My mom's dark hair started going silver in her teens. When she died at 72, she had the most gorgeous hair I've ever seen. I inherited long lasting hair color from the other side of the family: I am 53 and have to search hard for any silver at all. My grandmother's hair was still black when she died, and my dad's was just beginning to get silver when he died at 74. Unfortunately, I also inherited the hips that go with the hair
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