Anna Decanini sat among 80-plus friends—and lots of family—on Saturday afternoon, gathered in a community room at Brightview on New Canaan to mark a very special day. Born June 26, 1921 in New York City and living for four decades in Italy until returning to the U.S. in her 50s, Decanini is clear-minded, articulate and fully mobile.
Asked how she felt on her 105th birthday, Decanini said, “I’m feeling very good. I’m a healthy woman. I’m six years here [at Brightview] and I never had a doctor. Just a flu once. I’ve had a nice life, and I thank God. I never thought that I would live to 105 and feel like this. My mind is good. Not that I want to brag, but I always read books and I’m intelligent. I was an intelligent student, and I still am.”
