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    Dogs may lower their owners' risk of disability, study claims
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 24

    Dogs may lower their owners' risk of disability, study claims

    Data shows that seniors who own a dog may be at lower risk of disability than those who have never been dog owners.
    81-year-old B.C. veteran living in car gets helping hand from fellow vets
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 29

    81-year-old B.C. veteran living in car gets helping hand from fellow vets

    What started as a question from one military vet to another has sparked an outpouring of support and generosity in the community of Squamish
    78-Year-Old Edwina Brocklesby Inspiring Women In Triathlon
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 26, 2021

    78-Year-Old Edwina Brocklesby Inspiring Women In Triathlon

    Looking at Edwina Brocklesby, the first thing you notice is her ever-present smile, radiating from beneath a sea of bright red curls.
    Man earns Ph.D., fulfills dream of being physicist—at 89
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 14, 2021

    Man earns Ph.D., fulfills dream of being physicist—at 89

    An 89-year-old Rhode Island man has achieved a goal he spent two decades working toward and nearly a lifetime thinking about—earning his PhD
    850 pounds and counting!  80-year-old powerlifter inspires other seniors to hit the gym
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 12, 2021

    850 pounds and counting! 80-year-old powerlifter inspires other seniors to hit the gym

    80-year-old Mahopac resident, Mike Palen, has been weightlifting since the age of 14 and is inspiring both young and old alike.

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