Nurse retires at age 93 after caring for people for 72 years

Meet 93-year-old Alice Graber, who has been extremely patient her whole life.

She has just decided to finally retire after spending her 72 years caring for others as a nurse.

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Around 150 people came out to eat celebratory cake at her retirement party.

Alice, born in Nebraska, landed her first job in 1944 after completing a three-year nursing program.

She married, had two children and moved to South Dakota. She started working at an assisted living centrer in 1996. At retirement she was the oldest nurse in the state.