She was 116 years old.
On December 12 in Japan the second oldest woman in Japan died world Fusa Tatsumi, who has reached the incredible age of 116 years.
She spent the last ten years in a nursing home in Kassiwari, Osaka, and at the age of 110, she loved to preen herself and also entertained the staff with her conversations. Ladbible.com writes about this.
The mother of two ate three meals a day and maintained a healthy diet. She liked to eat vegetables, fish and small amounts of meat.
Another secret to Fusa's long life seems to be her desire to stay hydrated: the nursing home said she drank a liter of water every day. She even kept a plastic bottle and cup at arm's length from her bed so she could quench her thirst at any time.
Fusa, born on April 25 in 1907, became the oldest person in Japan and the second oldest woman in the entire world – just after the Spanish Maria Brañas, who was born a month before her.
At the age of 32, she married a local farmer, Ryutaro, who grew peaches and grapes.
The couple is said to have had three children, but Fusa's husband unfortunately died at the age of only 55.
Her eldest son, 76-year-old Kanji, told local media: “I think she made it to this age very well. I can only be grateful that she survived thanks to the generous care of nurses. She was the oldest mother in Japan and was able to do what no one could do.
Her family credited Fusa's decades of hard work on the family farm for her longevity. She carried baskets of harvested fruit up and down steep slopes in the orchard on her back for over 20 years, which apparently kept her in good shape.
The second oldest woman in the world has never been seriously ill or injured, and the only blemish on her record was when she fell and broke her femur while gardening when she was in her 70s .
The woman was fond of growing chrysanthemums and arranging flowers.
She died on December 12 at a nursing home in Osaka after eating her favorite food, bean paste jelly.
Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura paid his respects to Tatsumi, fondly remembering how beautiful she looked at the party celebrating her long life.
He said, “I still remember how healthy Lady Fusa Tatsumi was. I sincerely pray for her soul.”
Fusa became the oldest person in Japan in April last year after the death of Kane Tanaka, who was 119 years old. Now the second oldest woman in the world is American centenarian Edith Ceccarelli, who is 115 years old.
Recall that the eccentric millionaire died after many years of seclusion. The man who hit the jackpot lived most of his life alone.
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