Growing Bolder Community

Staying in shape at middle age can be challenging because it’s no secret that as we grow older, our body parts start to deteriorate. Take the knees for example. Did you know women are five to 10 times more likely than men to suffer a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), which is a common knee injury? The reason for this, according to Dr. Alison Toth, the team physician for Duke...

From the bedroom window I can see the lighthouse, but also a tree with a pair of shoes dangling on their strings on one of the branches. They have been there for years now. In summer, they are a bit out of vision, but when all the leaves have fallen, they appear again. If I look outside, thinking about nothing much but sentences to write, questions arise. How long can a pair of shoes...