pandemic.“She has lived an extraordinary life. So she has lived through the Spanish flu, she’s lived through World War II,” Laura Konkel told Global News.“She immigrated to Canada, and when they came to Canada they were completely impoverished because they lost everything in the war.” Hamilton police rescue family on pink flamingo pool float in Lake Ontario In late May, Konkel was admitted to St.
Joseph’s hospital for a leg injury sustained in a fall.Since then, the former health-care worker has had to put up with a few months of isolation in hospital due to COVID-19 precautions.During a rare opportunity to celebrate with some loved ones in the courtyard of St.