[Ailist] Appreciative Aging

[Vikki.Hilton at ed.ac.uk]

I am doing some work in Scotland around Active Communities and I just 
thought I would share some wonderful stories I have heard.  My 
colleague and I refer to these as Inspirational stories.

(This work is being undertaken in what is classed as Scottish Indices 
of Multiple Deprivation areas20% and less)

92 year old woman living in a flat accessed by stairs who uses a stick.
“When I come downstairs to get my post I go down, up, down and up 
again, I’m 92 I need to make sure I keep fit”

The 80+ year old, ex heavy truck driver:
“I had a stoke some time ago so can’t be so active, I measured my 
corridor, it’s 9 yards long – I make sure I walk that several times a 
day to keep fit – oh and I used to have my own band so I still compose 
music using a keyboard linked to my computer”

Another couple 80 and 74
“We both swim, play bowls and I do sequence dancing 3 times a week – 
and I do tapestry work and make cards, I’m demonstrating card making 
next month.  And of course I belong to the Guilds.  We don’t have a car 
so we walk .  One needs to keep active. I’ve had 2 heart attacks, a 
brain haemorrhage, I’m diabetic 




..

As they tell their stories they light up, laugh, smile 
 I laugh and smile ...

Vikki