03.2019 Archives - Lakewood/East Dallas

Q: Steven B. and Lily Belle: The pugnacious siblings that helped their owner overcome cancer

White Rock neighbor Jackie Froeber thought her 10-year-old pug Steven B. would love having a sister. His mother had just given birth to her last litter, and his half-sister Lily Belle needed a home. “He likes to be an only child, but he’s begrudgingly grown to love her,” Froeber says. Born in Alabama, Steve is a distinguished gentleman, and Froeber thought his sister would be a proper lady. “She’s really not. She’s nuts,” Froeber says. But Lily does love one thing from her Southern heritage. “I bought her a pearl collar, and she loves it,” Froeber says. “You can just tell she feels pretty. I’ll put it on her when she needs girl time.” Lily, who had stem cell recovery in her eye, and Steve, who suffered a collapsed trachea, have both endured medical problems that made them the perfect comforters when Froeber was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. “It was shocking being very young and not expecting it,” she says. “It felt chaotic, but they needed a routine, and every day we would walk down the street. I didn’t have any hair, and I didn’t feel good, but it got me motivated to do the things that my body wanted to do.” With Froeber in remission, Steve and Lily’s nursing duties are over. Steve now spends his days snuggling and taking naps — his snoring game is strong — and Lily likes to watch Bravo in her pearls.

Q: Cool Runnings: One's a centenarian, the other's a girl boss

It’s hard not to be impressed with C.C. Young residents Anita Hullum and Orville Rogers. At 94 and 102, Hullum and Rogers are just as active as seniors as they were in their youth. Their bravado impressed Heidi Wagner, who photographed them for Dallas’ LeadingAge Meeting and Expo in 2013. As a result, she decided to include their photographs in The Passions Project , a series depicting seniors pursuing what they love. Wagner hopes the project contradicts stereotypes about growing old. “We fear aging, and we want to deny aging,” she says. “When you focus on your own aging, you stop living your life. When you focus on your passion, then you focus on your living.” Here’s what Hullum and Rogers say about the project, their hobbies and their lives.

Steven B. and Lily Belle: The pugnacious siblings that helped their owner overcome cancer

By Jaime Dunaway|2019-03-13T15:07:02-05:00March 12th, 2019|All Magazine Articles, News, Pet Pause|

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Mita Havlick: Why Dallas elections matter to you

By Mita Havlick|2019-06-13T11:57:26-05:00March 11th, 2019|All Columns, All Magazine Articles, News|

By Jaime Dunaway|2019-03-01T10:18:54-06:00February 27th, 2019|All Cover Stories, All Feature Articles, All Magazine Articles, News, Religion|

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