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Woman Reunites With Her ‘Lolo’ After 15 Years, Discovers He Kept a Picture of Her Always

Woman Reunites With Her ‘Lolo’ After 15 Years, Discovers He Kept a Picture of Her Always

A young Filipina shared an adorable tweet about how when she finally reunited with her lolo (grandfather) after 15 years, he showed her a photo of her at age 5 that he had been keeping in his wallet.

February 26, 2019
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A young Filipina shared an adorable tweet about how when she finally reunited with her lolo (grandfather) after 15 years, he showed her a photo of her at age 5 that he had been keeping in his wallet.
The woman, who goes by the name Gianne Pineda, according to her Instagram page, tweeted a photo of her grandfather holding up the picture in his wallet, and a photo of the duo together.
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The post has since gone viral, garnering more than 40,000 likes and over 3,000 retweets on Twitter.
Pineda followed up with a video of her grandfather smiling and thanking all of his new fans.
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On Instagram, Pineda took a trip down memory lane and shared an actual photo of her and her grandfather 15 years ago. She also thanked her followers for the “love and kind words.”
Photo via Instagram / via_gianne
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Twitter users were overloaded with sweetness, with many netizens telling Gianne how precious she and her grandfather are.
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BRB. Calling my grandparents!
Featured Image via Instagram / via_gianne (Left), Twitter / @viagianne (Right)
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