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Florence “Fireball Flo” Hackman, the Ohio girl who went viral final 12 months after she obtained photographs to have a good time her birthday, lately turned 106 – and he or she remains to be ingesting Fireball.
“Flo brightens our days and reminds us about all of the enjoyable and pleasure we are able to expertise later in life,” Kristen Kelly, govt director of the Traditions of Deerfield senior residing facility in Loveland, Ohio, the place Hackman lives, instructed Fox News Digital.
Hackman’s glad angle is “such an inspiring approach to stay, and we love her for it,” Kelly mentioned.
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Born on Dec. 16, 1918, “Fireball Flo” credit her lengthy life to a constructive angle.
“I simply attempt to be good to folks and attempt to go at some point at a time – that is all,” Hackman mentioned in a quote revealed by Traditions of Deerfield.
“If you get that at some point in, then you possibly can go on to the following one,” she mentioned.
“So that is what you have to do – at some point at a time – assume what I’ve bought to do in the present day. You’ve bought to maintain transferring so long as you possibly can.”
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There may additionally be a genetic part to her longevity: Her mom lived to be 104.
In a video posted on Hackman’s birthday, she may be seen thanking everybody for popping out to have a good time her and inspiring them to “have quite a lot of enjoyable right here.”
At her 106th birthday party, Hackman inspired folks to “have quite a lot of enjoyable.” (Traditions of Deerfield)
Her household “at all times had quite a lot of enjoyable, and I by no means bought over that … So possibly that is why I’m right here so lengthy,” she mentioned with a chuckle.
Hackman appeared to heed her personal recommendation.
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She sang “Happy Birthday” and took a shot of liquor earlier than blowing out the candles on her chocolate-frosted birthday cake.
The Ohio native and diehard fan of the Cincinnati Bengals was additionally acknowledged by the workforce on her birthday.
Hackman has been a fan of the Cincinnati Bengals for the whole lot of the workforce’s existence. (Traditions of Deerfield)
She hopes the Bengals, who’re presently 6-8 and third within the AFC North, will make it again to the Super Bowl.
“Hope they go to the Super Bowl, and we positive would really like that. That could be an enormous factor. And, I suppose, hopefully they do it whereas I’m nonetheless right here,” Hackman mentioned.
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Last 12 months, in honor of her one hundred and fifth birthday, Fireball despatched Hackman 105 photographs of its Fireball Cinnamon Whisky, Fox News Digital reported on the time.
