Angelina Friedman, 101, survived two pandemics

The corona virus keeps the world alert. Any good news is good for that. One of them made the rounds online: die Angelina Friedman, 101, survived the corona virus.

Friedman was born in 1918 on a passenger ship from Italy to America. Her mother died at birth, so her sisters cared for the newborn. At that time, the Spanish flu was already endemic, which was also classified as a pandemic and claimed the lives of millions of people worldwide. Angelina Friedman escaped this crisis unscathed.

One month after diagnosis: 101 years survived Corona

More than 100 years later, the old woman faces a second pandemic. A small operation for which she was hospitalized reveals that she has been infected with the Corona virus. Angelina Friedman then has to spend a week in the hospital, after which she can return to her nursing home, but is still isolated.

There were always attacks of fever, but the cough did not come and the airways were clear. A month after the terrifying diagnosis, doctors confirmed that she had survived the coronavirus.

In an interview, her daughter Joanne Melora joked that her mother, like the rest of the family, who lived more than 95 years apart from an uncle, had super DNA: “My mother is a survivor. She survived miscarriages. , internal bleeding and Cancer “. She went on to say, “Go on, Mom! You will outlive us all.”

Angelina Friedman: active against coronavirus, active in free time

While other older people sometimes ended their lives much less, Angelina Friedman remains extremely active for her age. After the illness ended, he behaved as if nothing had happened. Her caregivers report that she ate well and asked for more crochet thread.

Amy Elba, the facility’s director, told CNN: “She’s very active. Don’t believe it at her age. In her spare time, she does what she’s always done.” By the way, she likes to give away her crocheted gifts, to the delight of visitors.

In the opinion of the nursing staff, Angelina Friedman sets the overall correct signal with this positive behavior. And it shows everyone who suffers from the crown crisis that they can still beat this disease at 101 years of age.

In her nursing home, she is a star even without recovery, and was elected queen of the ball last year. One thing is for sure: As soon as the residents can be together again in a friendly environment, Angelina Friedman will be crowned again.

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Many people in Germany have survived Covid-19. The federal government plans to conduct nationwide tests in the future and then a Present an immunity card to citizens who have survived Covid-19.

But here, too, data protection really needs clarification, just like the Stop Corona app, which is highly controversial for these reasons.

And then there is the Corona Tracking voluntary app:

Voluntary Corona app: this is how anonymous tracking works

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