arghton 6,762 Posted April 13, 2022 Picture of Kane Tanaka (from last month?), posted on the twitter account tanakakane0102 by her family today: Apparently she's been in and out of hospital recently with fever ("hospitalised and discharged repeatedly") and isn't currently in good condition but has a good appetite, "eats chocolate and drinks Coca-Cola and Oronamin C". 8 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,051 Posted April 13, 2022 Doesn’t look bad, but the comments are not that good. She’s a true immortal at this point, recovering at 119 is quite a miracle 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted April 13, 2022 49 minutes ago, arghton said: "eats chocolate and drinks Coca-Cola and Oronamin C". Oh nice, I'm already a solid two-out-of-three. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,378 Posted April 14, 2022 On 28/02/2022 at 08:44, Gisooo said: As far as I know Zenepe Pirani (Wiki) is the oldest in my state. Zenepe Pirani reportedly died on March 30 last but there is also the hypothesis that she died in July 2021, 3 months after receiving her vaccine. However one thing is known that she is no longer alive https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/limbo110/zenepe-pirani-1910-2022/ 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,762 Posted April 15, 2022 Flarid Lagerlund, oldest person in Sweden and the Nordic countries dead at 112: https://www.familjesidan.se/cases/3c2e8075-59a9-48ec-a9af-33b568b5237a/funeral-notices Oldest person in the Nordic countries is now Finnish supercentenarian Astrid Qvist, two years younger, who is also currently the only Nordic supercentenarian. Oldest Swedish person is now 109-year-old Gunborg Hancock, who will be 110 in five days. The oldest Finnish person is a Swedish-speaking Finn, while the oldest Swede was born in Finland but fled to Sweden in her 30s, during the continuation war in 1944. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hanzem 708 Posted April 16, 2022 Current TOP 10 1) Kane Tanaka 119:104 2) Lucile Randon 118:064 3) Tekla Juniewicz 115:310 4) Maria Branyas Morera115:043 5) Casilda Benegas 115:008 6) Fusa Tatsumi 114:356 7) Anonymous of Hyogo 114:352 8) Sofia Rojas 114:246 9) Bessie Hendricks 114:160 10) Mila Mangold 114:153 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,762 Posted April 17, 2022 On 09/08/2021 at 15:01, arghton said: Updated (9.8.2021) list of the eight remaining subjects of Edward VII (1841-1910, ruled 1901-1910) Cecile Klein (June 15, 1907 - January 13, 2022) Canada Mollie Walker (February 5, 1909 - January 22, 2022) United Kingdom -. Koko Hume Lepota (March 16, 1909 - in limbo since 2019) South Africa -. Eslin Mulgrave-Collins (April 2, 1909 - 15 February 2021) Jamaica 1. Ethel Caterham (August 21, 1909 - present) United Kingdom 2. Rose Eaton (August 23, 1909 - present) United Kingdom Rosalie Wolpe (August 25, 1909 - December 30, 2021) South Africa 3. Yvonne Delorme-Martel (October 21, 1909 - April 7, 2022) Canada Last subject of Queen Victoria (1819-1901, ruled 1837-1901) was Violet Brown (1900-2017) Yvonne Delorme-Martel, second-oldest person in Canada dead at 112: https://www.steveelkas.com/avisdeces/mme-yvonne-delorme-martel/ Shige Mineshiba is now the last Canadian born before 1910. She's had dementia for around 12 years. Two or three subjects of Edward VII remain depending on if Koko Hume Lepota is still alive. Also mentioning that none of Kane Tanaka's children are alive. Interesting compared to for example Nabi Tajima, whose children were (nearly?) all alive at the time of her death. Adopted daughter (ca. 1922-1945) Nobuo Tanaka (1925-2005) Etsuko Tanaka (1928-1929) Tsuneo Tanaka (1930-2017) Kazuko Tanaka (1946-1947) Also, Not sure if anyone is interested about this, but Guinness World Records has named the world's oldest (verifiable) dog: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/4/worlds-oldest-dog-confirmed-as-21-year-old-chihuahua-tobykeith-698527 TobyKeith, Chihuahua, born on/around the 9th of January 2001. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,762 Posted April 25, 2022 Mainichi.jp saying that Kane Tanaka has died at the age of 119... https://mainichi.jp/articles/20220425/k00/00m/040/103000c Edit: Seems true. Rest in Peace. She died on the 19th at a hospital according to the article, aged 119 years and 107 days. (Or a few days more if she was born on the 26th of December 1902 as her family said) 9 2 3 13 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted April 25, 2022 Awww sad, as sad as the death of a 119 year old person can be. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,378 Posted April 25, 2022 She lived a long and beautiful life, I hope that our lives and the lives of our loved ones will have her fate RIP Kane Tanaka (1903 - 2022) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,559 Posted April 25, 2022 Respect, but personally I would never want to live to be 119. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Immortal 636 Posted April 25, 2022 21 minutes ago, Gisooo said: She lived a long and beautiful life, I hope that our lives and the lives of our loved ones will have her fate RIP Kane Tanaka (1903 - 2022) I don't know about that. Though Kane seems to have been happy and at least had some quality of life towards the end, living in a cold nursing home/hospital room and requiring caregivers to help feed and bathe you and wipe your arse is not a situation I would want to be in and I certainly wouldn't wish it on my loved ones either, just saying. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,480 Posted April 25, 2022 21 minutes ago, Book said: Respect, but personally I would never want to live to be 119. Ask me again when I'm 118! It's all about quality of life but more importantly enjoyment of life, and by all accounts, including her own, Kane Tanaka enjoyed the most of hers till the end. RIP. All of these longevity cases seem to cite chocolate, fizzy drinks and exercise as the key. I'm already great at two of those! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,654 Posted April 25, 2022 Has anyone checked to see if Hanzem is ok? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,559 Posted April 25, 2022 6 minutes ago, msc said: Ask me again when I'm 118! Ok, I put a reminder in my calendar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,051 Posted April 25, 2022 Damn ! So young… Lucille Randon is now our new world oldest !! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,762 Posted April 25, 2022 Some observations, thoughts on the current oldest people, born in and before 1908: 1904 - 1: Lucile Randon: Honestly, I'd say that she's in a better condition at 118 than Tanaka was. Slightly after 118 Tanaka fell ill and needed a nasal cannula for the rest of her life. On the other hand, Lucile has quite a long road to Tanaka's age. 1906 - 1: Tekla Juniewicz: Survived some sort of a serious illness a few years ago. Not in a wheelchair and seems to be pretty great condition judging on recent pictures. However she isn't "even" 116 yet. 1907 - 11, more or less: Maria Branyas Morera: See above, also over half a year younger than Juniewicz. Casilda Benegas: See Morera and Juniewicz. Seems to be doing okay. Wang Zhanwen: Claims to be the oldest person in China. Probably impossible to verify. Fusa Tatsumi: Japan's new oldest person, 115 today. Never thought she'd reach 115, incredibly frail and wheelchairbound probably since around age 100. Anonymous of Hyogo: Nothing is known about her, but she'll be 115 on the 29th of April. Francisca Joana da Conceicao: Unverified and could be a claimant, but also very very frail. Limbo Sofia Rojas: Wheelchairbound, but can still walk a bit. Xu Senzhen: Wheelchairbound Chinese supercentenarian who seems to be in declining health. Bessie Hendricks: Oldest person from the US. Mila Mangold: Second-oldest person from the US. Seems to be quite frail. Irene Dunham: Third-oldest person from the US. Maria ana da Silva: Unvalidated Brazilian supercentenarian 1908 - 14, more or less: Matsu Gaja: Her exact birth date isn't apparently known. Edie Ceccarelli: US SC who can still walk with the help of a walker. However she has suffered from dementia for multiple years. Kahoru Furuya: Oldest person ever with a pacemaker! Margarida Blanco: Brazilian who claims to have been dead for two hours once. I don't believe her. Erna Zahn: US supercentenarian who is now in a wheelchair. Ai Suganoya: Went into limbo for two years, but was recently confirmed alive at nearly 114. Inah Canabarro Lucas: World's second-oldest nun. Hazel Plummer: American late-stage Zsa Zsa Gabor lookalike Kimiko Ono: Probably not Yoko's long-lost aunt. Was wheelchairbound in 2020. Dominga Coca Garcia: Survived a hospitalisation due to a fractured hip at 110 and somehow even recovered. Barbara Barton: Another medical miracle who survived some sort of a "medical event" (stroke?) that affected her memory at 110 but is still alive and doing well at 113. Matilde Pinto Gil: Unvalidated Colombian supercentenarian. Frail. L. P.: The oldest Austrian ever. Name not known and there's only one picture of her on the internet. Anonymous of Tokyo: Nobody knows. Real name was Fumi Hoshino. Josefine Ollman: Oldest person in Germany Hide Hamabe: Frail, hasn't been seen since Sept 2020. The 1907 cohort seems very strong currently, I'm betting atleast one of those 11 will get to 117. Lots of impressive health histories there, but these old folks can be quite strong. Iris Estay (1907/1910-2021) who died in November survived a total of SIX strokes before dying of a seventh one, five of those six strokes she had and survived after reaching 100. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,992 Posted April 25, 2022 RIP. Nice that she was able to reach her final remaining realistic milestones, and that Lucile Randon has lasted long enough to become world's oldest after all that time at #2! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hanzem 708 Posted April 25, 2022 RIP Kane Tanaka (1903-2022), 2nd oldest person ever. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hanzem 708 Posted April 25, 2022 @arghton There is also Matsu Gaja, OLP of Okinawa since March 2021 (b. February 1908). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,051 Posted April 25, 2022 damn, people on the 110 club forum are so dramatic : I red someone saying "I'll try to move on from her death" and someone else saying "It hurts me so much I'll try to heal". As sad as it is, this is too much isn't it ? the lady was 119 and had a wonderful life, that's cool enough ! 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,608 Posted April 25, 2022 Very sad news. RIP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,762 Posted April 25, 2022 3 hours ago, arghton said: Fusa Tatsumi: Japan's new oldest person, 115 today. Never thought she'd reach 115, incredibly frail and wheelchairbound probably since around age 100. Report from today says that she's bedridden and "can't talk much", but nodded when someone said that she's the oldest person in Japan now. Apparently this is a new picture, looks a bit better than she did last year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,970 Posted April 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Lafaucheuse said: damn, people on the 110 club forum are so dramatic : I red someone saying "I'll try to move on from her death" and someone else saying "It hurts me so much I'll try to heal". As sad as it is, this is too much isn't it ? the lady was 119 and had a wonderful life, that's cool enough ! No, no, no, no, no, this can't be, no, no, no, tell me it's not true, that I'm dreaming. I wanted to fool myself and make myself believe that I was dreaming, I slapped myself and apparently it's real... Rest in peace Kane Tanaka... We agree she was an amazing supercentenarian... she exceeded all our expectations... I am truly in shock and on the verge of tears... I am at a loss for words at this point. .. Pictures of Kane Tanaka are now running through my mind... my thoughts are with Kane Tanaka... The most worrying thing is they are likely young people. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
