Man Honours Late Wife By Planting 400 Acres Of Sunflowers + An Indian Love Saga That Will Warm Your Heart Immensely

Don Jaquish, a cash grain farmer in Wisconsin, has planted 400 acres of sunflowers to honour his late wife, Babbette Jaquish. Fondly remembered as the 'Sunflower Lady', Babbette lost her fight with cancer last November. She had one dream - to sell sunflower seeds and raise money for cancer research.

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Her dream has now become a beautiful reality, thanks to her loving husband who has not only planted sunflowers in her memory, but also opened 'Babbette¡¯s Seeds of Hope', a foundation that will help raise funds for cancer research.

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"She realized the importance of research in clinical trials. She went from being expected to live two weeks to two months to nine years. Her attitude was everyday I can stay alive I¡¯m one day closer to a cure. Unfortunately her health just kept declining over the years, and it got to be too much to start and operate a business when she was so sick," Jaquish was quoted as telling ABC News.

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And just when you think this is the perfect love story, it gets better. A few months after she died, Don found a letter from her that said: 'You move on and live each day...'

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'...Feel me in the morning air, and when you wake up and make your coffee¡­'

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'...I will be there always.'

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True love can also be found closer home. In India, an 80-year-old retired postmaster in Bulandshahr (UP), built a mini Taj Mahal to honour his beloved wife who passed away in December 2011. She too died of cancer.

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Taking a leaf out of the Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan's epic of true love, Faizul Hasan Kadari decided to forever immortalise his wife, Tajammuli Begum.

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The mini Taj may fall short of the grandeur that is the Agra's Taj, but nonetheless, it speaks a tale of that 'forever-love' which will inspire younger generations for years to come.

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Dr. Seuss said, "You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams." And here they are, turning dreams into realities and how!