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This Bud’s for her. Jennie Stejna, a 103-year-old great-great grandmother in Massachusetts, defeated the coronavirus in the best way possible: by knocking back a cold one.Â
“She always had that feisty fighting spirit,†granddaughter Shelley Gunn told Wicked Local. “She didn’t give up.â€
Family members told Wicked Local that the nursing home resident and “hardcore Boston sports fan†developed a fever, tested positive for the virus and quickly worsened.Â
But she beat Covid-19 ― and the nursing home staff let her celebrate with a Bud Light:
Footage from TMZ, below, shows Stejna savoring her Bud Light and commenting on how cold it is.Â
Adam Gunn ― Shelley’s husband ― told the website that it go so bad that at one point he asked if she were ready to go to heaven.Â
She replied: “Hell, yes!â€
“This feisty old Polish grandmother of ours officially beat the coronavirus,†Adam Gunn told Wicked Local.
The website said she has two children, three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.