Lorna Henstridge, believed to be Australia’s oldest woman, has celebrated her 112th birthday.
The centenarian, who was born in Adelaide on June 6, 1914, has lived through two world wars, two pandemics and 26 Australian prime ministers.
She celebrated her birthday over the weekend in her former hometown in Keith, surrounded by family, as she wanted to mark the occasion with a simple celebration by returning to her home of seven decades.
“My brother will pick her up and take her to her home in Keith for just a family afternoon tea,” Henstridge’s daughter, Jennie Jacobs, said.
Jacobs added that for the centenarian it was just another birthday,”she says occasionally, ‘I don’t know myself how I got to be so old.”‘
“We look at her in a totally different light than she looks at herself.”
Henstridge, who lives in Bordertown, credits her long life to staying physically and mentally active.
“I think the main thing is you’ve got to keep moving all the time … moving your body and moving your mind,” she said in a previous interview with the ABC.
Henstridge is the second-oldest Australian, behind Ken Weeks, who is the oldest living person in Australia, who turns 113 this year.
The mother of three, grandmother of seven and great-grandmother of eight lived mostly independently after her husband passed away in 2003.
She later moved into her current assisted care home in Bordertown, and has lived an active life despite her age.
“She can still go out three times a week for a cup of coffee, and she walks every day and likes talking to people and reading the paper,” Jacobs said.
“She’s a very social person and very interested in sport.
“She supports the Crows, and loves to know what they’re doing and watch their games.”
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