CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) -- Two brothers who hadn't seen each other in more than 20 years were reunited on New Year's Eve -- at a hospital.
Joe and George Ipser grew up in Cleveland. Joe joined the Army and fought in World War II. George, nine years younger, served in the Korean War.
Each brother married, had children and earned a living driving trucks. Joe moved to Tennessee, George to Las Vegas.
As time passed, they lost track of each other. There was no falling out; they say they just drifted apart.
In the 1990s, Joe moved back to Cleveland, settling in the same neighborhood where he grew up. George returned to Cleveland in 2002.
The brothers' lives could have intersected at any time.
They had their hair cut by the same barber. They sought medical treatment at the same clinic. And George listed his name and number in the phone book.
Then on Wednesday, George arrived at Louis Stokes VA Medical Center about 12:45 p.m. His back was killing him and he was worried about his kidneys.
Joe checked in about a half-hour later. His heart was beating too fast and he felt woozy.
The brothers lay three beds apart in a 12-bed acute-care ward.
Once staff members figured out the men must be brothers, they gently approached each about the other. The Ipsers said they hadn't seen each other in decades, but they would like to meet again.
"Hiya, Spike," Joe said, calling George by his old nickname.
"Hello, Pep," George replied.
It was almost as if no time had passed between them, except it clearly had. George turned 73 on Thursday. Joe turns 82 Sunday.
"What are the odds?" George asked, sitting at the foot of his brother's hospital bed. "And what are the odds on New Year's Eve?"
What a neat story!!! :)
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What a neat story!!! :)
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Yeah... I try to post some good news too when I can. 
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