Just saw this great story on the web.
Synopsis:
- 99 year old lady with glaucoma, who has difficulty reading due to her glaucoma, gets her very first computer.
- It’s an iPad
- iPads permit users to adjust brightness and font size
- iPads are easy to use
- Lady can now read her beloved books again, using her new toy
Not only does this story combine 2 things I love – namely an Apple product and a nice old lady – but it makes me so happy to see someone taking so much delight in something that she loves, something that we usually take for granted: being able to read what we want. There’s a video showing Virginia Campbell (that’s the heroine of our story) playing with her new iPad – and but for being a bit taller and not using phrases like “Awesome, dude” – she could be a 12 year old kid rejoicing in a cool new toy. She even used her iPad to write some limericks:
To this technical-ninny it’s clear
In my compromised 100th year,
That to read and to write
Are again within sight
Of this Apple iPad pioneer.
Lessons for today:
- You’re NEVER too old to do what you love
- You can keep doing what you love if you remain open to new experiences and if you’re willing to try new things
- You can never go wrong with an Apple product. (LOL, sorry, that’s not a lesson, that’s a blatant plug. Steve Jobs, if you want to send me a free iPad, just email me at ami [DOT] kim100 [AT] gmail [DOT] com. 😉
It’s a great story and a wonderful video. Check it out.
thanks, Ami
Girl Startup
April 28, 2010
Oh I’m glad to hear this. We want to get an ipad for our nan, as well. She has macular degeneration and so can no longer read books. She loves books dearly, so we really hope the ipad will be the solution.
Ami
April 28, 2010
@Girl Startup: Oh I hope this provides the solution for your nan. If you can take her to a nearby Apple store, you can have one of their associates walk her through using the thing to see if she’d like it. Keeping my fingers crossed!
Jean at The Delightful Repast
May 5, 2010
This reminded me of my beloved aunt Irene who went to college when she was in her 70’s. And my father’s comment was, “Isn’t it a little late in the day to be going to school?” Then, farther along in her 70’s (and walking on two canes since an accident when she was in her 50’s), she ran for a political office because there was no one else to challenge the opponent. When she was interviewed for the newspaper, the reporter referred to her as a “physically challenged senior citizen,” and she retorted, “What I am is a crippled old lady!” and then went on with her story. Motto: It’s never too late when you’re on the right side of the grass.
Ami
May 5, 2010
@Jean: I LOVE the story of your aunt Irene. Way to go. How inspiring to have someone from your own family continuing to follow their dreams and make a difference!