Ed Manning I was born in 1930 in Kentucky, son of Caucasian parents Katie and Jim Manning. My mother dies of breast cancer at age 47, and my father died from a stroke at age61.
0-19 years I had a normal childhood in rural Kentucky. I was an average student despite frequent absences die to flulike symptoms and fevers. My doctor told my parents that my immune system may not be very robust, but my mother ascribed my frequent ill-nesses to my distaste for vegetables. Fruit was ok, but vegetables? Never!	20–39 years As I got older, I continued to suffer with colds and flu, often having as many as five to six bouts with it a year a year. I never smoked. I always thought it was bad business for a salesman to smoke and I drank minimally. My wife and I had two children and loved to fish and sail with them all summer.
40-59 years As I aged, I began having other health problems. At age 42, I was diagnosed with diabetes and put on a strict diet. My doctor also noted my chronically high blood pressure and prescribed medication to control it. By my late 40s and early 50s, I had also developed several allergies. Despite my health problems, these were good years as I watched my children grow up, get married, and start families of their own.	60+ years I was diagnosed with skin cancer at age 62; after my doctor removed the two or three discolored moles on my arms, I had no further problems in fact, today I feel as good as I ever did. The changes that I have introduced into my life are that now I eat my vegetables and I also wear sunscreen!