WITH PNTLEY TO CELEBRATE TONIGHT. >> WE ARE INSIDEHE T WILLOWSN I OAKMOUNT, WAITING FOR THE BIRTHDAY GIRL ALONG WITH HER FRIENDS DRESSED UP THERE ON THE BALCONY, WAITING TO WISH HER A HAYPP 105th BIRTHDAY. >> HAPPY BTHDAIRY. >> TO ME. >> TO YOU. >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK U.YO >> The Reporter: DONNING A PINK CROWN AND A BUSL OFHE BALLOONS, SHE TOOK ON HER 105th DAY WITH GRATITUDE. >> I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING. GOD BLESS YOU. >> The Reporter: AND A LITTLE HURMO >> I'M AN OLD LADY. A VERY OLD LY.AD BUT I'M HAPPY. >> The Reporter: AND HEALTHY THIS YEAR. LAST YEAR, SHE CELEBRATED HER 104th BIRTHDAY IN THE HOSPITAL, RECOVERGIN FROM COVID, AND A COVID-RELATEDEART H ATTACK. >> YOU HAVE BEEN A GOOD MOTHER, YOU HAVE BNEE A STELLAR MENTOR. >> I TRY. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> The Reporter: THIS YEAR,HE S WAS HONOR.ED >> MOM, YOU'VE MADE ME VERY OUPRD, YOU'VE BEEN ININSPIRATION TO ME ALLY M LIFE. >> The Reporter: SURROUNDED BY HER FAMILY, INCLUDING HER THREE CHILDREN, AND AT 105SH, E HAS A MESSAGE FOR EVERYON--E >> WE ARE ALL BROTHERS AND SISTERS. I DON'T CARE IF YOUE'R BLACK OR GREEN OR YELLOW OR WHITE. >> The Reporter: SHE SS,AY PASSING THAT ANGLO AND BEING HERE WITH HER FAMILY IS A BLESSINGND A THIS IS LITTLE MEOR SHE WANTS. >> WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY? >> I WANT MY FRIENDS. THAT'SLL I A NEED. ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU♪ ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪ >> The Reporter: AND THAT IS WHAT SHE GOT. >> THANK. Y >> THE WAY MY MOTHER IS, SHE'S A STRONG WOMAN, SHE'S VERY MUCH, VERY, YOU KNOW, JUST DETERMINED, AND I DON'T PUT IT PAST HER TO VELI TO 106 AND BEYOND. >> SO AS YOU JUST HEARD, AS THEY CELEBRATE HER 105th BIRTHDAY, THEY'RE ALREADY PLANNGIN FOR 106. AT THE WILL LOAF
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Updated: 4:44 AM CST Jan 21, 2022
Donning a pink crown and a bushel of balloons, Legula Styles-Estiloz entered the lobby of The Willows, where she lives near Pittsburgh, and was greeted by staff and other residents wishing her a happy 105th birthday. Watch the full story in the video player above. She was surrounded by her family, including her three children."I'm an old lady, a very old lady but I'm happy," Styles-Estiloz said.She is also healthy. Last year, Styles-Estiloz celebrated her 104th birthday in the hospital, recovering from COVID-19 and a COVID-19-related heart attack."For my mother to be here celebrating her 105th birthday, one year after surviving COVID, that's a true miracle," Tim Estiloz said.When asked when she wants for her birthday, Styles-Estiloz had a small request."I want my friends, that's all I need," she said.Born Jan. 20, 1917, Styles-Estiloz attended school in the Pittsburgh area, got married, moved to Philadelphia and later became a nurse. "I never thought I would be this old, but I'm glad that I am," Styles-Estiloz said. "Every day of my life has been a happy day."
Donning a pink crown and a bushel of balloons, Legula Styles-Estiloz entered the lobby of The Willows, where she lives near Pittsburgh, and was greeted by staff and other residents wishing her a happy 105th birthday.
Watch the full story in the video player above.
She was surrounded by her family, including her three children.
"I'm an old lady, a very old lady but I'm happy," Styles-Estiloz said.
She is also healthy. Last year, Styles-Estiloz celebrated her 104th birthday in the hospital, recovering from COVID-19 and a COVID-19-related heart attack.
"For my mother to be here celebrating her 105th birthday, one year after surviving COVID, that's a true miracle," Tim Estiloz said.
When asked when she wants for her birthday, Styles-Estiloz had a small request.
"I want my friends, that's all I need," she said.
Born Jan. 20, 1917, Styles-Estiloz attended school in the Pittsburgh area, got married, moved to Philadelphia and later became a nurse.
"I never thought I would be this old, but I'm glad that I am," Styles-Estiloz said. "Every day of my life has been a happy day."
