Lily Edwards had five generations of family with her at her 100th birthday birthday on April 13, as she couldnsa国际传媒檛 have dreamed up a better way to celebrate the impressive milestone.
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Asked about some of her fondest memories over the past 100 years, Edwards chose to bask in the present moment.
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Edwards is sharp as a whip at her advanced age, and says shesa国际传媒檚 in good health overall. She attributes this to her diet over the years. Growing up in the small town of Stonewall, just outside of Winnipeg, she would forage for wild nuts.
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Shesa国际传媒檚 since taken to eating two eggs each morning, on the advice of Paul, and the two of them agree thatsa国际传媒檚 helped keep her strong.
Edwards married her husband, Jack, when they were 20 years old and living in Trail. They moved to Vancouver in the late 1940s, and Edwards loved Vancouver for a number of reasons.
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Edwards and her husband had five children, and it was to be nearer to her oldest, Marjorie Close, that the two decided to move to Coldstream to retire 30 years ago.
Edwards is remarkably independent, still living on her own in Coldstream in a house that is filled with fond reminders of husband Jack, who passed away about seven years ago.
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One of those much-loved children, Howard Edwards, said it was sa国际传媒渢errificsa国际传媒� to see so many family members at the birthday party at Vernonsa国际传媒檚 Peace Lutheran Church.
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Edwardssa国际传媒� sister, Donna Gervais, 87, was also at the party, and the two sisters delighted in celebrating the eldestsa国际传媒檚 milestone.
Another of Edwardssa国际传媒� sons, John Edwards, said his mother hasnsa国际传媒檛 let the passage of time change her; her personality has stayed consistent throughout the years, from his earliest memories of her when he was five years old, to her 100th birthday party.
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