{"id":92226,"date":"2023-08-16T12:38:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T12:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/16\/10-year-old-girl-marries-lover-to-fulfil-her-dream-before-dying-of-cancer\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T12:38:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T12:38:38","slug":"10-year-old-girl-marries-lover-to-fulfil-her-dream-before-dying-of-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/16\/10-year-old-girl-marries-lover-to-fulfil-her-dream-before-dying-of-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"10-year-old girl marries lover to fulfil her dream before dying of cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_80\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The cold hands of death had its way, but that did not stop 10-year-old Emma Edwards from accomplishing her fervent dream of getting married to her boyfriend, 10-year-old Daniel Marshall Christopher Williams Junior.<\/p>\n<p>According to report, the now-late youngster was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in April 2022, but her parents had hopes that she would survive the condition and kept the hopes up.<\/p>\n<p>Symptoms may include enlarged lymph nodes, bruising, fever, bone pain, bleeding from the gums and frequent infections.<br \/>As if having such a distressing condition was not overwhelming enough, doctors later told little Emma\u2019s parents that her cancer was incurable, adding she had just days to die.<\/p>\n<p>Heartbreaking as the news of their lovely daughter\u2019s death prediction might have been to them, Emma\u2019s parents thought it fulfilling to arrange for her dream wedding to her lover before she finally gave up the ghost.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter being told the heartbreaking news, Emma\u2019s parents decided to set about making her dream of marrying her boyfriend a reality.<br \/>\u201cEmma and ten-year-old Daniel Marshall Christopher Williams Junior, also known as DJ, had once attempted to get hitched during their lunch break at school when they were just eight.<br \/>\u201cFamily and friends gathered to put on the dream \u2018wedding\u2019 in June, with more than 100 guests in attendance,\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-left\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"monsterinsights-inline-popular-posts monsterinsights-inline-popular-posts-delta monsterinsights-popular-posts-styled\">\n<div class=\"monsterinsights-inline-popular-posts-text\"><span class=\"monsterinsights-inline-popular-posts-icon\" style=\"\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"19\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 19\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M7.875 0.899463C7.875 1.59183 8.0816 2.24711 8.49479 2.8653C8.93229 3.48349 9.44271 4.06458 10.026 4.60859C10.6337 5.15259 11.2292 5.73369 11.8125 6.35188C12.4201 6.97007 12.9306 7.76135 13.3438 8.72572C13.7812 9.66537 14 10.7163 14 11.8785C14 13.832 13.3073 15.5011 11.9219 16.8858C10.5608 18.2953 8.92014 19 7 19C5.07986 19 3.42708 18.2953 2.04167 16.8858C0.680556 15.5011 0 13.832 0 11.8785C0 9.94973 0.668403 8.28062 2.00521 6.87116C2.27257 6.57443 2.58854 6.50024 2.95312 6.64861C3.31771 6.79697 3.5 7.08134 3.5 7.50171V10.6545C3.5 11.3221 3.71875 11.8908 4.15625 12.3607C4.61806 12.8305 5.16493 13.0654 5.79688 13.0654C6.45312 13.0654 7.01215 12.8428 7.47396 12.3978C7.93576 11.9279 8.16667 11.3592 8.16667 10.6916C8.16667 10.2712 8.04514 9.86318 7.80208 9.46754C7.58333 9.0719 7.31597 8.71336 7 8.3919C6.68403 8.07044 6.34375 7.73662 5.97917 7.39043C5.63889 7.04425 5.34722 6.66097 5.10417 6.2406C4.88542 5.82024 4.73958 5.35041 4.66667 4.83114C4.59375 4.31186 4.67882 3.68131 4.92188 2.93948C5.18924 2.17293 5.63889 1.33219 6.27083 0.417277C6.51389 0.0463641 6.84201 -0.0772735 7.25521 0.0463641C7.6684 0.170002 7.875 0.454368 7.875 0.899463Z\" fill=\"#EB5757\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"monsterinsights-inline-popular-posts-label\">Trending<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"monsterinsights-inline-popular-posts-post\">Photos: You Need to See How Rich Stonebwoy Father-in-Law Is\u2014The Cars, Mansions &amp; The Luxurious Lifestyle<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Although Emma died in July as predicted by the doctors, her bereaved parents, despite being heartbroken, are glad they at least helped her achieve her dream of tying the knot with her lover before exiting this world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; &#8211; The cold hands of death had its way, but that did not stop 10-year-old Emma Edwards from accomplishing her fervent dream of getting married to her boyfriend, 10-year-old Daniel Marshall Christopher Williams Junior. 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