A girl I worked with at O2 in Preston Brook - Leah, married 4 weeks ago to her long term boyfriend Mark. I have kept tabs on her life since moving away via the medium of Facebook.
I was alerted to her wedding plans when photos of her and Mark were posted by their professional photographer a few weeks prior to the wedding, it was then I noted that Mark didnt look as I remember or how I'd seen in her other photographs.
As stories tend to, it unravelled over the days/weeks to come and I was saddened to learn that Mark had been diagnosed with testicular cancer and this has spread and grown and was now terminal.
They were married a few weeks ago, and Leah looked stunning - like the perfect bride from her photos, and the smiles on everyones faces masked perfectly the terrible sadness they must have all felt.
Mark passed away a few days ago, this has touched me deeply - I could never imagine my life without G in it, a future without him is unthinkable. Instead of traditional favours for our wedding we have donated money to 4 different charities (Air Ambulance Shropshire, The Miscarriage Assoc, The British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research) - and I now intend on having a collection bucket on the bar at our wedding for The Mark Gorry Foundation - so everyone can tip their bits of change in as they buy a round.
To Leah Gorry - nee Murphy - you & your families are in my thoughts. With much love.
xx
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