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The Sunday Paper Inspired Aging ~ Inspired Living

The Sunday Paper Inspired Aging ~ Inspired Living

By Stacey Lindsay
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Competing in a Tough Mudder, a grueling obstacle course along an over ten-mile run, is difficult for anyone, but nothing is holding Mildred Wilson back! The 82-year-old lost her husband during the pandemic and decided to honor him by getting active and doing the race with her son. Watch as Mildred reminds us that our age does not define us, how we live does. What an Inspiration!

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Stacey Lindsay

Stacey Lindsay is a Seattle-based journalist and senior editor of The Sunday Paper. Her forthcoming book, BEING 40: The Decade of Letting Go—and Embracing Who We Are comes out May 5th from The Open Field and is available for pre-order.

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