Your American Story

[Kevy Baby]

I actually got an L7 for that post.

I don't know a lot about my ancestry. The only immigration I know of in my family is that my great grandmother, who lived to be 107, came over from Germany (although I do not know when for sure without looking it up). I actually have the old family bible (in German) which recorded family births on that side of the family.

My great grandmother was a stubborn old coot. She walked on her own until she was about 100. Died with all her teeth and her vision completely intact. When she was 105, they found a lump on her breast. The doctors knew that operating on her would kill her, so they elected to let nature take its course. After several months, she was still alive and well and the lump was getting nasty (festering and oozing). So, despite knowing it would kill her, they decided to operate.

She came through surgery with flying colors, recovering as quickly as a woman in her thirties or forties.