Elderly people over 60 years of age are the most vulnerable to the coronavirus. However, the recovery of Assam’s oldest COVID-19 patient, 100-year-old Mai Handique, is giving all of us hope in these difficult times. More so because her doctors credit her recovery to her positive attitude after testing positive and being admitted 10 days ago.
Deccan Chronicle quoted a doctor who treated her at the Mahendra Mohan Chowdhury Hospital (MMCH) in Guwahati saying, “Initially, we were worried due to her age and she also has hypertension, but she was always cheerful and in a positive frame of mind.”
Steely resolve of 100-year-old Mai Handique is monumental. With brilliant support of doctors at MMCH, she defeated #coronavirus, giving us a lesson in having right will power.
As she gets back to Mother's Old Age Home, Hatigaon, Guwahati, I join my team in wishing her the best. pic.twitter.com/5PTutoSjXO
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) September 16, 2020
Hindustan Times quoted Aita (grandma) as she was fondly called by the staff saying,
“We were given fish or meat on most of the days while egg and banana were given daily. We were also given ‘ruti- bhaji’ (chappatis and vegetables) which I enjoyed the most. The girls (the nurses) and the doctors took very good care.”
100-year-old woman beats Covid-19 in Assam
Her age may have posed a challenge but 100-year-old Mai Handique's battle against #Covid19 was won by her positivity, doctors said.
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— Deccan Herald (@DeccanHerald) September 17, 2020
The resident of the Mothers’ Old Age Home sang several Assamese songs at the celebration party organized at the hospital before her discharge.
MMCH Covid Hospital
“It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.”
A 100-year-old woman Mai Handique, recovered from #Covid19.
Nothing can stop our hardworking #CovidWarrior from winning the war against #COVID19.#AssamFightsCorona@PomiBaruah @nhm_assam pic.twitter.com/zGqSFvACZK— Assam Covid Care Centers (@AssamCovid) September 16, 2020
We hope that the other residents of the old age home who tested positive also recover soon.