Ann Hedges: a surprise at lunch
It was Ann Hedges birthday and I was taking her to lunch. She surprised me with this outfit coordinated around her mask. She’s so inventive in what she puts together.
Maker of hand-printed books faces an unraveling, then begins to read the hidden thread in her own story
Like so many young people, Leigh McLellan had not clearly fixed on a career when she entered college. A course in graduate school piqued her passion for creating hand-printed books. It was a career she pursued for 15 years – before suddenly giving it up. McLellan, like many young people, had more to discover about ...
From ingenue to ‘old lady,’ veteran Bay Area actress ‘Verry McVerry’ says the roles keep on coming
Her father joked that Maureen McVerry came out of the womb and took a bow. The third girl born to the family in three years seemed destined to be in the spotlight. “At five, I sang ‘St. Louis Woman’ in a show and nailed it,” McVerry said, “and I wasn’t nervous at all.” From her ...
Getting seniors to exercise is final and favorite of her many careers, from Levi’s to KRON’s Bay TV newsroom
Sue Mittelman confesses to being a procrastinator. As such, she avows Walt Disney’s wise words: “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” It’s advice she wishes her mother had heeded and one she preaches as a leader of senior exercise groups. Mittelman, whose occupations have ranged from promotion and merchandising ...
Former punk rocker pulls tricks from stage managing at the Mabuhay to fine-tuning the flow at Potrero food pantry
Though one might not see a direct connection between controlling a line of punk rockers eagerly awaiting entry to the Mabuhay Gardens and running a food pantry, for Michael Reid it came in handy. For the past 17 years, Reid, now 64, has been the operating manager of The Food Pantry at St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church on ...
UCSF medical students learn how to communicate with older patients – with respect and empathy
Coping with a series of migraine headaches is unpleasant enough. But being patronized and belittled when seeking treatment at an emergency room adds a good deal of insult to an already painful condition — especially if you’re an older adult. That’s what happened to Yael Li-Ron, a retired magazine editor, when she sought treatment at ...
