Great great-grandmother completes 100 ‘stand-ups’ raises £20K for charity before her 100th birthday

A great great-grandmother who has virtually lost the use of her legs has completed 100 ‘stand-ups’ for charity before her 100th birthday.  Joyce Richardson, 100, from Thirsk, North Yorkshire, suddenly lost the ability to walk and stand after she contracted sepsis last year and has been slowly regaining her strength. She now relies on a … Read more

Great-grandmother, 106, is discharged from hospital after recovering from coronavirus

Great-grandmother, 106, believed to be Britain’s oldest patient to beat coronavirus gets guard of honour from NHS staff as she leaves hospital (but don’t mention her favourite ‘cheeky’ McDonald’s is closed) 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 … Read more

Quarantined great-grandmother, 82, goes viral after holding a ‘need more wine’ sign to her window

Quarantined great-grandmother, 82, goes viral after holding a ‘need more wine’ sign to her window Annette Muller is the ‘life of the party’ but has been stuck home in Ontario  Last week daughter Kelly went to check on her and spotted her holding sign  ‘I wasn’t shocked to pull up and see her holding up … Read more

UK’s oldest Covid-19 victim: Great-grandmother, 108, who survived two world wars and Spanish flu

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