‘I’m not someone to just sit down. I’m motivated. I do things and I like to do things,’ Angeline Charlebois says
The 105-year-old Levack, Ont., woman spends Tuesday afternoons in town playing cards with her friends at the golden age club, often bringing home-baked treats to share with her friends. Charlebois is an avid reader and loves to sew. She makes hats for babies at the nearby hospital – having picked up knitting as a new hobby when she was 100 years old.
Angela Roberts is the Canadian research lead on an international study looking to uncover what contributes to the long, healthy lives of “super agers” like Charlebois – defined as people 80 and older that have the memory of someone 20 to 30 years younger. “Von Economo neurons are thought to be important for social behaviour, though we’ve rarely studied them in humans,” Roberts explained. The neurons have been studied in whales and elephants and are believed to be connected to the animals’ social pod and herd behaviour.
The centenarian, who celebrated the milestone in May with seven birthday parties, lives alone in his apartment and loves to play music, chat with neighbours and spend time with family and friends at the legion.“I've made a number of violins that I play … Just last year I built a cello,” Cooper said in a recent phone interview. “Wait a moment, I need to play it for you!”
“We had to move. Nobody up there would help us because we were mixed marriage,” he said, referring to the fact that his father was Anglican and his mother was Catholic. Roberts said it’s very common for super agers to show great resilience in the face of life’s challenges and losses. Charlebois insists there is no special trick to making it to 100, and credits healthy habits and cooking for her longevity. “I eat well. I make my own stuff, I make stuff from scratch, and I eat well every day. I sleep well. And I’m a person who looks ahead.”
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