The Bride Was Beautiful...

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The Bride Was Beautiful...
A very bittersweet, yet joyous, story...

This photo essay is heartbreaking but beautiful: "Katie Kirkpatrick, 21, held off cancer to celebrate the happiest day of her life. Breathing was difficult now; she had to use oxygen. The pain in her back was so intense it broke through the morphine. Her organs were shutting down but it would not stop her from marrying Nick Godwin, 23, who had been in love with Katie since 11th grade. Five days later, Katie died." -- Photographer Romain Blanquart.

I was struck by the looks on the faces... the joy and happiness... especially on her's... even though they knew they had very little time left together.
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this brought tears to my eyes...I think I just realized something. While that would be what most would classify as a 'tragedy', I think it really was a happier ending than most people who live till they're 98 will ever experience.
- 6/18/2009 10:29 PM
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@shatterFocus - I thought the same thing. She passed away so utterly and completely happy in the arms of her True Love. I would be very fortunate and lucky if that happened to me
- 6/18/2009 11:42 PM
- londonsgirl (message)
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Chills, absolute chills. What a beautiful, beautiful couple.
Thank you so much for sharing this!
- 6/19/2009 8:42 PM
- ScottishDementedWench (message)
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how sad it is...i could barely hold my tears...
this is the obnoxious thing i can imagine../ __ \
- 6/24/2009 7:38 AM
- richarddiary (message)
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Wow, very moving...
- 6/24/2009 8:32 PM
- dw_i_dafydd (message)
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its so sad
- 6/26/2009 12:07 AM
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