“I’m sure it wasn’t easy being in your big sister’s shadow for 104 years. You complained about it a lot but I know you’d have been miserable without me. Well, I’m glad things have worked out the way they have, because you never had to be alone, Bessie Funny thing is, though, by leaving me here by myself, you're letting me get the last word. Ooooooh, I'm not sure you would have liked that! - Sarah L. Delany” LossLonelinessLonelyLittle SisterBig SisterLonely PersonCentenarianBy YourselfGetting The Last WordGoing First Book:On My Own at 107: Reflections on Life Without Bessie Source: On My Own at 107: Reflections on Life Without Bessie