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A 103-year-old Massachusetts woman who recovered from Covid-19 celebrated with a favorite drink -- a cold beer.
When Jennie Stejna tested positive for coronavirus in late April, her family began preparing for the worst, granddaughter Shelley Gunn said. At one point, her family was told that Stejna had stopped eating and drinking and might not make it through the night. They called her for one last goodbye, Gunn said.
When Gunn's husband, a Navy retiree, asked Stejna if she was ready to pass away, she responded "Hell yeah," according to the family.
"She's always been a feisty woman," Gunn said.
But instead of a grim phone call from Stejna's nursing home, on May 8 they received the news that she had tested negative, and was symptom-free, the family said.
"The nurses came into her room, and she said,
"I'm not sick anymore, Get the hell out,'" Gunn said.
The nursing home staff honored Stejna's perseverance with one of her favorite treats -- an ice-cold beer. "I think it's given everyone a smile and some hope ..." Gunn said.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/31/us/covid-19-grandma-beer-trnd/index.html
LisaM
(27,813 posts)I wonder how old he is?? Cracks me up.
Bud Light must be loving it; they already have some campaign going to give a free beer to people who support restaurants during COVID.
jcgoldie
(11,631 posts)Who was also referred to as a naval retiree...
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)I think that refers to the granddaughters husband
granddaughter Shelley Gunn said ... at one point, her family was told that Stejna had stopped eating and drinking and might not make it through the night.
When Gunn's husband, a Navy retiree, asked Stejna if she was ready to pass away, she responded "Hell yeah," according to the family.
Also I found this in another link:
Her husband, Teddy, died in 1992 at age 82. Married in 1938, they were together for 54 years.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/05/27/massachusetts-woman-beats-covid-19-celebrates-bud-light/5266563002/
LisaM
(27,813 posts)Darn it, it would have been great if she still had her husband!