Meet the 80/90somethings redefining old age (and rocking their nine plus decades)
When we think about growing old, most of us likely imagine slowing down somewhat, taking your foot off the gas and embracing a more gentle pace of life. Plus of course there’s all the negative connotations that come with getting older – the loneliness, the illness, the wrinkles!
So far, so stereotypical.
But there’s a band of go-getting grannies who are busy challenging these perceptions and redefining what it means to be ‘old’. For them, growing older isn’t something we should be dreading, it’s a time we should be embracing.
From the 89-year-old still performing up to 4 surgical procedures a day, to the 95-year-old style icon who gives women a quarter her age a run for their money in the cool stakes, meet the age-positive women breaking down elderly barriers, blazing a trail for the younger generation and proving that life begins at 80!
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