Heartbroken Grandad Sleeps on Couch for 19 Years After Wife's Death

📆 12/1/2023 6:47 AM

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📆 12/1/2023 6:47 AM
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A tear-jerking advert captures the grief of James Alexander, a grandad from Glasgow's east end, who refused to sleep in his marital bed for nearly two decades after his wife's death.

A heartbroken grandad from Glasgow 's east end slept on a couch for 19 years after his wife died, right up until his last breath. James Alexander's grief has been captured in a tear-jerking advert that's inspired by the loss of his wife, Ruby, and how he refused to sleep in their marital bed for nearly two decades after she died. The loving pair met in their late teens at a caravan park in the east of Scotland.

Their relationship blossomed before they tied the knot in 1965 - and soon after welcomed two daughters into the world. Tragedy struck when Ruby died from a heart attack in April 2002, aged just 60. Despite his families best efforts, a devastated James never slept in a bed again due to the overwhelming loss. He spent the rest of his days sleeping on a couch before he died in 2021, at 81 years old

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