'I fell for my dead husband's friend - the guilt was intense but his mum gave me permission'
ok.co.ukWidowed Danielle Patton, 44, never expected to find love again after the tragic loss of her first husband, Russell - let alone with one of his closest friends.
Originally from Colorado, Danielle met Russell at university in Belfast, married him and settled in Northern Ireland and went on to have three children.
But tragedy struck one Monday morning in 2013 when he didn’t return home. “He kissed me goodbye, I loaded the dishwasher and off he went on a morning motorbike ride.
About 40 minutes later I saw all these blue flashing lights speed past my house and I I thought ‘oh, there’s been a massive accident.’ I had no idea it was him.” Sadly, Russell, who was 32 at the time, was killed instantly when his motorbike hit an oncoming tractor, leaving him with no time to even brake. “The tractor just didn’t see him coming.
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