Sign up to The Irish Times Archive (1859 - 2008)My Account »
Tue 07 Jul 2010Why do some people live to be 100?
THAT’S THE WHY:One of my favourite stories about Jeanne Calment (below) is that on her birthday a visitor came to the nursing home where the Frenchwoman had lived since age 110.
Calment’s confidence in her own longevity was well founded – she lived to be 122. For most people though, the more modest milestone of 100 is an aspiration. So why does a person make it past the century mark?
Choose a Subscription type - required
