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EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (KTVI) – Stefina Rugal has seen a lot of the past century. She has lived through two world wars, the Spanish flu, and now COVID-19. For the 103-year-old woman, 2020 has been the craziest year she’s seen yet.
“I think there were easier times then than there is now. Now it’s a lot of fighting and it seems like disagreements and stuff like that and I don’t like that. Everything’s different and it’s strange to me,” Rugal said.
On Monday, Rugal turned 103 years old on Monday. Despite these difficult times, she has found a way to stay in good spirits.
“I just think of good things, not bad things. I like my friends. I like my boyfriends,” she said. “I don’t know, I just like everybody. I’m not hateful.”
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103-year-old Illinois woman says 2020 has been the craziest year she’s ever seen | CBS 42
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (KTVI) – Stefina Rugal has seen a lot of the past century. She has lived through two world wars, the Spanish flu, and now COVID-19. For the 103-year-old woman, 2020 has been the craziest year she’s seen yet.
“I think there were easier times then than there is now. Now it’s a lot of fighting and it seems like disagreements and stuff like that and I don’t like that. Everything’s different and it’s strange to me,” Rugal said.
On Monday, Rugal turned 103 years old on Monday. Despite these difficult times, she has found a way to stay in good spirits.
“I just think of good things, not bad things. I like my friends. I like my boyfriends,” she said. “I don’t know, I just like everybody. I’m not hateful.”
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103-year-old Illinois woman says 2020 has been the craziest year she’s ever seen | CBS 42