Life is Short…

I usually post funny stuff, silly jokes, and R-rated pictures on my blog, but this time I’m thinking of posting something different. Someone emailed this story below a while ago and it really touched me when I read it (damn I never knew I could be so sensitive despite my tough exterior, so-called roughness, and strange morbid tendencies). So I thought I’d like to share this with you all my fine readers.

I guess this story could be a reminder to all of us that life is short, and it might not be the party that you had expected to be. We just have to keep on dancing, smiling, and be grateful that we are here.

The girl in the picture is Katie Kirkpatrick, she is 21. Next to her, her fiancé, Nick, 23. 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 chemo 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 their 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 not allowing her to be standing 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 lasts.