Sunset Park
99 rainbow balloons
Gather those balloons for Vida Davis, the birthday girl celebrated her 99th birthday on Feb. 23 with friends and staff at the Bay Ridge Sunset Park Dialysis Center.
Vida was born on Feb. 28, 1917 in Brooklyn, where she still lives today. At 99 she lives alone, and has the help of only two aides.
The spark-plug senior has been coming to the center for the past five years, said center social worker Bonnie Spence Burke.
“Vida is very strong, and has great spirit,” said Bonnie. “We wanted to celebrate this birthday with her.”
Vida has many hobbies, including sewing her own clothes and making jewelry. Bonnie told Standing O that Vida made the dress that she is wearing in our photograph.
The staff made sure that Vida had the biggest cake ever with loads of candles to blow out. When our photographer snapped Vida with her cake and asked her secret to longevity, she replied modestly, “It’s good to be alive!”
Amen to that. Standing O wishes Vida many more happy birthdays.
Bay Ridge Sunset Park Dialysis Center [140 58th St. #65 at Second Avenue in Sunset Park, (718) 567–0255].
