Esther Semidey blew out the candles at a very special celebration in Harlem (NYC) as she turned 104 this month.
Born in Puerto Rico on February 1, 1920Semidey currently lives in a nursing home in New York, a city that has been his home for more than seven decades. “There are people who at 70, 80… years old can’t do anything anymore and, thank God, I’m doing everything,” she said when interviewed by NY1 News in the middle of the celebration.
Her life has not been easy, since her only son died, leaving her without descendants.. Her current family is made up of her nephews, her caregiver, and her friends in the country. “Carter Burden/Leonard Covello Older Adult Center” which she has attended to stay active for about twenty years.
Your secret to a long and healthy life? “Being with people, with everyone else… If you are alone, if you don’t want to talk to anyone, if you are locked up, you get sick right away and from there, then death.”
“A blessing, honestly, I have learned a lot from her… I start to think that her determination and strength have helped her reach this age,” said Delsy Valdivieso, who takes care of Semidey.
Ella It is an exception in the US, where life expectancy for the majority of inhabitants is falling: for men it is 77 and women 81 years, stood out NJ101.5 FM in 2023.
Last spring a report warned that NYC had lost almost five years in life expectancy due to the pandemic, the worst decline in decades, according to health officials.
Another recent study showed a similar result, concluding that New York and New Jersey had a life expectancy of 77.7 and 77.5 years respectively, both below the national average (78.5), according to the portal Life Extension.
According to Wikipedia, at the moment The oldest person in the world is María Branyas (116 years, 347 days), an American born in Spain, and the oldest man is the Venezuelan Juan Vicente Pérez. (114 years, 263 days). curiously In all longevity lists there are many more women alive than men over 110 years of age.
2024-02-15 18:58:38
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