COVID-19 isn't the first pandemic Orel Borgesca had to get through.
. While she’s doesn’t remember the pandemic personally, Borgesca says she will never forget the vivid tales from relatives.
"My mother’s brother and his wife had no children and in the epidemic they let husbands stay with them like my dad ... unfortunately my aunt caught the flu, and she died from it," Borgeson said.Now more than a century later, Borgenson carries those memories with her and is taking precautions to protect herself during the coronavirus health crisis. She’s self-quarantining at her Michigan home with daughter Bonnie to stay safe.
The centenarian turns 103 next Tuesday, so a few neighbors got together to visit Borgeson from a safe distance and celebrate with “Happy Birthday” signs and decorations for her yard.Orel Borgesca turns 103 next week and was just a baby when she outlived the 1918 Influenza pandemic.
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