After the death of the Japanese woman Kane Tanaka,119, Sister André Randon, 118, a French convert and Vincentian sister, has become the oldest person in the world.
In a speech, Sister André said that she was proud of her new title but was sorry that she was unable to give back to others what she received from them.
Sister worked until she was 108. Now, she is confined to a wheelchair and blind. Last year, she survived Covid. When asked for hair samples, DNA research or anything else, she says no.
She often says that she would like to "get out of this business." Jeanne Calment, who died at 122 in Arles, France, in 1997 remains the longest-living person in recent human history.
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