The Wedding - This is very touching with a powerful and meaningful Message of Hope,Faith, Love and LIFE.

The Wedding - This is very touching with a powerful and meaningful Message of Hope,Faith, Love and LIFE.

Katie Kirkpatrick, 21, held off cancer to celebrate the happiest day of her life. Katie had chased cancer, once only to have it return-to clog her lungs and grab hold of her heart. Breathing was difficult now, she had to use oxygen. The pain in her back was so intense it broke through the morphine that was supposed to act as a shield. Her organs were shutting down but it would not stop her from marrying Nick Godwin, 23, who was in love with Katie since 11th grade.

In Pic 1 is Katie Kirkpatrick, 21 yrs old and next to her is her fiancé, Nick, 23.This picture was taken prior to their wedding January 11th, 2005.Katie has terminal cancer and spends hours in chemotherapy.Here Nick awaits while she finishes one of the sessions

Even in pain and dealing with her organs shutting down, with the help of morphine,Katie took care of every single part of the wedding planning.Her dress had to be adjusted several times due to Katie 's constant weight loss.

An expected guest was her oxygen tank. Katie had to use it during the ceremony and reception.The other couple in this picture is Nick's parents, very emotional with the wedding and to see their son marrying the girl he fell in love when he was an adolescent. (Pic3)

Katie , in a wheel chair listening to her husband and friends singing to her. (Pic4)

In the middle of the party, Katie had to rest for a bit and catch her breath.The pain does not allow her to stand for long period of time. (Pic5)

5 days later, Katie died. She did not let sickness stop her from living, take away the hope or faith that made her believe she had a future. She had a lovely wedding and she had love and she gave love and love doesn' t die. And that is how Katie beat cancer.

To see a fragile woman dress as a bride with a beautiful smile makes you think..
Happiness is always there within reach, no matter how long it lasts.Lets enjoy life and don't live a complicated life.

Life is too short.
Work as if it was your first day.
Forgive as soon as possible.
Love without boundaries.
Laugh without control
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 to God for the gift of LIFE !
Please pray for those suffering from cancer.
We all have close to our heart.
Keep this going.
Prayers are always answered.

Life is too short to argue and separate. . .