British woman Ethel Caterham becomes oldest person in the world at 115
- In August 2024, Ethel Caterham, a resident of a care home in Surrey, southern England, was recognized as the oldest living person at 115 years old.
- She inherited the title following the death of 116-year-old Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas and the confirmation by gerontology groups.
- Born on August 21, 1909, in Hampshire, she married Norman Caterham in 1933, lived abroad during his military postings, and settled back in southern England.
- She attributes her long life to avoiding arguments and encourages embracing all possibilities with optimism and balance.
- Caterham has outlived her husband and daughters, recovered from COVID-19 at age 110, and remains active while emphasizing family and leaving memories.
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The world's oldest living person reveals her trick to a long life
For Ethel Caterham, the trick to a long life — and in her case, it really has been — is not to argue. Caterham, who is 115, became the world’s oldest living person, according to the Gerontology Research Group, after Sister Inah Canabarro, a Brazilian nun and teacher, died on Wednesday at the tender age of 116. “Never arguing with anyone, I listen and I do what I like,” she said from her nursing home in Surrey, southwest of London, on the secret …
Brit woman, 115, becomes world’s oldest person - and reveals secret to long life - The Mirror
Ethel Caterham, who lives in a care home in Lightwater, Surrey, has claimed the world title after the death of a 116-year-old Brazilian nun - but admits she "didn't know why there was all the fuss"
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