According to medical researcher Jean-Marie Robin, her true advantage may have been invisible: an almost complete immunity to stress. Jeanne refused to dwell on what she couldn’t change. “If you can’t do anything about it, don’t worry about it,” she said. In an age obsessed with control, she practiced radical acceptance. Her story suggests that a calm mind, playful spirit, and steady engagement with life may protect us in ways science is only beginning to understand.
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