Elderly husband plants thousands of flowers for blind wife to smell
In the most romantic of gestures, an elderly Japanese man has planted a sea of flowers for his beloved wife in order to plant a smile on her face.
Mr and Mrs Kuroki were married in 1956 but 30 years into their marriage, Mrs Kuroki was diagnosed with diabetes.
After complications with her disease, Mrs Kuroki unexpectedly lost her sight only one week after her diagnosis.
Struggling to deal with her blindness, she became depressed and limited herself to the confines of her home, according to Distractify.
As the story goes, Mr Kuroki made it his mission to see his wife's beautiful smile again.
He spent two years working in the garden of the couple's old dairy farm in Shintomi Town, Japan, to plant more than 7000 pink shibazakura, or moss phlox.
He chose the small pink flowers because of their lovely scent, as it reportedly reminded him that beauty isn't always found in appearance.
The flowers bloom from late March to April and thousands of people now flock to see Mr and Mrs Kuroki and their famous garden.
Mr Kuroki's hard work paid off, as his wife now walks in the garden everyday.
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