Weddings are so much more than just a party for a couple to show off their love to their closest friends and family. Weddings symbolize the commitment between two people who love each other, and the intent to share a long life together, through the good and the bad.
Yet when one Illinois mom, Destini Schafer, found out she had stage four stomach cancer just weeks before she was supposed to walk down the aisle, her wedding, and everything it stood for, was taken from her. Rather than jet off with her fianceé Brandon Thomas to Jamaica to elope, Destini was sick in the hospital, fighting for her life.
When Destini’s nurse, Ashley Shipley-Lovekamp, heard about the canceled wedding, she knew she had to help if she could, and began planning a last minute wedding for the couple. “Everyone should get the wedding they deserve,” Shipley-Lovekamp said.
Destini’s condition was only getting worse, however, and doctors told the mother of three that her body was too weak for chemotherapy, so the nurses had to work around the clock to plan everything in such a short time.
In just five days, nurses helped organize the dress, the rings, the guests, the tuxedos, and the venue- the courtyard of the Memorial Medical Center. “I can’t thank the staff enough for all the kindness and great care they’ve shown me and what they did for us,” Destini said after getting the chance to walk down the aisle.
Incredibly, the wedding and the celebrations lifted Destini’s spirits so much that doctors deemed her strong enough to start chemo, and so far, she had successfully completed two rounds.
Watch the entire video below to see the incredible way these nurses saved this couple’s wedding, and donate here to help with the costs of Destini’s treatments.
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Nurses Plan A Wedding For Bride With Stage 4 Cancer is an article from: LifeDaily