Same Situation, Far Apart: Agile, Balanced, and Old Not every older adult can spin wool or traverse a tight rope, like this Moroccan woman (left) and Korean man (right). Arthritic fingers or unsteady feet may render this impossible. But these two prove that stereotypes and generalities are false.
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