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, and so they had three youngsters. Tragically, he misplaced his life throughout the First Indochina Battle in 1950. Khong remarried and had 4 extra youngsters 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Following the reunification of Vietnam in 1975, Khong’s second daughter, Do Thi Ninh (now 82 years outdated), moved to Lengthy Khanh after marriage.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. Just a few years later Khong’s youngest son additionally moved to the south, whereas her remaining 5 youngsters continued to reside within the north.
Even when she was effectively over 80 as soon as each few months Khong would journey alone by practice 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 prefer to trouble anybody,” Ninh says. “She remains to be very lucid.”
Even after turning 100 Khong cherished to work. Neighbors say they noticed her rise up early on daily basis 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 reminiscent of extracting jackfruit pods or peeling peanuts.
Ninh says: “She would get very upset if we prevented her from serving to. It stored 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 youngsters, in-laws and grandchildren.
Khong is a loving particular person and teaches her massive brood to all the time 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 12 months and his grandmother’s birthday in June.
As a result of their massive quantity, the household usually visits her in smaller teams. Khong insists that no cash ought to 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 youngsters to be considerate and thoughtful in the direction of each other. Although they now reside distant from one another, they keep common contact via 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, briefly 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 demise was profound, a testomony to her loving nature and emotional reference to folks.
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Trinh Thi Khong’s grandchildren organized a party for her when she turned 113. Picture 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 every day actions, together with consuming and bathing.
Khong’s every day meals include skinny porridge, fowl’s nest, milk, and tender fruit. On good days she sits up and engages in conversations together with her household.
“Generally she forgets issues, and asks the identical query three or 4 occasions, however her outdated recollections stay intact, and he or she by no means confuses between any of her youngsters”, 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 items and simply celebrating her exceptional life.
Everybody within the neighborhood likes the centenarian for her amicable persona and kindness.
For the reason that starting of March this yr her days have been stuffed with pleasure as a result of inflow of every day guests. A viral video sharing her life story on social media garnered almost 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 particular person acknowledged by the Guinness World Information as the oldest, Maria Branyas Morera of the U.S.