Keep going: world’s oldest person eyes new longevity record

Sister Andre at an event ahead of her 117th birthday in Toulon, southern France on February 9, 2021. Gerard Julien/AFP via Getty Images Sister Andre – believed to be the oldest person alive says she would like to beat the record of oldest person ever.She is 118 this week and says that work kept her alive – she worked until the age of 108.Although she is now blind and gets around in a wheelchair, she used to care for other elderly people much younger than herself.France’s Sister Andre, believed to have become the oldest person alive this week at the age of 118, said Tuesday she would now like to beat the record of oldest person ever and that work and caring for others had long kept her spry.