130-year-old Woman?

As a long-time genealogist, I've experienced first hand how difficult it is to untangle who is who from documentation alone -- not only did parents "hand down" their names but often if an earlier child in a family died, the parents would name a later baby the same name (sometimes several times until one lived long enough!) On top of this, very often cousins living in the same small towns would have the identical name, etc.

In short, I rather doubt the 130 years claim (though maybe in northern Kazakhstan life is so boring it just seems to have been that long!)

Grrr, I hate the auto moderation thing sometimes, after scanning through my post I had just noticed that 'do***ents' must of tripped it.

I have read and heard that when you reach a certain age you stop physically aging. I don't think there is a real difference between someone who is 102 and someone who is 130. (as far as outward appearances go)

The thing that makes me sort of believe this is the record from the 1926 census - who would lie about being 47? Of course, I think Hootie McBoob's comment makes a lot of sense. I also like typing "Hootie McBoob." Thanks, Hootie!

About 15 years ago I met a guy who was 100. It was pretty cool; he still walked around the neighborhood and had all his marbles. He told me about WWI.

Whatever, but what Justin said. Once you get to critical decrepitness, you're pretty much just coasting. Not that she doesn't look a day over 90.

People who live until they are like 200 years old are almost always women, and almost all of them squander the last 150 years doing nothing but watching soap operas or, in this case, eating cottage cheese. OK my children are all grown up, time to sit on my ass for an entire century doing absolutely nothing while historical milestones fly by.

No wonder they live forever, they don't do anything. It's hard to have an accident if you're just sitting in a chair all day. Their metabolisms probably slow down like a hibernating bear.

Just once it would be cool to hear about someone that lives to 115 that actually manages to pack two or three whole lifetimes worth of experience into that extended lifespan. Like yeah, I was an architect, but then I turned 70 and realized I wanted to be a surgeon or a stunt pilot. I trained for 8 years and still had a 30 year career. Bravo, two lives packed into one.

@Dgaicun

Whats your point? Are you letting us know that you plan on dying before 80 to prevent yourself from feeling useless?

I just find it amazing that she could give birth to several children over the age of 60. That's a long gestation.

Sure, the lot of you would like to have brief and brilliant lives... but you know in your heart of hearts you'd all really prefer to sit around for a century.

to baby cakes
There is a video about her of course her pic would be real.
And your BLIND if you think she looks around 80.

See this link.. for more info
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1164503/Is-woman-rea lly-old-LIGHT-BULB-Oldest-person-world-set-celebrate-130th-birthday.ht ml

When it comes to these people living that long and through god knows how many wars revolutions etc its a triumph or its a lie either way even if shes just 90 hell she still survived. now as far as your brain deminishes over time no. as you age you get complacent and have no desire to learn esp when your in the same job for 30 years why should you. but those people who keep learning are those with great minds yet may be old. its all realitive truthfully. no one even knows why we need sleep i mean come on theoretically we should be able to stay awake constantly but yet we can't our brains can't handle it. our bodies each do something strange yet not even science completely understands.

What makes so many of you think she's just been sitting around all these years! Considering where she's from, she hasn't been sitting around idle and eating junk food and has worked hard all her life. My grandmother who was from Russia died at the age of 98 from an infection from an ingrown toenail and had to have her leg amputated which killed her. Her doctors said she had veins of a 16 year old. She had a shot of whiskey every night that she claimed kept her veins clear.