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    Cancer patient completes his final treatment then proposes to girlfriend
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 10

    Cancer patient completes his final treatment then proposes to girlfriend

    Last week, 26-year-old Caleb Lee rang a bell that signaled his final cancer treatment, and he pulled the string right off.
    He never got to walk his daughter down the aisle – but did for her organ recipient
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 5, 2021

    He never got to walk his daughter down the aisle – but did for her organ recipient

    Diana Donnarumma, 28, required urgent transplant following intestinal failure. She received life-saving organ from Heather Donnelly.
    Romantic flyboarder stuns his girlfriend and crowd with a 007-style marriage proposal
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 21, 2021

    Romantic flyboarder stuns his girlfriend and crowd with a 007-style marriage proposal

    Flyboarder and self-professed James Bond fan, James Prestwood, 37, uses his skill and a water-powered jet pack to bring smiles to the crowd.
    DNA analysis shows prehistoric humans mated with their cousins far less than modern man
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 15, 2021

    DNA analysis shows prehistoric humans mated with their cousins far less than modern man

    Today, more than 10 percent of all global marriages occur among first or second cousins. Ancient humans rarely chose their cousins as mates.
    Bride flies 800 miles to share ‘first dance’ with her 94-year-old grandfather
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 13, 2021

    Bride flies 800 miles to share ‘first dance’ with her 94-year-old grandfather

    Distance was no obstacle as Natalie Browning traveled from Virginia to Florida to share her ‘first dance’ with her grandfather.
    We found such happiness in the wake of such a disaster -- Woman meets husband on 9/11
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 9, 2021

    We found such happiness in the wake of such a disaster -- Woman meets husband on 9/11

    Twenty years ago, Nick Marson and Diane Kirschke were strangers on board Continental Airlines flight 5 from London Gatwick to Houston.
    Oregon man rents out movie theater and surprises wife with wedding video lost 14 years ago
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 13, 2021

    Oregon man rents out movie theater and surprises wife with wedding video lost 14 years ago

    Drew and Kayla Gottfried met at the University of Oregon. They fell in love and got married on July 20, 2007. It was a perfect overcast day.
    Woman, 94, wears the wedding dress she was denied buying 70 years ago
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 13, 2021

    Woman, 94, wears the wedding dress she was denied buying 70 years ago

    Martha Mae Ophelia Moon Tucker never got the chance to walk down the aisle in a wedding dress. Black women were not allowed in bridal shops
    How a ticket bought as an act of kindness started a sweet love story.
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 9, 2021

    How a ticket bought as an act of kindness started a sweet love story.

    Being kind may change your life, reads the caption shared along with the video.
    Paralyzed man proposes to girlfriend using exoskeleton
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 25, 2021

    Paralyzed man proposes to girlfriend using exoskeleton

    A paralyzed Richmond man is showing nothing is impossible, even when it comes to his marriage proposal.
    Couple Renews Vows After Husband With Alzheimer's Proposes Again
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 27, 2021

    Couple Renews Vows After Husband With Alzheimer's Proposes Again

    Peter Marshall asked his wife to marry him, not remembering they had already wed. Lisa Marshall could only respond one way: "Let's do it."

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