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‘It would have been so sad to watch one of them mourn the other’, say daughters of Victorian coupleLenore Taylor: ‘Politicians are hiding behind numbers as Covid deaths rise. Human stories must not be diminished’Get our free news app; get our morning email briefingFrom the moment they met to their final days in hospital together, Jeannette and Michael Ryan’s relationship was a love story. For six decades they were dedicated to each other, and both tested positive to Covid-19 on New Year’s Eve.They were admitted to hospital in the regional Victorian city of Shepparton 10 days later. Michael was 84 years of age when he passed away on 15 January. His wife followed him exactly a week later, aged 82.She walked into my life one day In nineteen sixty one. I, the patient in the bed, She the ray of sun.The uniform was crisp and trim, The nurse’s cap so neat, She moved with grace and confidence On those tiny little feet. Continue reading...