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World Service,09 Nov 2021,40 mins
'Love finds a way' - a bond that overcame decades of separation
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Jeanne Gustavson met Steve Watts as an undergraduate at university in Chicago, but her family disapproved of their interracial relationship. The pressure became too much, and Jeanne broke up with Steve, but she never forgot him, and decades later she tracked him down. Steve was living with disabilities in a nursing home, but they realised they were still in love. Jeanne fought to get Steve back to her home so she could care for him there, and now, four decades after the start of their relationship, they're living under the same roof for the first time. Jeanne and Steve spoke to Emily Webb. Gerald Stratford is a British gardening enthusiast whose pictures and videos of his produce have earned him the nickname ‘the undisputed king of giant veg'. The septuagenarian set up his Twitter account for his friends at first, but hundreds of thousands of people then started following him. Outlook’s Tiffany Cassidy went to find out why. Get in touch: [email protected] Presenter: Emily Webb Picture: Jeanne and Steve this year Credit: Jeanne Gustavson
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