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LI woman turns 109, one breath at a time
Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Goldie Steinberg, who turns 109 years old today, with her son Donald Sargent and daughter Anne Teicher at a party to celebrate her birthday on Friday, October 30, 2009 in Long Beach, New York.
Long Island woman celebrates 109th birthday
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Goldie Steinberg turns 109
The lobby of Grandell Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Long Beach filled with laughter when nurses placed candles on Goldie Steinberg's birthday cake Friday - they were 100 candles short.
Steinberg, who turned 109 Friday, took a breath and began blowing out the nine candles - one at a time. With every breath, applause filled the room.
"I want to wish everyone to get old with good health,"...
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