{"id":3681,"date":"2024-10-24T08:32:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T08:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=3681"},"modified":"2024-10-24T08:35:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T08:35:47","slug":"ryman-healthcare-australia-resident-bill-hearn-shows-life-does-not-stop-in-retirement-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/retirement\/ryman-healthcare-australia-resident-bill-hearn-shows-life-does-not-stop-in-retirement-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryman Healthcare Australia resident Bill Hearn shows life does not stop in retirement living"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3681\" class=\"elementor elementor-3681\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9121003 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9121003\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf2df49\" data-id=\"cf2df49\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a39a7 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41a39a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>T<strong>hroughout his life, Bill has had a passion for connecting with others.<\/strong><\/p><p>For the last two decades, he has volunteered at <a href=\"https:\/\/vsk.org.au\/\">Very Special Kids<\/a>, who provide holistic palliative care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions.<\/p><p>\u201cWhen you\u2019ve got a child with a life-threatening illness, it brings an enormous amount of challenge to life,\u201d said Bill, a resident in Ryman Healthcare&#8217;s Weary Dunlop Retirement Village.<\/p><p>\u201cBut the real heroes are the children themselves.\u201d<\/p><p>Volunteering has given Bill a deep sense of fulfilment, keeping him engaged and connected to his community. He had worked for Australia Post for four decades.<\/p><p>\u201cIt takes your mind away from yourself and into the community,\u201d he says.<\/p><p>In addition to his work with Very Special Kids, Bill serves as an Independent Person and a Justice of the Peace.<\/p><p>An Independent Person supports young offenders who don\u2019t have a parent or guardian to help them navigate the legal process.<\/p><p>\u201cSome of the things these young people do are shocking and hurtful, but it\u2019s no good just saying they should get a kick in the tail \u2013 you\u2019ve got to do something to break the cycle,\u201d Bill explains.<\/p><p>Bill finds joy and purpose in roles that many would find confronting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1c6ab3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1c6ab3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eab7a71\" data-id=\"eab7a71\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71c9b5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71c9b5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Picture6-1-1024x685.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3693\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Picture6-1-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Picture6-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Picture6-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Picture6-1-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Picture6-1-585x391.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Picture6-1.jpg 1430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4d2b37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4d2b37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>His love for the community has also helped him through the most challenging times in his life.<\/p><p>When his wife Glynnis was diagnosed with Parkinson\u2019s disease, they decided to move into the retirement village to access better care.<\/p><p>Bill was grateful that Glynnis could receive the support she needed and that he could share meals with her every day when she moved to the care centre.<\/p><p>Moving into the village also helped Bill integrate seamlessly into a new community, where he quickly made new friends.<\/p><p>He is a regular at happy hour, where he runs the raffle and usually treats the crowd to his latest, long-winded dad joke.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout his life, Bill has had a passion for connecting with others. 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