An elderly man's sweet serenade to his dying wife while in hospice care is warming the hearts of viewers across the globe.
Erin Solari recorded her grandfather Howard Serena, 92, singing "You'll Never Know" by Rosemary Clooney and Harry James to his wife Laura, 93, on Sept. 12. Laura currently suffers from dementia.
Solari's heart-warming video was a hit on social media.
"We knew that this was probably the last time, so we wanted to capture that moment," Solari told ABC News today. "It was really loving.
"For me, right after the video, I was so overcome," Solari added. "I broke down and started crying. I was so happy that I'd captured this moment for my family. It touched me, so it doesn't surprise me that it touched other people as well."The elderly couple have nine children and 18 grandchildren. They've been married for 73 years.
Solari's heart-warming video was a hit on social media.
"It [the video] was posted minutes after it happened on Facebook and it had over 3 million views," she said. "I know it seems private, but my family is very proud and happy to share this love with the world. As for the feedback, all the love and support we've gotten, being around my grandmother, I believe it maybe it had a little bit of an impact of her feeling better. She's been able to go home and we are very appreciative of that as well."
After being told the video had gone viral, Laura remarked:
"I told you Howard that I'd make you famous."Watch the video below
114 comments:
awwww! so heart rendering.
So lovely of him.
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That's so sweet, I can't hold back my tears
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This is exactly the kinda luv I'm talking about.Grandma & Grandpa growing old together not the Romeo & Juliet dying for love or the Paris & Helen causing the Trojan war kinda luv.
This is so so touching.This days true luv is in short supply & the remaining few of us with a dose of it aren't even many to share it around.Whew!
Aawww. Good bless them
I hope it will make people believe in love again. Love and marriage.
Eyaaaaaa. Shows he really loves her. May God grand him d fortitude to bear the lost.
So sweet. Brought tears to my eyes.
Now this is wat we call LOVE!
Chai,so touching
So touching, brought tears to my eyes. Thank God she is getting better.
Awwwwwww, So touching .
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My eye became watery as I watched the video clip. True love is hard to find.
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Awww! How loving...
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Awwwwwww..... That's so nice αи∂ lovely. See love at old age
#IT will ONLY get BETTER
#it MUST end IN praise
OMG! so lovely. This is The Notebook all over again.
Wow! 73yrs and nine children later... OMG! This could only be love.
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Oh! Agape love.what a touching video.if only our todays our youth will emulate this pure love,not showing us his wife curve or the wife showing us her husband huge dick.
Am sure that yoruba men and women are seeing this extended to africa at large.
#sad indeed
Awwwww, dis is so touching. Linda take note!
Awwwww, dis is so touching. Linda take note!
Oh! Agape love.what a touching video.if only our todays our youth will emulate this pure love,not showing us his wife curve or the wife showing us her husband huge dick.
Am sure that yoruba men and women are seeing this extended to africa at large.
#sad indeed
Awwwww, dis is so touching. Linda take note!
So who took the video and who released it, bcos i didn't read the post
So who took the video and who released it, bcos i didn't read the post
Lord please strengthen my marriage with love stronger than this. 73years! Wow.
And some idiots approve divorce, learn from these 2. Am sure it wasn't easy but they lived through it. And who says marriage and love isn't one of the best things that can happen to one, am a prove of these.
Perseverance.
God bless them
Touching indeed.... true love stands till the test of time #onelovefromsnow#
Really, this is sweet.
Married for 73 years? Wow wow!!! That's the kinda marriage I desire.
Sincerely speaking the mind of Amadioha
Linda how can you just make me cry this early morning. So so sweet
Wow! How sweet. I and my hubby will live this old together in love
wish I could do this someday. So sweet, life's good when you see and hear things like this.
Sweetest thing. Growing old with your lover and having your lover there by your side till the last breath... #sweetestthingever
True love! I wish we stil hav it in dis our open eye generation! Am a sucker for true love jst hope I find it someday
Wow ! It's just too emotional
Awww.. 73 Years of marriage? So swit!! N myn is just 3+ n my hubby is tlkin about divorcing me to his frnds olredy, stil waiting for him coz d only thing this marriage has done to me is emotionally drain me of my self worth.
Touching!
Just seeing this stuff this morning Linda my love thanks for posting this, can't express how I feel watching this stuff. O God pls I want to this to my wife in our old age IJN Amen.
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Wow....they had me in tears. such Love....i pray for this...
Wow! How sweet...
Touching....
I cried
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Got to the sweetest video I've ever watched. Made me teary...
So emotional. Was moved to tears
Omagod I cried!
sweet
This is beautiful ... This just made my day
I want this kind of forever .... Till death do us apart kind of love... This got me crying .... My worst fear in life is spending my old age alone... Nahhhhhhh! I can't even imagine that...
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It moved to tears. Married for 73 years!!!!!! Who finds this kind of lasting marriage these days. I pray to ve a beautiful and lasting marriage wit my man.
Awwww
Love is amazing. ..
Awww
serious love nwa tin tin, Beautiful feeling
Awwww! True love!
I cried while watching this.. Chai i need this kind of love in my life, honestly love is the sweetest thing ever..
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Awwww
Dat and dis is wat love should be like care companionship friend ship till dyin days dats wat 'yes I do' means.not divorcee divorcr divorce d wholeworld don go crazy
Omg, got tears.
AWwww! True love
Omg, got tears.
True love
Touching hm.
Oh that lovely. Oh see love. TIMILEYIN BLESSING
Awwwww! So touching...feels so good to love and be in love, genuine love o! not all these craze love we see here Lol
Waoh, this is wat they called love
So very touching. *tears*
Oh my God I have tears in my eyes right now!! Lord!!!
Awww lovly true lov
This is how it should be...so lovely
This is how God planned that we should leave and grow old together...no divorce,no change of sex or anything but staying together and going through all thick and thin together God help us all IJN
Brought tears to my eyes. .. soo wish dis kinna love for myslf!
Oooh my God I am so so happy,dis is what luv should be,God please bless my innocence relationship,dat will soon metamorphosis to marriage,Amen....
Awww, i pray I grow old with my husband by my side dis is so beautiful and it gives the hope dat true love still exists
I cried it was so touching, love does exist even at old age. I pray God heals her speedily Amen.
Awww! So touching
Aww..So cute.
Awwwww
I miss my grannies
OMG! That brought tears to my eyes. How how sweet.
OMG!!!dis is leaving me in tears..
Awwwww...
Aww...caring old man!
So sweet,,,
Soooooooo touching. Pure Love.
Ooh God!!! how can I survive this *crying***
I cried too. This is love.
Awwww! So touching! Dear lord i need a man that will love me till I'm old and grey! Linda God will give u a young loving man that will love u till u are old and grey in jesus name! Ape ko to je ko ni je'baje loruko jesu!! Love u plenty linda! Ur life is an encouragement /inspiration to lots of us! Pls keep up the good work, God bless!
Speeches
Speechless
What better lover can a woman pray for?Blessed woman!
Abegi!
These oyinbo people that dump and forget their relatives in nursing homes, only to gather quickly to shoot a video when the person is about to die.
I had to fight back those tears!
Love Is A Beautiful Thing!!!!!!
Oh my God...this is true love.#gift#
Such love!
Wow! Datz true luv right there!
omg....this just made mi cry
Wow! So hard broken
True love never dies Am proud of them
So sweet!!! Future husband take note
Love is beautiful
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Continue...
If only 9ja Men can copy this.
brought me to tears
What loss biko?
~D great anonymous!
U are an idiot na... foool
Wow. Even at this age, their sense of humor is still sizzling and the love evergreen. This is what true love looks like.
love is a beautiful thing regArdless of what age. God bless them both
Ever green love.
Remain strong, God is your strength
Anon 10.44, are u not ashamed even in the face of truth? She got sick and dis took place na si others reach 73yrs in marriage, u try am now and still loving on top. Black man- Black heart!
Pure Love is ALWAYS diff. from PureLust!
One lasts no matter what while the other has uncountable excuses and gives up for d next
What a wonderful love steeped in timely moments, adoration and tenderness towards each other.
The Austinite... [Love is God is Love]
Awww, sweet!
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