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‘She misses the wind in her face’: Limitless cycling brings adaptive cycling to east metro seniors

  • Jul 12, 2022
  • Meaghan Puglisi
  • 1-min Read

Three Lifespark COMPLETE members at Birchwood Arbors Assisted Living had the ride of their life. In a wish created by their Life Manager, Josie Muntifering, an occupational therapist, Josie explained to the Pioneer Press that her job is “to spark lives and get people engaged in purposeful activity and bring joy to their lives.” This is a truly heartwarming story about the joy of aging magnificently. Read on…

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