3 Fathers Who Risked It All for Their Kids 3 AWESOME DADS
2 without a liver transplant. Luckily, his father was a perfect match, and he eagerly donated part of his liver in March of 2015 to save his son’s life.
GREG ALEXANDER BATTLED A BEAR FOR HIS SON’S LIFE. While camping in the backcountry of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Greg Alexander was startled awake at dawn by the screams of his 16-year-old son, Gabriel. He rushed out of his hammock to see a black bear dragging his son away by the head. Without hesitation, he kicked the beast in the side, and when that didn’t work, he leapt onto its back and started punching it in the face. When the bear finally released Gabriel, Greg threw rocks until it fled. His son was hurt, but made a full recovery in the hospital over the coming weeks. ARTUR MAGOMEDOV SAVED HIS DAUGHTERS FROM ISIS. Artur Magomedov was devastated to discover that his wife had taken his 3- and 10-year-old daughters from their home in Dagestan under the cover of night, flown to Turkey, and crossed into Syria to join ISIS. But he resolved to get his kids back. After a long, hazardous journey, he arrived in Tabqa to embrace his two daughters. To leave the caliphate — under penalty of death — they hitched a ride to the border one night and crawled along a railway line until they were within 70 meters of the border. Then they ran under fire from Turkish border guards until they could scramble into tall grasses. After some help from the Russian consulate in Istanbul, they made it back home, together again and safe.
T his Father’s Day, thousands of dads will receive a “No. 1 Dad” mug to sip coffee out of at the office. But the following dads took that “No. 1” to a new level. BRIAN MUNN GAVE HIS SON A LIVER TRANSPLANT. When doctors discovered that baby Caleb Munn had a rare disease called biliary atresia, they told his parents that he was unlikely to survive past age
WANT TO WORK PAST 65? Why There’s Nothing Wrong With Semi-Retirement
There’s no one way to approach retirement. For some folks, the idea of working beyond age 65 sounds like a nightmare. But for an increasing number of Americans, working into their later years is something to look forward to. Many people look at an empty calendar with anxiety rather than excitement. Instead of quitting work altogether, they opt for a part-time job or freelance work. This growing trend even has a name. It’s called semi-retirement. The nice thing about working into your later years is that you can approach employment on your own terms. If you want to continue working full-time because you love your job, nobody is stopping you. Maybe you want to work 10 hours per week. Perhaps you want to pursue a passion and make a little extra money with it. Let’s say you’ve always enjoyed making jewelry or furniture but haven’t had time to pursue it. Services like Etsy make it easier than ever before to sell your wares to a wide audience. Elongating your working years has an obvious financial benefit. A study from the Stanford Center on Longevity found that those who delay retirement until age 70 can see up to a 34 percent
increase in retirement income. The study does recommend that you gradually reduce working hours after age 65 so that you can devote some time to family and leisure activities. The benefits of working a few more years aren’t just monetary. The National Institute on Aging found that people who work past 65 increase their lifespan. Their research found two main reasons
for this increase: economic stability and social activity. For many people, work is mentally stimulating and rewarding. Retirement, after all, is about doing what you’ve always wanted. Who’s to say that can’t include work? No matter what retirement looks like for you, it’s important to include estate planning. The team and Merlino & Gonzalez can help you make the most of the best years of your life.
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