(ANSA) - PALERMO, APRIL 16 - She defeated the Spaniard when she was a child, and now she says she does not fear the Coronavirus also because she ensures that she has taken all necessary precautions. Maria Oliva, known as grandmother Marietta, still celebrated her 111 years in Piazza Armerina (Enna) where she was born on April 16, 1908. She has a swarm of children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren but at the time of the pandemic she found herself only with a daughter and a granddaughter. The "grandmother of Italy" is still in good health and remembers the most important moments of her long existence. He experienced two wars, he saw the Republic born. His lifestyle has always been based on food gentleness. "I've always eaten vegetables grown in the family campaign," he explains. Despite some small understandable memory flaw, he remembers almost everything and continues to sing. Even today, to celebrate his birthday, he sang the Sicilian song "Ciuri ciuri".
Grandmother of Italy stronger than the virus
2020-04-17T08:34:26.342Z
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She defeated the Spaniard when she was a child, and now she says she does not fear Coronavirus also because she ensures that she has taken all necessary precautions. (HANDLE)