Be happy. Help others. Be kind. My goal at 80 is to continue being happy, helping others and to be kind to everyone. Also to stay curious, creative and active. So far so good. 😀 Charlotte Goode is an inspiration to us all!
My mom lived to 101 and my dad to 98. She was sharp till the end and still walked (with a walker) but did live in assisted living because she had very little vision. Her mother lived into her 90s and my grandmother’s grandmother lived to her 90s.
My grandad is 96. Three of his aunts were 96, 99 and 100 when they passed away, two more aunts died of uterine cancer, one at 74 and the other in her 80's and thier only brother died in his 80's. The oldest child (grandads mom, died of TB at 28.....
Definitely something in her genetic code…Her voice doesn’t even sound like someone in her 90’s..I’m a geriatric care nurse and she is definitely the EXCEPTION and not the rule! You go mama!! 🎉🎉🎉
Bless her and we can learn a lot from older people not just genetically. Hoping this lady’s remaining years will be happy and healthy. She has a lot to live for.
I don't want to live to be that old. I lost my husband 10 years ago and 7 friends since then. I'm 76. I have had a great life and miss the people I lost so much.
The stress of financial issues, discrimination, poor health care, poor dental care, bad housing, and bad diet will cut off life. These are the things that limit life.
Her gait and posture are amazing! I love her inner light… she has so much spirit. I noticed her sadness when talking about being lonely. I imagine that would be the hardest part… I love having older people around me. It would be lonely to be surrounded by people who haven’t lived in the same world as you have.
My grandmother lived to be 96 and was fairly healthy. She didn't complain much but made it clear she did very much miss my grandfather, her brothers and sisters (she was the oldest) and friends. I like what my bible has to say in Psalm 90:10 KJV: "The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away." I'm 70, pretty healthy and content but looking forward to going to my real home: Colossians 3:1-2 KJV: "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."
Longevity runs in my family and I think definitely DNA plays a roll, but also lifestyle and having a good support system when you get old helps for one to live much longer.
It’s very sweet that she has felt loved by so many people. Many women today choose not to have children and I feel bad for how lonely they will feel when they are older.
@AgentDRJ-2024 I don’t have kids, but if I do, I definitely DON’T want them to care of me when I’m older. I want to be independent like that lady is. It sounds like you misunderstood my comment. You don’t need your children to take care of you to feel loved. That lady felt loved by so many people, yet they don’t take care of her. People who choose not to have kids will only have their friends to rely on to not be lonely (and sadly many people today don’t have friends). Meanwhile my grandmother has over 20 grandchildren who love her dearly and she will never feel as lonely as children-less people do.
I know quite several 92 year olds in the Mission, all active, walking and cognitive... except you would NOT know because they look so young.... 90+ age is VERY common within Latinos. A woman who sells flowers still takes care of her father who is 93 and I thought she was in her 50s but she is in her 70s! These are not the Latinos of today, these are the old generations who lived in Latin America previously. Diet and outlook in life is the key - Most of these grew up in ranches or small towns and ate absolutely NO canned or processed foods, just natural organic vegetables, fruits, eggs etc and they are also meat eaters. They love soups with vegetables, rice, beans. Most of the food they eat they cook themselves, rice, beans etc... salsas are made from scratch etc. But they do eat carbohydrates a lot, like tortillas and lots of sugary bread.
Hm, my great granny died of TB at 28. She had 1 brother and 5 sisters. Her brother died in his 80s. 1 sister, uterine cancer in her 80's, another, uterine cancer at 74. the other 3? Died at 96, 99 of natural causes, the youngest just died of covid at 100 back in 2021. Why haven't they been studying such people for a long time?? I would call that entire generation of my family "super agers"....
What is the point of your question? To bring everybody down about such a sweet, positive story? And there *was* a point… that scientists want to study “super-agers” like this lady and learn how to help people age better. Cheer up, darling.
