Heartwarming moment 96-year-old husband is pictured tenderly feeding his wife with Alzheimer’s on a date night after 75 years of marriage
Photo has hundreds of thousands of likes and is sweeping the Internet
A TOUCHING snap showing a 96-year-old man from the US tenderly feeding his wife during their date night has been tugging at heart-strings the world over.
A fellow restaurant diner, who took the photo, began chatting with the man and discovered that his wife has Alzheimer's.
The pensioner said if he and his wife make it to June they will be celebrating 75 years of marriage.
The photo has had hundreds of thousands of likes and is sweeping the internet.
It was first shared by by the anonymous diner at the Wendy’s restaurant in an undisclosed part of the US.
This included his thoughts and said in his post.
He said: “My whole life I've yearned for a love that strong.
“Getting all the way to the end of the line with the person you started out with is one of the most glorious things on the face of this Earth.
“Could a couple be more blessed than to have that happen?”
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People have flooded the comments section to share similar tales of ever-lasting love.
The top comment read: “My grandpa would feed my grandma long after she had forgotten who he was; however, she wouldn't eat for anyone else.
“Somewhere in her heart's memory she knew who he was.”
Another user shared a tale of their own, writing: “Beautiful story, my eyes are teary.
“Reminds me of my mother who I took care of for three years before she passed from Alzheimer's and heart failure two years ago.
“Even after my parents divorced after being married for 30 years, my father still came over to help me with my mother.
“He loved her since he was 19 and never stopped.”
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