Western Daily Press (Saturday)
Wrestling match brings back happy memories for Jane, 97
A97-YEAR-OLD woman has had her “one wish” come true after being taken by her carers to watch a live wrestling match.
Jane Prosser, a resident at Katherine House in Bristol, used to go to the matches with her late husband, Jack.
And as part of a scheme to widen well-being activities for residents, Ms Prosser was taken to see a match and relive her youth.
She said: “We had a brilliant time together. This is a day I will never forget.”
The pensioner, who was born in Northern Ireland, had told her carers many times that she would like to go back to watching wrestling. As a result, they arranged for her to go to the Kapow & SWF Return to Thornbury wrestling match earlier this month.
Videos of the thrilling evening show Ms Prosser throwing herself into the match’s atmosphere, cheering and gasping. She even wore a wrestling mask and waved an inflatable hammer to “hit the baddies” during the action.
To top off the evening she was even booked in for a meet and greet with the wrestler afterwards.
Judith Prosser, 61, Ms Prosser’s daughter said: “My mum had an absolute whale of a time. We would have never thought of it and it’s brought back lots of happy memories for all of us.
“It has revived lots of memories for me as I had forgotten that my mother and father used to enjoy going to wrestling matches. Our parents rarely went out in the evening when we were children so these were special occasions for the both of them.”
She went to the match with Imogen Spencer and Sabrina Green, who are both part of the home’s wellbeing team. Ms Green said: “After a difficult lockdown, it’s fantastic to be able to get residents out in the community again.
“The One Wish Project is an opportunity to give each resident something to look forward to. We love a challenge – no dream is too big.
“The residents bring us so much joy every day. We want to give something back to them. Days like this make the job all the more worth while.”