The elderly couple that made us all cry have been rehoused – together
A couple married for 62 years made us all cry when a photo surfaced of them saying one of many tearful goodbyes.
Living in separate care homes, Wolfram Gottschalk and his wife Anita captured international attention after their granddaughter shared the photo on Facebook.
The homes were half an hour apart, with family driving Anita to see Wolfram several times a week.
Granddaughter Ashley Bartyik, described it as “the saddest photo I have ever taken”.
The couple’s family feared that Wolfram’s memory of Anita would fade faster the longer they were kept apart as he suffers from dementia.
“His Dementia is growing ever stronger each day, but his memory of my grandmother has not faded a inch…yet. We are afraid however that if they are living apart much longer, his memory of her won’t stay,” wrote Ashley.
Now, after months of separation, they have been reunited for good.
Anita held onto Wolfram's face and said, "Look at me, look at me. I love you."
The moment is one in a million.
