Joseph CascianiGeropsychologist, Consultant, Public Speaking, Freelance · Podcast Host of the Living to 100 Club | Clinical Strategies for Senior Residential Settings & Lifestyle Directors | Geropsychologist | Keynote Speaker

The World of a Busy Writer and Active Octogenarian with Marjorie Burns

8 May 2024 · 1 min

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In this interview excerpt, Marjorie Burns recounts a vivid childhood memory of leaping over a card table placed near a fireplace, an act she doubts she could repeat. She then describes her current active lifestyle, emphasizing that she can still enjoy swimming and a range of physical pursuits. Burns mentions her experience climbing Mount Adams and Mount Hood, and she adds that she has trekked to high altitudes near the base of Mount Everest and in Bhutan, though she did not summit those peaks. The dialogue highlights her enduring sense of adventure and physical capability despite her age.

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In a sense, I have this memory. I can hardly believe it's true. My mother and grandmother were playing cards in front of fireplace at my family home where I grew up, and there was a space between their table and the fireplace of maybe 2 feet. I don't know what made me do it, but I looked across the living room, jumped the card table and landed, and they looked up and laughed. I don't think I could do that ever again.
Probably. Well, you probably haven't tried that.
Long jumps that I can't do. Um, but basically swim. I, I pretty much can do everything that I enjoy doing.
Well, have you ever done any mountain climbing other than the ropes?
Yes, I climbed Mount Adams a few times. Um, Mount Hood.
Yeah.
I've trekked up high in Nepal, um, to the base of Mount Everest and Bhutan. Uh, we didn't climb those mountains, but I was right up there.