WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. — At the Walnut Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 102-year-old Mae is one happy lady.
On Monday, May 4, Mae beat COVID-19 after being in quarantine for 21 days total. Once she was cleared, she was able to go back to her normal room.
Mae has lived a long life and has beaten more than just COVID-19. She and her family also survived a tornado in the year 1929 that destroyed their home.
Born an raised in a little community called Loredo, between Jonesboro an Walcott, Mae raised 5 children and worked at Arkansas State Univeristy in Jonesboro until she retired.
Mae has been a resident at the Walnut Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for about 8 months.