WIIILLLSON IM SORRY! 578 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 A Brazilian pensioner has defied doctors to become the oldest person to get engaged at the age of 106. Valdemira Rodrigues de Oliveira said yes to her 66-year-old toyboy Aparecido Dias Jacob at a ceremony despite being given advice by physicians not to go ahead with it. The smitten seniors with the combined age of 172 years have separate rooms at Nossa Senhora Fatima retirement home in Pirassununga, south east Brazil, and were determined to prove it's never too late to be with your soulmate after three years together. Medics assessed their health and age and warned the duo, known affectionately as Valda and Jaco, would not be able to cope with living on their own. But the elderly sweethearts exchanged engagement rings in a betrothal service organised by volunteers under an initiative called the Project of Dreams. Volunteer Fabiane Zaffalon, said: 'As they couldn't get married we came up with another way to make their dreams come true by holding an engagement ceremony at the retirement home.' In Brazil, an engagement ring is placed on the third finger of the right hand and when the person gets married the same band is swapped to the ring finger on the left hand. Speaking about her love for her future husband, the centenarian said: 'I fell in love with him. 'I like him a lot. If he dies, I die too.' The two lovebirds were among 40 residents at the elderly care home who were asked by the Project's organisers what they would like to do 'most in their life to make them happy'. Fabiane Zaffalon, a volunteer at the home, said: 'We came up with the idea last November to use the Project of Dreams to find out from our elderly residents what they wanted to fulfil in their lives. 'We asked Valda and Jaco separately what their dreams were. They both said to get married and to have a little house where they could live together.' But doctors warned organisers the couple's age and health problems would make it difficult for them to do this. Fabiane added: 'So we decided to make Valda and Jaco's wishes come true by arranging a spectacular engagement party where they could pledge their love for each other.' The lovestruck pair met at the residential home in 2014 and it was love at first sight for Jaco, who suffers from paralysis of the left arm. He has been living in the home for 19 years after being homeless and unemployed. Jaco said: 'I fell in love with Valda from the moment I saw her. I know she's a little older than me, but that doesn't matter because she makes me really happy. 'I asked her to marry me and we always believed it would happen but getting engaged is a step forward for us right now.' The couple are inseparable and spend all day with each other, chatting, eating their meals together and sitting side by side in the home. 'I know it's not going to happen but I would have loved to be able to wash Jaco's clothes, cook his meals and look after him like a wife,' said Valda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImInCloud13 10,942 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Get that D granny!!! Ugh you just gotta love Brazil. Such a messy country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
╰☆╮ 62 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 good for her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xingie 4,641 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 get it girl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrayCray 2,636 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 So sweet. To still be so in love at such an age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unniegoddess 757 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 She is goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bebela 541 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Wow Pirassununga! Sweet! Congrats ♡ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vi� 625 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 that is so sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yukheiswift 238 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Get that D granny!!! Ugh you just gotta love Brazil. Such a messy country this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o.bb.o 272 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Speaking about her love for her future husband, the centenarian said: 'I fell in love with him. 'I like him a lot. If he dies, I die too.' The two lovebirds were among 40 residents at the elderly care home who were asked by the Project's organisers what they would like to do 'most in their life to make them happy'. Only, he probably won't be the first to die Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatianana 215 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 I kind of feel sad that they met each other so late in life,but happy that they didn't late their age come between them...so congrats to the happy couple. p.s-Obviously the reason I'm still single is because my husband isn't born yet lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co-ups 1,389 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 When this kind of post made you realise pu also have hope in your love life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiMiJu 1,858 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Wow that's really old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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