Woman among world’s oldest turning 115
ST R AP — A etroit-area woman, a member of a select group of the living to have been born in the 19th century, celebrated her birthday on Friday. Her 115th.
Jeralean Talley, who was born May 23, 1899, went fishing last year and still gets around on her own with the help of a walker.
The nkster resident plans to celebrate with family and friends at a local church today.
On her actual birthday, Talley went to the doctor for a checkup, although she said she doesn’t feel sick.
But Talley’s knees occasionally hurt, her right hand shakes, she has a hard time hearing and her memory comes and goes.
Her answer as to why she has lived so long hasn’t changed over the years.
“ t’s all in the good ord’s hands,” Talley told the Detroit Free Press. “There’s nothing can do about it.”
Talley is the oldest-living American and the secondoldest person in the world, according to a list maintained by the erontology Research roup, which tracks the world’s longest-living people.