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Daughter holds wedding at cancer hospital so terminally ill mom can attend

Monday, November 24, 2014
Cathryn Copeland and Conner Wood moved their wedding location to a hospital where Copeland's mother was undergoing cancer treatment.
Cathryn's mother Janet Copeland, pictured above, was receiving treatment for cancer at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
Copeland prepared for the wedding in her mother's hospital room, while her wedding guests soon-to-be husband waited in the garden outside.
Janet sadly passed away a few weeks after the wedding took place.
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Cathryn Copeland and Conner Wood moved their wedding location to a hospital where Copeland's mother was undergoing cancer treatment.
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