I was going through a page which shows the life,pains,struggles and happiness of cancer patients,then i found this incredible love story which almost made me cry,and i decided to share it with my blog readers.
When Joan Lyons married her terminally ill husband Craig last Friday, she decided to pay him a truly brave and touching tribute by shaving her head during their wedding.
Lyons, 44, surprised guests at the couple's reception by leaving to wash and dry her hair, before returning with a razor and asking her friend to shave off her long brown hair.
Speaking to CBS NEWS about her decision to do something a little "out there" in honour of her new husband, Lyons said, "I was really relaxed during the process, just thinking how thankful and privileged I was to be able to do this."
"He told me how beautiful I looked and that he was proud of me," she added.
Tragically,
Lyons' husband was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer last
August and given just nine to 12 months to live. The
Liverpudlian couple, who first met when they were 14 years old, "decided
to do all the things we wanted to do but never did".
This decision was especially poignant since the pair didn't become romantically involved until three years ago, when Craig confessed his true feelings to Joan while they were travelling together on a Mersey ferry.
This decision was especially poignant since the pair didn't become romantically involved until three years ago, when Craig confessed his true feelings to Joan while they were travelling together on a Mersey ferry.
Their
wedding then came eight months after the diagnosis, when CrJoan donated her hair to The Little Princess Trust
who provide wigs for children suffering from hair loss, and the couple
have raised nearly £600 for three other charities on their justgiving.aig proposed
to Joan in McDonalds while midway through a milkshake.
"That is how we are. That is our little heaven enjoying the simple things, as long as we're together," said Joan.
The couple received help in funding their wedding through the UK charity Gift Of A Wedding which
gives free weddings to people who have been diagnosed with a terminal
illness and are keen to get married as quickly as possible.
The charity also provided a wedding photographer for the event and Kimberley Struth, of Struth Photography said, "To be honest, it was one of the happiest weddings I've ever been involved in.
"The bride actually was the smiliest bride, the happiest bride, I'd ever had.".
The charity also provided a wedding photographer for the event and Kimberley Struth, of Struth Photography said, "To be honest, it was one of the happiest weddings I've ever been involved in.
"The bride actually was the smiliest bride, the happiest bride, I'd ever had.".
"After all these years, how blessed I was that it was me he chose to share his life with," Joan said.
"Nothing could ever take that moment away from me; and I will remain by his side and share his fight."
"Nothing could ever take that moment away from me; and I will remain by his side and share his fight."
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