100-year-old woman sees the ocean for the 1st time

[Jazzy]

Ruby Holt spent most of her 100 years on a farm in rural Tennessee, picking cotton and raising four children. She never had the time or money to go to a beach.

That changed this month, just a few weeks shy of Holt's 101st birthday.

Thanks to a partnership between the assisted living center where Holt lives and an organization that grants wishes to the elderly, Holt got to see the ocean for the first time during an all-expenses-paid trip to the Gulf of Mexico.

Holt laughed and grinned as cool Gulf waters hit her feet for the first time, and she walked across the white sand with the help of aides from the home.

The trip was made possible by Brookdale Senior Living Solutions, where Holt lives in Columbia, Tennessee, and the Wish of a Lifetime organization.

Mark Davis, executive director of Brookdale's Sterling House, said two workers filled out the application for Holt after learning she'd never seen the ocean and wanted to go.

Debbie Surgeon and Tracy Marcy helped fill out the application, and Holt's wish was granted in early November. The trip was planned as soon as possible because Holt turns 101 on Dec.13.

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Bless her heart, and those women who got her there!

 

[Nebulous]

Aww, that's pretty cool! I wonder if she has crossed everything off her bucket list now?

 

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Tear's me up a bit.

Really. But if I was a 100, I would of went swimming, take my last risk.

 

[Bea Sunny (:]

Aw this is so nice, I think she had a great time.