|
Beautiful Lesson
!!!!!!!!
The girl in the picture is Katie Kirkpatrick, she is 21 . Next to her, her fiancé, Nick, 23.
The picture was taken shortly before their wedding ceremony, held on January 11, 2005 in the US .
Katie has terminal cancer and spend hours a day receiving medication.
In the picture, Nick is waiting for her on one of the many sessions of chemo to end.
In spite of all the pain, organ failures, and morphine shots, Katie is going along with her wedding and took care
of every detail. The dress had to be adjusted a few times due to her constant weight loss
An unusual accessory at the party
was the oxygen tube that K
a
tie used throughout the ceremony and reception as well.
The other couple in the picture are Nick's parents. Excited to see
t
he
i
r son marrying his high school sweetheart.
Katie, in her wheelchair with the oxygen tube , listening
to
a song from her husband and friends
At the reception, katie had to take a few rests.
The pain d
id
not
allow
her to stand for long periods
Katie died five days after her wedding day. Watching a wom
a
n so ill and weak getting married and with a smile on her face makes us think..... Happiness is reachable, no matter how long it last
s
.
We should stop making ou
r
lives complicated.
Life is short
Break the rules
forgive quickly
kiss passionately, love truly
laugh constantly
And never stop smiling
no matter how strange life is
Life is not always the party we expected to be
but as long as we are here, we should smile and be
grateful.
|
