p.s. I think about the ages and eras that this lady has lived through, and how much the world... and life... has changed in her eyes. While I'm sure that the future holds many interesting things, I can't say that I would hesitate if somebody offered me the opportunity to re-root the span of my life... and the memories that would offer... across the same span as my grandmother's. To start off living at the end of the Industrial Age — a time and life not far removed from that of the civil war — and to finish it off in the modern Information Age.
What a lucky person she is.
What a beautiful tribue to Gram. Great picture too!
ReplyDeleteMy Grandma is 95.. she has macular degeneration and is going deaf. She doesn't take any medicines and still lives alone albeit next to my 76 year old dad and 75 year old mom. I don't know who will outlast who.. my parents or my Grandma. She has plans to live to 100 at least. Actually went to get new dentures a year or two ago.. the doctor said what? she thinks she going to live forever? LOL. People of that Generation are strong minded. Ya gotta love it .. and its a good idea to learn to be that way too. I left my homeland cuz of learning to think differently. God Bless Grandma's everywhere.
ReplyDeleteGram is a breast cancer survivor of +40 years. So you are right: There is a tenacious aspect to folks past a certain age.
ReplyDeleteMy mother's parents lived to average ages, while this lady's husband lived to 92 or 93. So, considering that the average age of my grandparents is in the mid-to-high 80s, plus modern medicine and a healthy upbringing, barring any accident or rare medical condition (and having once again stopped smoking), I expect to make it to 100 myself. (My sister should make it to 110... body=temple and all that.)