Please Vote Cassie and Matt in the Allure Wedding Contest

I normally only post about school related items but this weekend I am going to spread the word about a wonderful friend of mine.  My best-friend and maid-of -honor, Cassie Davies got really sick on October 5, 2012. On December 23, Cassie was discharged and she would begin outpatient rehabilitation to continue to work on regaining her ability to walk and move. That Sunday night that she got discharged,  Matt brought her back home (79 days after she had been admitted into the hospital) and had WILL YOU MARRY ME? set up in this lavish light display in her backyard.

 

Cassie and Matt submitted their proposal story to Allure magazine and they were selected among the top 8 stories. Please vote for their proposal story, which is amazing story about how love can conquer all.  Please Vote for Cassie and Matt everyday from any device until March 15th: http://www.allurebridals.com/vote

 

Cassie’s Story

Suddenly on October 5th, 2012, my best friend Cassie Davies became comatose and paralyzed. A rapidly moving disease had struck her immune system and left her and the rest of us with little hope. Doctors were baffled they had more questions than answers, and time seemed to be running out. Her family was at a hospital in Scranton, PA initially, but hours later Cassie was life-flighted to Geisinger Danville, PA where her lifeless body went through a series of devastating events that left recovery and survival in doubt. After 2 weeks of being comatose, kept alive on a ventilator and feeding tube, Doctors diagnosed her rare condition as Acute Disseminated Encepholomyelitis (ADEM). Miraculously, she awoke in the ICU on day 20, though unable to speak or move anything besides blinking her eyes. All the while, her family stayed within her ICU room almost every night “sleeping” on folding chairs, hoping and praying.

 

Her friends back home had created a facebook group (Updates on Cassie <3) that quickly had 700 members praying for her cause as well, and her small town of Newton Ransom, PA held vigils and benefits to raise money and hope for the family. The outpouring of support was overwhelming, but it was still unknown what obstacles would be in Cassie’’s way but with the love and generous support from family and friends we know she will be in great hands.

See how I used technology to cope and make a difference with a previous blog post.

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