Ask an average 20-year-old to describe a senior citizen — someone in their 70s or 80s — and they’re likely to imagine someone slow-moving, isolated from society, complaining of aches and pains, longing for yesteryear and yelling at kids to get off their lawns.
That may not be surprising — given society’s apparent near-horror of growing old.
It doesn’t have to be that way, and for a half-dozen of super seniors living on the East End, it isn’t.
This week, The Express News Group took a dive into what happens to our bodies and our minds as we age — pro tip: brush your teeth and go see some friends — and the lives of those who defy the stereotypes.
They’re aging, alright, but with joy, love, enthusiasm, pride and spirit.
They’re not getting old.
