The World's Big Mama

On April 20, 2008 the world's oldest known person turned 115. Imagine how it would be to be so old. I guess it would be a really good feeling to have seen many generations. Edna Parker, the world's big mama, has cheated death on a number of occasions to become what she is now. Only 75 people in the world are supercentenarians. Yes, that's what the people above the age of 110 are called by scientists. These nerdy bugs name everything and everyone. This amazing woman was born in 1893 and she's been a widow since her husband died in 1938. Here's more, it seems that longevity runs in the family. Ms.Parker's sisters lived to be 99 and 88. It's a pretty odd sight to see three sisters to live for such long years. Scientists doubt that there is something in the genes as some families have people who out live a lot of other people. Put the genes aside. A really captivating thing is that these kind of people who live for long years often are a little different from many others. They laugh out loud, have more will power and definitely handle stress much better than normal people. So everything is not in the genes. Maybe we should laugh more, have good health habits and be relaxed most of the time. The world's big mama seems to be a really nice. Most happy people are.