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An elderly couple that made headlines around the world when they were forced to live in separate care homes has been reunited.

Wolfram and Anita Gottschalk shared a kiss and a few tears Thursday afternoon as Wolf, 83, moved into his new room at The Residence at Morgan Heights, the Surrey facility where Anita, 81, is living. While they will sleep in separate rooms because of differing care needs, the couple is overjoyed to be under the same roof again, said their granddaughter Ashley Bartyik.

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In August, Bartyik posted a photograph on Facebook titled “The saddest photo I have ever taken.” It showed her grandparents, who have been married 62 years, wiping away tears during a visit. Bartyik said the couple had been forced by “backlogs and delays” to live apart for eight months and cried each time they saw each other.

On Friday, Bartyik updated her Facebook page to thank Fraser Health for reuniting her grandparents in the same care home.

“The reunion saw tears of joy for all involved,” she wrote.