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WHAT HELPS 100-YEAR-OLD NEVART STAY YOUNG?
Daily Echo, UK
Feb 11 2015
(From Bournemouth Echo)
A BOURNEMOUTH pensioner celebrated her 100th birthday with family at
the Carlton Hotel on Sunday.
Nevart Dervishian reached triple figures yesterday, marking a full
century since her birth in Egypt in 1915 during the early part of
the First World War.
At the weekend she was joined by her son and daughter Paul and Louise,
along with five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, for a
celebratory meal.
Born in Cairo, but of Armenian descent, Mrs Dervishian lived for much
of her life in Egypt where, after a short period working as a typist
for an oil firm, she married and settled down to start a family.
Later in life she moved to Montreal in Canada, before finally moving
to Bournemouth several decades ago to be near her daughter Louise
Garel-Jones, with whom she lived for many years.
"I feel good, life has given me plenty," she said on Sunday.
"I'm very happy to see my family today, they are all good people."
Mrs Garel-Jones said she believed it was her mother's positive
outlook on life as much as her healthy lifestyle which accounted for
her longevity. "She is very positive and has always appreciated what
she has," she said.
"And she has a keen interest in the wider world which keeps her young,
she has BBC Radio 4 on all the time and she always knows what is
going on with the young people."
A vegetarian, who likes her food steamed, Mrs Dervishian speaks
English, French and Armenian, and worked for many years as a piano
teacher.
She loves fashion, and being up-to-date on current affairs and trends.
She also has a strong faith as a member of the Armenian Orthodox
Church.
Currently she lives at the Colindale care home in Richmond Park Avenue.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/11785738.What_helps_100_year_old_Nevart_stay_young _/
Daily Echo, UK
Feb 11 2015
(From Bournemouth Echo)
A BOURNEMOUTH pensioner celebrated her 100th birthday with family at
the Carlton Hotel on Sunday.
Nevart Dervishian reached triple figures yesterday, marking a full
century since her birth in Egypt in 1915 during the early part of
the First World War.
At the weekend she was joined by her son and daughter Paul and Louise,
along with five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, for a
celebratory meal.
Born in Cairo, but of Armenian descent, Mrs Dervishian lived for much
of her life in Egypt where, after a short period working as a typist
for an oil firm, she married and settled down to start a family.
Later in life she moved to Montreal in Canada, before finally moving
to Bournemouth several decades ago to be near her daughter Louise
Garel-Jones, with whom she lived for many years.
"I feel good, life has given me plenty," she said on Sunday.
"I'm very happy to see my family today, they are all good people."
Mrs Garel-Jones said she believed it was her mother's positive
outlook on life as much as her healthy lifestyle which accounted for
her longevity. "She is very positive and has always appreciated what
she has," she said.
"And she has a keen interest in the wider world which keeps her young,
she has BBC Radio 4 on all the time and she always knows what is
going on with the young people."
A vegetarian, who likes her food steamed, Mrs Dervishian speaks
English, French and Armenian, and worked for many years as a piano
teacher.
She loves fashion, and being up-to-date on current affairs and trends.
She also has a strong faith as a member of the Armenian Orthodox
Church.
Currently she lives at the Colindale care home in Richmond Park Avenue.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/11785738.What_helps_100_year_old_Nevart_stay_young _/