Within two years of first showing signs of memory loss, Peter Marshall had to give up work as early onset Alzheimer's began to take hold.
His wife Lisa started a blog called "Oh Hello Alzheimer's" to help her cope with the progressive 1 of her husband's fading memory. I get 2 every day from people saying, ‘Thank you —now I don't feel so alone'," she said.
As the disease3 , Peter's memory 4 faded and he began to refer to Lisa as his "favourite person". Then, one day last year, they were watching a wedding5 on television when Peter suddenly looked at his wife and said, "Let's do it!" "Well, OK, we should get married then," she told him.
The next day, 6 , Peter appeared to have forgotten all about it. Still, with the 20th 7 of their wedding approaching this year, the idea seemed to make sense to Lisa in the face of her husband's rapid8 . Sarah, Lisa's daughter from a marriage before she met Peter, helped organize the event. "I knew that my stepdad, who I am very close with, was there through some of the9 times of my life."
When Lisa joined her husband to 10 vows for the second time, his delight was clear for all to see. "It was just magical — straight out of a11 ." she said.
The music12 the theme of the day: a saxophonist played Unforgettable as Lisa walked down the aisle.
"There wasn't a dry eye, and I was13 ." Lisa said. "I hadn't seen Peter that happy in a long time." As they danced while guests 14 . Lisa said her husband 15 a few words in her ear. "Thank you for staying," he said.
