Age: 68 and “younger than my husband” Location: Houston, Texas John Kane and Elizabeth Asher love their pittie Lavender and their three cats, Cupcake, Cassie and Rafael. Elizabeth also rises before 5 am each morning to prepare trays of cat food and deliver them to a feral cat colony that lives nearby. John and Elizabeth’s love of animals has …
Age: 43 Location: Teaneck, NJ Sharyn Lewin credits the women in her family, and the women she cares for as a gynecologic oncologist, with making her the doctor she is today. (Although she is quick to point out that her father has also been a tremendous influence in her life. “He is not only my best friend,” Sharyn says, …
Ages: 68-71 Location: North and South Carolina to Mead, Oklahoma Claudia Cox, Gwyn Aldridge, Harriet Corbett and Margie Pokorney started out as colleagues. They all worked together at Randolph Middle School in Charlotte, North Carolina and their professional and personal lives intertwined in many ways. Margie, a language arts teacher, taught AVID (college readiness electives) to Gwyn’s …
Location: New York City Age: 27 Georgia Gabriele recently deadlifted 300 pounds, almost twice her body weight. The weight is a personal best for Georgia, but she will be back in the gym tomorrow trying to gain even more strength. She competes as a registered USAPL lifter, but the training is about so much more …
So I am pretty stubborn. My parents say this was apparent early on – a character trait that surfaced really young and has stuck with me. My mom (the tree from which this apple fell) tells a story about how four-year old Katya wanted to join some older kids who were competing in a swimming race and …
Age: 28 Location: Charlotte, NC Sam Guzzie grew up in Philadelphia, a city she describes as “covered in murals.” She was raised to not only appreciate the mural artwork that surrounded her, but to paint it as well. Her parents were part of the Philadelphia artist community, her brother participated in a mural program geared …
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina Yesterday was a great day. I got to sleep in my own bed last night (something I won’t be doing for the rest of the month) and wake up with the two D’s (David and Darcy). We then took Darcy to the Greenway and did our usual 4 mile walk to the turtles. They …
Age: 42 Location: Charlotte, NC At the heart of the work that Bobbie Mabe does is the basic idea that humans are innately connected to nature. As a hortitcultural therapist, Bobbie adds an element of nature to her work or uses nature as a way of helping people reconnect with it and, in turn, with …
Age: 45 Location: Charlotte, NC Neil Cottrell first met Joe Martin in 1997 when he took a part-time job working as his assistant. Joe had been diagnosed with ALS, commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease, two years prior and had reached the stage where he needed full-time care. Neil’s part-time gig turned into a …
Age: 41 Location: Charlotte, NC When Shannon Houlihan quit her job as a teacher, she felt like she needed something to do that would both challenge her and give her a focus beyond diapers and bottles. She loved being a new mom, but she needed something more to do. And if that something could be …