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A heart-melting video of a man singing to his dying wife is going viral

They’ve been married for 73 years.

WE DIDN’T WANT to cry so early on a Tuesday morning, but then we saw this…

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Musician Erin Solari shared this video of her grandparents, Laura and Howard, who have been married for 73 years – at 93 years of age, Laura is living out her final days.

Solari writes that she was lucky enough to capture this special moment between them at Laura’s hospice facility:

Howard is singing to her their love song, the song that comforted her when he went away to fight in World War II.

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She said that the pair often sang the song (You’ll Never Know, performed by Rosemary Clooney and Harry James) together at family gatherings, but now, her grandmother is too weak to sing.

That doesn’t stop her saying the words to her husband as he sings the song to her:

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Solari said that by the time she posted the video to Facebook, her grandmother was able to go home, and was still resting peacefully there.

A lovely couple, and a lovely song.

Written by Valerie Loftus and posted on DailyEdge.ie

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    Mute Jacque Koffe
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    Jun 24th 2013, 7:38 PM

    loudspeakers at bus stops and other busy places would be great.

    “oi you, in the red tee shirt, you dirty bstard, pick up that cigarette box and put in in the bin.

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    Mute whippiegirl1
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    Jun 24th 2013, 8:16 PM

    How about making the long term unemployed pick up litter in order to get their free money every week. Im not talking about people who have previously contributed and have recently lost their jobs, Im meaning the ones who have never bothered to work a day in their lives. If they want to keep getting their free hand outs they should be made to do some form of work to keep getting it. Its probably these types who are doing most of the littering and dumping anyway…

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    Mute Lord Loverocket
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    Jun 24th 2013, 8:21 PM

    Jaysus, you’re some tulip.

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    Mute Vincent F
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    Jun 24th 2013, 8:31 PM

    What about the ones claiming they can’t work because they have a bad back…. Can’t see them being directed to pick up litter.

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    Mute M
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    Jun 24th 2013, 8:43 PM

    Give them a stick with a spike!

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    Mute huzar
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    Jun 24th 2013, 8:51 PM

    That would be the obvious and sensible thing to do but it doesn’t work like that in this country unfortunately.

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    Mute Elrat
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    Jun 24th 2013, 7:49 PM

    What’s wrong with getting all the gougers and scoobies
    to clean the streets instead of being given a slap on the wrist in court? Probably the unions would be up in arms!

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    Mute Des Doris
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    Jun 24th 2013, 8:07 PM

    And how would you propose paying for that?

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    Mute Vincent F
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    Jun 24th 2013, 8:29 PM

    Would have given you a green thumb but for the guff re unions. I agree. Community service should be used more, alas I hear the turn up rate is something like 50 % for those currently given service.

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    Mute Daniel Dunne
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    Jun 24th 2013, 7:57 PM

    Surely the €900,000 could be raised from litter fines?

    We are quite a dirty nation in general.

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    Mute M
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    Jun 24th 2013, 7:40 PM

    I think each council should set up a committee with this money to investigate how to clean the streets and maybe a few trips abroad to see how other councils do it, in say himmm, Hawaii !!!!!!

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    Mute Paul
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    Jun 24th 2013, 7:46 PM

    Clanbrassil Street is filthy most mornings. The junction with Patrick Street (just yards from the Cathedral) is especially bad.

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    Mute horrible weather
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    Jun 24th 2013, 8:18 PM

    Take a sweeping brush with you next time ;-)

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    Mute Alan Carroll
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    Jun 24th 2013, 7:46 PM

    900k?? Really? Typical of Ireland , can’t feed the hungry , let the sick die , but hey here’s money to ” solve ” the litter problem

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    Mute Rick MacRory
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    Jun 24th 2013, 8:05 PM

    Alan
    If you’re hungry just give up your Internet access and you’ll have a few more quid to buy some food.

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    Mute Des Doris
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    Jun 24th 2013, 8:06 PM

    @alan and how do you propose paying for that?

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    Mute Des Doris
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    Jun 24th 2013, 8:07 PM

    @alan sorry! Commented on wrong post!

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    Mute S Fox
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    Jun 24th 2013, 8:36 PM

    A person who dumps dozens of bags of refuse on the side of the road receives the same fine as a driver who discards a cigarette end from their vehicle, therefore the guy dumping a trailer load of refuse is not dis incentivised because by paying the €150.00 litter fine (assuming that the perpetrator is caught) it is still cheaper than bringing same to the local Landfill site.

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    Mute Alan Roche
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    Jun 24th 2013, 10:50 PM

    I bet you just chuck that wrapper on the ground, sure, who cares

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    Mute S Fox
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    Jun 24th 2013, 11:01 PM

    Tidy Towns would care.

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    Mute Denise Sheehan
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    Jun 24th 2013, 7:49 PM

    Pity they wouldn’t allocate money to fix the roads !

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    Mute Reg
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    Jun 24th 2013, 8:47 PM

    They have!

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    Mute BadDrivingIreland
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    Jun 24th 2013, 7:56 PM

    There is only one piece of litter that needs removal that’s the man himself.

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    Mute S Fox
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    Jun 24th 2013, 8:14 PM

    Litter louts who are prosecuted in the courts should be named and shamed in the local media and newspapers (which rarely happens at present)

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    Mute Alan Roche
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    Jun 24th 2013, 10:41 PM

    Good idea, just like the tax defaulters list.
    IMO the anti litter advertising campaigns ate far too gentle. In Australia they literally have slogans on billboards like “dont be a pr*ck” and “Dont be a tosser”.slogans like these might work hwre too. It needs to be portrayed as something socially unacceptable.

    Littering, while it seems low on the scale is a “habit” that shows a complete disrespect to society and the country

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    Mute Pete Foley
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    Jun 24th 2013, 7:55 PM

    Property tax should include bins dose in most other country. People don’t have the money for bins it’s that simple.

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    Mute Adam Hurley
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    Jun 24th 2013, 8:19 PM

    The problem isn’t bins here it’s littering. As is pointed out in the second to last paragraph.

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    Mute Alan Roche
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    Jun 24th 2013, 10:44 PM

    Lack of bins is no excuse. Its personal responsibility.People shouldnt expect bins to be provided everywhere. if theres no bin available you should bring your rubbish home

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    Mute Martin Stapleton
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    Jun 24th 2013, 8:50 PM

    Local authorities should not need more money to clean up anything, just starting working more productively and they will get everything done for the same money like with the private sector. Instead of ten guys staring into a hole let one or two stare and send the others off to clean up!

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    Mute Hugh Chaloner
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    Jun 24th 2013, 10:16 PM

    Some of the graffiti is great – look at Solus for instance – an asset to our walls. Some of it complete sh1te though. Get the long term scobes to scrub off the bad stuff (but only if they’re fit for purpose of course).

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    Mute Jacque Koffe
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    Jun 24th 2013, 10:37 PM

    i agree, graffiti can be wonderful except the “i woz ere” kind.

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    Mute Keith Brady
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    Jun 24th 2013, 10:47 PM

    Councils will just get volunteers to do it under the tidy towns scheme and use the funding for something else.!! Instead of the indended purpose.!

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