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| Derbyshire couple plan wedding in four weeks as cancer returns | Derbyshire couple plan wedding in four weeks as cancer returns |
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| A woman with cancer has got married four weeks after she was told it had returned and spread. | A woman with cancer has got married four weeks after she was told it had returned and spread. |
| Adeline Hall was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, and thought she was clear, until doctors found tumours in her lungs, legs and spine. | Adeline Hall was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, and thought she was clear, until doctors found tumours in her lungs, legs and spine. |
| She then proposed to long-term partner Dave and they got married at Elvaston Castle, Derbyshire on Friday. | She then proposed to long-term partner Dave and they got married at Elvaston Castle, Derbyshire on Friday. |
| They tied the knot on Wear it Pink Day to raise awareness of breast cancer and also asked their guests to wear pink. | They tied the knot on Wear it Pink Day to raise awareness of breast cancer and also asked their guests to wear pink. |
| "I had imagined our wedding one day, but not under these circumstances," said Mr Hall, from Breaston in Derbyshire. | |
| "When Adeline found out her cancer had returned we both thought not being married would make things difficult in case things went horribly wrong. | "When Adeline found out her cancer had returned we both thought not being married would make things difficult in case things went horribly wrong. |
| "She said we should make some plans and proposed to me four weeks ago, and I couldn't disagree with that." | "She said we should make some plans and proposed to me four weeks ago, and I couldn't disagree with that." |
| The couple, who have two children, have been together for 26 years. | The couple, who have two children, have been together for 26 years. |
| "I had proposed 15 years ago," Mr Hall, 52, said. | |
| "But it was so bad and not very romantic so she turned me down". | "But it was so bad and not very romantic so she turned me down". |
| Mrs Adeline, a primary school teacher, recently had spinal surgery to remove a tumour, so used a wheelchair for much of the ceremony. | Mrs Adeline, a primary school teacher, recently had spinal surgery to remove a tumour, so used a wheelchair for much of the ceremony. |
| Friend Amanda Coffey said: "It was a beautiful day and everyone managed not to cry, in fact it was a joyous occasion. | Friend Amanda Coffey said: "It was a beautiful day and everyone managed not to cry, in fact it was a joyous occasion. |
| "The wheelchair was decorated with flowers and fairy lights and Adeline looked wonderful." | "The wheelchair was decorated with flowers and fairy lights and Adeline looked wonderful." |
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