Bingo- The Elixir Of Life!
20th January, 2010
An Australian online bingo caller who still holds down her job as a bingo caller three times per week has turned 100. Cecily Gaunson is healthy as ever and insists that retiring is, ‘out of the question’.
Ms Gaunson was born on New Year ’s Day in 1910 in NSW and celebrated with a cake that was decorated with 100 candles and says that a healthy lifestyle is what has kept her going for so long.
The 100 year old hasn’t always had an easy life, her father died when she was 7 years old from a flu pandemic and then lost her husband in the 1950’s from radiation sickness. She commented, “I think war is a terrible thing; there shouldn’t ever be wars’.
She continued that not smoking helped her to live longer, “I had a beautiful sister and I’m the only one left and I’m the only one who didn’t smoke.”
Ms. Gauson attributes her bingo habits as another reason why she has led a long life, she has called bingo numbers for more than 40 years and still thoroughly enjoys the game. “I think I have a bit of fun with them; I’ll toss in a few jokes in the meantime and we’ll have a laugh. I think laughter is the best medicine for anything.”
“Just keep active and keep going whatever you do. Don’t sit home and mope.’
So Cecily is living prove that keeping your mind active with activities such as playing bingo and leading a healthy and active lifestyle really is the elixir of life!
By James
