Health & Wellness

Smokey Robinson: Miracle Man

mcherkezian — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:58:44 -0500

For the past 50 years, his sweet voice and staggering talent have made him a beloved star.

But for Smokey Robinson, whose new album Time Flies When You're Having Fun will be released August 25, the journey wasn't always fun—or easy.

It was 1958 when he helped his friend and fellow Detroit native Berry Gordy found Motown, which in turn shaped popular music for generations to come.

At My Age?

jbloustein — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:14:44 -0500

I woke up in pain. Tried to roll over. Couldn’t. You need to get up, I scolded myself. You’ve got things to do.

Dress the kids. Make breakfast. Get everyone ready for one of our family’s favorite fall activities—the Harry Chapin Memorial Run Against Hunger.

The starting line was just a block from our house. My kids, Ryan, five, and Emma, three, loved to jog the short distance alongside my husband, Matthew, and me.

School Reaches Out to Cancer Student

batch — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:05:06 -0600

When 16-year-old Carly Davis was diagnosed with the rare and aggressive cancer Ewing's sarcoma and given a year to live, her friend's rallied around her to make her last days the most memorable.

Classmates began a fundraising event entitled Carly's Great Adventure, which has the goal of raising enough money so that the teen can cross everything off her bucket list, according to the Houston Chronicle.

The Healer

jbloustein — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:17:44 -0600

I was trying to pray when it happened. Desperately.

Dark feelings I’d been holding back for days like some terrible tide, feelings of worthlessness and exhaustion, overcame me.

I forced myself to keep reading the Psalm I had in front of me, but all I really wanted to do was give up. Just close my eyes and never open them again. Anything to make this unnameable despair, this sadness beyond sadness I couldn’t seem to shake, go away.

No Limits

jbloustein — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:21:06 -0600

The snowy trail beneath my skis was stunning.

An undulating, 20-kilometer course through the Swedish countryside—meadows, valleys and forests. The kind of trail you’d love to ski for fun.

But that March day in 2002, a leisurely trek was the last thing on my mind. I’m an Olympic cross-country skier, and I was racing for all I was worth.

Heart Transplant Recipient to Compete in Ironman

batch — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:05:17 -0500

In October, Kyle Garlett plans to achieve a goal that is impressive by any standards: finishing the grueling Kona Ironman competition in less than 17 hours.

But what makes Garlett's quest one of the more inspiring stories at the event is that he spent years battling and living with cancer...and underwent a heart transplant three years ago.

Glenn Close Speaks Out on Sister's Mental Illness

batch — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:15:08 -0500

Actress Glenn Close is sharing her family's experiences with mental illness as a way of challenging stereotypes and lessening the stigma associated with psychological illness.

Close has recorded a new public service announcement that shows her alongside her sister Jessie, who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Jessie's son Caleb, who suffers from schizoaffective disorder, is also featured in the PSA.

Dad's Pitch

admin — Wed, 01 Apr 1998 06:59:00 -0600

When I was pitching in the major leagues I was known as "Knucksie," because I threw a knuckleball. You don't actually throw a knuckleball with your knuckles.

But that's just one of the many strange things about the pitch. Few pitchers can consistently control it, and fewer still can make a living throwing it.

Yet that's exactly what my brother Joe and I both did. We credit our dad. He's the one who taught me the knuckler—and just about every important thing I know.

Nonprofit Rebuilds Stroke Victim's House

batch — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:05:12 -0600

When Verdell Sims decided to help Rebuilding Together Dayton on their annual Rebuilding Day last April, she has no idea she would be on the other side of the cause one year later.

Sims saw a group of volunteers fixing up a home in her area and asked if she could help, planting flowers, getting rid of debris and lopping tree limbs, according to the Dayton Daily News.