Lessons from Nonagenerian!!

It is not often that we get to see nonagenerians in this day and age. Considering the kind of life styles we lead and the kind of food we eat, if our life expectancy goes beyond 60 years, its a real wonder. Well I have the privilege of living with a Nonagenerian - a 98 year old young lady. :) She is my better half's maternal grandmother and has been living with us over a year now. She would be just about 4 feet in height but as agile as ever even at this age. She is extremely meticulous about her daily routines and very particular about time. Her only disabilities perhaps are that she cannot see clearly and cannot hear properly - but everything else about her is intact - including her memory. She still remembers what she did when she was 12 or 13 which amazes all of us. The secret of her good health is that in all of her 98 years she has never eaten anything other than home cooked food. She keeps herself and her belongings spotlessly clean and if she can't do it, she ensures that we do it for. She fell sick recently and it was a real bad bout of allergic bronchitis. Despite her frail structure, she managed to pull through the illness with an ease which many of us would not even think of. She just had to be hospitalized for a day and the doctor was amazed at her spirit to fight back the illness. She bounced back to her normal self in just a week's time which indeed had us spellbound. She ensured that she was cleaned everyday and even co-operated by putting on diapers knowing that nature's calls were beyond her control. How many of us would really do that ? I learnt a great lesson in compassion while nursing her and of course learnt that we need to look after ourselves to perfection so we don't cause any discomfort whatsoever to people on whom we are dependent on.
She lives by the clock, but is never ready to give up her fight. She is very clear that she would want to leave this world in a clean and healthy manner. May the Almighty grant her this wish. :)