Due to coronavirus restrictions, Marty Gandelman was unable to be in the room when his child was born. TORONTO - A 93-year-old Canadian hospital patient and military veteran went viral after reciting a warm and much-needed poem, titled, “A Smile Can Be Contagious.” After Frank Davis was admitted to Parkwood Hospital in London, Ontario, for a broken hip and injured shoulder, a TikTok video of Davis emerged on April 4, with a message of positivity for a world in crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic. RELATED: Doctor and husband perform balcony violin concert for neighbors shut in amid COVID-19 lockdowns “A smile can be very contagious, you can catch it like the flu,” Davis recited.