Meet the dynamic duo, best friends for 78 years who have moved into the same elderly care home. How they live there?

A good friend can tell you the best stories, but your best friend has lived through all of them with you. 89-year-olds Kathleen Saville and Olive Woodward put a new meaning to the word ‘best friends when they decided to move into the same nursing care home in England. The two have been each other’s best friends ever since they were 11. The bond between Saville and Woodward is stronger than ever, fortified with 78 years of companionship and love!

Ever since they become best friends, Kathleen and Olive always lived at least 10 minutes away from each other. These real-life golden girls both lived in the same neighborhood, went to the same school, and married coal miners. Now that their 80s are coming to an end, they decided to spend the next chapter of their life like they have always known—together.

Kathleen was the first one to move into Berry Hill Park Care Home in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Olive followed her best pal not long after. “If I’m unhappy or in trouble, I only have to go to Kathleen and we’ll always end up laughing,” Woodward said in an interview with BBC. The 89-year-old has just moved in six weeks ago and tells how seeing her best friends “all day, every day” affected her positively.

What’s the secret behind Kathleen and Olive’s unyielding friendship? Kathleen says that the duo never fights. “We knew we would always be best friends when we met. She means a lot to me,” Saville said. She even says that their friendship will remain even after their time on Earth ends.“If Olive goes first, she’ll come back to fetch me,” Kathleen declared. “We’re going to be best friends in heaven.”

Kathleen and Olive have a nickname despite only being in the care home for less than two months. Most of the facility’s staff and residents refer to them as the “dynamic duo,” and with reason. The pair will occasionally have a good time as they ‘play around.’ ’ “We don’t cause any trouble in the home, but we do have to knock the staff into shape from time to time,” Saville explained.

Kathleen once raced one of the managers down the hallway for a laugh. “They never stop chatting and giggling,” manager Sally Tebbett told the BBC, adding that the two are endearing and it’s clear they adore each other. Tebbett sees the two moving into the same nursing home as a “special moment.” Olive, like any other inseparable best friend, says that being so close to Kathleen has always been a source of comfort.

What is their advice to anyone who wants what they have? “Get yourself out of here and go see your friend,” Saville advised. “Don’t always expect them to come see you.” And, as the dynamic duo of Berry Hill Park cares home once said, “it takes two to tango.”

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