Born in 1905 in Trieu Son District, central Thanh Hoa Province, Khong is now dwelling in Lengthy Khanh city of southern Dong Nai province.
She married a person from the identical village, they usually had three kids. Tragically, he misplaced his life in the course of the First Indochina Conflict in 1950. Khong remarried and had 4 extra kids over the following decade.
Following the reunification of Vietnam in 1975, Khong’s second daughter, Do Thi Ninh (now 82 years outdated), moved to Lengthy Khanh after marriage.
Khong relocated to the south to reside together with her daughter’s household. A number of years later Khong’s youngest son additionally moved to the south, whereas her remaining 5 kids continued to reside within the north.
Even when she was properly over 80 as soon as each few months Khong would journey alone by prepare or bus from Dong Nai to Thanh Hoa to go to her household.
She believes common train and self-reliance are the key to her longevity, good well being, and lucidity.
“My mom doesn’t wish to trouble anybody,” Ninh says. “She continues to be very lucid.”
Even after turning 100 Khong beloved to work. Neighbors say they noticed her stand up early day-after-day to do chores round the home like weeding the yard, gardening and cleansing.
She may nonetheless assist the household with duties that require nimble fingers equivalent to extracting jackfruit pods or peeling peanuts.
Ninh says: “She would get very upset if we prevented her from serving to. It saved her mind working and her physique wholesome.”
She believes that is additionally why on the age of 119, her mom nonetheless remembers the faces and names of her 110 kids, in-laws and grandchildren.
Khong is a loving individual and teaches her massive brood to at all times love each other and keep united it doesn’t matter what. Her 60-year-old grandson, Thanh Xuan, says they usually have two household reunions yearly: throughout Lunar New Yr and his grandmother’s birthday in June.
Because of their massive quantity, the household usually visits her in smaller teams. Khong insists that no cash must be introduced to those reunions as a result of the enjoyment of being with one another is treasured sufficient.
Since they had been younger Khong taught her kids to be considerate and thoughtful in direction of each other. Although they now reside far-off from one another, they preserve common contact by means of weekly telephone calls.
“Outsiders wouldn’t know we’re half-siblings due to our closeness,” Ninh says.
“My mom loves and treats each member of the family equally, even her children-in-law”.
In 2022 Ninh’s husband handed away on the age of 96. The household determined to cover the reality from Khong, quickly shifting her to a relative’s home 15 kilometres away.
As soon as the funeral was over she returned residence to search out her son-in-law was not there. Her persistent inquiries then elicited the heartbreaking actuality, and her grief for her son-in-law’s dying was profound, a testomony to her loving nature and emotional reference to folks.
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Trinh Thi Khong’s grandchildren organized a birthday celebration for her when she turned 113. Photograph courtesy of Khong’s household |
Three years in the past Khong had a fall that resulted in a damaged bone, considerably impacting her well being. Since then she has relied on her daughter and three grandchildren for day by day actions, together with consuming and bathing.
Khong’s day by day meals encompass skinny porridge, chicken’s nest, milk, and smooth fruit. On good days she sits up and engages in conversations together with her household.
“Typically she forgets issues, and asks the identical query three or 4 occasions, however her outdated recollections stay intact, and she or he by no means confuses between any of her kids”, Ninh says.
Based on Nguyen Van Lao, chairman of the Aged Affiliation of Binh Loc commune, Lengthy Khanh, yearly the affiliation visits Khong on her birthday, taking presents and simply celebrating her exceptional life.
Everybody within the neighborhood likes the centenarian for her amicable character and kindness.
For the reason that starting of March this 12 months her days have been stuffed with pleasure because of the inflow of day by day guests. A viral video sharing her life story on social media garnered practically two million views and over 1,500 affectionate feedback, largely expressing needs for her continued good well being and longevity.
Some additionally identified that Khong is 2 years older than the individual acknowledged by the Guinness World Information as the oldest, Maria Branyas Morera of the U.S.