Heartwarming Moment: Couple Married for 66 Years Reunite after Spending 100 Days Apart

Heartwarming Moment: Couple Married for 66 Years Reunite after Spending 100 Days Apart

  • Two lovebirds who were apart for 100 days due to Covid 19 rules finally reunited and their reunion warmed the hearts of many people
  • George, 89, and his 87-year-old wife identified as Joyce fell ill and were admitted to the hospital separately
  • They were finally discharged and both were overwhelmed with joy when they eventually saw each other again

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A couple, George and Joyce Bell, who have been married for 66 years, were reunited after being separated for 100 days because of Covid 19 rules.

The lovebirds were apart after being admitted to hospital separately when they fell ill, Daily Mail reports.

Elderly couple
George and Joyce reunited after being apart for 100 days. Photo credit: Evening Gazette
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Got discharged

George, 89, and 87-year-old Joyce were well enough to be discharged and moved into rooms at the Tollesby Hall Care Home in Middlesbrough to recover.

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Heartwarming photos of the couple have emerged on social media in which they could be seen embracing and resting their heads on each other.

I will always be there for him

Reacting to their reunion, Joyce said the feeling was indescribable, adding that she told her husband that she would always be there for him, Hello Care reports.

In her words:

"I can't tell you how nice it was. I told him I'd always be there for him, no matter what. He held me tight and said he'd never leave me again for the rest of his life."

Heartwarming moment

The activities manager of the care home identified as Rachel White said it was awesome to be a part of their reunion, adding that the moment moved many of them to tears.

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In her words:

"With the support of the team here at Tollesby we are looking at getting them back in their home where they can return to their life together to carry on their fairy tale."

Emotional dad reunites with his son who was snatched 24 years ago: "My baby"

In other family reunion news, Briefly News previously reported that a Chinese man identified as Guo Gangtang has breathed a sigh of relief after reuniting with his son who disappeared about 24 years ago.

According to a report by the BBC, Gangtang's son had been snatched aged two in front of their home in the province of Shandong. It is said that the son was taken to the neighbouring Henan province and sold there by the kidnappers.

China's Ministry of Public Security has revealed that the police were able to trace the son's identity using DNA testing. Gangtang and his wife cried and hugged their son when they were reunited in Liaocheng, Shandong.

Source: Briefly News

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