Little Abby is currently battling pre-B cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and, as part of her treatment, she attends a clinic at Melodies Centre at Albany Medical Centre in New York.
Throughout the course of her treatment, the four-year-old has grown quite attached to a nurse named Matt Hickling, and she decided to take their budding friendship to the next level – by popping the question!
“Our patient shyly asked me to marry her. I didn’t hesitate to say yes,” wrote Matt on his Facebook, before going on to share the adorable video of their ‘wedding’!
Everyone was involved, from Abby’s family to the kind-hearted hospital team, and the detail that went into their special ‘ceremony’ is amazing. From Abby’s white princess dress to their ‘Just Married’ car, theirs was a picture-perfect wedding.
When asked to share her thoughts on the ceremony, Abby is heard saying “this is the best day ever!”
Check out the heartwarming video below.
So today I got to help make a 4 year old leukemia patient's "wedding" to her favorite nurse Matt Hickling happen at the Melodies Center for Childhood Cancers at AMC. Thanks to Scott Wright and the team at the Enchanted Garden for donating your time and amazing flowers and to everyone at AMC that helped pull this together in less than 24 hours. You people are amazing. THIS is why we go into nursing.
Posted by Lori Ciafardoni on Thursday, July 16, 2015
