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https://www.today.com/today/amp/rcna83501
Dr. Gladys McGarey
Some highlights of the article:
"She’s a cancer survivor, endured the death of a daughter and went through a divorce when she was almost 70.
That breakup happened after her husband of 46 years and clinic partner left her to be with another woman — one of the hardest phases of her life, she writes in her new book, “The Well-Lived Life: A 102-Year-Old Doctor’s Six Secrets to Health and Happiness at Every Age.”
Men☕️
“Once I could actually find my own voice, I wrote him a letter and thanked him for giving me my freedom. Because up until that time, I did not feel that my voice was strong enough.”
Have any of you done this to an ex as well?
All of us have what McGarey calls “juice” — life’s energy, fulfillment and joy — which should be directed towards where you want to be and how you want to feel, she says.
At 102, she has a 10-year plan to create a village for living medicine where people can "come together to practice wellness."
This is so inspiring to me. Even though she knows she's not gonna be there to experience her dream, she's still striving to make the world a better place for others💘
“I feel healthy. I feel stronger in aspects of my being that I did not have when I was younger. So I call it aging into health — find what makes you happy and makes other people happy and go for that.”
According the FDSers and a lot of studies, single women live longer than men. So imagine how old McGarey would be if she hadn't met her ex scrote in the first place!😂 She would be going on to 120!
She traveled to Afghanistan to help women learn safer birthing practices at 85 years old - INCREDIBLE! Goals for real! Whenever I read stories like this I feel so slighted by our cultural narratives around mature women in western culture. We need more reporting like this to show us how full and incredible womens' lives after childbearing years can be.
i love this! i think i will write my ex a letter now 😂
Loved this. Thanks so much for sharing ! 💕