Elderly Woman Is Denied Service by Store Cashier Who Tells Her, ‘You Are Too Old’ — Story of the Day

A 99–year–old woman was saddened when a store cashier told her that she was too old to be attended to — fortunately, it was all a mistake.

Margaret Stonehale was one of a kind. She was 99 years old but was still very active, and everyone in her neighborhood knew her because of that.

The woman had lived in the same house with her husband Bob for decades until he passed away at the age of 60 after a long and tough battle with cancer.

After his death, she never remarried, and she started to take exercise and body fitness very seriously because she was determined not to lose her life the same way.

Margaret was also very friendly, and she enjoyed the respect of her neighbors who thought she was different. Usually, people as old as her were often grumpy, but she was different.

At 99, the woman still spoke with clarity and was always full of energy; she shared by taking part in different activities, including exercises.

This was partly because she was a fitness enthusiast and had never missed a single day of exercise since her husband died, until her doctor warned her to stop — she was 80 at the time.

“But I don’t want to stop, my pilates and routines are my life,” she had complained after landing in the hospital for overworking her frail body.

“You have to Margaret,” her doctor, Pete Wilkins, told her patiently. “If you must exercise at all, restrict it to walking a few times per week and nothing too extravagant.”

Of course, Margaret had not listened, and she had once more landed in the hospital before she agreed to take the doctor’s advice.

Ten years later, she was studious about going on walks; dusk was her favorite time to set out because she loved to watch the sunset. The tenacious old woman also insisted on getting her things done by herself.

“No one is going to treat me like an invalid in my...