‘I’m Not Terminally Ill’, Groom Announces at Wedding

‘I’m Not Terminally Ill’, Groom Announces at Wedding
Bride and groom figurines are pictured on a table during a wedding party in Rennes, western France. Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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When nurses helped him out of his wheelchair onto one knee to propose to his girlfriend, Jack Kane was certain his wedding day would be a bitter-sweet occasion.

Kane, 23, had decided to ask his girlfriend of three years to marry him, after doctors said he had only weeks to live. She said yes, but the couple, who lives in the northeast of England, thought the engagement and wedding were to be part of a process of saying goodbye.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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