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103-year-old beats Covid-19, celebrates with a cold beer

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103-year-old beats Covid-19, celebrates with a cold beer
Source: ShelleyStejnaGunn/CBS

The first thing 103-year-old great-great-grandmother Jennie Stejna asked for once she was officially cleared of COVID-19 was to crack open a cold one to celebrate.

Great-great-grandmother beats coronavirus and asks for a beer to celebrate

Jennie Stejna, who was born during the First World War, spent a fortnight isolated in her Massachusetts nursing home battling COVID-19. When the 103-year-old was officially cleared of the virus, she asked her caretakers for one thing: a cold beer!

Jennie Stejna, 103, was the first resident at her Massachusetts nursing home to catch the novel coronavirus. She then became the first person to beat it after a 20-day fight, granddaughter Shelley Stejna Gunn told Wicked Local Easton. “She always had that feisty fighting spirit,” Shelley said. “She didn’t give up.”
“Feisty” Jennie Stejna’s family had said their final goodbyes, but against all odds, she beat coronavirus – then asked for a beer. Jennie Stejna, 103, was the first resident at her Massachusetts nursing home to catch the novel coronavirus. She then became the first person to beat it after a 20-day fight, granddaughter Shelley Stejna Gunn told Wicked Local Easton. “She always had that feisty fighting spirit,” Shelley said. “She didn’t give up.” Source: Gunn family via CBS

Jennie Stejna spent a fortnight isolated in her Massachusetts nursing home battling COVID-19

Jennie Stejna spent a fortnight isolated in her Massachusetts nursing home battling COVID-19. When the 103-year-old woman was officially cleared of the virus, she asked her caretakers for one thing: a cold beer!

Staff at the nursing home obliged the centenarian’s request and took a photo of her enjoying the beer, which has gone viral.

In an interview with local publication Wicked Local, her granddaughter, Shelley Gunn, described her grandmother as someone who "always had that feisty fighting spirit."

Stejna was the first person in her nursing home to test positive for coronavirus, Gunn told Wicked Local. She became very ill, but there was always a staff member by her side.

Jennie has two children, three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

The family said their final goodbyes to the great-great-grandmother and when asked if she was ready to go to heaven, Stejna replied, "Hell yes."

But against all odds, Stejna beat the deadly virus, which disproportionately affects the elderly. On May 13, Gunn received news that her grandmother had recovered.

That’s when Stejna asked for a Bud Light to celebrate, something she loved but hadn’t had in a very long time, Gunn said.

“This feisty old Polish grandmother of ours officially beat the coronavirus," Gunn’s husband, Adam, told Wicked Local.

"We’re truly very thankful," Gunn said.

Source CBS-News

Turns out, the afterlife wasn’t quite ready for her yet, because she made a miraculous recovery the next day. Thirteen days later, Stejna was in the clear.
On May 3, David Gunn said goodbye to his grandmother. He asked her if she was ready to go to heaven and she responded, “Hell, yes,”. Turns out, the afterlife wasn’t quite ready for her yet, because she made a miraculous recovery the next day. Thirteen days later, Stejna was in the clear. Source: tanksgoodnews.com

Jennie is not the only centenarian to beat the odds.

A "resilient" 104-year-old man recovered from the coronavirus in Oregon last month. William "Bill" Lapschies contracted the virus at the Edward C. Allworth Veterans’ Home in Oregon, CBS affiliate KOIN reports. He first started showing symptoms on March 5 and been isolated in his room, but about one month later, he was considered recovered from COVID-19.

And in Spain, 113-year-old Maria Branyas, who is thought to be the oldest woman in the country, was able to beat coronavirus after being diagnosed with COVID-19 in March, BBC News reported.

Great great grandmother gets treat after surviving bout with coronavirus Jennie Stejna, 103, of Western Massachusetts is treated to a cold Bud Light as celebration of her recovery from coronavirus. “She always had that feisty fighting spirit,” said her granddaughter Shelley Gunn of Easton. “She didn’t give up.” Source: YouTube/WickedLocal
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