Kaye Quoted in AP Article on Ex-President’s Parachute Jump for 90th Birthday

Lenard Kaye, director of the University of Maine Center on Aging and professor in the UMaine School of Social Work, was quoted in an Associated Press article about former President George H.W. Bush celebrating his 90th birthday by making a tandem parachute jump near his home in Kennebunkport. Kaye said more and more seniors are participating in extreme physical activities and Bush’s jump is indicative of the trend. Kaye predicts the trend will increase as more baby boomers retire, but warns seniors who partake in “extreme acts of adventure” should keep in mind their bones are more fragile than when they were younger. ABC News, The Washington Post and Seattlepi.com were among news organizations that carried the AP report.