Texas woman, 104, enjoys 3 Dr. Peppers a day
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Dr Pepper bottles are seen inside a store in Port Washington, New York May 7, 2008. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
A Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex., woman celebrating her 104th birthday received a special gift from the company of the soda she’s been swilling since her 60s: Dr. Pepper.
“Well, at 103 I didn’t think I’d make it, but I’m still perking along,” the centenarian, Elizabeth Sullivan, told CBS Dallas-Fort Worth.
Sullivan— who opts for Dr. Pepper as her early-morning drink instead of coffee— enjoyed a cake shaped like the pop as well as a gift basket from Larry Young, CEO of Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, on her big day.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“When you live to be 103 and still can talk to nice people, you deserve some Dr. Pepper, but I never expected this,” Sullivan told the news station.
Sullivan reportedly took a liking to the soda’s “23 flavors” nearly 40 years ago and now enjoys three a day.
“Every doctor that sees me says they’ll kill you, but they die and I don’t. So there must be a mistake somewhere,” she said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sullivan, who taught math at a local high school for 15 years and tutored football players for free, said she doesn’t have a secret for her longevity except “you just keep living.”