Friday, May 22, 2009

Saddest Story Ever Told

Today, I received an email. I thought it was just an ordinary email till I opened it up and read the whole thing.

This is Katie Kirkpatrick, she's 21 years old. Next to her is her 23 year old fiance. The picture was taken shortly before their wedding ceremony, held on January 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 couple 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 to a song from her husband and friends.At the reception, katie had to take a few rests.The pain does not allow her to stand 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.

This is how sad thing in life can be. Just when we think that we have the worst life possible, someone else has an even worst time. We should learn to to accept things in life with whatever comes our way, I for one am moved by this. What do you guys think?

I'll catch you guys on the flip side!

Smiles From Zubir-O

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