Close your eyes, and try to imagine yourself beyond your 80th birthday. Do you still see yourself spending a couple of hours each day?gaming? That's what 100-year-old Kathleen Connell does, and she says it's the reason why she doesn't "feel a day over 80."
The grandmother of one received her first?Nintendo DS console from her daughter for her 96th birthday, and she's been hooked ever since. In fact, she's currently on her second one since she already wore out her first. She plays around two hours each day, drawing pictures or solving puzzles on any of the 10 games she keeps that includes?Scrabble,?Art Academy, and Brain Trainer.
When asked how gaming on the Nintendo DS has helped her, Kathleen told?The Sun UK, "The Nintendo has been a great help to me, it's absolutely amazing. If there's any secret to a long life it's to think positive and keep your mind active."
The Sun via?Laughing Squid
This article was written by Mariella Moon and originally appeared on Tecca
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