{"id":36690,"date":"2016-03-09T21:37:21","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T03:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=36690"},"modified":"2016-03-09T22:06:04","modified_gmt":"2016-03-10T04:06:04","slug":"reverses-of-uno-and-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/reverses-of-uno-and-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Seniors: In the games of Uno \u2014 and life \u2014 reversals are quite expected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> By Hannah Gebresilassie <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\u201cdropcap\u201d\">Studies show <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4280555\/\" target=\"_blank\">laughter<\/a> leads to a healthier lifestyle, especially with seniors.\u00a0And that simple reality made for an exciting, laughter-filled match of Uno at Pomeroy Apartments \u2014 \u00a0with positive health benefits to boot \u2014 on a snowy game night Feb. 24.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagocares.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Cares<\/a>, a public and community service organization, hosts a monthly game night at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecha.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Housing Authority<\/a> apartment complex that serves low-income seniors in Edgewater.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a life-changing game in itself,&#8221; said senior resident Percy Trotter following a game of Uno. &#8220;It emulates life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[vimeo 158408171 w=474]<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Seniors at Pomeroy Apartments participate in a game night hosted by Chicago Cares. (Hannah Gebresilassie\/MEDILL)<\/p>\n<div class=\"\u201cfeaturecaption\u201d\">Photo at top: Pomeroy senior resident Jackson Lionel prepares to make a move in a match of Uno with Chicago Cares volunteers. (Hannah Gebresilassie\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Hannah Gebresilassie Studies show laughter leads to a healthier lifestyle, especially with seniors.\u00a0And that simple reality made for an exciting, laughter-filled match of Uno at Pomeroy Apartments \u2014 \u00a0with positive health benefits to boot \u2014 on a snowy game night Feb. 24. 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