Senior citizens find solace in love

Habibah Abdul Rahman (right) comforting her husband Mairi Manok who are hoping that his four children could come and visit him during Hari Raya. Photo: NORBAITI PHAHARORADZI / The Star.

JOHOR BARU: Despite being neglected and abandoned at an old folks’ home by their respective families, two senior citizens found solace in each other and eventually got married in 2012.

Divorcee Habibah Abdul Rahman, 47, world collapsed when her family chased her out of their house in Ayer Hitam over a minor disagreement about seven years ago.