Terminally Ill Dad Granted Final Wish To Take His Daughter Down the Aisle

This is the heartbreaking moment a dying father escorted his daughter down the aisle for her wedding while lying on a stretcher.

Pedro Villarin, 65, was suffering from terminal liver cancer but it was his last wish to walk his daughter, Charlotte, down the aisle for her wedding.

So the family hired an ambulance and a private nurse to take him to her big day, which was brought forward by two months, on August 9.

The ceremony took place in the city of Las Pinas, Manila, Philippines. The initial plan was for the proud dad to escort his daughter in a wheelchair he was not strong enough so the stretcher was used instead.

Relatives and wedding organisers helped to pull the stretcher towards the altar while Mr Villarin held onto his daughter's hand to give her away to the groom, Mark Cordova.

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Newlywed Charlotte said: "That wedding was really for him because he wanted to walk with me to the altar and witness my wedding since according to him I was his favourite daughter.

Charlotte told the Metro: "This was really an emotional moment. My father's one wish was to see his daughter married and we made it come true for him.

"It made the day very bitter-sweet. It hurt me knowing that he would be leaving us but I was happy that he was there. I am happy he could see me get married."

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She also said that she had feared her father would not be able to attend the ceremony as he had recently been admitted to hospital in extreme pain.

She continued: "We hired an ambulance and a private nurse. We thought he would be able to sit on a wheelchair, but he couldn't take it and used the stretcher from the ambulance instead.

"But he really sacrificed because he felt pain in that moment. And we thank God for allowing that to happen."

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She added: "It was really painful but knowing that he left this world, fulfilling his dream, I'm happy already no matter what."

Wedding photographer, Law Tapalla, said: "Pedro Villarin walked his daughter down the aisle like any father would have even if his health made this a difficult endeavour."

Charlotte later revealed the sad news that her father had died within days of the ceremony.

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Sharing a photograph of her kissing her father during the wedding on social media, Charlotte said: "Papu, I love you so much."

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