Comments on: Alie Touw, Centenarian https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/04/26/alie-touw-centenarian/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:32:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Stephanie Watson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/04/26/alie-touw-centenarian/#comment-2024940 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:32:20 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206720#comment-2024940 Please can we hear more from Alie? I’d love to know how she ended up in the East End… With all best wishes to her.

]]> By: Lynn Downward https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/04/26/alie-touw-centenarian/#comment-2024108 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:42:02 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206720#comment-2024108 I would like to add my request to the others that we could hear more from Alie Touw. She lived more in her first 25 years than most people live in 50. Please let us hear more from her.

]]> By: Adrienne Roche https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/04/26/alie-touw-centenarian/#comment-2023652 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:41:19 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206720#comment-2023652 What a wonderful person Alie is & what a wonderful story she tells & with not a word of complaint!
Like the previous comment, I too could read an entire book about her. Thanks to both Alie and you for sharing her life’s story with us.

]]> By: Marcia Howard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/04/26/alie-touw-centenarian/#comment-2023582 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:29:03 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206720#comment-2023582 What an amazing lady, especially after reading about those very personal experiences. I am full of admiration for her surviving the tough times, and being the lady she is now. May you continue to keep bright and well Alie Touw! I salute you.

]]> By: Greg T https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/04/26/alie-touw-centenarian/#comment-2023543 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:01:08 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206720#comment-2023543 NOT living ina “care home” – good for her.
I hope to be like that, in time.

]]> By: Susan Locke https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/04/26/alie-touw-centenarian/#comment-2023499 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:17:37 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206720#comment-2023499 What a survivor. I hope we hear more of her.
Sue

]]> By: Eve https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/04/26/alie-touw-centenarian/#comment-2023480 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:03:28 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206720#comment-2023480 Alie’s 100 years – told in sensible n0-nonsense fashion- leaves quite an impression of an extraordinarily strong spirited character, responsible & capable of weathering many a storm..

]]> By: JerryW https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/04/26/alie-touw-centenarian/#comment-2023452 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:34:29 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206720#comment-2023452 “‘I am an optimist, most of the time” .. this is one of the secrets to longevity, I think. A pessimistic outlook is wearing.

This lady has lived an interesting life and I would love to have a second instalment about how she managed in the war (in Arnhem!) and perhaps a third about her life since..

]]> By: Marie De Vere https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/04/26/alie-touw-centenarian/#comment-2023425 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:14:11 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206720#comment-2023425 What a remarkable story. An early life we can hardly imagine now. I could read a whole book on Alie. I hope there’s more to come.

]]> By: ANDY STROWMAN https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/04/26/alie-touw-centenarian/#comment-2023316 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 06:24:05 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206720#comment-2023316 In her matter of fact way this brave woman survived.
An example to us all .

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