Elizabeth Francis is among 'supercentenarians' — people who have lived past 110.
She greets a reporter calling her on the phone with an enthusiastic, “Good morning, how are you?”is, the great-great-grandmother credits a higher power.
— people who are 110 and older — validated by the Gerontology Research Group, which verifies and tracks the world’s oldest people. “It’s just amazing,” Harrison, 68, tells TODAY.com. “We’re so grateful that she’s still here, and my mom, who’s her daughter — she only had one child — is still alive also.”Francis is confined to her bed and has some memory problems, but she’s mentally alert and recognizes her family, she adds.U.S. Census Bureauestimated they make up 0.6% of the centenarian population, which would translate into 480 supercentenarians living in the U.S.
She never had cancer or heart disease, which may be an example of “the older you get, the healthier you’ve been,” according to the. It found many supercentenarians were able to delay major diseases until the very end of their lifespan.
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