A True Story

Her husband died before her on his hospital bed.
"Oh my God no!" were the last words that she said.
She suffered a cardiac arrest and soon she too was dead.
This true story tore my soul apart.
She didn't die of a heart attack. She died of a broken heart.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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October 23, 2013 at 11:13 AM
Billy - Rarely you make me cry.
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October 16, 2013 at 9:25 AM
sad and so true this can happen....... -=...-=... always...........PD
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