's Mission's visitation program, lucky seniors living in Lancefield, VIC (Australia) receive twice-monthly visits from goats, sheep, roosters, and other barnyard residents, who are brought right to their front door. The animal sanctuary's Kindness Crusaders unleash […]
Dr. John Gets Hometown Hero's Welcome at New Orleans Jazz Fest With Springsteen on Guitar
Hometown hero Dr. John, who this year was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, helped close out the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz Fest on Sunday by jumping on piano during Bruce Springsteen's headlining set for a funky rendition of Something You Got. Afterward, Springsteen acknowledged the 71-year-old's unmatched piano work. It's all about that groove. You can't make that groove exactly in New Jersey.
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