(Somewhat OT) Last woman in US born in 19th century died--at 116

[agate]

Maybe some of us will last this long.

The last woman in the US to have been born in the 19th century just died--at 116.

She ate bacon every day.

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[Howie]

WOW!!! She makes me feel young!

[Earth Mother 2 Angels]

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I wonder what Miss Susie's other meals were; whether she was married or had children. But I think the key to her longevity is this:

Her favourite luxury was buying high-end lace lingerie, her family said. She reportedly once told nurses during a medical check-up: "You can never get too old to wear fancy stuff."



God rest her beautiful soul ~

Love & Light,

Rose

[Virginia]

I like bacon, but never eat it. I should and I should wear fancy lingerie and see if I get at least more spry, even if I don't live to be her age.

[agate]

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I wonder what Miss Susie's other meals were; whether she was married or had children. But I think the key to her longevity is this:

Her favourite luxury was buying high-end lace lingerie, her family said. She reportedly once told nurses during a medical check-up: "You can never get too old to wear fancy stuff."



God rest her beautiful soul ~

Love & Light,

Rose

Rose, I was struck by that: "'You can never get too old to wear fancy stuff.'" Truly a remarkable woman!

According to this, she was married briefly but had no children:

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This is from a Wikipedia entry about her:

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It also states that her grandmother seems to have lived to be 117. I've always heard that if you want to live a long life, pick long-lived ancestors. Longevity seems to run in families, or so I've heard.

[SalpalSally]

I like her style!!!!

[Pegakafarmgirl]

very cool lady I like her style,,

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[Howie]

Peg, you are getting pretty close to that age aren't you?

Your lifestyle has little to do with it. No drinking or smoking is a good thing for everyone to follow. But in the end, the only real factor is in the genes. She got those long living traits from her grandmother's genes that were passed on to her.

But to have know her would have been fascinating. She saw such a big, and important chunk of our history. May she RIP.

[agate]

That was quite a bit of bacon she ate daily, not just a couple of strips of it at breakfast but 4 strips at breakfast and more throughout the day.

Those who don't eat meat find bacon bits made of soy taste a lot like it but I'm betting she wouldn't have gone near that imitation bacon.

Maybe she ate very few high-fat foods otherwise. Bacon may have been her special treat, the kind of thing you can get away with if you go easy on fat the rest of the time.

Wonder if anyone here has had any family members who lived past 90? 95? 100?

Mid-80s is about the limit for any relatives of mine.

[Frog42]

My mother lived to 90 but she was not in the best health.

[stillstANNding]

My grandmothers each lived until the early 90's which was amazing for women born in 1902 and 1904. My maternal grandmother refused to have surgery for aortic stenosis in her late 80's. She told the surgeon she would only have it if he promised her she would "die on the table." She was ready to meet Jesus. Needless to say, no one wanted to operate!

My mom was 90 in July and she still runs her household and drives. She is out w friends 3 or 4 times a week.

Edited to add: Mom has told me that when the next "big thing" happens to let her go. She enjoys her life but she is tired.

ANN

[Howie]

Ann, your mom sounds very cool. She stays active, and I think that's important.

[Virginia]

Only one in my family that I can think of is my Aunt Virginia (who I was named after). She just died a few years ago at age 97. Exactly one month before her 98th birthday. She was in good health until 3 weeks before she died.

Like Ann's Mother, she was very involved. She planted a garden until she was in early nineties. I mean a very big garden. She froze and canned everything so she could eat out of her freezer in the winter. She played bridge (duplicate) and when she stopped driving in her nineties her bridge partners came to her house to they could still play. She was a music teacher and continued to play piano in church until she was 94 or 95.

I think that is one of the keys - to be involved. I am not involved anymore. One other thing she did was she got up very early in the morning, anywhere from 4:30 to 5:30. She worked around the house and then ate breakfast, most of the time it consisted of eggs and bacon. She went to school to learn to sew better when she was in her 50s, so she could make her clothes. She loved to dress nice and wear makeup.

I too like this lady's style. She probably liked a lot of pretty things.

[Earth Mother 2 Angels]

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My maternal grandmother was born in 1900, survived breast cancer and 35 years of daily vascular headaches, before she passed at the age of 92. She worked until she was 77, walked two and from her job at 2 miles each way, vacationed in Hawaii several times in her 80s.

Every morning she drank hot water. Once a week, she drank buttermilk. And she loved the fat on the pork roast.

One of my in-laws is 93, plays tennis every morning, goes to work as the CEO of his corporation, and eats red meat for dinner.

A very dear friend of ours just turned 94. She lives independently in a fairly large desert home. Goes to yoga and the gym every week, in the church choir, belongs to a card club (oldest member is 101), drives, entertained 15 family members last Christmas, and uses the computer. She has always exercised and eaten properly.

Genes are certainly a factor in longevity, but I think a healthy life style is the number one criteria. And attitude. Like Miss Susie, my grandma, in law, and friend, have positive attitudes. My Godmother, who died right before her 90th birthday from cancer, lived life to the fullest. "I'm not going to die on the vine," she declared. And she didn't.

Now ... if you'll excuse me ... I'm going to go check out the Victoria's Secret catalog!

Love & Light,

Rose