When Virginia Ferrigno’s husband, Bill, died, she wondered if her life was over, too. For 61 years, he was her everything. Anyone who’s suffered the loss of a spouse knows all too well how painful it is. Virginia offers an optimistic lesson on what it takes to go on.
Life After the Loss of Her True Love
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Senior Resource Alliance presents Growing Bolder Day
Press
Growing Bolder Day is a free, intergenerational celebration of aging to promote the importance of an active, engaged lifestyle.
On Being a Grandparent
Spirit
How is grandparenting different in 2023? We asked a small group of the Growing Bolder tribe, to find out.
Five Revelations From The New Age of Aging
Rock Stars of Aging
The New Age of Aging, a landmark study conducted by Age Wave reveals “the beginning of a complete paradigm shift as today’s modern elders dismantle the long-held cultural beliefs and social norms about how older women and men should think, feel, and act.”
Growing Bolder’s Ordinary People Living Extraordinary Lives Special
Business
In this edition of Growing Bolder’s Ordinary People Living Extraordinary Lives, we highlight the lives of men and women in Central Florida. We share their stories because the passion, purpose and significance they find in their daily lives is attainable for all of us. We just have to believe that more is possible.
Even Through Cancer, The Sun Still Rises
Health
While acting as caretaker for his dying wife, Mark Potter found connection through sharing daily photos of the sunrise.
Father & Son Duo Taking Alzheimer’s One Mile at a Time
Fitness
Travis and Mark Macy are a father and son who spent a lifetime together pushing their physical limits by participating…
Optimal Health. Peak Performance. Precision Longevity.
Health
Dr. Vonda Wright shares how, using the tools of mobility and the new science of aging, we can be healthy, vital, active and joyful long into the foreseeable future.
Geezer Jocks, I Need Your Courage. Please.
Sports
Sports writer Ray Glier is determined to believe in the biology of hope.
The Quest for Active Longevity
Health
Science might be the key to increasing our lifespan, but positive lifestyle modification is the key to increasing our healthspan. Positive lifestyle modification is the key to reducing our reliance on the U.S. “sickcare system.”
So Much More Than A Sewing Machine | 71-Year-Old Antique Stitches Generations Together With Lost Love Note
Uncategorized
We all have cherished belongings that hold so much value for the memories they represent. Learn how one woman tracked down an antique Singer sewing machine to honor her childhood spent with her late grandmother. Her purchase led to the discovery of a lost love note that was reunited with its owner, now in memory care.
Indulge In The Sweet-Tart Perfection
Food & Nutrition
Chef Brittany Driskell, Director of Culinary for FMK Restaurant Group, shares the recipe for her beloved cheesecake.
Snapshots of Growing Bolder
Spirit
What exactly does it look like to be Growing Bolder? The What’s Next panel weighs in with photos that represent the Growing Bolder lifestyle.
