The Bride Was Beautiful – The Best of Photojournalism: 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.
Gasparrini – Fantastic and wonderful post. Photography is one of my deep passions and especially photojournalism. This is great.
You are the man.
What a remarkable story – if called a story
A tale of the testament of human endurance and personal integrity and challenge simple as that
If you can say Bravo
Most people would of given up simple as that
Wow!
True love
Amazing story. That’s how you beat cancer.
Very touching. Thank you.
Powerful, emotionally challenging… tears in my eyes. Love is great!
Sad, but inspiring. Many years ago I learned how both the patient and their loved ones overcome the worst obstacles when my son died of cancer after suffering with the disease for more than 12 years. Yet, he lived his abbreviated life with great joy and enthusiasm, more so than many of his healthier peers.
Nice.
Something similar happened when I was in high school. That time it was the guy.
Everybody should do whatever they want to do and feel good about doing it.
I see no lessons here.
I see no victory over cancer.
I see nothing amazing or remarkable or nice or great or showing human integrity or greater joy or enthusiasm or challenge – – – etc.
I am touched a young life was taken so early. Reminds me how much life basically sucks, is filled with pain and sorrow, and always ends with death.
Are we all saying the same thing in our own ways?
#11
Well at least we know how you view the world, which you are completely entitled to.
I’ll just say I respectfully disagree and leave it at that.
#12–mikey==your thoughtful review made me think again. And you are right.
Its just too bad more people can’t experience the life of these two people.
So rewarding and such.
Heartbreaking.
The love and pain will go on forever.
I know.
That’s Jesus’ way of telling women to stop pursuing an University degree and get pregnant as soon as they possibly can.
#11, Bobbo,
I see your point.
Sometimes an apple is just an apple. But, if you hold it up to the light and slowly turn it it can radiate a beauty unsurpassed. Breathe in the fragrance, deep and softly. Taste the flesh and feel the juice wake up your tongue.
But then sometimes an apple is just an apple.
🙂
#17–Fusion==if you see my point, then we are half way there, cause I don’t see your point.
What do apples have to do with young people dying of cancer?
Maybe if you ate the apple, shit it out, and still wanted to claim it was beautiful? That would be close to what I said, is that what you meant?
Beautiful.
There’s a difference between just having something and actually enjoying or cherishing it. (Thus the apple analogy.)It’s the difference between wakingup and doing your usual 9-to-5 vs. getting up and taking on the day with a good feeling, with eyes wide open. In other words, some people live while others *really live*. Maybe it’s just hippy-dippy crap but it’s also a different way of looking at life when one’s time is so distinctly finite.
Thanks for making me cry this morning.
#18, Bobbo,
Apples have nothing to do with cancer. Yet, as Selvy in #20 picked up, you can hold an apple in your hand, or you can hold an APPLE in your hand.
You may look and see eat it and have your body gain the nutrients OR, you could savor every beautiful, wonderful aspect. delight in the smell, feel, coolness, taste its juice. Revel in all the joyousness, savor the moment, become one with nature’s bounty. You could experience the apple. You can live for the moment.
Another cliche I hate while still caught in winter is “Stop and smell the flowers”.
But then again, you could have a peanut butter sandwich too if you are just interested in filling the hole.
Now that the couple are married, will *he* be on the hook for the unpaid medical bills when *she* dies?
Love is grand, divorce is about 20 grand.
#23, Scott M,
You are an idiot. She died a few days after the wedding.
Reading more than the headline will often give such wondrous insights and knowledge you will be enriched for a lifetime. Try it.
Oh dear. You have confused a funny tag line with the thrust of the response. Now follow closely…
Married, yes. Demise, after 5 days, check. Is he responsible for the unpaid bills?
Reread as often as needed.