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French Nun, Europe's Oldest Person, Beats Covid-19 on Eve of 117th Birthday
France 24 ^ | 2/9/21

Posted on 02/10/2021 5:34:30 PM PST by marshmallow

Europe's oldest person, French nun Sister Andre, has survived COVID-19 and will celebrate her 117th birthday this week, her caregivers said.

Lucile Randon, who took the name of Sister Andre when she joined a Catholic charitable order in 1944, tested positive for coronavirus in her retirement home in Toulon, southern France, on Jan. 16. She was isolated from other residents, but displayed no symptoms.

Asked if she was scared to have COVID, Sister Andre told France's BFM television, "No, I wasn't scared because I wasn't scared to die... I'm happy to be with you, but I would wish to be somewhere else – join my big brother and my grandfather and my grandmother."

David Tavella, spokesman for the Sainte Catherine Labouré retirement home, said she was doing well.

"We consider her to be cured. She is very calm and she is looking forward to celebrating her 117th birthday on Thursday."

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1 posted on 02/10/2021 5:34:30 PM PST by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

God Bless her. He seems to have more work for her to do here.


2 posted on 02/10/2021 5:43:36 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("Corn Pop was a bad dude. He ran a bunch of bad boys.")
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To: marshmallow

She’s a boss.


3 posted on 02/10/2021 5:55:39 PM PST by EEGator
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She’s hawt...


4 posted on 02/10/2021 6:22:22 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: marshmallow

God bless her. She is still pretty sharp too.


5 posted on 02/10/2021 6:44:15 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: marshmallow

Well, someone got a ‘blessing’ that’s for sure ❤️


6 posted on 02/10/2021 6:50:20 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: marshmallow

When she passs sometime in the next decode or so, they’ll probably mark it as “covid related”


7 posted on 02/10/2021 6:57:28 PM PST by glorgau
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