The image, shared by Wang Yanfang, head nurse at Yinzhou Hospital in Zhejiang Province, captures the emotional final moments of 92-year-old Feng Ming and his wife, Zhang Ping, 95. Feng was admitted to the ICU after heart failure, but his condition worsened with organ failure and a lung infection, leaving him on life support. Realizing his time was short, his family decided to cease treatment and fulfill his final wish: to see his wife one last time.

Zhang, who was being treated on a different floor for a fractured femur, was brought to the ICU on a stretcher at Wang’s request. The couple held hands as Zhang comforted Feng in their native dialect, saying, “Don’t worry about me. I’m fine. Take comfort knowing I can care for myself.”

The moment, captured in the now-viral photo, serves as a testament to enduring love and the power of connection even in life’s final moments.