On the battle against COVID-19, more good news keeps coming in, of which one of the most recent is the case of this brave 99-year-old Georgia woman, who has battled the virus, and has recovered! And guess what? This is just a few months to her 100th birthday.
According to reports, the 99-year-old woman named Maude Burke made a recovery from the COVID-19 after 17 days of being hospitalized. A video clip showing this awesome moment was posted by Phoebe Putney Health Systems in Albany, which showed Maude Burke getting wheeled out of the hospital, while the staff of the facility cheered her.
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The health facility stated that Maude Burke, who is aged 99, is the oldest patient of COVID-19 to be discharged from the hospital. Under the caption of the uploaded video clip, it read “We continue to celebrate with our #COVID-19 patients when they get well enough to go home from our hospitals. This celebration was extra special. Maude Burke is … is the oldest COVID-19 patient we’ve been able to discharge. Her strength and determination are amazing, and we wish her well as she continues to recover. Thank you for being an inspiration, Ms. Maude!”
After the video was uploaded, lots of followers showered good words on the brave 99-year-old COVID-19 discharged patient. Some of them read: “I’ve had the pleasure of meeting this ‘Woman of God’ and to see her leaving this hospital is a blessing. I am ecstatic for her and her family,” a follower named Bettina Moore. another follower stated, “May God continue to heal you every day. And thank you, Phoebe, for taking such good care of Mrs. Maude and standing in the gap while a family could not be there.” “Great to hear/read/see! When does she turn 100? I’m sure she has lots of stories to tell, she’s survived so much from segregation and Jim Crow to Covid-19,” posted Kristin Journigan.
A relative of Maude Burke posted thus, “This brings me to tears. My granny….I love her SO MUCH! We prayed so hard for her. I can’t wait to see her,” wrote K.S. Burke.
We are happy to hear this news. We hope more cases of recovery are recovered from this moment on.