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CALGARY COUPLE FORCED TO LIVE APART AFTER 66 YEARS TOGETHER BECAUSE CARE HOME WON’T TAKE THEM BOTH

April 28, 2022
3:11 pm

Martha and Willard Farnell, a Calgary couple, have been married for 66 years. The two had a six-month courtship in 1953 and have been inseparable ever since.

It’s a heartbreaking situation facing a growing number of seniors across the country; many couples are being torn apart because of health-care systems that aren’t designed to accommodate different care needs.

CALGARY COUPLE FORCED TO LIVE APART AFTER 66 YEARS TOGETHER BECAUSE CARE HOME WON’T TAKE THEM BOTH

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