After 19 years of relationship
The doctors gave her only three days: woman with cancer marries her partner shortly before she dies
After 19 years, the couple married on the woman’s deathbed (icon image)
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A couple from the USA lived together for 19 years. As the cancer-stricken woman’s final hours approached, they married on her deathbed.
Becky Mason and George Kelley have spent much of their lives together, dating for 19 years. But the two Americans from the state of Oklahoma never got married. Until shortly before Mason’s death.
Three years ago, Becky Mason was diagnosed with colon cancer. For years she and the doctors fought the cancer, but recently her condition has deteriorated dramatically. The kidneys were no longer working, it was becoming increasingly clear that the end was approaching for them. Doctors gave her only 24 to 72 hours to live. She was allowed to spend her last days at home. The couple finally decided to get married. The couple tied the knot on Betty Mason’s deathbed, a local TV station reports.
The couple met while dancing
Mason died a little later, she was 69 years old. Her family announced her death “with great sadness and gratitude”: “She was surrounded by love and peace.” The couple met in 2004 – while dancing. At the time, both of them were not really looking for a serious relationship. But things turned out differently – and they spent the rest of their lives together. “One thing led to another, and 19 years later we’re here – and we’re getting married,” said George Kelley before his partner’s death.
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He also suffered badly from Becky’s illness. “If I could take over her cancer so that she lives, I would do it,” said the 72-year-old in an interview in front of her Death. “I’ve tried to be as strong as I can for her. But it’s not easy. I’ve been her carer, her friend and her lover, and I will continue to be. Until she dies.”
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