In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran ...

As a child, she survived the mumps, measles, and whooping cough. She also has lived through two world wars and 20 presidents (21 if you count Donald Trump’s non-consecutive second term).

Bonita Gibson has also survived mumps, measles, whooping cough and COVID twice. She says her secret to a long life is potatoes and no drinking or smoking.