Life is short

  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 J anuar y 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 quimo 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 Katie used throughout the ceremony and reception as well.
The other couples in the picture are Nick's parents. Excited to see her son marrying his high school sweetheart.

 
Katie, in her wheelchair with the oxygen tube, listening a song from her husband and friends 

 
At the reception, Katie had to take a few rests. The pain do not let her to be standing up for long periods

 
 
Katie died five days after her wedding day. Watching a woman 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. We should stop making our 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.

...inspirational...

...thanks for the posting...

Dear Lisa, emotional short story and photos relieved the stress on Life. Thanks and Regards.

actually made me cry...

Very touching, indeed. Thanks for sharing.

Chselpi

i am recovering from cancer so it hits me a little harder and yes i cryed. but so true thoughs words thankyou for posting.david