The heartwarming moment a couple forced to live in separate care homes for eight months are finally reunited
Wolf and Anita Gottschalk, married for 62 years, cried every time they were separated but were overcome with joy when he was finally moved to the same residential home as his wife
THIS is the heart-warming moment an elderly couple forced to live in separate care homes for eight months were finally reunited.
Wolfram and Anita Gottschalk, who have been married for 62 years, had to live apart for the first time because they could not find a nursing home with room for them both.
But now Wolf has finally been moved to the same residence as his wife - and the emotional moment was shared by their granddaughter on Facebook.
The couple embraced and shared a kiss and Anita can be heard saying to her husband: "Look at me, look at me - I love you."
Granddaughter Ashley Bartyik wrote Facebook: "The reunion saw tears and joy for all involved.
"They can now be under the same roof for their remaining years, and we couldn’t be more grateful."
Last month we told how Wolf, 83, and Anita, 81, cried every time they were forced to separate to go back to different homes in British Columbia, Canada.
Ashley Bartyik called this image of her grandparents both wiping away tears 'the saddest photo I have ever taken'
The pair fell in love as teenagers when their families lived in the same apartment block in Dusseldorf, Germany.
When Ashley posted a heartbreaking image of her grandparents both wiping away tears their suffering hit headlines around the world.
Ashley called it "the saddest photo I have ever taken", adding: "They cry every time they see each other, and it is heartbreaking.
"We want justice for my grandparents who after 62 years together deserve to spend their last moments in the same building."
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Wolf, who had dementia and was recently diagnosed with cancer, had been on a waiting list to move into the same care home as his wife but was hit with backlogs and delays.
Last month the couple’s son Bill Gottschalk said: "They need their time together.
"If either one of them were to pass away while they’re separated, it would be devastating for them and the family."
Wolfram and Anita Gottschalk on their wedding day in 1954
Ashley writes that she hopes the happy ending to their story will help other couples also forced to live apart.
She said: "Although they are now reunited, the story isn’t over for other British Colombia couples waiting to be together, and our family will continue to advocate for those families as well."
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