Aging Bodies, Foster Parenting

When the Body Ages Guests: David Thomson, PhD, Professor of Physiology and Developmental Biology, BYU; David Kooyman, PhD, Professor of Physiology and Developmental Biology, BYU; Jonathan Alder, PhD, Professor of Physiology and Developmental Biology Aging is happening to all of us as we speak, but it’s not the same for everyone. The creaking, weakening, and shrinking seems to come faster or more severely in some than others. One 80-year-old may still be able to run a half marathon and another needs a walker just to get to the bathroom. Why is that? What’s going on in the body as we age?  Faith to Foster Guests: TJ and Jenn Menn, authors of “Faith to Foster” Of the more than 400,000 US kids in foster care today, nearly half of them are living with families they’re not related to.  Families like TJ and Jenn Menn, who decided as a young married couple to become foster parents and have since welcomed 22 foster children into their lives. The Menns have written a first-hand account of how the system works and what it takes to love – and let go of – children in need of a home.