“I Became a Widow at Just 22 - I’m Now Travelling the World to Carry Out My Late Husband’s Bucket List”

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Credit: SWNS / Isobel Barnes

A 22-year-old widow is travelling the world solo - to help carry out her late husband's bucket list.

Luke Barnes passed away earlier this year aged just 34 - leaving behind wife Isobel.

He was diagnosed with a heart muscle disease in 2019 and died from multiple organ failure while waiting for a transplant.
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