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The world becomes a very different place when you cannot see. Brenda Richardson discovered that at the age of 62 when her left retina tore while she was in the middle of grocery shopping. She was rushed to Baltimore for surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospi...

John Woolridge didn’t get much sleep in his late teens. He’d play piano in hotels until 1am, then ride along to his next gig. “We were finished when we were finished,” he said The long hours served as good training. For the past several weeks he’s...

Richard Caisey is a self-confessed sports nut. Football, cricket, softball — you name it, he’s played it. It all came to a standstill when he was diagnosed with cancer in 2006 at age 23. “One day I was playing cricket in the Evening League and I was...

Dogs may be man’s best friend, but sometimes they can be downright annoying. When they aren’t digging a hole in the lawn or barking incessantly, they’re eating your slippers. Trainer Lauren Langman believes most behavioural problems can be fixed. H...

Age? For Skipper Ingham, it’s only a number. At 86 he still pumps iron and teaches karate at the dojo he started in 1970. He placed second in the World Cup Finals Open Martial Arts Championships in Virginia this month; his competitors were half his a...

Scott Ciscon first fell in love with Bermuda while working on a cruise ship. “In 1997, the Song of America docked in Hamilton weekly during the summer months,” he said. “I was singing in one of the on-board productions. “Between the beaches and the ...

If you have a mess, Suzie Carvalho will help you get rid of it. The dresses hanging at the back of your closet that are sizes too small, the piles of boxes that keep you from parking in your garage — she’ll make you bin them, or organise as necessary...

Everyone’s got their dark secrets; Karla Lacey’s might be Spam sandwiches with pineapple. That was one of the first things she made living on her own as a young adult. “That was when I was a student,” she said. “I don’t think I could touch the stuff ...

British violinist Sally Potterton is really playing up Bermuda. Her music video filmed at Admiralty House Park has been liked 87,000 times on Facebook. The 26-year-old Londoner was stunned by its success. “It’s only been a week since it was posted,...

Most teens think they’ll live for ever, but at 19 Brian Clement wasn’t so sure. Back then, he weighed 285lbs and was smoking three packs of cigarettes a day. “Going up stairs, I would get to the fourth step and start panting,” he said. “I’d be good...