I hate to say this but when two people that have had the relationship they had and one dies the other soon follows.
Fortunately, I think Nancy will be different because she has rebuilt her relationship with her kids, and has much work she can do to help make in the Reagan library and other ways to solidify his legacy.
Richard Nixon lasted little more than a year after Pat went.
In their younger days, they always joked that when the time came, they would go together
On the night of my Aunt's viewing, my Uncle passed away.
The burial was delayed a day ... but they were buried together
YOu are wrong, that is a myth.
I am living proof of that fallacy!!!!!
The darkest days are yet to come for Nancy, my heart breaks for her.
After watching your beloved die before your eyes, minches at a time, for a long time, you still want them to be there, even if the mind is gone.
Maybe moreso, since you were at their side night and day, up front and personal.
I've seen that, I think we all have. But I've also seen scenario's like this, with Alzheimer's etc involved, where on some level the spouse really KNOWS that their loved one's passing is a blessing and they end up living many more years. I'll hope the latter is Mrs. Reagan's path. She's certainly done her time loving and protecting RWR especially these last difficult years.
That applies to widowers, actually. We might learn more about Mrs. Reagan as time goes by.
I agree .. my mom and I were talking about this last night.