GB Items Related to Tag - double
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Karen EinsidlerFor anyone who's ever considered giving up, you have to hear the story of Karen Einsidler, who went from a double mastectomy to a world championship.
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Bob BeckerBob Becker was 57 before he ran his first marathon and he was running strong until a double whammy threatened to end his running career.
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Breathing Easy AgainWhen doctors told Reuben McDonald that his failing lungs only had a few breaths left in them, he decided to become his own health advocate. After a double lung transplant, he's breathing easy and sharing his story with others who have lost hope.
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Bob MorrisMost personal ads don't lead you to an 80-year-old widow and father. But then again, most 80-year-old fathers aren't enlisting the help of their sons in their dating exploits. Author Bob Morris' dad did, and it took him on a pretty wild ride!
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Tacky, Tacky!Actually, truth be told, we’re all up in there with being tacky...but tackiness is as tacky does, as The Ancient One is want to say. I’m still not sure what that means, but I think she was trying to tell us that there actually ARE...
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Cancer Strikes OutAdd throwing a major league no-hitter to the list of accomplishments by cancer survivors who decide to grow bolder after their diagnosis.
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Wendy Reid CrispAuthor Wendy Reid Crisp has made her whole life about getting older. She's written books about being 60 and things she won't do now that she's 50, and her biggest aging accomplishment is holding the position of editor-in-chief of Grand Magazine.
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ODD Jobs!
Being an entrepreneur...or a “Jill of all trades and a mistress of none,” which is how I’ve always described myself...I’ve found myself involved in some pretty bizarre employment ‘opportunities.’My first job was on top...
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Cancer SurvivorsA cancer diagnosis can be devastating but beating cancer is becoming commonplace. Check out Growing Bolder's library of interviews with men and women who not only beat cancer but emerged from the battle better than ever.
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Gold Medalist's Cancer BattleDorothy Hamill recently revealed that doctors have diagnosed her with breast cancer.
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Fast Forwards: Boomer's Zen RulesThese tongue-in-cheek Boomers' Zen Rules have been living in e-mail inboxes all over the net. A loyal GB member forwarded them to us. They're silly and yet profound.
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TV, Broadway Star Shines Again!Do you know how every once in a while you meet someone who's life force shines so bright you just want to be around them? You MUST meet Shelly Burch. Oh, sure... You might...
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Eat This, Not That! A Book ReviewI am that girl. I am the one watching you in the restaurant, ordering a double cheeseburger with fries and a coke. You see me at the football game, staring at the child who is shoving down a chili dog, chasing it with nachos and tugging on...
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The 20 Worst Foods in AmericaIt's what America is talking about -- Matt Goulding's list of the 20 worst foods in America. The list is part of Goulding's new book, "Eat This Not That!" Read the list and then listen to the interview because we talked to Goulding on GB Radio.
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Without a Transplant, They'll DieSeveral ago Ardell Lein was sleeping 18 hours a day. He was so weak he had to crawl up the steps to his bedroom. "I couldn't even help my wife carry groceries into the house," he remembers. Ardell suffered from congestive heart failure and when his...
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Adventures of a Startup
So here we are – me, Marc, Bill and Jason – sitting in the lobby of our office building, looking for the next big Growing Bolder star. Our developers are some of the best in the business, but they need help. Now that we've...
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Swept Up By Hitler's MobIn 1937, Ruth Hamilton traveled to Europe to visit family in Denmark and to embark on a fact-finding mission for her radio program in the States. Decades later, she wrote about her life-changing trip in her autobiography, "The Hamilton Saga."...
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Senator Ted Kennedy's BattleIn May of 2008, after suffering a seizure, doctors diagnosed Senator Ted Kennedy with a malignant brain tumor.
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Masters Sport StarsOlder is bolder. Check out our interviews with many of the top masters athletes in the world. These men and women are having the best times of their lives as they turn in the best times of their lives.
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What is the best gift you've ever received and what made it so special?
Each week, Growing Bolder asks top leaders, thinkers, writers, life coaches, entertainers and role models to weigh in on issues affecting our lives.
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A Second Chance at LifeAt age 68, Larry Pontius had a life expectancy counted in single-digit days. He was struggling to find hope and then he got a phone call.