Howard Huff / Facebook Doctors Find Faint Pulse After Declaring Former Miss Virginia Dead: 'A Miracle' After the medical team had stopped their resuscitation efforts, they miraculously found a pulse. Faint, but there. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal January 7, 2021
St. Richard's Hospice / Facebook Hospice Helps Make Patient's Wish Come True by Arranging 'Magical' Snow Day Based on this story and the many others that viewers shared, St. Richard's Hospice seems to be doing some serious good. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal January 7, 2021
Jen Cantwell Weiss / Facebook screen shot Woman Steps In To Help After Elderly Veteran Takes Job Delivering Groceries To Pay for Roof Repairs Jen shared his Venmo information and soon people were donating to the man, who Jen also discovered was a veteran. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal January 2, 2021
WRCB-TV / Video screen shot Report: Health Care Workers Gave Vaccine to Family and Friends Hours After Turning Away Elderly The elderly were turned away after waiting for a vaccine only to have their spots taken by friends of health department workers, per a report. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal January 2, 2021
East Idaho News / YouTube screen shot 65-Year-Old Grandmother Surprised with New Car from Secret Santa An elderly woman who works hard to support her husband was rewarded with a special gift from a secret Santa. By Samantha Kamman, The Western Journal December 27, 2020
WCCO-TV / Facebook WWII Vet Takes Japanese Sword as War Trophy, Returns It to Ancestral Owners 68 Years Later A 94-year-old World War II veteran decided to return his war trophy to its original owner. What happened next was very powerful. By Michael Austin, The Western Journal December 25, 2020
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Biden Coughs His Way Through Post-Electoral College Speech, Blames 'A Bit of a Cold' 'He has got to build up credibility with the American people that he’s physically and mentally up to the job.' By Jack Davis, The Western Journal December 15, 2020
Localish Inspire / Facebook screen shot Dunkin' Throws Birthday Party for Their Favorite 81-Year-Old Customer in Parking Lot Walker used to be a regular at Peet's Coffee, but that changed earlier this year when he gave Dunkin' a try and knew something was different. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 9, 2020
Continental Manor / Facebook screen shot Nursing Home Residents Have a Blast Going 'Deer Hunting' Inside Using Toy Guns A video shows a lineup of foam-blaster-wielding hunters seated in their wheelchairs, firing on three 'deer' darting in and out of the trees. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 7, 2020
Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal / Facebook screen shot Nurse Dies While Trying To Save Paralyzed Patient from Burning Home By the time first responders arrived and extracted them both from the home, the nurse had already succumbed to smoke inhalation. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 5, 2020
WESH 2 News / YouTube screen shot Amazon Driver Runs Into Burning Home To Save Life of Elderly Man Trapped Inside When Campbell got there an elderly man was still trapped inside, apparently unaware of the blaze steadily consuming the home. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 2, 2020
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Biden Suffered Hairline Fracture While Playing with His Dog, Doctors Say Reporters 'were not afforded the opportunity to see Biden enter the doctor’s office Sunday, despite multiple requests,' the AP reported. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal November 30, 2020
Orifbone / TikTok screen shot 92-Year-Old Woman with Dementia Sits Plays Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata' from Memory The videos that her daughter shared through TikTok have shown the world a bit of the woman's beauty through the magic of music. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 17, 2020
@WLWT / Twitter screen shot WWII Veteran Surprised by Community for 96th Birthday He was just 16 on Dec. 7, 1941, and from that day forward he was adamant that he would join up as soon as he was able. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 11, 2020
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Doctor on Biden's COVID Task Force Thinks Living Past Age 75 Is Morally Problematic - Joe Is 77 Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, the architect of Obamacare, wrote in a 2014 piece for The Atlantic that life after 75 might not be worth living. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal November 10, 2020
PEOPLE via Colby Conklin / Facebook screen shot Meet the 82-Year-Old Woman Known as 'Mom' Who's Been Caring for the Homeless for 30 Years 'Mom' seems to suit her, several times over, as she's taken so many under her wing and encourages others to do the same. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 29, 2020
KCRA News / YouTube screen shot 80-Year-Old Man Goes Into Canal To Save Driver from Sinking Car Steve Montelongo said he figured he was just in the right place at the right time and denied that he's a hero. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 17, 2020
Mike Mozart / Flickr Trump Announces Partnership with CVS, Walgreens To Distribute Free COVID Vaccines to Nursing Home Residents 'My message to American seniors today is one of optimism, confidence and hope. Your sacrifice has not been in vain.' By Jack Davis, The Western Journal October 17, 2020
KIRO 7 / Twitter Elderly Couple with Pro-Police Flag Targeted in Seattle Drive-By Shooting 'The police said, "As much as we appreciate your support, we tell our families don't fly them,"' the woman said. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal October 14, 2020
Alex Blajan/Unsplash Social Security Administration Announces 1.3% Benefit Increase for 2021 The Senior Citizens League is asking Congress for an emergency 3 percent COLA to help beneficiaries in 2021. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal October 13, 2020
Whorton Photo & Film / Facebook Bride and Groom Visit Grandmother in Nursing Home on Wedding Day Shortly after exchanging vows, the couple rushed to see her, still dressed in their wedding finery so she could participate in their celebration. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 12, 2020