A Massachusetts family sang "Happy Birthday" to their 100-year-old loved one outside a nursing home window Sunday as the coronavirus outbreak effects the globe.
Millie Erickson, a resident of Sterling Village in Sterling, Massachusetts, was greeted by a crowd of familiar faces to celebrate her becoming a centenarian. Her son, Gary Erickson said she is in quarantine.
Sterling Village had to tighten its visitation policy due to the pandemic.
![PHOTO: Millie Erickson, a resident of Sterling Village in Sterling, Massachusetts, was greeted by family to celebrate her becoming a centenarian on March 15. Her son, Gary Erickson said she is in quarantine as the coronavirus outbreak effects the globe.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/woman-celebrates-100th-birthday-coronavirus-ht-05-np-200316_hpEmbed_25x14_992.jpg?w=992)
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But since it was Millie Erickson's 100th birthday, the home and her family found a loophole to mark her special milestone.
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![PHOTO: Millie Erickson, a resident of Sterling Village in Massachusetts, was greeted by family near a window March 15 to celebrate her 100th birthday. Sterling Village had to tighten its visitation policy due to the coronavirus pandemic.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/woman-celebrates-100th-birthday-coronavirus-ht-02-np-200316_hpEmbed_25x14_992.jpg?w=992)
"It was really nice that they let us do that," Gary Erickson told ABC affiliate WCVB-TV in Boston. "She doesn't usually cry, but she did. She's just thrilled to see everybody and she's lived a good, long life."
![PHOTO: Millie Erickson, 100, a resident of Sterling Village in Massachusetts, was greeted by family to celebrate her becoming a centenarian on March 15. Her son, Gary Erickson said she is in quarantine as the coronavirus outbreak effects the globe.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/woman-celebrates-100th-birthday-coronavirus-ht-03-np-200316_hpEmbed_9x5_992.jpg?w=992)
The CDC says older adults are at higher risk and health officials in several states have recommended the elderly stay home as the crisis continues.
![PHOTO: Millie Erickson, a resident of Sterling Village in Sterling, Massachusetts, was greeted by family to celebrate her becoming a centenarian on March 15. Her son, Gary Erickson said she is in quarantine as the coronavirus outbreak effects the globe.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/woman-celebrates-100th-birthday-coronavirus-ht-MAIN1-np-200316_hpMain_16x9_992.jpg?w=992)
Millie wasn't able to blow out candles with her family but judging by the smile on her face, seeing them was all she needed.