HER FATHER’S LAST WISH COME TRUE
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Bex Cunningham wasn’t even engaged when she found out dad George had just weeks left to live.
Devastated that he would never see her marry, her long-term partner Ali Wood proposed.
Just six days later, George not only walked his daughter down the aisle but toasted the happy couple in his father- of- the- bride speech and danced with Bex at their reception.
The 64-year-old passed away just two weeks later.
Bex said: “We found out he didn’t have long to live on the Friday, Ali went shopping for an engagement ring on the Saturday, proposed on the Sunday and we got married on the Thursday. The whole wedding was organised in three days but it was amazing from start to finish.
“There is a photo of dad on my wedding day where we are in the house before heading off to the
“At the end of October, he went into hhospital for treatment and they ddid tests which gave results that wwe hadn’t expected at all.” George Ge was told it was likely he had jjust a couple of weeks to live. Medical M sales rep Bex said: “We were all devastated. I didn’t know it at the time but one of the first thingsthin dad said to my mum was, ‘ I’ll never get to walk Bex down the aisle.’ “That same night, I remember sayingsay to Ali that I didn’t want to get married as I couldn’t have a wedding without my dad