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Fredie Blom, 116, takes a photo at his home in Delft, on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa.
More than a hundred years have passed since her sister died of Spanish disease. Now another worldwide pandemic is occurring, but 116-year-old South African Fredie Blom has so far managed to escape the coronation center.
Celebrate your birthday by smoking.
“I have lived so long thanks to the grace of God,” says the former farm worker, resting on a cigarette.
Blom was born in 1904 in the small town of Adelaide in the Eastern Cape. That makes him four years older than Bob Weighton, 112, in the UK, who holds the official world record for longevity. However, Bloom’s age has not been confirmed by Guinness World Records.
Two years ago, the 116-year-old stopped going to the doctor because he was tired of blood tests and syringes. At his age, there is no need to panic over any virus, he says.
Even greater is dissatisfaction with the tobacco sales ban that South African President Cyril Ramaphosa introduced early as part of broad restrictions during the crown crisis.
– He doesn’t know what he’s doing, Blom murmurs, adding that cigarettes were the only thing on his wish list this year.
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