A beautiful story of a Father’s love.
Fred Evans was recovering from a double lung transplant when doctors discovered metastatic melanoma. Because of the medications he was taking to keep his body from rejecting his new lungs, Fred is unable to endure much chemotherapy to treat the cancer. Upon this discovery, Fred was given just months to live.
Fred has four children, three daughters, Martha, Gracie and Kate and one son named Daniel. Two of the daughters, Gracie and Kate are not married. As a dad, Fred wanted to make sure he got the opportunity to walk his other two daughters down the aisle and give them away.
Thank you to Fotolanthropy for sharing this touching story.
Yup, I’m with Bobbt. I posted on my Face Book … my wife hates it when I do that. I ask her, did ya see my latest on my wall? She opens it and she starts balling. This was very touching in that Like Bobbt, our daughters are so very special. I only had to give one away and that tore me up. Can’t imagine doing it with three.
Yeah, that ‘misted’ me up! I’ve already gotten the privilege of walking 2 of my 3 daughters down the aisle.(let me tell you, there’s no comparable feeling in the world) Number 3 daughter is waiting for her baby brother to get home from Afghanistan to ‘tie the knot’ so he can be there. This will be truly interesting as this one could literally ‘wrap me around her finger’ growing up! Seriously, the wife would ask me “Whats up?” and I would tell her “I don’t know, I can’t help myself!” I can tell you I’m REALLY going to have to… Read more »