Oldbury palliative care patient says “I do” to partner of 42 years
This is the emotional moment end-of-life patient Carol Elizabeth Lee said “I do” to her partner of 42 years Philip Stanley Pettit from her hospital bed.
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The couple tied the knot at the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick where Carol, who has inoperable stomach cancer, was being cared for.
Fighting back tears, Carol, aged 75, from Oldbury, said: “Philip always wanted to get married. It’s the one thing I can do for him before I die.”
Shortly after the ceremony, she said: “It was the best day of my life. I was strangely nervous in the morning but I’m happy now.”
