Couple married for 73 years die within five minutes of each

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Couple married for 73 years die within five minutes of each

Postby wendy » 13 Apr 2015, 15:50

Couple married for 73 years die within five minutes of each other in separate care homes
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Postby annie » 13 Apr 2015, 16:00

How sad that they were separated at the end of their lives
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Postby maureenho » 13 Apr 2015, 17:06

How very sad, when I first started working for SS back on 1980 one of my first calls an elderly couple I went to died on the same day, I'll never forget it.
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Postby JaneJ » 13 Apr 2015, 17:20

That is so sad.

Such a shame they weren't together. It must have Ben awful for them to be separated
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Postby Rosalind » 13 Apr 2015, 17:32

How sad to die separated from your partner .
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Postby Honey » 14 Apr 2015, 00:41

So sad.
Its not fair to separate legally married couples because of care requirements.
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