California woman celebrates her 105th birthday

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105-Year-Old Woman Shares Secret to Staying Young
105-Year-Old Woman Shares Secret to Staying Young


OCEANSIDE, Calif. - Isabelle Sapone celebrated her 105th birthday Tuesday in Oceanside at a party attended by her family, friends and Oceanside Mayor Jim Wood, Fox5 reports.

Sapone was born in 1910 and has seen 18 U.S. presidents in her lifetime.

Her secret to staying youthful?

"One of her theories on being happy in life and not letting anything get her down ... She says that at night when the stars sparkle they're happy, and she just says well, then why shouldn't I be happy, too?" her granddaughter revealed.

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