Category: birthdays

Happy Birthday to Me

I’m submitting this column to the newspapers on my birthday. I was born June 22, 1949. That makes me 73 years old. And I’m kind of surprised I made it this far. Why? Because I didn’t inherit the best of genes. My dad died at the age of 47. He had six brothers. And of…


‘Miracle’ Micro-Preemie Triplets Born in Different Years Turn One, Beating Survival Odds

Micro-preemie triplets born to a New York couple are unique, not only for making it through premature delivery and surviving the odds but for having birthdays that span different days across different years. Baby Cian DeShane was born on Dec. 28, 2019. Five days later, on Jan. 2, 2020, his identical twin brother, Declan, was…