Emotional moment couple engaged for 10 years finally tie the knot at hospital bedside after husband, 68, was told he has terminal lung cancer
- Malcolm Eyles, 68, and Maureen Blackwell, 67, got married at his hospital bed
- Mr Eyles went to hospital with chest pains and found out he has terminal cancer
- Couple were engaged for ten years and decided to tie the knot after the news
- Two nurses were witnesses and other hospital staff watched and threw confetti
There wasn’t a dry eye in the room as a dying man married his long-term fiancee in hospital.
Malcolm Eyles, 68, and Maureen Blackwell, 67, were finally able to tie the knot after a 10-year engagement in an emotional bedside ceremony.
The couple, from Malvern, got married at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Worcester, after Malcolm was diagnosed with terminal cancer within days of being admitted to hospital with chest pains.
Malcolm Eyles, 68, and Maureen Blackwell, 67, got married after a 10-year engagement at his bedside at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital
The pair decided to get married after Malcolm was given the devastating news that he had terminal lung cancer last week
Malcolm was admitted to hospital last week with chest pains but after scans he was given the devastating news that he had terminal lung cancer.
After receiving the shocking bombshell, the couple decided to get married and staff at the hospital helped them arrange a bedside ceremony at short notice.
The pair held hands as the registrar conducted the ceremony in his room which the staff had decorated with a banner saying ‘Just Married’ as well as hearts and flowers strung up on the door frame.
Two nurses in the room were witnesses for the ceremony and other hospital staff gathered to watch the wedding, throwing confetti over the newlyweds
Maureen stroked her husband’s face and he began to cry as she put the wedding ring on his finger.
Two cardiology nurses witnessed the ceremony for them and other staff gathered around Malcolm’s bed to be a part of the emotional ceremony.
After the registrar announced they were man and wife, Maureen leaned over and kissed her new husband, while staff threw confetti over them.
A Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust spokesman said: ‘Congratulations to the couple for finally tying the knot after ten years of engagement.’