Wish Stories
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Steve Golfs Again
Steve, 88, from Brookdale Merrillville in Merrillville, Indiana, has a love for golf. After playing golf for 60 years, Steve considers the sport his first love. “Steve loves everything about golf—being outside, hunting for lost balls, improving his swing, and enjoying...
Robert Attends a Patriots Home Game
Robert, 84, from Brookdale Horizon Bay of Orange City in Orange City, Florida, is a lifelong New England Patriots fan. Robert was born, raised and spent his adult life in Nashua, New Hampshire. Nashua is on the border of Massachusetts, so the Patriots were the local...
Margaret Reunites with her Brother
Margaret, 89, from Brookdale Naples in Naples, Florida, wishes she could see her brother again. Margaret grew up as one of six siblings during the Great Depression. Bob, the youngest of the six children, is Margaret’s only living sibling. Margaret said that Bob “...is...
Pat Meets Dog the Bounty Hunter
At 81 years old, Pat, a resident of Brookdale Bradenton Gardens in Bradenton, Florida, is known around her community as Dog the Bounty Hunter’s number one fan. Throughout her life, Pat never had time for television in the mornings because she was always busy getting...
DC Group Trip Fall 2016
From October 10-13, 2016, Wish of a Lifetime was honored to send 7 special older adults to Washington D.C. to see the nation's war memorials. The group was comprised of 5 veterans and 2 wives of veterans and represented veterans from WWII and the Korean War. The group...
Joe and Gary Attend a Denver Broncos Game
Joe, 97, and Gary, 71, are very good friends who have strong ties with the Denver Broncos. Both lived in Denver when the Broncos first started in the 1960s and have been avid fans ever since. Joe and Garys' Wish of a Lifetime was to attend a Denver Broncos game once...
Frances, 79, reunites with the Orange and Blue
Frances, 79, is a life-long resident of Colorado and a committed Broncos fan of 55 years. Frances was raised in Colorado and met her husband in the state. The two raised three children together until Mr. Winn passed away when the children were young. After her husband...
Sue Meets the Tampa Bay Lightning
Sue, 73, from Brookdale Horizon Bay at Hyde Park in Tampa, Florida, is a dedicated grandmother. She was very close with her own grandmother, who lived across the street from her elementary school, when she was young, and the two would eat lunch together every day. Sue...
Carroll Rides the Georgetown Loop Railroad
Carroll, 88, from Brookdale Longmont in Longmont, Colorado, has always loved trains. As a child, Carroll and his dad would build model trains with elaborate mountain scenery. As an adult, Carroll worked with trains for about 70 years. He worked for General Motor...
Daniel Returns to Napa
Daniel, 103, first visited his daughter’s vineyard—then just a hayfield in Napa Valley—around 45 years ago. Since then, he and his late wife drove down from Seattle every year to visit the land, play golf, drink wine and enjoy the company of family in the area. They...
Sisters Joan and Betty Reunite
Joan, 89, and Betty, 93, grew up as two of six children. Joan is the youngest, and Betty is the second youngest. As a result of their close ages, Joan and Betty have a special bond and strong relationship. The two enjoyed growing up on a farm together, riding ponies...
Paula Attends her 50th Nursing School Reunion
Paula, 72, of Brookdale Santa Fe in New Mexico, has had a long and accomplished career as a nurse. In high school she volunteered with infant care, and this was when she first realized that she wanted to be a nurse. She went to nursing school upon completing high...
Lavinia Goes to Gatlinburg, TN with Family
Nothing makes Lavinia, 78, of Statesboro, Tennessee, feel more at peace than a breathtaking mountain landscape. The Great Smoky Mountain Range, visible from Gatlinburg, Tennessee—a place Lavinia and her family visited annually throughout her youth—is the one place she...
Sherry Reunites with her Mother after 20 years
Sherry, 74, and her mother Elma, 94, had a very special wish in common: they both longed to see each other after 20 long years apart. Sherry lives in a Brookdale community in Orlando, Florida and Elma resides in her home in Jamestown, Pennsylvania, over 1000 miles...
Chuck Attends the Reno Air Races
Chuck, 80, from Brookdale San Marcos North in San Marcos, Texas, was an aerospace engineer with Douglas, Boeing, McDonald, Rohr and Lockheed Martin. Working in the aerospace industry, Chuck learned and read about the Reno Air Races for many years. After his time in...
