Caregivers brought a fishing day to a 92-year-old angler
Caris Healthcare and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency set up fishing at Buchanan Place for Charles Clark. He caught a couple of fish with his caretaker and family.
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Caris Healthcare and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency set up a fishing day at Buchanan Place, a rehab center in Claiborne County, for Charles Clark, who is 92. They brought a stocked pond to him. He fished with his caretaker and his family and caught a couple.
The pond came to the center. Clark did not have to give up a day on the water to stay where he is being cared for.
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Charles Clark is 92 and lives at Buchanan Place, a rehab center in Claiborne County, Tennessee. He likes to fish. Caris Healthcare and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency brought a stocked pond to him so he could fish without leaving the center. His caretaker and his family were there. He caught a couple of fish. The day was set up so an angler who is 92 could still have a line in the water.
- Why did the caregivers bring the fishing to Charles instead of asking him to travel?
- Who stayed with him while he fished?
- What is a hobby you would still want at 92?
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