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Bride With Cancer Dies Days After Her Wedding This is So Heartbreaking
Friends and fami
ly are mourning a Maine woman who had cancer who died shortly after marrying her fiancé.
Brittney Ross Brewer was diagnosed almost a year ago with small cell cervical cancer. She planned to wed her fiancé, Jared Brewer, on February 27. But when doctors were unsure if she would survive until then, the couple moved up the date to Valentine's Day. In the days and weeks leading up to her wedding, her community reached out to support her. Friends and family started a GoFundMe to help pay for her medical expenses. Workers in the Portland police and fire departments even donated their sick days to allow her to have more time off. Via WCSH:
Brittney was working as a police dispatcher when she was diagnosed. The HR department opened a sick bank for her. Within three days, people on the police and fire departments had donated enough of their sick days to her that she could continue to get paid for a year and a half. The Corrections Department, where Jared is on the tactic team, has been equally supportive, allowing Jared time to take care of the love of his life. Another member of the tactical team made T-shirts, which they are selling as a fundraiser for the couple.
As her health deteriorated, Brewer fought to make it to her wedding day. Brewer married her longtime love on Valentine's Day in an official ceremony at the chapel of the Maine Medical Center where she was being treated. But the happy couple still managed to have a big wedding bash and reception on February 27, as they originally planned. Wearing a white gown and cowboy boots, Brewer celebrated with almost 200 wedding guests.
On her blog, just two days after her Valentine's Day nuptials, Brewer expressed gratitude for having the chance to marry her "best friend."
My body is deteriorating and allowing this cancer to spread like wildfire so quickly. None of this slow growing stuff. It's kicked into full gear! Now I need a big miracle. However, I still feel like there is one out there for me. I don't think God has given up on me yet.
On Sunday, a few days after the wedding reception and party, Brewer passed away. She was just 28 years old. After she died, her sister left an emotional message to supporters on her Facebook page.
In one of her last blog entries, dedicated to the couple's love story, Brewer wrote "The cancer only opened our eyes to how short life can be and how we shouldn't waste any moments. So we decided not to."
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