22-årig pappa går bort dagen efter att han gift sig med sitt livs förälskelse i hjärtekrossande ceremoni

Sep 22, 2020 by apost team

Att hitta den person man vill spendera resten av livet med kan ofta verka omöjligt, och många hittar aldrig den där speciella personen. Lyckligtvis fick den 22-årige rugbyspelaren Navar Herbert från Nya Zeeland, som var dödligt sjuk, chansen att gifta sig med sitt livs kärlek, Maia Falwasser, strax innan han gick bort under 2019.

Från och med i somras uppfostrar Maia sin och Navars son Kyrie i Nya Zeeland.

Vid 22 års ålder ledde Navar Herbert ett liv som även de mest framgångsrika av personer skulle avundas. Navar spelade professionell rugby för Nerang Bulls och var förälskad i sitt livs kvinna Maia. Tillsammans fick Navar och Maia sonen Kyrie och såg fram emot att spendera resten av sina liv tillsammans.

Alla Navars och Maias fantastiska planer grusades dock under 2019, då Navar diagnostiserades med en aggressiv form av hjärncancer som heter sarkom, rapporterar NZ Herald. Trots den mörka diagnosen var Navar och Maia fast beslutna att gifta sig. Läkarna slog fast att Navars cancer hade spridit sig och att det inte fanns något de kunde göra för att hjälpa honom. Med bara timmar kvar att leva gifte sig Navar med Maia i en vacker men hjärtekrossande ceremoni.

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Too weak to even stand, Navar was helped into his tuxedo by his friends and groomsmen, who then brought him to the ceremony in a wheelchair. Maia then came down the aisle holding her mother’s hand, tears streaming down her face as she joined Navar under a canopy. Taking his soon-to-be wife’s hand into his own, Navar told Maia that he loved her.

Bending down, Maia took Navar into her arms and kissed him. In a recording of the event, those in attendance couldn’t help but weep at the touching moment. Despite the tragedy, there were still plenty of smiles at the wedding, many of them coming from Kyrie’s beaming face as he stood in his little white tuxedo. Friends of Navar and Maia also performed a haka, a traditional Maori dance, in honor of the occasion as the bride wiped away tears.

A little over 30 hours later, Navar succumbed to his terrible illness. Navar was laid to rest on July 2, 2019, which was also his son’s first birthday, reports the Daily Mail.

In a Facebook message, Maia thanked everyone for their support but also pleaded for help in returning Navar’s body to his native New Zealand. Setting up a GoFundMe page, Maia and Navar’s story attracted the attention of millions as complete strangers have already donated over $100,000.

"Today my heart is heavy and sad, I lost my best friend, Husband and the Father to our Son. I feel absolutely showered in LOVE by friends and family, this is a hard time, however I do find my strength and refuge in everybody's support, " she wrote on the GoFundMe page.

According to a Daily Mail article from this summer, Maia is currently living with her son, Kyrie, in New Zealand, after moving away from Queensland, Australia in order to be closer to her family. Unfortunately, that has meant that Navar's Gold Coast-located parents, Vanessa and Cameron, have had to watch Kyrie grow up from afar.

"He's left a big mark on many hearts," Vanessa told the outlet earlier this year.

Våra tankar går till familjer Herbert. Vi är så glada över att de åtminstone fick en ceremoni för att fira sin kärlek för varandra. Se till att skicka denna berättelse till familj och vänner, och berätta vad du tycker om denna hjärtekrossande tragedi.