They lived a love of 71 years and died almost at the same time | Chronic

From a movie. A grandparent couple who, at the beginning of the month, had 71 years of marriage died with a difference of exactly twelve hours. It is about Herbert DeLaigle and Marilyn Frances DeLaigle, Aged 94 and 88 respectively, both residing in Augusta, United States.

According to their relatives, "nobody could stand the absence of the other and they left together"It's that the man died at 2:20 pm last Friday, while his wife died at 2:20 pm Their love story began 72 years ago, when they met, at a time when Frances was working in a small cafeteria that the DeLaigle family had in Waynesboro, Virginia.

"I watched her come and go, go in and out, I looked at her, then I became nervous and asked if she would go out with me one day."He also told him," Herbert reminded him, "invited her to go to the movies while he was very nervous." A year later, he asked him to become his wife. "He accepted and they formed a big family that they left with six children and sixteen 25 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

Their love story began 72 years ago, when they met, at a time when Frances was working in a small cafe that the DeLaigle family had in Waynesboro,

Finally, after so many decades of unconditional love, hardship and joy, the grandparents left together, as they would have liked.

Broken heart syndrome

It is common that when married couples or family members die after the death of a loved one, people attribute this second death to a "broken heart syndrome". According to experts, this condition, also known as "takotsubo cardiomyopathy", is a heart attack-like illness that presents with symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, weakness, cold sweats, and irregular heartbeat, as the rules change. sudden stress, which could be related to the death of a loved one, to significant changes in life (such as the loss of a job) or at the end of a relationship.

According to experts, women are more at risk than men of this pathology.