My paternal grandma is 89. She is the only living grandparent I have left. Her family line has a history of living well into their 90's, even back in the 1800s. Grandma has outlived both of her brothers, 2 husbands, and her son, my Dad. She is a lymphoma and lung cancer survivor (never smoked a day in her life, but male relatives did) and has gone strong on one lung since the mid-1960s. She is also a 2-time survivor of melanoma - she grew up on a farm and sunscreen wasn't around back then. She's had some hip and back trouble recently, but she's smart as a tack and just as stubborn as ever. Doctors taking my family medical history marvel that she's still around. As she always says, she's a stubborn 'ole Norwegian.