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03-13-2008, 01:52 PM
My fathers sister is turning 100 years old this late August, and our families are now turning our minds to what can be done to help celebrate this occasion. Her nieces are sending in the proper paper work and birth certificates to the Queen and to the Govt of Canada for the Congratulatory Letters of Achievement from both these heads of State.
For her 80th surprise party we had books of past photo collages and had special friends of hers attending., But as the past 20 years have gone by not very many friends of hers exist today, only Family and neighbors. We will be having a Big Cake and there will be a lot of photos and videos taken on this special day as well. Her health is pretty good for 99 as she takes the BUS to the supermarket 12 blocks away and a Cab back again with her one bag of groceries twice a week. Her 600 sq ft apartment is still her home after 30 years. She takes the occasional trip to either Reno or Alaska but I believe those trips were in the past ten years and thus lately trips are becoming very cumbersome and tiring not only for her but for any one of us these days.
Her apartment comprises it self of a 19 in color TV basic cable & a record player/radio ( no CD or DVD player, she is not interested in any new technologys)., and her big button telephone with no calling features or call display is her other daily communication device. Her apartment consists of numerous photgraphs and ornament/trinkets and a few flower pots on her balcony. She meets once a week with my brother who works in the neighborhood for coffee, and walks to and from this coffee shop three blocks for weekly exercise. She never forgets birthdays and has a good recollection of dates and past occurances of her life. She never married and is not overly religious to any one faith.
What Could we do/ or have you done for your aging relatives for a special 100th Birthday party??
For her 80th surprise party we had books of past photo collages and had special friends of hers attending., But as the past 20 years have gone by not very many friends of hers exist today, only Family and neighbors. We will be having a Big Cake and there will be a lot of photos and videos taken on this special day as well. Her health is pretty good for 99 as she takes the BUS to the supermarket 12 blocks away and a Cab back again with her one bag of groceries twice a week. Her 600 sq ft apartment is still her home after 30 years. She takes the occasional trip to either Reno or Alaska but I believe those trips were in the past ten years and thus lately trips are becoming very cumbersome and tiring not only for her but for any one of us these days.
Her apartment comprises it self of a 19 in color TV basic cable & a record player/radio ( no CD or DVD player, she is not interested in any new technologys)., and her big button telephone with no calling features or call display is her other daily communication device. Her apartment consists of numerous photgraphs and ornament/trinkets and a few flower pots on her balcony. She meets once a week with my brother who works in the neighborhood for coffee, and walks to and from this coffee shop three blocks for weekly exercise. She never forgets birthdays and has a good recollection of dates and past occurances of her life. She never married and is not overly religious to any one faith.
What Could we do/ or have you done for your aging relatives for a special 100th Birthday party??