‘They said I was dying … NOW I’M GETTING MARRIED!’
Oct 10, 2021
4 minutes
Words: Fiona Fraser.
Having your man get down on one knee is always a moment to treasure, but for Jade Scandrett-Huriwai, it’s a milestone that represents courage, resilience, and a complete change of fortune for her and partner Mile Nafatali.
Just weeks before Mile pulled himself out of his wheelchair to pop the question to his future wife, he’d been told he was dying of lymphoma, a blood cancer. He was advised to go home, be with his family and make the most of his remaining few months. He was just 21.
“Life is so short,” explains Mile. “It had been such an emotional time
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