{"id":27890,"date":"2022-02-10T23:32:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T23:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=368891"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:13:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:13:43","slug":"74-75-year-old-sweethearts-get-married-in-icu-in-wake-of-cancer-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/74-75-year-old-sweethearts-get-married-in-icu-in-wake-of-cancer-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"74 &amp; 75-Year-Old Sweethearts Get Married In ICU In Wake Of Cancer Diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"content-body\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">74 and 75-year-old sweethearts Eddie and Patty have proven that love trumps all, even in the darkest of times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">The couple was briefly married for a year back in the 1970s, but five years ago they reconnected after Patty messaged Eddie on his Birthday saying \u201cHappy birthday to my favorite ex-husband.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_368897\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-368897\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><span id=\"content-body\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/collage.jpg\" alt width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" class=\"size-full wp-image-368897\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/collage.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/collage-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/collage-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/collage-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/collage-1000x523.jpg 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 1200px, (min-width:992px) 992px, (min-width:768px) 768px, (min-width:576px) 480px, 300px\"><\/span><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-368897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span id=\"content-body\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mhnTRNbPTNY\">YouTube\/Good Morning America<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">He ended up taking her out to dinner, and the two of them fell in love all over again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">Sadly, in October 2021, Eddie was diagnosed with cancer. He also developed an infection and got COVID, which landed him in the ICU.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">Due to Eddie being COVID positive, Patty had been unable to visit him in the hospital. They missed each other so much, and one day Ed texted Patty, asking her to see if there was a way for them to get married long distance.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_368899\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-368899\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><span id=\"content-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-10-at-5.30.14-PM.png\" alt width=\"868\" height=\"784\" class=\"size-full wp-image-368899\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-10-at-5.30.14-PM.png 868w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-10-at-5.30.14-PM-374x338.png 374w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-10-at-5.30.14-PM-747x675.png 747w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-10-at-5.30.14-PM-187x169.png 187w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-10-at-5.30.14-PM-768x694.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 1200px, (min-width:992px) 992px, (min-width:768px) 768px, (min-width:576px) 480px, 300px\"><\/span><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-368899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span id=\"content-body\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mhnTRNbPTNY\">YouTube\/Good Morning America<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">The hospital he was at, MountainView, made the exception and allowed Patty to come into Eddie\u2019s room to marry him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">The two of them were married in a small, but very special ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">Eddie sadly passed away two days after the ceremony, surrounded by his new wife and family. Now this ceremony was even more special to Patty, who will always hold that memory in her heart, along with the amazing memories she shared with her husband.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_368898\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-368898\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><span id=\"content-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-10-at-5.26.32-PM.png\" alt width=\"856\" height=\"775\" class=\"size-full wp-image-368898\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-10-at-5.26.32-PM.png 856w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-10-at-5.26.32-PM-373x338.png 373w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-10-at-5.26.32-PM-746x675.png 746w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-10-at-5.26.32-PM-187x169.png 187w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-10-at-5.26.32-PM-768x695.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 1200px, (min-width:992px) 992px, (min-width:768px) 768px, (min-width:576px) 480px, 300px\"><\/span><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-368898\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span id=\"content-body\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mhnTRNbPTNY\">YouTube\/Good Morning America<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">\u201cOh My Goodness I can\u2019t stop crying,\u201d one YouTube user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mhnTRNbPTNY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">commented<\/a>. \u201cHe wanted her as his wife again before he made his transition. 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