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Pictured: Chris and Samantha on their wedding day.
Heartbroken couple marry after groom diagnosed with incurable cancer
A heartbroken couple tied the knot after the groom was diagnosed with incurable cancer.
Chris Williamson was diagnosed with skin tissue cancer in December 2021 after finding a hard lump on his left elbow.
The 48-year-old had 25 rounds of radiotherapy to harden the lump and make it easier to remove.
Workshop manager Chris went into surgery on Valentine's Day 2022 and surgeons successfully removed the tumour after three hours.
The couple said they were able "to get on with their lives" until seven months later when Chris felt a pain in his back while in the shower.
The family were given the devastating news that Chris's cancer had returned.
He was given one to two years to live and Chris decided he wanted to spend it married to partner of 15 years Samantha.
Chris proposed to Samantha on holiday to Gibraltar in August 2023.
He continued having treatment in the hopes of shrinking the tumour and giving him more time.
But, Samantha said their "world's fell apart" in August this year when they were told that the cancer had spread and there was nothing more medics could do.
Realising that they'd need to wed quickly, they organised their big day in just six weeks.
They tied the knot in their local church in front of 60 guests and had the reception in a pub nearby.
Samantha said it was "the perfect day."
"I can't put into words how it felt to hear that there was nothing more that could be done," Samantha, from Rochester, Kent, told Need to Know.
"It was unbelievable. I cried more than Chris.
"My whole world fell apart. We'd come so far. I never expected anything like this to happen to us.
"He was having chemotherapy to slow it down and we booked a holiday to Gibraltar to make the most of the time we have left.
"Chris proposed to me in a cave. I was surprised because we've been together for 1
2024-12-03
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