This nun from Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region, France must be sipping the holy water in their church. She has survived two world wars and two pandemics. Although she was not caught by the Spanish Flu in 1918.
Lucile Randon, 116 years old, known as Sister Andre was born on 11 February 1904 in Ales, Occitanie region, France. She was diagnosed and tested positive for Covid-19 on January 16.
"I didn't know I had it," André said in an interview with BFMTV reporter. "No, I wasn't scared because I wasn't scared of dying." she added.
In her retirement home at Sainte Catherine Labouré, out of the 90 residents, 53 were infected.
WebMD reports:
At the retirement home where Sister André lives, 81 of 88 residents have tested positive and about 10 of them died, Var-Matin said.
According to David Tavella, communications director of her nursing home. She will celebrate her 117th birthday on Thursday. Visitors are not allowed at her retirement home but she will receive video messages from her family and the local mayor. She will also be taking part in a video mass.
CNN reports:
"We're doing all we can to make her happy," he (Tavella) said. André's birthday meal will feature her favorites: foie gras, baked Alaska and a glass of red wine, Tavella added.
"She drinks a glass of wine every lunchtime," he said.
Sister André dethroned Maria Capovilla on the list of the oldest registered people compiled by the Gerontology Research Group. The first place is held by another French lady Jeanne Calment with 122 years and 164 days who was born in 1875.
She became the oldest living person in France following the death of 114-year-old Honorine Rondello on 19 October 2017. She is now the last known person in Europe of people who were born in 1904. She now becomes the oldest living person as well as the last known born in the continent before 1905, following the death of 116-year-old Italian Maria Giuseppa Robucci on 18 June 2019.
In the world ranking, she is now number 2 behind Kane Tanaka of Japan.
I think I'm going to try French wine after all.
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