Coronavirus US: Husband surprises wife on her 84th birthday after being released from lockdown

A husband surprised his wife with an emotional reunion on her 84th birthday after being released from his nursing home amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

Jerry Lindell, 84, had been rehabilitating at Meeker Manor in Litchfield, Minnesota, following a hospital stay when the nursing home went on lockdown. It was the longest he and his wife Beverley had ever been apart in their 63 years of marriage, NBC affiliate KARE reported. 

With the help of their daughter Loriee Barnes, Jerry gave Beverley the surprise of her life when he showed up at their home on her birthday on March 26 after checking out of the assisted living facility. 

Emotional reunion: Jerry Lindell, 84, showed up at his home in Litchfield, Minnesota, with flowers in his hand on March 26 to surprise his wife Beverley on her 84th birthday

Loriee drove her father home and filmed the heartwarming moment her parents were reunited for the first time in weeks. 

Beverley was visibly shaking when her husband walked through the front door and wished her a happy birthday.

'I can't hug you, though,' she said, fearing for his health amid the global health crisis. 

Stunned: Jerry had been rehabilitating at Meeker Manor when the nursing home went on lockdown. Beverley didn't know about his release until he showed up at their door 

Look of love: Beverley sobbed tears of joy as she held her husband in her arms, and he sweetly kissed each of her cheeks

'Why can't you?' Jerry asked as he made his way towards her and gave her a warm embrace. 

Beverley sobbed tears of joy as she held her husband in her arms, and he sweetly kissed each of her cheeks.

'I just thought we weren’t supposed to hug,' she later told KARE. 'But I couldn’t wait to grab him, so we hugged each other, and I cried and cried and cried.' 

The couple met when they were 18 years old and married two years later. After more than six decades of marriage, they are more in love than ever.

Soulmates: The couple met when they were 18 years old and married two years later

True love: Beverley visited Jerry at his nursing home every day before it went in lockdown. He said he will 'never forget' the moment he saw his wife during their reunion 

Before Jerry's nursing home went in lockdown, Beverley took the bus to visit him every day and would stay most of the afternoon. 

She missed him so much during their separation that she would sometimes cry. 

Jerry said he will 'never forget' the moment he saw his wife on the day of their reunion. 

'I wouldn’t let him go,' Beverley added. 'He’s mine to keep.' 

Source: Daily mail