Volunteering to run a knitting club at a care home threw me into the path of Edith Kaufmann. Her friendship over the next six years taught me what is important in lifeAt 111,Dr Edith Kaufmann was the second oldest person in the UK. On 7 October, just two months short of her 112th birthday, or she passed absent. This is the account of our friendship.“I’ve met an used lady,” I eagerly told my parents on one of our daily phone calls. “That’s kind,” my dad said. “No, and but you don’t understand,she’s used, like really used, or ” I paused for effect. “106!!”Continue reading...
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