RUPERTKBD Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Thought everyone might appreciate some uplifting news for a change: http://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/nurse-marries-4-year-old-cancer-patient-in-hospital-ceremony-1.3159249 Trending Nurse 'marries' 4-year-old cancer patient in hospital ceremony Duo exchanged candy rings after saying 'I do' CBC News Posted: Jul 19, 2015 12:12 PM ET Last Updated: Jul 19, 2015 12:12 PM ET Matt Hickling and Abby, a four-year-old cancer patient, exchanged candy rings as part of their whirlwind, mock wedding ceremony. (Amazing Abby/Facebook) A nurse helped create "the best day ever" for his smitten four-year-old leukemia patient when he married her in a whirlwind, mock ceremony earlier this week at a U.S. hospital. Abby suffers from pre-B cell acute lymphobastic leukemia. She met nurse Matt Hickling at the Albany Medical Center's Melodies Center for Childhood Cancer in Albany, N.Y. "They have always had a great connection since the beginning of her [diagnosis]," reads a post from her Facebook page, Amazing Abby. The page shows multiple photos of Abby's nurses, including Hickling, taking great care of her. Matt Hickling and Abby play some games after an appointment at the hospital. (Amazing Abby/Facebook) A few days before the ceremony, Abby kept saying she was going to get married that week. When her mother pressed Abby to answer who she would be marrying, Abby said Hickling. Her mother texted Hickling to give him a heads up about Abby's romantic plans. "This took me by surprise," Hickling wrote on his Facebook page. That's when Hickling sprang into action. In less than a day, he and the staff at the hospital planned and executed the four-year-old bride's dream wedding. Watch the wedding video The little bride wore a shiny white dress and headband to the nuptials on Thursday. She carried a bouquet of pink and red flowers donated by a local florist. She approached Hickling, who donned a tuxedo T-shirt for the occasion, and shyly asked him if he would marry her. When he said yes, she embraced him in a giant hug. The pair exchanged candy rings, and Hickling pushed Abby in a special "Just married" pink car before the duo headed back to the ceremony room to cut the cake. Matt Hickling took Abby for a spin in this specially made 'Just married' vehicle after they exchanged vows. (Matt Hickling/Facebook) "This day will hopefully be one our patient and her family can always look back on and smile when days are tough," wrote Hickling. "I know I will." As for the little bride, she seemed pleased with her first wedding. Both Hickling and Abby's Facebook pages say she called it "the best day ever." "We are both in awe from today's visit and smiling ear to ear," wrote her mother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbbyNucksFan Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 saw this on reddit yesterday... so cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobble Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Of course. Everyone is going "Aww", but what if it were a female nurse marrying a 4 year old male patient? Everyone would just be going "Nicccccce"... Wait, I guess that doesn't work in this situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyFox Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Of course. Everyone is going "Aww", but what if it were a female nurse marrying a 4 year old male patient? Everyone would just be going "Nicccccce"... Wait, I guess that doesn't work in this situation. Go to bed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baer. Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Of course. Everyone is going "Aww", but what if it were a female nurse marrying a 4 year old male patient? Everyone would just be going "Nicccccce"... Wait, I guess that doesn't work in this situation. https://youtu.be/zYt0WbDjJ4E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Thought it was Darnell Nurse for a moment... was severely disappointed... jks. I saw this on Facebook yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.DirtyDangles Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 https://youtu.be/zYt0WbDjJ4E Priceless !!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL'er Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Hope they signed a mock pre-nup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Thought it was Darnell Nurse for a moment... was severely disappointed... jks. I saw this on Facebook yesterday. Haha that's legitimately what I thought when I read the headline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummer4now Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I actually thought it said Nurse "marines" 4 year old cancer patient... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 And the lawyer for The Bountiful Commune adds this story to his evidence file. Hope the girl makes through treatment, and lives a long life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 And the lawyer for the Bountiful Commune adds this story to the evidence file. Hope the girl makes it through treatment and lives a long happy life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Thanks Rupe Nice to see the good people celebrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Great story and best of luck to her in her fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Barzal Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Very heartwarming story, although with the way society's heading I wouldn't be surprised to see stories like this being twisted into a negative light a couple of years down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rounoush Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Did anyone else think Darnell Nurse when they clicked this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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