85-year-old Helen R. Thomas is such a believer in the benefits of tai chi that she's improvising a new sitting form of tai chi for people using wheelchairs and canes.
"One woman, who has severe Parkinson's disease could barely move her hands, when we started," says Thomas. "Now she can open them and close them. That's a victory for her."
Eight years ago, Thomas feared she might become a cripple from the arthritis in her back and knees. She did not relish surgery, turning in desperation to tai chi, which she now credits with healing the pain and stiffness in her joints.
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