Life

MINNEAPOLIS — For two hours every Wednesday morning, Tom and Julie Allen feel like a couple again. That’s when they rehearse with the Giving Voice Chorus, a choir that’s open to Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers.

Barbara Gilbert got her first sewing kit at the age of six as a present from her grandma. It was one of those old-fashioned, wicker-work baskets. Now 65, and retired from a career teaching home economics, Gilbert still remembers that sewing kit.

Kevin was out of town when his father died. He didn’t want to appear weak before his friends. So the high-school student kept his pain and guilt bottled up, slowly tearing him apart from the inside.

A recent medical tip to readers sparked a quick reaction. It reported a study that those with higher blood cholesterol lived longer. This is contradictory to everything we’ve been told for years.

Sometimes, things go terribly wrong but, afterward, it turns out to be one of those delicious mistakes you’re so glad you made.

SAN FRANCISCO — Standing in front of a full-length mirror in a Neiman Marcus store, I see double. When I glance to the left, I find myself in a lipstick-red evening gown, with bolts of flowing silk cinched at my waist.

Zahra Khaleghi was 52 years old when she came to Canada as a refugee just over a decade ago. She had no ability to communicate in English and five children to look after.

Dear Eric: Do you have a recipe for twice-baked soufflés? Linda Dear Linda: I love fresh-baked soufflés, whether savoury or sweet. The big issue I have when making them for guests, though, is that there’s a lot of last-minute fussing.

Every year, 650,000 North Americans suffer a lethal stroke, or one that leads to debilitating mental or physical problems.

When Canadian music industry mogul Gary Slaight announced his foundation was giving a $7-million donation to seven non-profit organizations, he didn’t just hand over a cheque. He presented a vision.