Whether it was the power of her prayers or her T cells that did it, 116-year-old French nun Lucile Randon survived COVID-19.
The nun, with the religious name Sister André, is according to the Gerontology Research Group, the second oldest known living person in the world, confirming details of people presumably 110 years or older.
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French media reported that the nun, with the religious name Sister André, tested positive for the virus in mid-January in the southern French city of Toulon. But just three weeks later, she’s fit as a violin – albeit in her usual wheelchair. She’s even healthy enough to look forward to her 117th birthday on Thursday.
She told the Var-Matin newspaper: “I did not even realize I had it.”
Sister André, who is blind, did not even worry when she heard the news of diagnosis.
“She did not ask me about her health, but about her habits,” David Tavella, the communications manager of the nursing home where she lives, told the newspaper. “For example, she wanted to know if meals or bedtime would change. She showed no fear of the disease. On the other hand, she was very concerned about the other residents.”
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Not everyone shared Sister André’s happiness: In January, 81 of the 88 residents of the facility tested positive and, according to the newspaper, about ten died.
The nun was apparently officially cured – she was allowed to attend the mass.