Simpson from Bakersfield, California, United States, died a few days
ago with their hands firmly clutched to each other's. The pair, who
has been together for 62 years, was inseparable throughout their
lifetime, maintaining that strong bond even to their deathbed. They
died just four hours apart.
"I knew in my heart this is what's supposed to happen - Grandma and
grandpa are supposed to be together and grandma and grandpa are going
to die together," granddaughter Melissa Sloan, toldKERONews.
Two weeks ago, Don broke his hip after falling from the stairs. Even
though he was immediately rushed to the hospital for proper medical
attention, he never really recovered from that accident. At the same
time, the cancer his wife had been fighting also took a painful twist,
with the disease sucking up every available strength in her by the
minute.
"I told my sister on the phone, we got one shot to get them together,"
Sloan said. Despite their condition, the couple demanded to be
together. They were subsequently moved to a spare room in the family's
home where they stayed for a while before exiting the world together.
"We kept them together, and had their beds side-by-side," Sloan said.
"Gram woke up and saw him, and held hands and they knew that they were
next to each other."
Knowing she was in safe hands, Maxine soon took her last breath in the
hands of the very man she had adored and loved for more than six
decades.
"I walked them out with her body, walked back in to check on grandpa
and he quit breathing as soon as her body left the room," Sloan
toldKERONews. "He left with her, and they passed four hours apart from
each other. It's just amazing. It really is amazing. It's a true love
story," she said.
Don, a civil engineer in North Dakota, was stationed in Bakersfield,
where he met Maxine at a bowling alley. The two travelled the world
together and adopted two songs along the way. It's a love story that
may remind you of a Hollywood movie, but it's real.
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