What's your secret, Papaw?

This is my 94 year-old papaw and his 89 year-old girlfriend. Aren't they precious? They do not live in a nursing home/assisted living. Papaw actually just stopped driving two years ago after having a minor stroke. Lois can barely see because of advanced macular degeneration and they wear 4 hearing aides between the two of them, but in spite of it all, their minds are still perfectly intact and they are amazingly self-sufficient and take care of each other.

In 94 years, my Papaw has never spent a night in the hospital. Mom told me a story about Papaw having cataract surgery a few years ago and his conversation with the nurse went something like this:

Nurse: "Mr. Williams, what medications are you taking?"

Papaw: "None."

Nurse (thinking he's joking): "No really, what medications should I write in your chart?"

Papaw: "I don't take any pills, that stuff will kill ya."

Ten years ago, a doctor told Papaw that if he didn't have a blocked artery in his neck cleaned out, he wouldn't live to see his next birthday. He never did, and he's still alive and well. It's hard to argue with a medical history like that!