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Friday, March 29, 2024

81-year-old COVID-19 survivor gets a birthday surprise

Credit: WKBW Buffalo
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81-year-old COVID-19 survivor gets a birthday surprise
81-year-old COVID-19 survivor gets a birthday surprise

Time and time again, Western New Yorkers show how to make the best of a difficult situation.

Despite being separated, the Boncore family found a way to celebrate Bob's 81st birthday.

NOW TO A VERYSPECIAL "WELCOMEHOME" FOR A MANWHO HAS RECOVEREDFROM COVID-19... ANDIS CELEBRATING ABIRTHDAY.SEVEN EYEWITNESSNEWS REPORTERTAYLOR EPPS HASMORE ON ACELEBRATIONWORTHY OF OUR"BUFFALO STRONG"MOTTO.WNYERS HAVEPROVEN TIME ANDTIME AGAIN THATCOVID-19 IS NO MATCHFOR US.DESPITE BEINGSEPARATED, WE STILLFIND WAYS TOCELEBRATE.BOB BONCORE ISCELEBRATING HIS 81STBIRTHDAY.PETER "WE NEEDGOOD THINGS.

WENEED TO SMILE AGAIN.LITTLE BY LITTLE WEHAVE TO, WE HAVE TOMOVE ON." :05ANDREA "AND WE'REJUST TRYING TOCHEER HIM UP" :02THIS IS NOT JUST ABIRTHDAY PARTY, BUTA WELCOME HOME.OLGA "WE'RE HERE TOHONOR BOB ON HISBIRTHDAY AND FORHIS RECOVERY FROMTHE VIRUS, WE'REHOPING THIS WILLSHOW HIM HOW MUCHEVERYONE LOVESTHEM." :05BONCORE ISRECOVERING AT HOMEAFTER HIS MONTH-LONG BATTLE WITHCOVID-19.PETER "IT'S BEENREALLY A HARDMONTH, MONTH AND AHALF.

HE'S SLOWLYBUT SURELYRECOVERING, BUTVERY EMOTIONALEVERY DAY." :05FOR BONCORE, THIS ISALL BITTERSWEET.FOR FIRST TIME INDECADES, HE'SCELEBRATING HISBIRTHDAY WITHOUTHIS WIFE, CORA.OLGA "SHE WAS HISSWEETHEART AND ITWAS ALWAYS THATWAY.

GREAT PARENTS,OLGA "BOB I WANTYOU TO KNOW HOWWE LOVE YOU ANDCHOKES UP HOWWE'RE GRIEVING WITHYOU AND PLEASE GETWELL SO WE CAN ALLBE TOGETHER SOON.

ILOVE YOU." :17IN THE TOWN OFTONAWANDA, TAYLOREPPS, 7EWN.

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