Longevity Isn’t for the Faint of Heart
If my father taught me anything, it’s that the hardest work we do for the people we love often becomes, in time, the work we treasure most;
By Diana Gifford Jones —— Bio and Archives--December 17, 2025
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I have been lucky as my parents aged past 90. My father, Dr. W. Gifford-Jones, stayed vibrant longer than most people dare hope. In his nineties he was still hopping on planes, giving talks across Canada, researching and writing his next column, and scheming about the next promotion or the next stunt that would amuse him – like rappelling down Toronto’s 35-storey City Hall to raise money for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. He relished a challenge. Growing old, for him, didn’t mean slowing down. It meant a development of new priorities.
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