In 1943, at the age of 18, Brookdale Riverwalk resident Louise Lewis became a "Rosie the Riveter" at a B-17 plant in Bakersfield, California.

Once a week, students from the Canterbury School in Fort Myers, Florida make a trip to Brookdale College Parkway next door. There, the teens spend one-on-one time with residents and help them with their phone, tablet and computer issues.

To have and to hold for 69 years. Sheldon and Mary Cambre have stayed true to those wedding vows for nearly seven decades. The Cambres got married in their early 20s. Monday afternoon, they celebrated their 69th anniversary at Brookdale Assisted Living and Memory Care in Biloxi.

Despite being retired from being a priest for 15 years, Monsignor Francis still ministered Ash Wednesday mass at Brookdale Champions Assisted Living for those who couldn't make it out to a service.

Three couples who have made it past the 60-year mark of marriage and now live at Brookdale Weddington Park in Matthews share words of wisdom.