42 years after breaking up, Portland woman searches for college sweetheart
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- čas přidán 14. 09. 2021
- Jeannie Gustavson almost gave up on finding her lost love. Then one small break revealed something she never expected.
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Just looked for an update and found that they got married!!! 💜💜💜
Her mother is fighting trying to to come back to life so she can get out of that grave and destroy that relationship…BUT the good news is she can’t….
Thank you for the INFO!!
Where did you find the update? Please share a link!
That's wonderful!!!!!
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Jeanie is a sweetheart. She was Steve’s first visitor in 10 years.
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Unbelievably heartbreaking.
THAT made me cry!! SO GLAD they are back together, some things are meant to be! SHAME on our society for what they had to go through when they were young, I am so happy her brother helped and the neighbor helped them! THAT is the world that I want to live in- a kind, loving world! VOTE BLUE!!
Love your story God Bless you both
That’s breaks anyone heart. 😔
How fortunate that she is a nurse! And a huge round of applause to her friends and family, who helped raise the money to transport him from Chicago to Oregon.
First visitor in ten years. Man, that shattered my heart! What a sweet woman and a sweet man. They're darling.
It's sad that no one visited him in 10 years. But look at the difference between the first time she saw him at the care home and now that he's living with her, he looks much better and is talking!
It's because many people in his circumstance are physically alive, but they die inside.
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His niece knew where he was but didn’t bother to visit him? WTF.
@TempeSoldier123some people are selfish
@@greaterishe7197 Yes, I used to visit my aunt at a nursing home. That place was depressing!
You can tell Jeannie is taking care of Steve. He looks so much better.
He look so much better hope they can do a year update sure he be sitting up.
Yes he even looks much younger. I’m hoping that he now regains the will to live and gets much better even for her, for them both to still be able to enjoy many good years together.
She probably added years to his life. Beautiful story.
This is proof that people come in to your life for a reason. Such a wonderful story. He can't say much but you can definitely see that he loves her incredibly back...she saved him from a life of loneliness and vice versa. I wish you both the best life together ❤
“I've heard it said
That people come into our lives
For a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return”
-Wicked
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Whose cutting onions in here?!?! Aww that was so sweet!! 😢 🥰❤️🙏🏾🙏🏾🥲🥲
I am fixin' to cry .
My God I can't stop crying 😢😢😢, I have been with my wife for 43yrs now. I remember the first time I saw her when she walked out of her aunt's front door. And at that very moment, it was if time had stopped. It was a bright sunny day, and I could swear the birds stopped chirping. At that very second in time I knew she was the one for me. And 43yrs later, 3 son's and 3 grandkids later I still look at her like it is the first time all over again..
Beautiful story of love.Her brother was very supportive of her, he has family now.
I cried at this. Racism is not only so ignorant but it destroys lives! I cannot believe no one had visited him in 10 years!!! All I can think of is God is faithful; He is good and merciful. This man had no one and now, she is not a stranger but his lost love! Wow. I am so happy she did that. And now, she, a nurse, takes care of him.
This is what is meant when they say, "GOD is in the restoration business".
How is a lack of visitors racism?
You’re right! There are some racial stereotypes the end up being true on an individual basis. That is not racism. However, disliking a person solely on the basis of skin color with disregard for good character IS racism. I experienced this kind of racism in my teens. A blessing in disguise. Never married until 35. I feel extreme sorrow for this poor couple who should have never experienced this pain! They are PRECIOUS.
So glad he hadn't left the planet when she started searching.
@@raquiely it’s sad how the mother interfered based on skin color when her daughter could have married a man she loved with good character. in contrast there are families who DON’T interfere when they SHOULD and their child marries a horrible, deceitful person. that happened in my husband’s first “marriage” and I’ve met soooo many men this has happened to!
His family hadn't visited him in over 10 years, and it was his own niece who told Jeannie exactly where he was. No excuse! I'm glad she found him, everyone deserves to be loved.
"With her Mother no longer in the way"
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Yahoo
Right? Oh if she could see them now, especially with him living in her home, she'd have a fit!😂😂
The mother was right, imagine, he has no visitor for 10 years.
Where is his family members??
@@createinmeacleanheartohgod6871 The mother was right??? Imagine blaming someone for their family members dying out or simply abandoning them. Not everyone is blessed with parents who care about them or the well being of their children. Her parents are one of those, racists. You too apparently.
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He needed her, and God made sure they found each other again. What a precious story ❤
for the first time i am seeing that a white person is having an Indian name. "Sarita" is common Indian name.
@@Astika-and-Nastika In Spanish "Sarita" is a diminutive of Sara
I know this is 2 yrs old but I hope they’re still living happily together🥰 That was so beautiful~True love never dies♥️♥️♥️🥹
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Here's the update
Someone reported that they got married
Me too
@@christinesimpson7592 sometimes YT blocks links, but the update video title is: "Portland couple reunited after 42 years apart is getting married". Should be able to find that way. They planned to get married and he announced it ❤... So hopefully they did 🙏🏽
She was his first visitor in 10 years! 😭
If this doesn't make you cry nothing will.
Right❤
What a wonderful story! I so glad that she tried to find him again. She changed his life so much for the better. That has to be an extremely strong love to last 42 years. I hope they have many wonderful years together.
True love never dies, wonderful story.
I wish I could find a lady like Jeannie - a heart of gold !
Fingers crossed 🤞 for you
Yes. Jeanne has a laugh that I could just die for. Those little things make a person what they are.
I have a heart of gold ! And I am a nurse ! Looking for that good guy still at 64. 😢
She sat me down with a bottle of fireball and a box of tissues !
Yep that’s when you know shit’s about to get real lol I love the way Americans put it! 😂😢
No visitors for 10 years? 😢
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It breaks my heart to know how much pain and suffering Steve’s been through but I’m so glad he’s gotten his happy ending. By far my favourite love story to this day
You would be surprised how common this is.
They never had children.
This story is one of the best love reunions I've heard. What an amazing soul she is! Restores some of my hope in humanity.
I'm in Nursing as well..and the whole love story got me but the fact he hadn't had a single visitor in 19 years broke my heart..I seen it constantly in nursing homes. So freaking sad man.. so I'm even more touched by the story..he gets to live with someone he has truly loved and who equally loves and adores him, it makes it even better for me that she's a nurse too considering his health issues now.
Definitely meant to be❤❤❤
10 years not 19, but still a shame.....🥺🥺🤦🏽♀🤦🏽♀🤷🏽♀🤷🏽♀
I have a random question for you. It breaks my heart to hear how many folks don’t have visitors. I’d like to visit folks who haven’t had visitors but I’m not sure if that’s even allowed. Do you know if there are programs like that? Or if I could just call some local nursing homes? If you don’t have answers that’s totally fine too I just figured I might ask!
YES!! call nursing homes!! call hospices!! in some churches theres a seniors visiting program in hospitals!! go for it!! @@SarahMele
@@SarahMele I bet if you call some local care facility's and ask if you could come and visit some of those who don't get visitors, I almost bet that they would say yes!!
To have someone to come and visit and volunteer some time is something not done anymore but needs to start back up....
10 years
Damnit Jeanie! You got me balling my eyes out! As, fellow Oregonian thank you for sharing your love story that love sees no color! I have never been afraid to love who I love & having 2 bi-racial sons have been the bonus in my heart! Praying that God will continue to grow your forever love.
I served as a Chaplain in several nursing homes, and sadly, residents not having any visitors for 10 years...or more...sometimes never...is not uncommon. Sadly, that is far too common. Nursing homes in the US are just 'warehouses for humans', and most of the time, the residents are not treated well by the staff, either.
Shout out the brother! And Jeannie!! For not giving up on the love of her life! ❤❤❤
love never dies.
What a beautiful love story.
Yesss 🥰
True love still exists. What a rare but beautiful story. Love knows no limits nor bounds.
I'm still crying. Real love is worth it. No matter how long it takes. Wishing them all the best.
I am astonished that his niece hasn't been to see him. My God what a world we inhabit. They are in the same country yet the niece doesn't visit. God bless this wonderful woman.
You should be asking yourself what kind of uncle he was for her not to visit him. Many of us in the "community" know all too well that these men are either pr€dat0rs or extremely mean or selfish in their prime. Well, it comes back around at the end of their life.
I cried tears of sadness for that, and at the end, tears of JOY!
I wonder if it's because it's depressing? My mom and I used to visit my aunt at the nursing home and that place was depressing, I told my mom I'll never let her go to one.
Two months after my brother and I buried our mother after caring for her 5 years through a cancer battle, my brother suffered a heart attack and anoxic brain injury and died 10 months after our mother. Sometimes too much grief and despair befall a surviving family to care for another loved one. 🙏🏾
We don't know what happened. Some people bring it on themselves, and some people just don't know some of their aunts/uncles like that. For me and my uncle, it's a combination of both. I had an uncle whom I hadn't seen since I was a young teen. My dad was always the one initiating hanging out with his brother, but then my dad had a major stroke that severely disabled him for the rest of his life. His twin brother (my uncle) never came to visit him, so I never saw my uncle ever again after my dad's stroke. Eventually, my uncle went to live in a nursing home, and died. It never occurred to me to visit my uncle in the nursing home because I hadn't seen him since I was a teen, and he had abandoned my dad - his twin. When my uncle died, I didn't know him anymore. I don't regret not visiting. It's just the way the world turned, and my uncle hadn't made an effort to connect with any of us (his nieces/nephew) or my dad once my dad could no longer get out of the house. Sorry, but no, he didn't deserve a visit from me just because I was his niece. People don't suddenly become innocent angels when they become ill/disabled.
I'm not going to assume anything about this man and why he hasn't had visitors in so long, but people also shouldn't assume anything about why his niece hasn't visited either.
This gives me hope in humanity; what a great reporting job on a wonderful story, thanks!.
We can all do our part in restoring humanity, even if it's one random act of kindness a day.
What a great story! I was once a young soldier trying to recover from being badly injured overseas. I met a young college girl at a local restaurant and we were attracted to each other. She was from a rich affluent family. Our relationship lasted 4 years. Then under great pressure from her mother, she sadly ended our relationship. We stayed in phone contact over the years as friends after that.
We lived completely different kinds of lives. We once had a love, and it was a gas! But it was all in the past.
Amazing what love means to us.
Congratulations to a reunited couple.
I wish y'all good times.
It’s also so amazing that she got him out of that care home, Covid really demolished people in those, I know from experience having lost people that I would do anything for, that’s a blessing in itself
She is truly his ANGEL!👼
Such a sad and beautiful story all at once.
I am so very happy for them! Together at last. Without love, there is no life.
This brought tears to my eyes,I pray they can spend just as much time together as there was apart from each other!!!
Oh my god. She was born to take care of him when he needed it, and he was born to need her one day.
And yes they did miss out on a lot, but all that evaporates now, every day they wake up next to each other.
So glad they found each other.
Damn it's like what my friend's going through. Dated his girlfriend for a prolonged period of time. Her family didn't like him because he's legally blind and has a shunt
She didn't stand up for him and then she just abandoned him
She broke up with him on our lunch break. She's married to another guy. It's been a year.
I'm just a friend but it's really hard seeing him go through this
This story made me cry. What a beautiful woman she is. God bless them both.
Oh my gosh! What a beautiful story! I love how her brother sent him a cell phone to stay in contact with his sister, and set up medical transport for across the country to bring him to her house! Such a shame they couldn’t be together then. I’m so glad she found him! I’m crying!
boy im tearing up this is refreshing!!!!! im from portland too
“I didnt know how much..” means “i took you spirit for-granted” I feel for that guy, but im glad he got his answer to the lifetime question, “did she really love me, like i imagined she did?” Yes. please rest easy for the rest of your days sir😢
This story brought tears to my eyes. I'm actually crying as I type this comment. It's incredibly sad to learn that Steve went a whole decade without any visitors. I can't help but wonder about his family, presuming they're alive and well. It's truly disheartening to think that they didn't reach out to him. On the other hand, this woman is such a compassionate soul. I wish there were more people like her in this world.
Beautiful love story. Heard this on BBC/NPR, so went on CZcams & found the vid. Good to see Jeannie & Steve together again after all these years. Hope they have a long, happy, healthy life together, & that Steve makes a miraculous, speedy & full recovery. God Bless them both! Thanks for sharing.
Can you imagine how that man has been gone through these 10 years when nobody visited him! ☹️
Family trifling af....how do you not care enough to visit your family for 10 years...sad...a lot of men die alone, but are in denial about it.
Some people bring it on themselves, and some people just don't know some of their aunts/uncles like that. For me and my uncle (my dad's twin brother), it's a combination of both. I had an uncle whom I hadn't seen since I was a young teen. My dad was always the one initiating hanging out with his brother, but then my dad had a major stroke that severely disabled him for the rest of his life. My uncle never came to visit him, so I never saw my uncle ever again after my dad's stroke. Eventually, my uncle went to live in a nursing home, and died.
It never occurred to me to visit my uncle in the nursing home because I didn't know him - I hadn't seen him since I was a teen, and he had abandoned my dad. I don't regret not visiting. It's just the way the cookie crumbled, and my uncle hadn't made an effort to connect with any of us (his nieces/nephew) or my dad once my dad could no longer get out of the house. Sorry, but no, he didn't deserve a visit from me just because I was his niece. People don't suddenly become innocent angels when they become ill/disabled.
I'm not going to assume anything about this man and why he hasn't had visitors in so long, but people also shouldn't assume anything about why his niece hasn't visited either.
Beautiful story. Brings tears to my eyes...That's LOVE
Who is cutting onions next to meeeee 😭 and She is a nurse, A NURSE!!!!!! GOD, HOW PERFECT ARE YOU?
I LOVE YOU MY JESUS❤
So beautiful😭😭❤, gorgeous story. Im happy for them.
Everyone deserves to be loved.
I needed a good cry. 2nd chance for love.❤❤❤
I need stories like this right now!
Awww!!! I'm glad that they are together again now!!! Wish the best of luck to her brother (for helping)and the both of them.
Beautiful story. Love conquers all. Best wishes to a beautiful couple. ❤️🥰
God Bless your love forever. So bittersweet.
OMG I have no words for the beauty of this story
This is the sweetest story I have seen in a long while. Very strengthening and life affirming. I wish them both all the best. God bless you both
This is the kind of news I want showing up in my feed! I’m so happy for the two of them!!
This is my first time seeing this ...
tears tears tears..
So happy for them...🙏🏾
Thank you for showing me that true love really exists it has given me hope
This made my day, what a wonderful story
I'm ugly crying... because I went searching and got hurt.
Please tell us how it went. So sorry
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Me too. Had to move on and think of my daughter, needing a father.
Depends on how you two broke up. The man in this story is very forgiving. If it were me, I’d never meet with her.
Wow, Steve hadn't had a visitor in ten years!? That is awful. He needed her more than ever. Thank you for this wonderful story.
😭first visitor in 10 yrs 💔that just mad me soooo sad.good for them
Thank you for sharing this beautiful story and the reminder that (true) love never dies and still exists, even after 42 apart (+ 2 strokes later). God bless them and the people who support them.
this is beyond precious
What a beautiful love story! So sad that he was in that care home for 10 years and no one visited him and finally somebody sends him a letter and no one helps him wright back! And no one helps him talk to her on the phone. Very sad that none of the staff took any interest in helping this man.
I didn’t expect to tear up but I did
Beautiful story coverage! Much better than CBS. Thank you sharing Stephen's journey as well and showing him in a positive light instead of some homeless man that fell on hard times. These 2 people were both successful in there own right and life took them in separate directions until God brought them back together. Great story KGW
Oh my heart is so full I'm starting to leak at the eyes.. this is the sweetest !
This is sooooo beautiful. Jeannie and Steve.
My story is similar. Not as much time went by. We were married after 22 years
FABULOUS❣️ So happy for you❣️
Jeannie done made me cry real tears today. What a beautiful love story
Telling beautiful stories like this is the best part of CZcams.
True love never dies😢
TRUE LOVE IS AN ABSOLUTE BLESSING!!! Jeanie once had true love and lost it due to other ppls feelings of their interracial relationship.....BUT after ALL these yrs they BOTH STILL LOVED ONE ANOTHER....This is like a TRUE fairytale.... Something you read in a book or see only in a movie!!!......LOVE had brought them both back together again!!! My thoughts heart and prayers go to Jeanie & Steve....and may their LOVE for one another stay strong together till the end of time!!
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Jeanie, you're so lucky and blessed! I know you realize this and thank you for sharing your love story.
Woow this story deserves a Hollywood movie, but wait??????
Tears streaming down my face...I am so happy for both. Imagine how it must feel to finally find your one true love.
True pure love. Thank you God for teaching me again through these two wonderful people. Jeanne / Steve thank you for showing us what love truly is.
Amazing story ! ♥️♥️
Goosebumps. A beautiful story.
Oh my word! I love and hate this story. I guess I am so glad they get to be together now
What a beautiful Love story!!!!! Glad you two are finally together!
TEN YEARS with NO visitors? huh? did he never get married/have kids? what?
I'm wondering the same thing 🤔 He does have a niece, though. She's the person who received a letter from Jeannie and told her where Steve was living.
Dude. I am 42 and i am alone. Just life
sometimes when you love a woman you love her for life. no other "pretty young thing" would ever compare.
also, a lot of people have full lives and even kids but still end up in homes with no visitors. just because kids or wife doesn't mean they love you or are still alive to take care of you.
just some food for thought. all humans are unique and have different experiences... this is normal. tragic sometimes, but still normal.
They belong together. Such love!
I loooved this story. More Jeanie’s in the world, pls ❤
True love is so beautiful
Sometimes parents get in the way. My life would have been different! Parents don’t know everything!
Just imagine the beautiful life they would or should have had. A nurse and an educator, the beautiful children they would have created. Such a shame.
I’m crying so bad rn
What a heartfelt, love story! I’m so glad they found each other again after all these years ❤️🥺 Jeannie and Steve forever! 🥰💙
Steve Hartman over at CBS covered this on one of his "On the Road" segments. Jeanne's mom was toxic and a racist and ruined her life but at least she is able to make up for it now. By the time they were in college they were both at the age of consent and should have eloped.
Looks like Jeanne un-retired and is gladly back being a nurse again.
CONGRATS STEVE AND JEANNIE. WISHING YOU BOTH GOOD HEALTH AND SAFETY. FOR ALWAYS.
It's so Heartwarming to see that you're
back together again.
God Bless You Both.♥️♥️
Truly beautiful story, thank you!
Now that's a love story. Bless both of you and all who help out.