By Cece Nunn
Cece.Nunn@StarNewsOnline.com
A stroke left Ruby Reaves, a Pender County native, completely paralyzed on her left side.
But the formation of an area Wii video game bowling league has helped Reaves, a resident of Autumn Care of Myrtle Grove for the past five years, do some physical activity from her wheelchair.
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“I wanted some exercise, and I love to do it,” Reaves said. She also plays video golf and tennis using a Nintendo Wii console at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Rocky Point.
Reaves' favorite part of the video game? Watching all the pins fall.
“When you get a strike, everybody cheers,” Reaves said. “That's fun.” She had never done any bowling before playing the Wii game.
The nine-team Wii bowling league that Reaves belongs to was organized by Liberty HomeCare & Hospice Services and includes teams from eight other area senior facilities – Liberty Commons, Wilmington Health and Rehabilitation Center, Spring Arbor, Britthaven Wrightsville and Britthaven Northchase, Lake Shore Commons, GlenCare and Silver Stream – in addition to Autumn Care. A match on July 29 pitted the Autumn Care “Autumn Sports” against the Lake Shore Commons “Strikers.” The Strikers won, Reaves said, “but we came close.” Matches are planned through September.
“It's great for the seniors, for their eye-hand coordination, their camaraderie and mental and physical stimulation,” said Barbara Pink, enrichment coordinator for Lake Shore Commons, a facility on Hospital Drive in Wilmington
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