A love story for the ages, how one couple at Brookdale Roanoke shows true love knows no bounds
A love story for the ages right in the Star City, proving that true love transcends all bounds. Ken and Ginny Thelan have been married for 40 years; they’re both physicians who met in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. “I had been practicing with a large group of doctors there, and Ginny had just finished her residency at Bowman Gray, said Ken while his arm was wrapped around Ginny. “She came over to our office to interview, and I was one of the physicians who interviewed her. It was love at first sight for me.” The pair moved to the valley in 2004 to work for Carilion Clinic. After 40 years together, they now have a life apart. Since last January, Ginny has lived at Brookdale, an assisted living and memory care center. In those 13 months, Ken has only gone one day without seeing her.
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The sweet sound of jazz and 70 years of love fill the air at Brookdale Meridian Englewood
At Brookdale Meridian Englewood, residents gathered to celebrate Valentine's Day with music, dancing, and heartfelt moments. Among them were Syl and Margaret Walorski, a Colorado couple whose love story has spanned decades.
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Valentine's Day love stories span generations at Brookdale Stillwater
To see how love looks across generations, we drove to Stillwater to talk with couples young and old about what keeps their relationships going. For some answers, we headed down the street to Brookdale Senior Living. Carol and Rodney Maples have been married for 54 years. They met in 1972 at church. Their first date? A pizza parlor. “He said, ‘Would you like to go to a wedding?’” Carol Maples recalled. “And I said, ‘Okay, whose?’ And he said, ‘Ours.’ And I said, ‘Okay, I need another slice of pizza.’”
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A Valentine's Day lesson from Brookdale Dublin
Love is in the air at Brookdale Dublin Senior Living Community in Berks County. The sparkling juice was poured and special Valentine's meal was served for a couple who knows a thing or two about love.
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Brookdale Ormond Beach couple has first dance at Valentine's Day prom event
It was love at first sight. Four years ago, 93-year-old John "Jack" Mertens saw Elizabeth Rae Tomei walking down the hall at Brookside Ormond Beach. He thought she was beautiful. He mustered up the courage to ask Tomei, 91, to eat lunch with him. "The fuse was lit," Mertens said. That was the beginning of their love story.
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Brookdale West Seattle issues Super Bowl challenge to Boston counterpart
Seahawks fans are getting into the competitive spirit ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl. Brookdale West Seattle, a local senior living community, joined the city’s festivities in the lead up to the title game, issuing a friendly challenge to their sister senior living community in New England.
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