Judge Gerald Pash walks through the halls of Vernon Jubilee Hospital91裸聊视频檚 Polson Tower in search of Aletta Upton91裸聊视频檚 room. It91裸聊视频檚 her special day 91裸聊视频� one she has been anticipating for eight years.

As Pash approaches the door to Upton91裸聊视频檚 room, her son Ken steps out to greet him. Pash dons his ceremonial gown, and enters the room, filled with family, friends, Aletta laying on the hospital bed and Canadian flag souvenirs on the white walls. Aletta is ready to take the oath of citizenship. She91裸聊视频檚 ready to be a Canadian.

91裸聊视频淓leven days ago, my mother had a doctor91裸聊视频檚 appointment, and I picked her up at her apartment,91裸聊视频� Ken said after the ceremony. 91裸聊视频淪he didn91裸聊视频檛 come down, didn91裸聊视频檛 answer the call, I found her unconscious in her bed.91裸聊视频�

Ken rushed his mother to the hospital, where it was discovered that Aletta had suffered a ruptured aneurysm.

91裸聊视频淲e were told the chances were quite poor that she would survive,91裸聊视频� Ken said. 91裸聊视频淲e actually went as far as arranging a funeral. I got my sister to come from Australia. The day before she arrived, it looked like she might not get here in time.91裸聊视频�

But Aletta rallied and regained consciousness.

91裸聊视频淭he first question she asked was can we let them know in Penticton that she won91裸聊视频檛 make the (citizenship) ceremony,91裸聊视频� said Ken. 91裸聊视频淚 think it was important to her. It was weird that that was the first thing she asked 91裸聊视频� I was surprised.91裸聊视频�

Aletta, originally from Cape Town, South Africa, has been living in Canada since 2009. In July, she will turn 89.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 very exciting for us. We91裸聊视频檝e been here for 25 years and her grandchildren are here, so she91裸聊视频檚 pleased to become a Canadian herself.91裸聊视频�

As Pash finished the ceremony with the singing of O Canada, Aletta appeared tired. But since regaining consciousness, she has been improving every day.

91裸聊视频淎fter a week of not eating anything, she was quite weak. But (she) has now regained her strength quite enormously and seems to have made some progress.

91裸聊视频淭oday, she became a Canadian citizen.91裸聊视频�