The "Fault in our stars" couple
Katie Prager and Dalton Prager began there online romance at the age of 18. The couple fell in love while communicating on Facebook, but they both knew it would be dangerous for Katie, because Dalton had Burkholderia cepacia which is a highly contagious infection for people with cystic fibrosis. Katie's doctors warned her about meeting with other CF patients, but still, Katie asked Dalton to come visit her in Kentucky.
Katie said that" she would rather be really happy for 5 years then to be mediocre happy and live 20 years". Two years after they met they got married at the age of 20. Katie did get passed on Burkholderia cepacia, the couple waited for transplants at the university of Pittsburgh media center. Daltons's transplant came first on November 17,2014 and it was a success and in July 2015 Katie got hers. Dalton soon developed lymphoma, he had overcome the cancer , but then was hospitalized with pneumonia recently. Sadly Katie's transplant never worked correctly. she was always in and out of hospitals, and recently the doctors told her there was nothing more they could do.
Katie was in hospice in Kentucky, when her husband passed away on Saturday afternoon at Barnes Jewish hospital in St. Louis at 25 years old the couple were facetiming as Dalton was dying.
I think this is a very sad story but it's amazing how Katie chose to be happy for 5 years then be sad and alone for 20 years. the couples story really is like the movie the fault in our stars.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/18/health/cystic-fibrosis-dalton-prager-death/index.html
This story is so emotional... It is exactly like a movie like Fault In Our Stars. It is such a beautiful lesson about living life to the fullest and I it reminds me not to worry about the small stuff.
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