She hasn’t cut her fingernails since 1997, which has led her to achieve a remarkable Guinness World Record.
That’s even longer than a yellow school bus.
However, Diana’s decision to grow out her nails wasn’t made lightly or for mere amusement.
There’s a deeply emotional reason behind her commitment.
In a heartfelt interview with the Daily Star, she shared the tragic story of her daughter, Latisha, who passed away from an asthma attack in 1997 at the age of 16.
Diana recounted, “That was the worst day of my life.
“The day before, she’d spent time polishing and filling my nails, so after that, I just couldn’t cut my nails off.
“My nails are a part of me. I can’t ever imagine cutting them off.”
Diana’s grandchildren help her manage this unique challenge.
They serve as her manicurists, spending about ten hours on each nail, utilizing a woodworking tool to file them.
With nails of such extraordinary length, even simple, daily activities become complex.
Naturally, many wonder about practical aspects of her life, like how she manages personal hygiene tasks.
“I use a lot of toilet paper. I don’t wrap it around my hand like some people do, I can’t do it like that, because it ain’t going to work that way.”
She elaborated further, “When I go to a public restroom, I go to the stall that is the biggest.
“If someone is in that stall I have to wait until they’ve finished and then go in because I can’t use the smaller ones because my nails are longer than them.”
Washing her hands presents its own set of challenges.
Diana noted that she must wash one hand at a time since she can’t pour soap into her hands and rub them together.
