Experience: I became the world's oldest crowd surfer at 99
After retiring at 83, I had a new lease of life creating social media content with my grandson. Then I broke the crowd surfing world record
TL;DR
- The author, aged 87 in 2013, started creating social media content with her grandson Ross after a video of her playing basketball went viral.
- They have since gained over 4 million followers on Instagram and decided to make a documentary about her life.
- As a bucket list item, she aimed to break a world record and became the world's oldest crowd surfer at 99 years and 274 days old.
- She was crowd surfed at a Brantley Gilbert concert in Texas, held up for over three minutes.
- The experience gave her a sense of contentment and purpose, and she hopes their videos inspire others to live their best lives.
- She worked in factories until retiring at 83 and now lives with her grandson, valuing the connections made through their content.