82 year old Ernie is on his death bed with his wife Doris by his side:
He says,
'Dear Doris, when we were first courting in our prime at 22, I slipped off my roller skates and broke my collar bone.
And Doris, you were there by my side to comfort me.
Doris, when we went out for our anniversary meal at the age of 32, I got food poisoning and you were there by my side.
Doris, when I was 37 you were there by my side when I crashed the car into a lamp post and you comforted me and looked after me.
Doris, when I was 42 do you remember when I was cleaning the windows and fell off the ladder only to break my wrist, you were there by my side.