16-year-old blind, deaf dog survived being snatched by a hawk
After Porschia was snatched by a hawk, dog-owner Deborah Falcione thought she’d never see the poodle again. Porschia was 16 years old, blind, and deaf. After her dog went missing, Falcione searched the neighborhood with no luck. Twenty-eight hours later, after temperatures dipped to 10 degrees, Falcione got a call.…
103-year-old survivor of the coronavirus
A 103-year-old woman in Iran defied expectations. The novel coronavirus was dubbed a pandemic in March 2020. According to the World Health Organization, 3.4 percent of people who contract the coronavirus do not survive. That percentage goes up for the elderly with a 21.9 percent fatality rate. However, one 103-year-old…
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