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  Born in Ellaville, Ga., Ben Hamilton served his country in the Air Force from 1963 to 1967 as an airman second class. But Airman Hamilton almost never made it to his current age of 77 as he almost suffered a tragic accident at the age of 3.    "We were visiting relatives in Tampa, Fla., and I fell three stories out of a window. I'm still here," he said laughing.   He enlisted with a friend in Springfield through the "Buddy Program," which allows small groups to enlist and train together, at 19 and was sent to basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in Bexar County, Texas. 

But little did her family know that the “Hope” on the horizon would be a Labrador retriever. In the months after the diagnosis, Ollie lost his sight because of the disease. A short time later, he received a stem cell transplant from his older sister, Abby. Feeling overwhelmed navigating cancer treatments and Ollie’s blindness, Dawn looked for resources to help her son and was pointed towards the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) and, more specifically, its Guide Dog program. “When we heard about the program, it really did actually give him hope,” Dawn said. “It’s ...

  CALGARY -- April 28th is International Guide Dog Day and 20 Canadians who are blind or partially sighted are graduating with their guide dogs after completing months of intensive training. Fourteen-year-old Gabriel Pigeon and his "Buddy Dog" Maggie are among the 2021 graduates of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Guide Dogs Buddy Program. Pigeon told CTV News Calgary in an interview that throughout training he had a lot of fun and made some new friends but more importantly to him, "(Maggie) gives me a lot more confidence, I was always worried about running into poles...

Boomers and Beyond: Brookline Senior Center announcements Community Content Food commodity: Due to COVID-19, the senior center conducts its modified Food Commodity program outside the senior center. Participants pick up their food at specified appointment times wearing masks and maintaining strict social distancing. Any low-income senior older than 60 wishing to participate in the program to receive 35 pounds of shelf stable food on the third Wednesday of each month should contact Patricia at 617-730-2743 or pburns@brooklinema.gov. New no-contact activities with Brookline High School SHOP stu...

THE NEURODIVERSE AND THOSE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM Most of us know someone that is considered to be on the "Autism Spectrum" or Neurodiverse. These people have social challenges that people NOT on the spectrum don't have to figure out. Things don't always come "naturally' in social settings. Although these people are just as loving and caring as anyone else, being on the spectrum can create a feeling of being alone or isolation. Get our free mobile app What most people don't realize about these folks is that they typically have some super powers. Many of them are incredibly talented artists. T...