Terminally Ill Groom Collapses and Dies at Altar as Bride Walks Down Aisle
A woman is mourning the loss of her beloved partner who sadly died at their wedding.
According to the Independent UK, Paul Wynn, from Ayrshire, Scotland, collapsed at Saltcoats town hall on 25 June, just moments before he could say “I do” to his fiancée Alyson Wynn. It was said that the terminally ill groom died at the altar as his bride was walking down the aisle with their eldest son. The news site reports that Paul, 57, had received a diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer that had spread to his liver and lungs eight days earlier. At the time, doctors told him that he had between six and eight weeks to live.
Mrs. Wynn says the devastating loss of her fiancé who she shares 5 kids with has left her whole family devastated. While speaking with Ayrshire Live, she recalled the tragic moment from their wedding: “By the time I had gotten my flowers and went up the stairs, everything seemed to be okay, although Paul seemed to be a bit uncomfortable by this point and his kilt had been loosened a wee bit to help him feel more comfortable,” she said. “By the time I got to him I called his name a couple of times,” Ms. Wynn said. “He didn’t turn round, he didn’t look at me and I realized there was something wrong and I started breaking down and I started shouting his name and we knew something wasn’t right.”
First-aiders rushed to help Paul, administering CPR and using a defibrillator, but it was to no avail, Mr Wynn could not be revived.
Ms Wynn, who changed her name by deed poll a few years ago, said that it had been hard on her since his tragic passing: “It’s taken me a wee while to get where I am now and every day just seems to merge into one,” she said. “I’m having to get up and moving every day for the sake of my children but I can’t eat.”
Paul Wynn is survived but a total of 11 kids. He shares five with Ms. Wynn: Sandy, 20, Tarquin, 15, Marcus, 13, Louise, eight, and Poppy, four. Paul also had six other children from a previous relationship.