The reason was not quite as simple as some viral posts suggest. Ada also said she was becoming frailer and could no longer manage alone at home. But choosing Moss View meant she could receive support herself while being reunited with Tom and continuing to look after him in the ways she always had.<\/p>\n
She still said goodnight to him in his room.<\/p>\n
She still greeted him in the morning.<\/p>\n
And when she returned from an outing, Tom would reportedly meet her with his arms stretched out for a hug.<\/p>\n
The two spent their days playing games, watching television, sitting together, and drinking tea.<\/p>\n
Care home staff described them as inseparable.<\/p>\n
Ada explained the relationship in six words:<\/p>\n
“You never stop being a mum.”<\/p>\n
One detail worth correcting from newer retellings: Tom entered Moss View in 2016, not 2017. Ada joined him the following year. And while she absolutely wanted to remain close to him, she was also receiving care herself by then.<\/p>\n
Still, the part that made the story travel around the world needs no exaggeration.<\/p>\n
He was 80.<\/p>\n
She was 98.<\/p>\n
And to Ada, he was still her son.<\/p>\n
Sources: HC-One\/Moss View Care Home; ITV Granada; The Independent; Liverpool Echo via SBS.<\/p>\n
Do you think a parent’s instinct to care for their child ever really changes, no matter how old both of them become?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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