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Doctors had warned Katie , seen here with Dalton on their wedding day in 2011 , not to come into contact with other CF patients since this would make her vulnerable to further illness
Her devoted husband made a public appeal on their common Facebook page : “ We are both ready to continue fighting but at this point we are running out of options and need your help . Please help me to save my wife Katie .” But it was Dalton who died first .
In her last interview , Katie said of her husband : « He was one of the greatest people I ’ d ever met . If we had gotten the chance to write a book it would have been a best seller .» Katie told relatives that the meeting with Dalton gave them both a world full of happiness and love . But when her husband died , she just said that very soon she will see him again .
During their last conversation Katie smiled at the face of her husband on the video call , telling him how much she loved him . Katie had no idea if Dalton had heard her , but it was the only way she had to say goodbye . Katie passed away five days after his funeral .
THE COUPLE LAST SAW EACH OTHER ON JULY 16 , THEIR FIFTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY . BUT THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO MEET AGAIN FOR ONE FINAL KISS . ONCE KATIE SAID TO HIM « I WOULD PREFER TO BE REALLY VERY HAPPY , COMPLETELY HAPPY FOR 5 YEARS , THAN 20 YEARS OF NOT HAVING YOU .» AFTER ALL , THEY LIVED HAPPY 5 YEARS OF MARRIAGE , AND THAT WAS THEIR MAIN DESIRE .
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