Abby Sayles, a little girl battling cancer, got to "marry" the man of her dreams at just four years old in one of the latest viral videos of 2015.
The best nurse ever.... Thank you Matt and everyone for your hard work in less than 24 hours...
Posted by Amazing Abby on Thursday, July 16, 2015
According to ABC's News 10, Abby has been receiving treatment for Pre-B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at the Melodies Center for Childhood Cancers at Albany Medical Center since last year. Global News added that she was diagnosed with the illness in August.
During her time at the hospital, she grew close to one particular nurse, Matt Hickling. That's why when the little girl asked him if he would marry her, he didn't waste time in making her dream come true.
"It was tough for her when she first came here," Hickling told CBS in an interview. "Being three when she was diagnosed, is something that's tough for somebody."
The hospital worked together to give Abby a wedding she would always remember - complete with a white dress, a flower bouquet, a wedding cake and even pop rings as wedding bands. Nurse Hickling even wore a "dapper" tuxedo-printed shirt for the event.
"It means the world [to me]," Abby's mother, Renee Sayles, told News 10, adding that she hoped her daughter would look back to that day and be touched by it.
Abby Sayles and Matt Hickling's wedding became one of the viral videos in 2015 in just a day. The Facebook post by Lori Ciafardoni already has more than 600,000 likes and over 300,000 shares.
You can see photos of the sweet ceremony in the Facebook page, Amazing Abby. Hickling also shared the event on his personal Facebook.
"This day will hopefully be one our patient and her family can always look back on and smile when days are tough! I know I will!" he posted.
Watch the adorable video here.
So today I got to help make a 4 year old leukemia patient's "wedding" to her favorite nurse Matt Hickling happen at the Melodies Center for Childhood Cancers at AMC. Thanks to Scott Wright and the team at the Enchanted Garden for donating your time and amazing flowers and to everyone at AMC that helped pull this together in less than 24 hours. You people are amazing. THIS is why we go into nursing.
Posted by Lori Ciafardoni on Thursday, July 16, 2015
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