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5 foods that age you

5 Foods That Age You and Other Tips on Looking and Feeling Younger

I don’t think any of us want to look our age. That’s why so many of us do what we can to try to look younger. It’s no wonder the anti-aging skincare market has ballooned to a more than $30...
Emma

10-Year-Old Emma Is Beating the Odds

When Jeff’s daughter Emma was born, he prepared for the worst. He knew Emma had holoprosencephaly, and that babies with this brain defect typically live only a few weeks or sometimes months. Emma beat those odds. She’s now 10. She...
Julia

Way2Go Keeps Indy Senior From Being Homebound

Julia doesn’t like to think what her life would be like if she didn’t have CICOA’s Way2Go transportation service. Julia, 73, not only is concerned about taking care of her own needs, but she also cares for her 75-year-old brother....
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Eddie Returns to Community Living With Care Management

“I thought I was 10 feet tall and bullet proof.” Eddie, 57, is a double amputee above the knee. Diagnosed with diabetes in 2001, the former boxer and security guard from Beech Grove, Ind., thought he could beat the disease...
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Stephanie Finds Peace of Mind, Stability After Falls

“The last fall was the worst of all,” Stephanie said, tracing an imaginary line from her forehead to her lip to indicate the length of the wound she suffered after a fall in May 2016.  Stephanie, 58, had gone to...
Bill and Maria Dampier

Making Strides

Greenwood bus driver named Caregiver of the Year It all started over a heart-shaped pizza on a cold winter afternoon in Garfield Park. Maria Dampier was a single mom trying to make ends meet. She wasn’t interested in dating. But...

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