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94-year-old woman travels across US to see 90-year-old sister one last time

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94-year-old woman travels across country to say goodbye to 90-year-old sister

A video a woman filmed of her grandmother saying goodbye to her sister one last time has gone viral. Credit: Stephanie Atkinson Shively / LOCAL NEWS X /TMX

A New England granddaughter took her 94-year-old grandmother across the country to see her 90-year-old sister for a final time. A video captured during their last night together is going viral on TikTok.

“If we don’t see each other on this Earth, we’ll see you in heaven,” the younger sister said in the video shared by Stephanie Atkinson Shively.

“You betcha, you betcha,” the 94-year-old woman referred to as “Gigi” replied.

Shively told a local TV news station the reunion was three years in the making, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Gigi,” whose real name is Barbara Carolan, had not been able to see her little sister named Shirley since 2020 but was determined to make one final trip from Seabrook, New Hampshire to Laughlin, Nevada.

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The video a granddaughter took of her grandmother seeing her sister for the last time has drawn millions of views. (Stephanie Atkinson Shively / LOCAL NEWS X /TMX)

“She said, ‘I really think this will be the last time I see my sister,’” Shively, Carolan’s granddaughter, said.

Shively documented their goodbye and originally posted it on social media for family members to see. The following morning it had racked up nearly 13 million views. People have reached out to Shively to say it made them want to contact someone they love.

“What if this was your last time to see your loved one? Are you telling them the things that you want to tell them, or you’re saying the things that you want to say?” Shively told WMUR-TV. “Because if you’re not, you may not get a chance again.”

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This map shows the distance between New Hampshire and Nevada. (Google Maps)

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“Don’t say goodbye!” Shirley said.

“I’m not going to! There’s no way I’m going to say goodbye to you,” Carolan replied.

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