The diamond may be late, but their love is forever

Boston Globe 4/1/11: The diamond may be late, but their love is forever. After 65 years together, Betty and Everett “Pops’’ Potter still hold hands all day. They sing songs together. They rarely leave each other’s side. "She is my honey bunch," Pops said as the two sat side-by-side in their wheelchairs. "I could just kiss her." A few weeks ago, Pops enrolled in a hospice program at the Wayland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where he and his wife live. He is 97, his health is failing, and doctors do not give him much time. And there is one thing he always wishes he had done. Next week, that wish will come true. In Milford, N.H., where they were wed, Pops and Betty will renew their vows — and then he will present her with a diamond wedding ring.

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