Woman Cancels Wedding So She Can Be Married At Her Dying Father’s Hospital Bedside
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For some, that desire is as simple as having one person there, a wish so important that they're willing to change anything to make sure it happens.
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Wedding Bells
When people envision their wedding day, especially when young, they often see a large celebration full of all the people most important to them: extravagant gowns, beautiful venues, delicious food, and a party that goes all day long in celebration of their love.
Now, it's not uncommon for those tastes to change as they grow older, but the core idea usually remains the same, a day when all their favorite people come together to celebrate.
A young woman from Long Island was facing something that nearly ruined this for her, so she took matters into her own hands.
A Helping Hand
Elisabeth Linde and her now-husband Devin had faced a lot of adversity throughout their relationship, both coming from a rather dark past.
"My husband and I were drug addicts,“ she said in an interview with New York Post. “My dad helped us get clean and stay clean. He and my mom took us in, he motivated me to go back to nursing school and pursue my nurse practitioner certification. He always made sure my son, who called him Deeda, had a good life.”
Last Minute Disaster
Elisabeth had always been close to her father, Stuart. She loved him dearly and couldn't even begin to imagine what her life would be like without him. Of course, she always pictured him as being a big part of her wedding.
A wedding that had been planned, booked, and set to happen in early June 2023. However, just days before the wedding, Stuart was diagnosed with mesothelioma.
He was bedridden at Manhattan's Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and would certainly not be able to make it to his daughter's wedding in his state.
No Matter What
Well, Elisabeth knew she had to have her father there, so instead of waiting to see if he could make it to the wedding, everyone brought the wedding to him.
"I canceled my wedding and got married in my dad's hospital room on June 3," she shared. “My dad was one of my biggest supporters. He had to be there.”
She walked down the hospital hallway in her wedding dress, a small, intimate ceremony held right at her father's bedside. "It was surreal. My dad and I held hands. I told him how much I loved him and thanked him for everything he's done for me and my husband.”
The Family Name
At the wedding, the couple also announced they were taking an extra step to honor Stuart's name. "My dad has three daughters but he always wanted a son to carry on our last name," Elisabeth explained. “So, on June 4, we asked his permission to take the last name 'Linde' so that our son can be the person to do that."
It meant too much to him to see not only the ceremony but also know that his family name, which he treasured so dearly, would be carried on after he was gone. "It was really a special and beautiful way to honor my dad."
One Last Memory
Stuart passed away on June 5th, just one day later.
It might not have been the wedding she or her husband were expecting, but Elisabeth has proudly said that she has no regrets. The hall they had originally booked couldn't refund them but did offer them a credit to host an event there in the future.
She put it best when she said, "We didn't lose anything from having it at the hospital. We just gained this great family memory."
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