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With the holiday season coming upon us, we look back over this year and celebrate those who inspire our gratitude. This month you can find a little bit of everything to get you in the giving spirit, from gift ideas to caregiving advice, we have you covered. Read the magazine below, and for other months, check out our magazines here!
By Julie E. RichardsonPhoto by Steinar Engeland on UnsplashI was scared of the dark as a child. The sense of unknowing that came with a dark room was too much for my little heart. I’d peek in my closet for monsters; look under my bed for ghouls. I still lay awake sometimes listening for the things that go bump in the night. Only now it isn’t the creatures of a 9-year-old’s active imagination that dart through my subconscious — it’s the real ghosts of living.Heartache. Loss. Betrayal. Failure. Disappointment.We don’t get to multiple decades of living without acquiring [...]
By Brigid Morrissey Forty years ago, a crisis and epidemic rocked the United States and the rest of the world so hard that almost everyone was in a panic. AIDS became prevalent in the ’80s and ’90s when it is believed that the virus had spread over five continents. Several theories developed as to the spread; some have been proven wrong, like the idea that AIDS could be spread through casual contact, food, and water. Others, like AIDS being a “gay disease,” have survived the decades as a stigma surrounding the illness. Missy Vitale has [...]
By Miranda PoppShe’s a familiar face at events all over town, from games at any University of Louisville venue to racing events at Churchill Downs. Madison Hardy has worked her way up the corporate ladder of the public relations and event production world and has taken her fun sense of fashion with her. Madison describes her style as non-specific, in that people never know what to expect to see her wear. She likes that, but she also makes sure that whatever she has on, it’s comfortable and something of which her grandparents would approve. “Being [...]
“I strength train, ride a bicycle, do yoga and dance. They all bring wonderful gifts to our bodies, but strength training is essential to building and retaining muscle as we age. Strength training gives me the confidence to meet the demands of work and family.” NAME: Debra Lynn Lively AGE 62 JOB Technology Manager for Humana WORKOUT SPOT Outfit Louisville, Humana Fitness Center, Blair’s Ballroom HER PASSION During my late teens and early twenties, I developed an eating disorder. I gained lots of weight and started looking for ways to get help and started exercise classes. [...]
