Maria Oliva is a living symbol for Italians in the fight against coronavirus, with the second oldest woman in the country celebrating 111 years of age on Thursday and being optimistic that she will endure another difficult time in her life.
Maria Oliva, known as "Grandma Marietta" celebrates her birthday today (16/4), the second oldest woman in Italy (the first is Ermina Biankini who will turn 112 next week) blows out candles for her 111th birthday!
Born on April 16, 1909, the hyper-perennial woman can boast of surviving the Spanish flu in 1918, which killed more than 50,000,000 people worldwide and two World Wars, and now wants to tame it. The virus who has so far cut the thread of life in 22,170 of her compatriots.
During this time, she lives with one of her daughters and one of her grandchildren, with the Italian media reporting that she is in good health and that she celebrated her birthday by singing the famous Sicilian song "Ciuri ciuri."
"I always ate green vegetables grown by my parents in their garden," Grandma Marieta explained when asked to reveal the secret to her longevity, with her great-grandson Danny Catalano sending a heartfelt message to her:
"A century, a decade-plus a year ... Here we are, consistent in our appointment every year, my dear great-grandmother, many wishes for the goal you achieved.
Today you blow out 111 candles, my God, what a wonderful achievement, how many memories, how many events, how many changes, how much happiness, and how much sadness. You are an open book full of details, and you are the story written in this book.
Who can speak better than you about the monarchy in Italy, the First World War, the Spanish flu, the dictatorship, fascism, the Second World War, the historic referendum for Italy to pass from the monarchy to the Republic, the first government, the early Republic, the most beautiful Constitution in the world, the economic explosion, the arrival of technology, and a memorable handshake with the Pope.
Who would have thought that you continue to write history in the age of the coronavirus," he said in his message for "Grandma Marieta."
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