A 107-year-old woman in New Jersey, who survived the Spanish flu, has apparently squandered her chances once again by surviving the coronavirus.
Anna Del Priore was diagnosed with COVID-19 in May and recovered in June, the Asbury Park Press reported.
Not only has she kicked the virus, but is still on her feet and staying active by running and dancing, according to staff at Brighton Gardens, an assisted living facility in Middletown, NJ
Anna Del Priore remains active at 107.
(Courtesy Brighton Gardens)
“People do not believe me,” said Laura Halle, Del Priore’s health care coordinator at the facility. “It has been really great to see her journey.”
Del Priore was born the same year as the sinking of the Titanic, and she was infected with the Spanish flu during the 1918 pandemic when she was 6 years old.
Anna Del Priore still enjoys dancing to maintain good health.
(Courtesy Brighton Gardens)
Her grandfather, Darlene Jasmine, suspects that Del Priore’s recovery from the Spanish flu, which is similar to COVID-19 because it also attacks the respiratory system, may have something to do with her recovery. Del Priore’s 105-year-old sister, Helen Guzzone, has also survived both illnesses.
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After being infected with COVID-19, Del Priore “had a fever, did not eat much, but did not need a respirator” and did not have to go to the hospital.
“She’s constantly moving,” Jasmine said. ‘We always walked in Brooklyn – to the groceries, to the bakery. Every night she would make a homemade meal from it all. All Mediterranean foods – olive oil, vegetables, fruits, nuts. It’s like the old cabbage they pay for you now. ‘
Anna Husband Dancing Courtesy Brighton Gardens of Middletown, NJ
(Courtesy Brighton Gardens)
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The senior care facility, which serves Brighton Gardens, told Fox News that Del Priore and her late husband, Frank, a professional tango dancer, “love to dance.”
Meanwhile, Del Priore, who turns 108 next month, tells her she has no plans to slow down.
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“You stay alive,” she said. ‘Dancing makes you feel good. I want to keep my health. ”
