
The 87-Year-Old Adventurer
Close your eyes and in your mind picture an 87-year-old. What image do you see? If it is a man…
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Discover ordinary women and men in their 80s, 90s and 100s who lead lives that defy the widely held stereotypes of aging.
Close your eyes and in your mind picture an 87-year-old. What image do you see? If it is a man…
Watch John in action on his milestone birthday redefining what can be accomplished at 80 years old!
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Drummer Joey Eberline was hit by a car in 2018. Still, he is grateful, hopeful and eager to make a difference for others.
We have had the honor of interviewing more active centenarians than almost any media organization in the world. We call them Rock Stars of Aging and Marc Middleton shares the only way to become one.
Marlon Hoffman describes passion as “an activity you do where you don’t look at the clock.” He shares why he thinks we should pursue our passions, no matter what.
Charles “Cosmo” Wilson, one of the best rock lighting designers in the world caught up with Bill Shafer during The Rolling Stones 2021 tour.
Dave Jarvis overcame extreme mental and physical hurdles to win three Gold Medals at the 2021 Florida Senior Games, swimming only six months after undergoing quadruple bypass heart surgery at the age of 74.
Joey Molland, Badfinger’s last surviving member, is working to see the band’s legacy goes out on a high note.
Miami Lighthouse for the Blind was the first agency in the United States to rehabilitate adults for mainstream competitive employment. In January of 2001 Virginia Jacko took a three-month medical leave from Purdue and came there as a client to learn the skills she needed to live independently once her eyesight was completely gone. Twenty years later, Jacko’s still there, now as the president and chief executive officer.
Press on! The one trait shared by all active centenarians is the power of persistence.
Virginia Oliver, affectionately known as the “Lobster Lady,” is the oldest, licensed fisherman in the world at 101 years old. The centenarian continues to take her boat out on the Atlantic Coast of Maine.