This story about a couple whose love has been compared to The Fault in Our Stars will absolutely break your heart into a million pieces.
CNN reports
on Katie and Dalton Prager, a married couple who both have cystic
fibrosis and both had lung transplants last year. After fighting hard
with insurance companies for their respective transplants (and
successfully getting them), the young couple — Katie is 26 and Dalton is
25 — planned to travel together to every state and write a book about
their epic love story.
However,
last week, Katie was put into hospice care when it was found that her
lung transplant didn't work and her doctors said they couldn't do
anything else for her.
"My body is just so tired," said Katie, who is currently out of the hospital and at home in Flemingsburg, Kentucky.
The
couple is currently unable to be together because Dalton is in a
hospital near his family in St. Louis. He contracted lymphoma as a
result of his transplant, and is currently fighting pneumonia and a
virus.
"I
told Dalton I'd rather be happy -- like really, really happy -- for
five years of my life and die sooner than be mediocre happy and live for
20 years," Katie said. "That was definitely something I had to think
about, but when you have those feelings, you just know."
The plan is for Dalton to join Katie in Kentucky as soon as possible.
An update posted three hours ago to Dalton and Katie's Transplant Facebook page said:
Katie has been out of the hospital since last Friday. She has good days and bad days. She has had several visitors this past week and she has loved seeing everyone. She didn't feel well this morning but after dialysis, she is feeling somewhat better. The hospice nurse came by 3 times this week. Katie loves her hospice nurse, so we are all happy about that. We hope Dalton is able to visit soon. Please keep praying for Dalton to feel better soon and for Katie to be as comfortable as possible. -Debbie
If
Dalton's discharged next week, the hope is he can make the one-hour
drive to Katie's home in Kentucky so they can be together.
"If we only get to spend a day and a night together, we'll be happy with that," Katie said.
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