Returning Civil War combat veterans were known on the home front as "crazies." After World War I, they were the men with "soldier's heart." After World War II, they were "shell-shocked." After Korea, they had "combat fatigue." Since Vietnam, the term is PTSD.
Norman Holle is convinced that if you've seen military combat, you've been traumatized. He certainly was. And he learned firsthand that resources for dealing with trauma are rare and difficult to navigate. But through the help he received, his once-tenuous hold on life was restored.
Now Norm's sole mission, probably for the rest of his years, is to reach out to every other combat vet with two helping hands: assistance in getting the financial disability status he deserves and comforting guidance toward therapy and wholeness.
Providing that help is Norm's personal form of redemption.... [ READ MORE ]
GET TO KNOW REVOLVE!
In Midtown Kansas City, on the corner of 51st Street and Troost Avenue, there's a unique shop—once an auto repair business—that promotes clean transportation and fitness at the same time. It's called the Community Bike Shop, by RevolveKC.
Revolve has strong Johnson County ties, and Johnson County senior adults can benefit from the shop or support it....[ READ MORE ]
A gathering place for all cultures
Thirteen years ago, the senior adult program of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City consisted of a few basic programs housed in what is now an art studio/classroom. Today the Heritage Center is a thriving, vibrant community of more than 800 active members, with a mission to encourage senior adults to reduce their isolation and decline while keeping them connected with the Jewish community.
Initially conceived of and funded by a major grant from the Jewish Heritage Foundation, today's Heritage Center is also a beneficiary of the Jewish Federation, United Way of Greater Kansas City, and other generous funders. It occupies its primary space near the White Theatre of the Jewish Community Campus.
The Heritage Center is non-sectarian, open to all persons 65 and older, and has no membership fees... [ READ MORE ]
Yesterday I got a phone call from my father, in California.
"You're not going to believe this, but this morning I got a letter from the president!"
"You got a letter from the president? What for?"
"Unlike my son, he sent me a letter congratulating me on my birthday, and also mentioning your mother's and my wedding anniversary." ... [ READ MORE ]
