The Healthy Secret of Mbah Ngatemi, the Spirit of Departing for Hajj at the Age of 99

"Secrets of Mbah Ngatemi's Health, Determination to Perform Hajj at the Age of 99"

The Healthy Secret of Mbah Ngatemi, the Spirit of Departing for Hajj at the Age of 99

"Dream - Ngatemi Alwi, is one of the elderly hajj pilgrims who departed for the holy land in 2024. Despite being 99 years old, the oldest hajj pilgrim in Central Java claimed to still be in good health and high spirits."

"No complaints. Healthy. Spirit. Let's go,"
"Ngatemi said, quoted from the Kemenag website, Friday, June 7, 2024."

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The original text contains HTML tags. Here is the translation while preserving the HTML tags: "Jemaah asal Kabupaten Jepara itu pun membeberkan rahasia tubuh sehatnya di usia mendekati satu abad. Ngatemi mengaku menjaga kesehatannya dengan suka menginang atau menyirih, makan sayur-sayuran dan ketela pisang, serta tidak mengonsumsi gorengan.Resepnya suka menginang, tidak makan goreng-gorengan, suka makan sayur, makan ketela pisang, ucap dia."

Not only that, before performing the Hajj pilgrimage, he even regularly exercises such as walking and gymnastics. "To prepare for Hajj, I exercise, walk, do gymnastics. I am very happy to be able to perform the Hajj pilgrimage this year," said Ngatemi.

Ngatemi is part of the Indonesian Hajj group (kloter) 73 from Solo (SOC-73). He was born on July 1, 1925, and has two children and five grandchildren. Currently, he is going on Hajj accompanied by his daughter named Mariyatun. Mariyatun revealed that Ngatemi can still carry out daily activities and rarely falls ill. "He still walks around, doesn't use a wheelchair, and usually sweeps the house. He is rarely sick. He is extraordinary," said Mariyatun.

He said, his mother doesn't like eating fried food and always eats boiled food. He also mentioned that his mother has a habit of chewing betel nut or chewing tobacco. "Since she was young, my mother has liked chewing betel nut. At home, she plants it herself. She even brings betel leaves for the Hajj pilgrimage," he said.

"Mariyatun hopes that her mother is granted smoothness and good health to perform the Hajj pilgrimage and return as a righteous pilgrim. 'My mother never misses her prayers. Without being reminded, she always performs the five daily prayers,' she said."

Meanwhile, Health Officer of Haji Kloter 73 Embarkation Solo (SOC), Dr. Laili Handayani, conveyed that the results of the health examination showed that Mbah Ngatemi is in good condition and without complaints. He was provided with a wheelchair facility to facilitate the implementation of the hajj pilgrimage. "Based on the results of the examination, alhamdulillah, Mbah Ngatemi is currently in good health, without any complaints, and his blood sugar level is also normal. Alhamdulillah, he is ready to perform the hajj pilgrimage," she said.

"Beliau menggunakan pendampingan dengan kursi roda. Menggunakan alat kursi roda untuk mempermudah pelaksanaan ibadah haji. Juga ada anaknya yang mendampingi beliau pada saat pelaksanaan ibadah," jelas Laili."

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"Secrets of Mbah Ngatemi's Health, Determination to Perform Hajj at the Age of 99"

"No complaints. Healthy. Spirit. Let's go,""Ngatemi said, quoted from the Kemenag website, Friday, June 7, 2024."

"No complaints. Healthy. Spirit. Let's go,"
"Ngatemi said, quoted from the Kemenag website, Friday, June 7, 2024."