{"id":13106,"date":"2025-06-25T09:09:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T09:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/13106\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T09:09:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T09:09:12","slug":"love-of-my-life-terminally-ill-b-c-bride-weds-with-help-of-community-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/13106\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Love of my life\u2019: Terminally-ill B.C. bride weds with help of community – BC"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Torian Poulin first met Stephanie Vernon, they were both going through some relationship challenges.<\/p>\n

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But after leaning on each other and growing closer, the Vancouver Island couple knew they were meant to be together.<\/p>\n

\u201cI initially proposed nearly three years ago,\u201d Poulin said. \u201cOn a beach in Parksville.\u201d<\/p>\n

And while they say that love is timeless, after receiving a devastating diagnosis, the clock started ticking.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most minor of symptoms, she was complaining of stomach pain coming and going, but we really had no prior idea that this was coming,\u201d Poulin said.<\/p>\n

On June 14, Vernon was rushed to the North Island Hospital in Courtenay where she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which had spread and was growing very rapidly.<\/p>\n

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With little time left, Poulin knew they had to fulfil their promise to each other.<\/p>\n

On Friday, in the garden behind the hospital, surrounded by friends, family and a unicorn, the couple tied the knot.<\/p>\n

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Ali Nardo, who met the couple about 10 years ago, was the videographer for the wedding and said she was blown away by everyone coming together.<\/p>\n

\u201cLondon Drugs here in Comox comped their marriage certificate,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was the staff at Fabric Land, hearing their story, paid for some of the materials they were buying. Their wedding dress was donated, the cake was donated, jewellers, their wedding rings were donated. Like just absolutely incredible how the community came together in I think a matter of like four hours over a Facebook post.\u201d<\/p>\n

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