The untold lives of seniors

An inspiring story about life, death and hope in a retirement home. I recommend the entire piece. It finishes with some great quotes:“[Growing old] is just like growing up. It happens so gradually, thereare no surprises. One day you might have a pain in your knee, the...

Teenager guilty of murdering Polish care worker Magda Pniewska

A British teenager has been found guilty of murdering a Polish careworker who was caught in the crossfire of a gunfight."A 17-year-old has been found guilty of the murder of Magda Pniewska, a Polishnursing assistant, who was caught in the crossfire of a gun battle in...

Honest Filipino cabbie inspires, even after death

When asked what I would do if I were to be placed in this situation, I would still weigh the pros and cons and not naturally side with what's morally right.  That's why individuals like these I admire so much.  And that's why people like Nestor...

World's Oldest Person, Dies At 114

"The world's oldest person, a Japanese woman who counted eating well and getting rest as her hobbies, has died Monday at age 114, a news report said. Yone Minagawa, a widow who lived in a nursing home but was still sprightly late in life, died "of old age" Monday evening,...

Madisonville Community College: Registered Nursing Program

Associate degree nurses as Registered Nurses work in a variety of settings: hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, hospice facilities, health departments, ...http://www.madisonville.kctcs.edu/nursing/programs/rn.html

Nursing Home Devoted To Volunteer Firemen

" May 28, 2007 New York - Firefighting seeped into William Kelly Jr.'s blood as he grew up next to a fire station. He joined the New York City Fire Department and served as a volunteer firefighter for 37 years, even as he worked as a paid firefighter. Eventually, he rose to...

NY man found dead. In front of tv for over a year

"HAMPTON BAYS, N.Y., Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Police on the east end of New York's Long Island found the body of a man dead more than a year sitting in front of his television, which was still on. Vincenzo Riccardi, who was blind from diabetes, had apparently not been seen or heard...

Cat Adopts Rejected Rottweiler

File this under "A" for "awwww!""MERIDEN, Conn. -- A cat in Connecticut has adopted a Rottweiler. And the puppy gets along fine with the other kittens nursing at the cat named Satin. The 6-day-old puppy, called Charlie, was rejected by his mother. She'd given birth to two...

World's oldest person for 4 days dies

"HARTFORD, Conn. -- Emma Faust Tillman, who was born to former slaves and lived to see 21 American presidencies, died at a nursing home just four days after becoming the world's oldest-known living person. She was 114. Ms. Tillman, who lived independently until she was 110,...