Mary Kepler and her husband, Wilford, died hours apart after a lifetime together. The pair was in a Wisconsin hospital after contracting coronavirus. But because they both had the disease, they were able to stay together in their last moments.
The pair was in a Wisconsin hospital after contracting coronavirus, according to CNN affiliate WTMJ. Family members are unsure how the two were infected, the affiliate reported.But because they both had the disease, they were able to stay together in their last moments -- something most coronavirus patients can't do with their loved ones.
Hospital chaplains are bridging the gap between patients and grieving families who can't stay by their bedside during the coronavirus pandemicBut the couple, who had been together for 73 years, had beds next to each other and got to say"I love you" to each other one last time before they died Saturday, their granddaughter Natalie Lameka told the affiliate. "They had been holding hands and that was just heartbreaking to hear but also heartwarming to hear," Lameka said.
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