London (AP) – For Ethel Caterham, the tip of a long life – and in his case, it is really – is not to discuss.
Caterham, who is 115, became the oldest person in the world, according to the Gerontology Research Group, after Sister Inah Canabarro, Brazilian nun and teacher, died Wednesday at the tender age of 116.
“Never chatting with anyone, I listen to and I do what I like,” she said in her nursing home in Surrey, southwest of London, on the secret of her longevity.
She was born on August 21, 1909, in the village of Shipton Bellinger, in the south of England, five years before the trigger of the First World War. She was the second youngest of eight brothers and sisters.
The trips were in his blood, it is clear. In 1927, at the age of 18, Caterham embarked on a trip to India, working as a nanny for a British family, where she stayed three years before returning to England, according to the GRG.
She met her husband Norman, who was an adult in the British army, during a dinner in 1931, and they were stationed in Hong Kong and Gibraltar, said the GRG. They had two daughters whom they raised in the United Kingdom Norman died in 1976.
Hallmark Lakeview Luxury Care Home in Camberley, where Caterham is a resident, published photos of her cutting a cake and carrying a “115” diadem in an article on Facebook on Thursday.
“Huge congratulations to the resident of Lakeview, Ethel to become the oldest person in the world! What an incredible step and a real testimony of a well -lived life,” said in a declaration that accompanies her. “Your strength, your mind and your wisdom are an inspiration for all of us. Here is to celebrate your remarkable trip! ”
According to Guinness World World Records, the title of the oldest person is owned by the Frenchman Jeanne Calment, who lived at 122 years 164 days.
