A mum whose daughter and husband died days apart has found new love with widower who lost his wife and child - and says remarrying has helped them heal.<br /><br />Alice Palmer, 68, was a lifetime carer to daughter Beth, 20, who suffered with cerebral palsy, scoliosis, blindness and epilepsy.<br /><br />Alice's world was turned upside down when her husband John, 61, was diagnosed with cancer in March 2019.<br /><br />At the same time, Beth's health began to decline - and Alice would spend her day visiting them both in separate hospitals.<br /><br />Alice was devastated when she got the news that Beth had died on August 26 - then just six days later John passed away too.<br /><br />Heartbroken Alice had to organise a double funeral for Beth and John with their coffins lay side by side.<br /><br />But nearly three years on, Alice has remarried - after meeting her new husband, Lee Palmer, 58, on a support site to connect grieving widows and widowers.<br /><br />She married Lee, a painter and decorator, in March 2022 after they began speaking as friends because they shared similar experiences.<br /><br />Just like Alice, Lee had lost a child and his wife - and their relationship bloomed as they supported one another through their traumas.<br /><br />Alice, from Anfield, Liverpool, said: "When Beth and John died, I was devastated.<br /><br />"I never thought I would find love again, I just felt a deep sadness and loneliness like there was nobody I could feel close to.<br /><br />"Going back into dating, I was very wary after what I had been through - the fear of losing them and being hurt again.<br /><br />"But we have both been through it - we both have doubts sometimes but it is a relief and a comfort to love and be loved again.<br /><br />"You have to learn to live with the loss otherwise it eats away at you - it's not easy, but you have to move on.<br /><br />"I personally feel sorry when people just don't find new love - you only get one life and you have to make the most of it."<br /><br />Lee said: "You're not supposed to lose your kids before you die, it's not supposed to happen.<br /><br />"After I lost Joe and Michelle, I realised none of my close friends or family had lost anyone in that way and it was hard.<br /><br />"When I decided to join that group it felt good to speak to other people who had also lost their children and partners.<br /><br />"After speaking to Alice online for a while, I thought 'I like this woman, I like her a lot', and I wanted to meet her.<br /><br />"I never went on the group looking for romance but there was just something about her.<br /><br />"When we met, we just clicked.<br /><br />"Now we're married and it's nice to feel alive again.<br /><br />In January 2021, Lee moved up to Liverpool to live with Alice, and the pair married on March 22, 2022.<br /><br />Alice said she wore an emblem of Beth on her dress, while Lee wore one of Joe on his lapel.<br /><br />Despite Beth and Joe not being there to celebrate, Alice said it was a "happy day" for them both - and next month they celebrate one year of marriage.<br /><br />"You have to rebuild," she said.<br /><br />"We both saw on that widow site, a lot of people who give up hope of ever being happy again.
