Luther Younger, 98, has been walking six miles each day for the last two weeks to visit his paralyzed wife of 50 years who is fighting brain cancer in a hospital.
Come rain or shine, the Korean War veteran has made the trek to Strong Memorial Hospital in New York to be by the side of his beloved wife Waverlee Younger, People magazine reported.
He admitted it has been a tough time but added that he is nothing without his wife, and so he walks all that way just to be with her.
Last week a motorist drove past Luther Younger walking along the I-390 in the pouring rain and offered him a lift, Spectrum News noted.
On the way to the hospital, the two chatted briefly, and the elderly man told the good Samaritan, Dan Bookhard, about his wife who had been diagnosed with brain cancer in 2009.
The couple have been living with their daughter, Lutheta Younger, who has offered her father a lift to the hospital on numerous occasions but he is desperate to be with his wife and does not want to waste any time apart.
“I can drive him. He just doesn’t want to wait; he’s impatient,” Lutheta Younger told Yahoo Lifestyle.
She explained how her father would spend entire nights at the hospital, refusing to leave his wife’s side.
Luther Younger told Spectrum News that his wife was “the best cup of tea” he ever had.
“She would come in and kiss me and say baby and feed me in the bed and this is what I need right here,” he recalled of their time together.
Waverlee Younger’s current condition is unclear but a GoFundMe page has been set up to help cover medical costs
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