Ruth Stryzewski prepares to turn 109 on Feb. 20.
Author: CNN News Source
Updated: 9:06 AM EST January 16, 2021
OSHKOSH, Wis. — A Wisconsin woman is over a century old and has beaten COVID-19.
Now Ruth Stryzewski is looking forward to celebrating her 109th birthday.
But it's her recent battle with COVID-19, that has caregivers at the Parkview Health Center in Oshkosh feeling like she beat the biggest of all odds.
"Remarkably, at this age, she was able to fight through that, that horrible virus, and is doing very well today,” said Ingrid Garrison, who is Parkview’s activities specialist. “She's gaining her strength back and becoming the old Ruth we knew."