The coronavirus pandemic has complicated the life of the oldest living person in the U.S. who was unable to eat lunch with her friend due to social distancing policies at her assisted living facility, CNN reported.
Thelma Sutcliffe, who is 114, is still “very sharp,” her friend Luella Mason told CNN. Sutcliffe and other residents were required to eat in their rooms as COVID-19 tore through the U.S.
"It breaks my heart, because the first thing out of her mouth is, 'Are you going to stay and eat with me?'" Mason told CNN. "And I have to say I can't, they won't let me ... I tell her we have to go by the rules."
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Sutcliffe’s facility has relaxed restrictions, but the Omaha, Nebraska native says she will not eat in the community dining area, Mason told CNN.
"I don't know anybody down there anymore," Sutcliffe told Mason.
Mason told the outlet that Sutcliffe, who became the oldest person in the U.S. when 115-year-old Hester Ford died earlier in April, attributes her long life to the fact that she never smoked, never had children and did her best to never worry.
"She'll say that to this day," Mason said. "Don't worry. She has a philosophy of not worrying."
Mason told the outlet Sutcliffe knows she’s the oldest person in the country, but she doesn’t like to talk about it.
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