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French woman travels France in motorhome at 103 after doctors gave her days to live

05.09.2026 09:30 1 min 1 source РУС
Le Tribunal du Net FRA
French woman travels France in motorhome at 103 after doctors gave her days to live
Original source: Le Tribunal du Net

In 2017, Dominique Cavanna was hospitalized in Seine-Saint-Denis with a diagnosis of "giving-up syndrome." Doctors gave her only days to live. Her granddaughter Fiona Lauriol took her out of the hospital and embarked on a motorhome journey. From 2019 to 2020, they traveled through Spain, Portugal, and Andorra. Cavanna died in 2020 at age 103, smiling in her sleep. The story is recounted in Lauriol's book "101 Years Old, Grandma Hits the Road."

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