WATCH: Husband who serenaded his wife with COVID-19 outside hospital bids her farewell
Lukas Du Preez says goodbye to his beloved wife as he loses her to COVID-19...
Do you remember that story about the husband from Mossel Bay who was captured playing music for his wife outside the hospital window? He was captured playing the accordion for her outside her room window by someone who worked at the hospital.
It was a sad moment as he said that she was in the hospital due to COVID-19 and she enjoyed his music. So he wanted to uplift her spirits and ended up uplifting many people's spirits, both in the hospital and online.
Longing for her, not being able to contact her, talk to her. We are very close…We’ve been close for 44 years and all of the sudden she’s out of my life and she’s desperately ill. I just had to do something, I just couldn’t sit at home. So the first thing I thought of doing was grab my accordion and thought that if I came and played here she would hear me. She would recognize my songs. She knows them and she did.
The video was shared on social media by Charlotte Barnard who shared that the music that lingered across the hallways inside the hospital was helpful to everyone in the hospital, not just Lukas Du Preez's wife, Marinda...
She shared the below post on her social media to show her tribute:
"Dear uncle lukas du preez, im so sorry for the loss of aunt marinda. Just know uncle was there for her till the end, and that uncle showed us all, love doesn't fade, love can conquer many, would be love. And I know she enjoyed and appreciated every moment that Uncle came to play in the morning and held on to your love. Continue to be the instrument for all of us at this time. Strength and love to Uncle and Uncle's family."
The above was translated on her Facebook page, see the original post in Afrikaans.
Sadly, the message hit that Marinda passed away on Saturday. Lukas was able to see her before she passed but very briefly and he said that her death would not be easy to overcome.
Fortunately she isn't in pain anymore. She really suffered in the end. Covid is really terrible. I don't know why it affected her so badly. Her lungs got hurt in the process and in the end she really suffered. Yesterday morning her heart started beating slower and stopped. Playing the accordion was a way to communicate, while she could still hear me. Obviously, now it is over.
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