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A great-grandmother-of-four, 90, has raised more than £45,000 for the NHS after pledging to climb the equivalent of a 2,400ft Scottish Highland mountain up and down her stairs at home. Margaret Payne of Ardvar, Assynt, in Sutherland set herself the challenge of climbing the stairs until she ascended the same height as Suilven near Lochinver, … Read more
Great-grandmother, 106, is thought to be Britain’s oldest patient to recover from coronavirus as she is discharged from hospital Connie Titchen was first admitted to Birmingham City Hospital in mid-March Staff thought she had pneumonia but was diagnosed with Covid-19 soon after Retired shop worker said she feels ‘very lucky’ and ‘can’t wait to see … Read more
A 99-year-old woman, believed to Britain’s oldest person to recover form coronavirus, owes her recovery to her love for marmalade sandwiches, her family have joked. Great-grandmother Rita Reynolds fell ill last Wednesday, March 25 and, after she tested positive for the virus, the family were told to expect the worst as her condition worsened. Rita, … Read more
An 108-year-old great-grandmother is believed to be the oldest person to die from the coronavirus in the UK. Hilda Churchill survived two world wars and the Spanish flu but tragically passed away on Saturday – less than a day after she tested positive for the virus. She had been in isolation at her care home in … Read more
A glamorous great-grandmother of 18 celebrates her birthday every year by posing for playful photo shoots taken by her granddaughter. Florence Knapp, 78, from Des Moines, Iowa, has rung in her past three birthdays in front of the camera after almost dying from kidney failure in January 2018. Her granddaughter Kourtney Knapp, 32, buys her … Read more