Emma Morano, the world’s oldest person at 116, is about to clock in another year on earth when her 117th birthday comes around at the end of November.
In a recent interview with Agence France-Presse, Morano said her upcoming birthday will likely be a small affair full of unfamiliar faces.
“People come. I don’t invite anybody but they come,” she said.
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Morano has no immediate family. According to AFP, she divorced in 1938 shortly after her only son died. She also outlived all of her seven siblings.
She won’t be having any birthday cake either because it made her feel ill the last time she ate some, but she will be eating the same thing she’s been eating for the last 90 years.
The supercentenarian from northern Italy said she has been eating two raw eggs daily for the past nine decades (that’s over 65,000 eggs and counting) because she was diagnosed with anemia when she was in her 20s.
She admitted that she also sometimes eats cookies, but doesn’t eat much because she no longer has any teeth.
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Carlo Brava, Morano’s doctor for the past 27 years, said her daily routine and her determination play a part in her longevity.
“We’re all thinking that Emma is eternal because despite everything, she always recovers – and quite easily I might add – including when she’s quite unwell. But when she is well, she really is well,” he said.
Morano will turn 117 on Nov. 27.
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