A unique tournament in Burnaby aims to prove that you're never too old to do something new. Travis Prasad is at a ping pong competition, where almost all competitors are over 90.From the sounds alone, you could be forgiven for mistaking the hooting, hollering and general cacophony coming from the Carl Mortensen Manor Auditorium in Burnaby for the merrymaking of teenagers.
Torresan said life for people living in long-term care can become bogged down in routine, so the tournament was also a way to give residents something to look forward to.“It doesn’t matter your age, you can still have fun, you can still have something you can look forward to, you can still contribute, you can still meet friends, and you can still have a great time.”
Thirty-two participants from the four homes turned out for the event, including 99-year-old Flemming Christiansen who said it was important to try new things. “Some people say, ‘I can’t do that,’ and don’t even try,” he said. “You never know until you have been into it.” Torresan said the Dania Home Society even purchased a trophy, which will be engraved with the winning team’s name and will be sent with them back to their home. In the end, the crew from the Normanna Care Home came out on top.That’s likely good news to Joan Royale who at age 83 had one message for Global TV viewers: don’t give up on fun.“It’s so easy to stop doing everything and just lay around all the time, but try and be active.
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