'It was beautiful': Couple marries in hospital days before husband dies from COVID-19 complications
Updated: 2:24 PM EST Mar 13, 2021
I pronounce them husband and wife in the name of the father, the son and the Holy Spirit. Jeff and Sheri got engaged in December, and he talked about wedding dates before Covid, 19, took over their lives. But instead of a small chapel wedding, the ceremony was held in his room at Memorial Hospital at Gulf Port. You know, it wasn't what we had in mind. Um, that's delicious. Thank you. It was beautiful. It was beautiful. And it was so touching. And it was so perfect. Hospital chaplain Martin Gilleland knew the couple was engaged and suggested that a bedside wedding will be possible the next day. Nurses, respiratory therapists, doctors and others from day and night shift gathered at 7 a.m. for the ceremony. There wasn't a dry eye in the room when we finished. One of the nurses had fashioned a wedding band for Jeff out of a medical bandage. Their Children and grandchildren watched the ceremony on Facebook, struggling to hear the words over the hiss of just life sustaining oxygen. Martin did some of the talking for Jeff, but when it was time for Jeff to say I will, he couldn't say it but he sure shook that head. He was very there, and that was amazing. Their time as husband and wife lasted less than four days. Jeff had stage four COPD, and even though he had recovered from Covid, his lungs had seen too much damage. I was sitting at as bad and I had my head down crying and I heard him stay my name. Yeah, he said it twice and I popped my head up and I looked at him and he was looking at me and I said, I'm here, baby. I'm right here. I'm here and I'm not going anywhere. And, uh, he closed his eyes. He struck his head and closed his eyes and he didn't open his eyes again. The couple had a shared love for Ireland and plan to take a second trip there as well as one to Niagara Falls. When I do get his ashes, I'm going to take those trips and our journey is over on Earth. But it's not over. We're not over
'It was beautiful': Couple marries in hospital days before husband dies from COVID-19 complications
Updated: 2:24 PM EST Mar 13, 2021
A Mississippi couple who were sweethearts for 17 years got married in a hospital room just days before a man died from COVID-19 complications.Jeff and Sherry got engaged in December and talked about wedding dates before COVID-19 took over their lives. But instead of a small chapel wedding, the ceremony was held in his Mississippi hospital room last month."It wasn't what we had in mind," Sherry Nabors told TV station WLOX. "But it was beautiful."Jeff had stage 4 COPD, and even though he recovered from COVID-19, his lungs were too damaged.Watch the video above to learn more about this story.
A Mississippi couple who were sweethearts for 17 years got married in a hospital room just days before a man died from COVID-19 complications.
Jeff and Sherry got engaged in December and talked about wedding dates before COVID-19 took over their lives. But instead of a small chapel wedding, the ceremony was held in his Mississippi hospital room last month.
"It wasn't what we had in mind," Sherry Nabors told TV station WLOX. "But it was beautiful."
Jeff had stage 4 COPD, and even though he recovered from COVID-19, his lungs were too damaged.
Watch the video above to learn more about this story.
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