Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info A Scots father gave his daughter away on her wedding day in what was his "final goal in life" before he died days later of cancer.
Following a "long and hard-fought battle with cancer", John Bremner was admitted to Strathcarron Hospice and wanted to be here to see his daughter Lori marry her fiancé Brian Robertson. However, the couple had originally planned to tie the knot in Spain next year but due to her dad's deteriorating health, Lori and Brian brought their wedding day forward. Hospice chaplain Laura Gilmour helped arrange an intimate service for the couple's wedding on November 15, but John's condition worsened and a blessing was organised for the couple on November 3.
Lori, from Baillieston, Glasgow , spoke about what it meant for her to have her dad at her wedding. She said: "It was really important for my dad - and for me - to bring it forward so he could be there for my special day. From the moment Dad came into the Hospice, achieving that was all he was focussed on.
"Dad went downhill a lot quicker than any of us could have imagined, so we brought it forward and had a blessing in the Hospice with close family. Dad knew his health was going downhill quickly. “His wish was to walk me down the aisle but unfortunately on the day he was no longer able to walk.
He held my hand and gave me away and it was the most beautiful ser.
