'I knew they'd be there': Mesquite mom says family's visits outside her hospital window fueled her fight against COVID-19 Robyne Griffin, 61, became infected with COVID-19 in early January. Her health turned a major corner recently, and she says her family's love is the reason why. Author: Matt Howerton Updated: 10:24 PM CDT May 7, 2021 MESQUITE, Texas — Mother's Day will have a whole new meaning for a family in Mesquite after its matriarch, who's been hospitalized since January with COVID-19, pulled ahead of a bleak diagnosis. Yet, it's all how 61-year-old Robyne Griffin explains she cornered the virus that will leave you speechless.