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My mother will turn 70 this July and is the broker/owner of a successful small real estate company here in Eastern Oregon. She is a single mother of 5, grandma and great grandma and has tried to slow down and even sell the business but demand has kept her going non-stop. Many young people wouldn't or couldn't keep up with her 24/7 schedule and I don't see her retiring in the near future. She is a community volunteer and member of a local service organization, she has worked hard her enitre life and I just really can't see how she would deal with retirement.

Christina
Baker City, Oregon

posted 5 years, 1 month ago
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