Matt giving a ride to Abby in their happily married wagon
Four-year-old Abby Sayles suffers from pre-B cell acute lymphobastic leukemia and life has not been easy for the toddler. The process of chemotherapy is pretty hard for the young Abby when everyday is a battle to survive. But thanks to nurse Matt Hickling, Abby doesn’t seem to mind the lengthy procedures.
Abby and Matt with their funky rings
In one of the sessions, thanks to the hospital staff at the Albany Medical Center, she “married” Hickling in an impromptu wedding ceremony. The event was arranged in a quintessential Christian wedding; flowers were scattered on the floor, a wedding cake was specially designed for the event and tiny fuchsia pink car had a just married logo on it.
Abby left the hospital with a huge grin on her face, an expression her parents ha been longing to see.