Mid-morning on a sunny Thursday in north Houston, Ivy Marie Broussard steps out of the elevator wearing a green suit, matching jewelry, and glittering high-heeled sandals. She steadies herself on a cane – more accessory than necessity – and smiles easily as neighbors stop to admire her outfit.
“High heels?” she teases a reporter from a Houston TV station [1]. “You know, I still wear them.”
At 102 years old, Broussard is living the kind of retirement most people dream about. She still gets monthly manicures, cooks for her neighbors, and strolls the aisles of her local grocery store, pushing her own cart and picking out her favorite snacks. Occasionally, she giggles, even a bottle of Smirnoff.
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“I get my buggy and walk around and get what I want,” she says…