A centenarian is a person who has attained the age of 100 years or more. How many people have you met who reached a hundred years old and beyond?
Alice, the lady I’m caring for, turned a hundred yesterday.
Alice, the centenarian
I asked her how she felt, turning a hundred. She said “I didn’t want this”. I replied “You know, your age is considered very young in the old testament of the Bible. But God has limited our age to 120… IF we can live that long”. She replied, “That’s a relief”.
She received a card from Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. She also received a card from the Prime Minister of Australia, Mr Kevin Rudd. Cool huh! Her Majesty even attached a picture of herself on the card… way cool!
By the way, I’m not the only person caring for Alice. Below is a group photo of half of us.
Alice and her carers
Her secret to longevity? She said, eat lots of vegetables.
Congratulations, Alice.
For another centenarian, visit my photo album tribute to:
‘Navy Centenarian Sailor’, 103 year old, former enlisted Aviation Chief Radioman (ACRM, Combat Aircrewman), later wartime commissioned Chief Warrant Officer Julio ‘Jay’ Ereneta, U. S. Navy (Ret.), thirty year career veteran of World War One and World War Two. First flew aircrewman in August 1922. Flew in air squadrons of the Navy’s first aircraft carriers, USS LANGLEY (CV-1) and USS LEXINGTON (CV-2).
http://news.webshots.com/album/123286873BFAAiq
San Diego, California, USA