« 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 .»
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alton and Katie Prager met on Facebook , when they were teenagers suffering from cystic fibrosis and they often remained in the hospital or at home for a long time . Their relationship was developing online , a month later , they met in reality and immediately understood - it ' s fate . They had incredibly fast period of courtship , because both understood that the stakes were high , and they had no time to love . They fell in love . Days later , Katie knew she would marry Dalton . Doctors warned them that it is harmful for them to spend time together because their organisms become more susceptible to infections , but they took a gamble . In 2011 , they got married , surrounded by their family and friends , both 20 years of age . After their wedding , both of them continued to have complex health problems because of cystic fibrosis - a disease that affects breathing and digestive system . They had planned on traveling to all 50 states of USA and writing a book about their
romance , but those plans faded away when health complications separated them . Dalton got a double lung transplant , but Katie caught the virus , which made her condition more complex and difficult to treat . Another problem was her insurance , which refused to meet her needs . Dalton immediately began to do everything possible to surround his beloved Katie with care and affection . Eventually , after several months of fundraising and appeals to insurance companies , nevertheless , doctors managed to make Katie a double lung transplant . Unfortunately , medical intervention was not successful for both spouses . After several months of success with his transplanted lungs , Dalton was diagnosed with lymphoma cancer . Kathy ’ s transplantation failed , and doctors had to tell her that they are no longer able to do anything for her . A few weeks before Dalton ’ s death , he was trying to find a way to be with Katie at the hospital , as her life was coming to an end .
« 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 .»
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