Ageing with attitude: The only way to live life is to be optimistic

Mary Flynn refused to let health problems get the better of her. The sprightly octogenarian tells Margaret Jennings about her faith and positive attitude to life.

MARY Flynn was disappointed when she was not allowed to do a skydive recently.

She had gone to Slimming World and lost three stone nine pounds in preparation, got the thumbs up from the doctor, and then the skydive organisers wouldn’t give her the go-ahead.