Rose knows first-hand what it’s like to experience homelessness and abandonment. Through her triumph over adversity, she finds solace in art, giving back to those with limited opportunities and in a friendship that developed in the most...
Sixty-seven-year-old Carolyn has lived a life with many ups and downs. From a rough childhood, to struggling with addiction and homelessness, Carolyn has pushed through every adversity she has faced, though she says she couldn't have done it without the help of her...
For many, a sister is: a lifelong confidant, a fearless defender, and an unfailing friend. As they grow from bright-eyed, childhood adventurers to wise and caring advisors, sisters are always there for us. Part of us believes that they will...
Davis pictured with Wish Of a Lifetime staff. Davis, 86, has a tremendous love and dedication to his family. He and his wife, Norma, have been married for 50 years and raised five wonderful children together. As a team, they have extended...
Eleanor Dew did it. She reached THE milestone. She achieved that extraordinary feat. She discovered the secret. Eleanor Dew turned 100 years old and proved that a full life fuels the soul far beyond the expected. On a sunny,...
“At the ‘ripe old’ age of 23, Irving’s mother said that he needed to find a nice girl and settle down, and he took her seriously”. You could say that Irving’s mother was the driving force that ultimately brought Muriel and Irving...
A knock on the Simpson family door yielded a life changing surprise. A 10-year-old boy, confused and orphaned, stood on the doorstep as his father’s car drove away in the distance. Thomas had lost his mother and his father...
Beverly has done it all; from volunteering in hospitals and working with the MS association, to helping with her children’s cheerleading squad and finding time to tend to her garden. This 85-year-old older adult describes herself...
Gail, 74, of Brookdale Hillside in McMinnville, Oregon, is a retired educator and researcher and an all-around-helper for her community and family. Gail taught and researched horticulture crops for many years with a focus on vegetables, specifically potatoes, a...
Dorothy, 96, grew up in the small town of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania and is the oldest of four siblings. Dorothy lost her mother when she was 14, resulting in many changes for the family. Her youngest sister, Shirley - 14 months at the time - went to live elsewhere and...
James (“Jim”) and Bill Thomas, 91 and 93, are brothers and World War 2 veterans. Jim served in the Pacific Ocean with the Navy and Bill served in Germany, Europe, and France as an artillery observer. Both of these gentlemen were involved in very dangerous and...
Rose, 85, from Brookdale Phillippi Creek in Sarasota, Florida, has not seen her beloved son in 10 years. Due to unfortunate health situations and tight finances for them both, neither one has been able to travel to see the other. Her son is her only child and it has...
Janet, 86, and Ann, 81, worked along side one another as nurses at Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and individually reminisce on their favorite memories of each other. After retirement, they both moved into different Brookdale communities and have not...
Sandra Arkin (80) was born and raised in Tacoma, WA. She attended Stadium High School and graduated with the class of 1955. In June of 1961 Sandra moved to Denver, CO- met her husband soon after in Denver and was married by June 1962. Sandra has not been back to...
Isabella W., age 74, has a remarkable life story that truly embodies the adage, “Whatever doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger.” Isabella was born in Dubuque, Iowa, the oldest of three girls. Her incredible life story, so sad and riveting, is one of tremendous...
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