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Georgia couple reunites in their hospital beds

ATLANTA (WISH) — A picture of a couple in Georgia reunited in their hospital beds has gone viral.

Piedmont Fayette Hospital says Tom and Arnisteen Clark have been married for 68 years. He’s 96 and she’s 92.

The hospital posted this picture of them on its Facebook page.

Fayetteville residents Tom and Arnisteen Clark have been married for 68 years. The only time they have been apart during…Posted by Piedmont Fayette Hospital on Thursday, August 6, 2015

The post says the couple has to stay in separate rooms because of hospital rules, but workers made a special arrangement for Tom Clark to visit his wife in her room.

Staff members say he cried tears of joy and talked about how much he loves his wife, saying “I just can’t be away from her, she’s the finest woman in the world.”