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There were wedding bells on the Ribblesdale Ward at Royal Preston Hospital in Lancashire on Wednesday, October 16, as Emily and Jamie Cross tied the knot following Emily’s terminal cancer diagnosis. Emily, 43, who is originally from Kinnerley, and Jamie, 44, from Liverpool, have been together for more than five years. They live together in Preston with baby Mikey, and daughters Eirwen and Sofia, and had recently bought a new house prior to her diagnosis.

Sadly, Emily, a nurse who has trained at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, has since spent more time in hospital than in their new home. Back in May, she had surgery to remove a cyst, and subsequent biopsies suggested she was cancer-free. She underwent preventative chemotherapy, but after the third round, she returned to hospital and tests showed she had a rare type of cancer, secondary mucinous adenocarcinoma.



Talking of their special day, Emily said: “We would have done it at home, but I was unwell and had to come back into hospital, so we did it here. "The Ribblesdale Ward made it so beautiful for us, the room was decorated, it was so special. I was allowed a few friends, my witnesses, and I had my white pyjamas and my fluffy socks on and had a beautiful day.

“We were married in the room in a lovely service, and after we went down to the chapel, where we were met by the chaplain, Martin, and a few more members of staff, the hospital family that they’ve become. "Martin blessed the rings, read a lovely poem and some wor.

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