A Story - The Wedding

A friend emailed me this story and I'm posting it here.

I hope I'm not infringing to any copy rights.

I believe the person who post the story has the intention of sending across a message and I hope by posting it here in my blog helps to  pass it on.

Her name is Katie Kirkpatrick, 21 year old. Next to her is her fiance, Nick 23.

This picture was taken prior to their wedding on 11 January 2005.

Katie has terminal cancer and spends hours in chemotherapy.

Here Nick awaits while she finishes one of her sessions.

Even in pain and dealing with her organs shutting down, with the help of morphine, Katie took care of every part of her wedding planning. Her wedding dress had to be adjusted several times due to Katie's constant weight loss.

 

An unexpected guest was the oxygen tank. Katie had to use it for the ceremony and reception. The other couple in this picture is Nick's parents, very emotional with the wedding, to see their son marrying the girl he fell in love with when he was an adolescent.

Katie, in a wheel chair, listening to her husband and her friends singing to her.

In the middle of the party, Katie had to rest a bit and catch her breath. The pain does not allow her to stand for a long period of time.

Katie died 5 days after her wedding.

To see a fragile woman dress as a bride with a beautiful smile makes you think ...

happiness is always there within reach ...

no matter how long it lasts ...

Let's enjoy life and don't live a complicated life.

Life is too short.

Work as if it was your last day.

Forgive as soon as possible.

Love without boundaries.

Laugh without control,

and never stop smiling.

Please pray for those suffering from cancer

we all have close to our heart.

Keep this going,

Prayers are always answered.