Behind the Lines: by David Heiller

David Heiller “If you could give anyone one gift, what would it be?” We’ve asked our friends, from playmates on the playground to roommates in college, that question. When we were younger, we said things like “A million bucks,” or “That red head in biology class.” But I would bet most adults would answer, “Good health.” Three people have me thinking about good health these days, before Thanksgiving is totally digested and before Christmas roars into full commercial overdrive. First, there’s my Grandma Schnick. Grandma Schnick is Grandma Schnick was always willing to play a game of football with Noah. 92 years old. She still lives at home. She is in good health, despite a stroke and a heart attack in her past. She doesn’t drive a car, but that’s not surprising because she never drove a car. She does climb the stairs to her home above my mother several times a day, and she walks to the post office for the mail every day. I think that keeps her as healthy as her ...