Tear-jerking moment bed-bound dying cancer patient, 76, and wife renew vows on 25th wedding anniversary from glitzy stage

A Mississippi hospice diligent and his woman renewed their wedding vows successful a heartwarming ceremonial acknowledgment to nan thief of a nurse.

Buddy and Sonja Myers celebrated their 25th wedding day a twelvemonth early connected Saturday during an elaborate ceremonial astatine Life Church successful Laurel.

ComfortCare Hospice Raven Anderson has been taking attraction of 76-year-old Buddy aft he was diagnosed with vocal cord cancer 8 months agone and learned Sonja hoped to locomotion down nan aisle to her hubby 1 much time.

Anderson made Sonja's dream came existent connected Saturday erstwhile she was capable to renew her vows successful a beautiful lace wedding gown surrounded by friends and family while aesculapian teams helped bed-bound Buddy make it connected stage.

'They made thing hap that I ne'er thought would hap and I cannot show them really overmuch I admit everything they person done,' Sonja told WDAM.

'I thought past I loved her pinch each my heart, but ohio no, I emotion her much than I person ever loved anybody successful each my life,' said Buddy.

Anderson rallied nan troops to thief make nan Myers ceremonial hap astatine Life Church - nan religion wherever nan had been starring Bible study classes and have been progressive members for nan past 19 years according to The Laurel Leader Call.

 'After I sewage to talking pinch nan family, it came to maine that (Sonja) wanted to locomotion down an aisle adjacent year, astatine their 25th (anniversary) and so, I started contemplating for a small while and reasoning astir it and was like, "We could make that hap a small early,"' she said.

'Hospice is simply a reliable business for everybody and there’s a batch of difficult feelings and if we tin bring happiness and joyousness to somebody, that’s why we do it.'

Local business and organization members donated equipment and services to nan mates including Sonja's wedding dress, their cake, flowers, décor, photography and proscription for Buddy.

Buddy cried arsenic his beaming bride walked down nan aisle to the classical emotion opus 'Unchained Melody.'

'This ceremony is nan eventual emotion communicative of 2 individuals who were fixed a 2nd chance to find emotion again,' said Buddy's relative Bill who officiated nan ceremony.

'They person been blessed together successful a matrimony of love, joy, and happiness. They person besides been associated ministers serving God while mounting a beautiful illustration for each joined couples, young and old, of what a existent matrimony centered astir God and built connected unconditional emotion is each about.

'They are an inspiration to everyone they know. I’m honored to telephone them family.'