Retired nurse, 87, performs resuscitation to save choking toddler

Wilma Whitmore, left, stands with her daughter-in-law Cathy Walker-Whitmore, and granddaughter Kim Walker, holding Novalee, 2, who was saved by Whitmore, her great-great-grandmother, from choking. – Photo by Scott Swanson

Wilma Whitmore might be a little hard of hearing at age 87, but she hasn’t lost much else – particularly her experience as a longtime emergency nurse at Lebanon Community Hospital.

Whitmore, her family says, saved the life of her 2-year-old great-great-grandaughter Novalee, who was choking late on the night of Friday, April 24.

“I tell you, for 87 years old, she’s still saving lives,” said Whitmore’s daughter-in-law, Cathy Walker-Whitmore, who was present when the…

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