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A devoted husband fulfilled the wish of her terminally ill partner to fulfill herself after securing her knot while she was lying in a palliative care bed a few days before her death.
Heartbreaking images show newlywed couples, Alec and Samantha Webster, beaming with happiness a few moments after making their vows during an emotional service.
Six days later, at the age of 33, Sam, a popular teacher, tragically succumbed to a rare and aggressive cancer with her new husband by her side.
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Alec, 38, has since said that he was determined to make every effort to offer his darling the marriage that she deserved after she was told that she had weeks away from home. to live.
And with the help of staff at the Severn Hospice, in Telford, Shropshire, the couple was able to say "yes" to 20 relatives and close friends.
Moving photographs captured tender moments between the two partners as Samantha smiled at her new husband and shared their first kiss as a man and wife.
On their wedding day, delicate paper decorations, rustic wedding favors, photos and vibrant blackboards were brought together to help stage the romantic scene.
"The wedding was very moving for us, it was the most difficult day, but beautiful at the same time," said Alec, a businessman. "Sam was so special and touched her life during her lifetime, more than 300 people attended her funeral, she was amazing."
"When he was diagnosed with cancer, everything had to be done," he said. "We had already decided that we were going to get married and our friend Stephanie Paterson and the hospice staff settled everything for us, and I am grateful to them, as well as to my staff, for continuing."
"Sam was the only person who could smile despite what was happening and made others smile, we do not have a picture where she does not smile," he said. "It was a wonderful day and I was happy to be able to do this as we had always wanted to get married."
"We always wanted to start a family together and we wanted to have a baby," he said. "I'm sorry but proud to be able to do it."
Samantha, formerly Beale, was diagnosed with an aggressive appendix cancer in June of this year after she complained of stomach pains.
The former "fit and healthy" math teacher spent three weeks at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital before being transferred to Christy Hospital in Manchester for specialized care.
She spent another three weeks there before being transferred to Severn Hospice for end-of-life care.
The two men knotted the knot in the hospice pavilion, to which their family joined on 1 September, including both parents, before dying on 7 September.
Alec, who runs a transportation business, has only now been able to talk about his death and would like to acknowledge the good work of the Hospice.
"The cancer took her so quickly but she was determined to take advantage of our big day," said Alec. "During the initial ceremony around 12 o'clock. we just had close friends and family but even then, Sam was starting to get a little tired. "
"Then around 4 pm to 6 pm In the afternoon we had a buffet with an expanded group of about 40 people, like those at his school. I tried to mingle with people but I really wanted to be with Sam, "he said. What they do at the hospice is phenomenal, they went beyond expectations, they did so much for Sam. "
"They booked an entire area of the hospice," he said. We had all the decorations and everything we could dream of. This gave us the impression that we had a quality wedding. "
"We had both had our lives before, but you feel that if you want something, you just have to do it," said Alec. "We were together for four years and met when we went to the local gym. but we went there anyway. "
"The fact is that Sam has always been, she has never smoked or taken drugs and she has never drunk, we had water every time we went out for a meal", did he declare. "She was told that she had cancer 10 weeks before she died Sept. 7, but the doctors said that she had probably had growth in her for six to eight months before that."
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"It was so rare that I could not really blame doctors, it was just one of those cruel things that happen in life," he said.
The hospice staff even held a hen and a deer to mount decorations and photos and blackboards full of Alec and Sam's life.
Leeanne (corr) Morgan, Ward's sister, said, "We are very honored to have been greeted on the special day of Alec and Sam, and we are so happy that their wish to make it happen realized."
"It really sums up the work we do at the hospice, which is not just about clinical care, it's about ensuring that the special moments of life are cherished, especially when time is running out.
"When Sam and Alec initially shared this idea, I knew I had to do everything in my power to make it happen," Morgan said. "All planning documents that sometimes take years to others must be completed.
"Our creative therapist, Amanda, worked with Sam and Alec to create big day cufflinks with Sam's fingerprints, and to create a plaster mold with their hands that intertwine," she said. she declared. the chaplaincy, the council and our clinical staff to arrange what was necessary with regard to legality. "
"We were all so happy for them, the day was absolutely magical and full of memories for them," she said.
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