She was born in the year of the Spanish flu and was now infected with the corona virus. But the 101-year-old had even more difficult trials than pandemics.
- In the United States, a 101-year-old survived corona.
- It was the second pandemic that she witnessed.
- Your first wish for recovery was very banal.
Mohegan Lake / Munich - When she finally defeated the coronavirus * after almost a month, Angelina Friedman asked only one thing: yarn. Because she really wanted to start crocheting again - also to make others happy. After all, life has to go on. Even at 101 .
The American has already reached this proud age last year. It could well and easily be the oldest recovered person from the worldwide pandemic . Again, this fact is not that surprising. Because the elderly woman living in a care facility in the state of New York has already overcome quite different strokes of fate , as reported by the US medium CNN and its partner portal WPIX .
101-year-old survives Corona disease: mother died of Spanish flu
Friedman was born - then under her maiden name Sciales - on a ship that transported migrants from Italy to New York City . In 1918, when the Spanish flu wiped millions of people around the world. There is no evidence that the newborn was infected at the time. But in the first few days, life put her to a particularly difficult test: her mother died at birth.
So the two older sisters had to take care of little Angelina. Until they met their father in New York City . The reunited family grew and grew, which perhaps helped Friedman to assert himself in the further exams . Because some of them lurked until the outbreak of the corona pandemic.
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"My mother is a survivor , she has survived miscarriages, internal bleeding and cancer, " explains Friedman's daughter Joanne Merola at WPIX . At the same time as her husband, Friedman had wrestled with the insidious disease. He died, she beat cancer.
Which leads Merola to the high-spirited claim: “She is not human. She has superhuman DNA . ”In the meantime, all ten siblings have died. Direct contact between mother and daughter is currently also extremely difficult - and not because of the Corona crisis. Merola has not been able to visit the care facility since February because of a back injury. Phone calls are not an option because Friedman is almost deaf.
101-year-old survives corona infection: test strikes in hospital
For example, Merola may have feared never seeing her beloved mother again when the 101-year-old was suddenly diagnosed with Covid-19 . Actually, on March 21st, Friedman was only taken to a hospital for a minor medical procedure when the corona test struck.
The result: The elderly woman had to stay in the clinic for a week and was then isolated in the care facility *. And single-handedly fought the deadly lung disease. Again and again they experienced episodes of fever * . But Friedman put it all away. Finally, on April 20 - almost a month after the positive test * - salvation followed: Friedman was healthy again.
Corona survives: 101-year-old survives second pandemic of her life
So she had survived the second pandemic of her life . What surprised even the nurses: In the days that followed, Friedman pretended that viruses had never raged in her body. She ate well, enjoyed life and asked for yarn. Because she makes others happy with her crochet work. "She likes to knit and like to share her work with visitors," says Amy Elba, director of the facility, at CNN .
She is also amazed at the aged bundle of energy: “She is very active. You don't believe that at her age. In her free time, she does what she has always done. ”This not only drives Elba, but all the employees in the facility. But the signal is much more important for all people on earth suffering from the corona crisis : "It shows how much the world is thirsting for hope and that one can also defeat this disease at 101."
101-year-old survives Corona: Friedman is to be named ball queen
Meanwhile, Merola cannot wait to hug her mother again: “I would like to tell her: 'Keep going, Ma! You will survive us all. '"
The next reward for the brave lady is already being planned. Although proms may have to fail due to the corona crisis, Elba says Friedman should get her dance and be named ball queen . This title was awarded to her last year. It was probably not the last culmination of an eventful life.
We also inform you about the risk of infection *, the best protection *, the ideal behavior in suspected cases * and the long-term consequences to be feared *. We also keep you informed of the number of infected people and deaths.
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