At 100, Barbara Haig still drives her Mustang, putting caution before age
Barbara Haig, who recently turned 100, continues to live an active life in Atlanta, including driving her Ford Mustang. Her story highlights a lifelong commitment to travel, curiosity, and community service.
Why it matters
It serves as an inspirational human-interest piece regarding healthy aging and maintaining independence in later life.
At an age when many people are content to slow down, Barbara Haig is still putting the top down and heading out in her white Ford Mustang. According to a news report by 11alive website, Haig turned 100 on August 28, but the milestone has done little to change the rhythm of a life built around curiosity, faith, travel and independence. Just two weeks after reaching a century, she was still driving around her Atlanta community, teaching Sunday school and volunteering. For Haig, getting older has never meant giving up on the things that make life interesting.A lifetime of seeing the worldTravel has been one of the defining threads of Haig's life. For decades, she explored the United States and the world with a close friend she met through church. Together, they visited all 50 states, all seven continents and more than 75 countries.
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