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Nurses Help Hospitalized Man Participate in Son's West Coast Wedding

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25 Aug 2012 42 views
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Nurses Help Hospitalized Man Participate in Son's West Coast Wedding
The father of the groom was too sick to travel to the planned wedding of his son in California, so the nursing staff at the hospital decided to throw a wedding party in his room and arrange for a Skype web link to view the entire ceremony. From the guest book, to the cake and the sparkling apple cider, the nurses didn't miss any details.

The father of the groom was too sick to travel to the planned wedding of his son in California, so the nursing staff at the hospital decided to throw a wedding party in his room and arrange for a Skype web link to view the entire ceremony.

From the guest book, to the cake and the sparkling apple cider, the nurses didn't miss any details. They even managed to find Pat a tuxedo tee shirt for the occasion.

"Nobody asked," said the Minnesota man through tears. "They just did it."

(READ the story at WCCO- CBS)

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