Two best friends in England have spoken of their life-long friendship for age 11 to 89, that has taken them from the same school to the same nursing home.
Kathleen Saville and Olive Woodward have just celebrated 78 years of friendship and hope for many more years to come. While they went to the same school, both also lived in the same town all their lives and both married coalminers.
Olive told the BBC:
"If I'm unhappy or in trouble I only have to go to Kathleen and we'll always end up laughing."
The pair put their friendship down to never fighting and accepting differences of opinion. Kathleen says:
"We knew we would always be best friends when we met. She means a lot to me."
She jokingly added, referring to the years ahead of them:
"If Olive goes first, she'll come back to fetch me. We're going to be best friends in heaven. We don't cause any trouble in the home, but we sometimes have to knock the staff into shape."
The pair are said to be great fun around the care-home and are now referred to by staff as the 'dynamic duo'.
In giving advice to people who are perhaps lonely or in need of friendship, the pair advised:
"Put yourself out and go see your friend. Don't always wait for them to come and see you. And in the wise words of the Berry Hill Park care home's dynamic duo: 'It takes two to tango.'"
Many care homes are now getting back to normal after the Covid pandemic, during which time visiting was seriously restricted, and many residents went months without seeing friends or relatives. In many cases, staff were required to live at the facility to minimise the chance of the disease being brought into the home.
[Based on reporting by: Positive Outlooks]
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