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The Magic Box

 Our former neighbour is 97 and my wife still pops round every week to bring her some shopping and for a chat. She is a fascinating and remarkable woman. Incredibly sharp and very determined and independent where possible. I guess this strength & resilience comes from living through war and experiences we can only imagine and watch in films. We were with her one day over Christmas and she mentioned needing to buy something, But the only way she could buy it was if she used “The Magic Box”. This comment fascinated me and got me thinking about living in this era. I know age doesn’t define your technical skills per se. Or willingness to except modernisation and change. I witnessed this in hospital over recent years. Another older lady, in her 90’s using WhatsApp video to video chat with her children and grand children was great to see. A clear example of that technology providing a benefit. But, of course for many and in particular the older generation that didn’t learn these sk...