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Beth Levine

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Connecticut, Stamford
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Greatest accomplishment: I was once a finalist in The New Yorker cartoon caption contest! Cake sniffer still pining for the fjords.
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From Record-Setting Athlete to Recording Artist | Members Only

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By Beth Levine Verified
| AARP
The key to learning something new is total commitment. You’ve got to shut out the part of your brain that finds excuses. It’s like when I was getting ready to take my long jump in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. I’d worked hard, I’d sharpened all my tools, and it was my time to perform well. I won a gold medal that day and set an Olympic record — 8.90 meters (29 feet, 2.5 inches) — that hasn’t been broken yet. But my first passion was not sports; it was percussion.
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Couple Spends Year Finding Someone Else’s Dog, Keeps Him

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By Beth Levine Verified
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You may remember this sweet story about a lost dog rescued by two Good Samaritans that went viral a year ago. In their own words, here’s how they’re all doing now. Spoiler alert: It’s a happy ending. Deanna Suggitt: I’m a real animal person, so I am on a lot of local lost-and-found sites. In May 2023, I saw a posting from Barley’s owners that he had gone missing at a campground about 70 miles from us. Denny Suggitt: He was a mixed-breed pup, and the family had only had him for about six months.
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One Writer's Painful Medical Mystery | Members Only

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By Beth Levine Verified
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Rob Dobi Facebook Twitter LinkedIn I wake up pinned to my mattress. I cannot move my shoulder to get out of bed without searing pain. Just that simple rolling movement is more than I can bear. My knees are also so painful, I can’t imagine putting weight on them. “This is ridiculous. Just do it!” I command myself. “One, two, three!”  I roll over and experience such agony that I end up collapsed on the floor, sobbing. The thought that I might have to live my life this way causes me to lose it even more.
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