Maria turned 81 in February of this year.

This is not something many of us reading this article have any experience of ourselves. Of course, many of us will have parents of grandparents that we’ve known , of this age or older. Hopefully, these older relatives have been healthy and mobile, able to enjoy various leisurely activities.

Maria’s story is presented here to inspire and motivate us to follow in her (hard

to keep up with!) footsteps