I had a friend who had parents of similar age and length of marriage. The mother died and the father immediately went to bed. He stopped eating and talking. Never got out of bed and died 2 weeks after his wife. The family had 2 funerals in 2 weeks. My friend helf up for the first, but by the time her dad died she wasn't faring so well. Too many years together to live without the other.
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