SurvivorNetTV Presents: ‘Radical Age’ – A Story of Seniors Defying Expectations

“The only thing I clung to during all that was martial arts, the whole time,” Ann Perez de Tejada said.

De Tejada, 70, battled stage 2 breast cancer. During her treatment, she also trained in mixed martial arts.

“I’d go from chemo or work to jujitsu,” she said.

Not all the men and women featured battled cancer or disease. Some of the other obstacles they worked to overcome included the loss of a loved one, grief, and depression. One thing they all share is their resilience and passion amid adversity.

“Thank the skateboard Gods. This saved my life,” Neal Unger said.

Unger, 66, suffered from depression and grief after losing his wife to ovarian cancer.

“When you lose someone dear to you…you are literally ripped apart and you don’t know what to do,” Unger said.

To help cope with his emotions, he turned to skateboarding and is now famous within his community.

Helen Lambin, 84, shares a similar story to Unger because she lost her husband of nearly 40 years to an aneurysm. To help deal with the grief, she turned to tattoos at the age of 75. The new ink helped her find joy amid a devastating loss.

“If I’m going to have people look at the tattoos, I want them to see something positive,” Lambin said.

She now has about 100 tattoos that make her feel alive and energized.

“Ageism has been the toughest opponent. It basically has been like walking into the mouth of the lion,” de Tejada explained in the documentary.

Whether it is combating ageism or finding joy amid adversity, the insightful stories these seniors share will inspire you in the documentary “Radical Age.”

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