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Scott McIntyre/Staff Ever since Hoffenberg began to have issues with his health, he began working out with his friend, Mel Jacobs, left, at the fitness center at Kensington Country Club.

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Scott McIntyre/Staff Ever since Hoffenberg began to have issues with his health, he began working out with his friend, Mel Jacobs, left, at the fitness center at Kensington Country Club.

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  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Ever since Hoffenberg began to have issues with his health, he began working out with his friend, Mel Jacobs, left, at the fitness center at Kensington Country Club.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Marvin Hoffenberg descends from the Para Transit bus to make his way into his four hour dialysis treatment. Ever since Hoffenberg went through kidney failure, he has been doing dialysis treatments three times a week while hoping for the call that his doctors have found a match for a kidney transplant.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Marvin Hoffenberg, 86, foreground, does various exercises with the help of his physical therapist, Michael Betlach, at the fitness center at Kensington Country Club. Physical therapy and exercise take up a large portion of his week while his Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays are taken up by dialysis.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff After suffering kidney failure, Marvin Hoffenberg, 86, has pressed on in living his life as full as he can. He goes through dialysis treatments three times a week and the rest of the week he keeps rather active with physical therapy, weight lifting, and spending time with his wife, Lucilla, who he has been married to for 40 years.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff After suffering kidney failure, Marvin Hoffenberg, 86, has pressed on in living his life as full as he can. He goes through dialysis treatments three times a week and the rest of the week he keeps rather active with physical therapy, weight lifting, and spending time with his wife, Lucilla, who he has been married to for 40 years.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Before being picked up by the Para Transit bus to take him to his dialysis treatments, Marvin Hoffenberg shares a laugh with his wife of 40 years, Lucilla, in their kitchen. The couple met in Brazil where Hoffenberg was working at the time.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff After suffering kidney failure, Marvin Hoffenberg, 86, has pressed on in living his life as full as he can. He goes through dialysis treatments three times a week and the rest of the week he keeps rather active with physical therapy, weight lifting, and spending time with his wife, Lucilla, who he has been married to for 40 years.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff After suffering kidney failure, Marvin Hoffenberg, 86, has pressed on in living his life as full as he can. He goes through dialysis treatments three times a week and the rest of the week he keeps rather active with physical therapy, weight lifting, and spending time with his wife, Lucilla, who he has been married to for 40 years.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff After suffering kidney failure, Marvin Hoffenberg, 86, has pressed on in living his life as full as he can. He goes through dialysis treatments three times a week and the rest of the week he keeps rather active with physical therapy, weight lifting, and spending time with his wife, Lucilla, who he has been married to for 40 years.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff After suffering kidney failure, Marvin Hoffenberg, 86, has pressed on in living his life as full as he can. He goes through dialysis treatments three times a week and the rest of the week he keeps rather active with physical therapy, weight lifting, and spending time with his wife, Lucilla, who he has been married to for 40 years.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff After suffering kidney failure, Marvin Hoffenberg, 86, has pressed on in living his life as full as he can. He goes through dialysis treatments three times a week and the rest of the week he keeps rather active with physical therapy, weight lifting, and spending time with his wife, Lucilla, who he has been married to for 40 years.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff After a day filled with exercise, Marvin Hoffenberg makes his way through the hallway of his home to his office. At 86, Hoffenberg stays busy with exercise, dialysis treatments, and the hope of getting a phone call that finds a match for a kidney transplant.


After suffering kidney failure, Marvin Hoffenberg, 86, has pressed on in living his life as full as he can. He goes through dialysis treatments three times a week and the rest of the week he keeps rather active with physical therapy, weight lifting, and spending time with his wife, Lucilla, who he has been married to for 40 years.

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