'World's oldest person' found in South Africa

[Still Waters]

At 119 years old Johanna Mazibuko, who lives in small town south-west of Johannesburg, could be the world's oldest person.

Ms Mazibuko was born in 1894, according to her identity papers, and has outlived five of her seven children.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...africa-23453597

[Sundew]

I seem to remember that if you manage to live to 114 years, you are one of the few who can say they have lived one million hours. If any of you want to check the math feel free, it's too early!

[d e v i c e]

Wow, she was already fourty five when WW2 broke out.

Edited July 28, 2013 by d e v i c e

[pallidin]

If this issue is true(pending goverment recognition) this is outstanding.

Having read the article, it appears that she only has trouble walking and gets dizzy when standing-up.

In other words, no apparent debilitating dementia or major organ failure at this point. The dizzyness does somewhat indicate progressive heart failure or vascular condition(blood pressure issues)

Even still, this is remarkable if shown to be true. Was it diet, exercise, genetics, etc...?

Medical science might learn a lot from this, if allowed.

[pallidin]

[coolguy]

This is awesome if its true. I really hope she is this age and not lieing

[Chooky88]

She may remember the Boer war!

[Paranomali]

It's good she's still mobile and doing things for herself. Amazing.

[nohands]

nice

[moonshadow60]

Good for her! As my own mother is almost 100, this is a great thing. My mother's grandfather drowned when he fell off his son's fishing boat at 102 years old. He had never learned to swim.

Edited August 5, 2013 by moonshadow60