Writer Erna de Burger-Fex shares some perspective from the octogenarian set
Yes, there is life after 80! This 81-year-old and my 80-year-old husband went blueberry picking recently. We really did!
Oh well, the experience of being in the bush following a narrow trail was worth it. Neither one of us 80-year-olds fell, although the trail was challenging at times. I enjoy gardening immensely! Watering that gardening is necessary, but pleasurable, too, as I check on the growth of the plants I put into the earth months ago. Numerous planters filled with pleasing, colourful flowers adorn my balcony.
Also, I am an executive member of the Older Adult Board at the apartment building where we live. My husband is a board member of the Alzheimers’ Society and president of a non-profit housing authority. Community involvement is important to us. We are both still driving our beautiful red car thus maintaining our independence as long as possible. That’s vital to us.
Massages make me feel so great. I must make appointments more often for those. My back and neck demand it. It’s important to listen to my body at this age, in fact at any age.
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