A 95-year-old woman is proving that it's never too late to learn by getting to grips with computing.
Elizabeth McSween, a resident at Leonard House, in Silksworth, Sunderland, regularly e-mails members of her family after learning computer skills.
They have enabled her to keep in touch with one of her daughters who lives in Canada, who she is helping to trace her family tree.
Mother-of-eight Mrs McSween, who has lived in Silksworth all her life, said: "The computer has brought my family back into my home and being able to have contact with them has brought me a great deal of joy and comfort.
"I feel happy knowing they are safe and well.
"I hadn't realised it would be so easy to talk across the miles."
Ann Stewart, manager of Leonard House, said: "Mrs McSween is living proof that it's never to late to learn new skills. She is an inspiration to us all."
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