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“That’s My Wife. In Her Wedding Dress. A Dress I Never Got to See Her In”: Husband Grieves the Loss of Wife Who Died Before Their ‘Real Wedding”

When personal tragedy strikes, it is often our gut instinct to lash out with the groaning heart cry of God’s servant Job: “WHY??”

Why ME, God?

Why NOW?

Why would you give me all of this JUST to take it away?

The never-ending list of questions following that slippery-slope of a three-letter word couldn’t be more familiar to widower John Polo.

After losing his wife, Michelle, to a rare, aggressive form of cancer just two weeks before their wedding, he was admittedly a “bitter” man.


Better Not Bitter Widower

“I was bitter. I was really bitter,” wrote John in a blog post summarizing their tragic love story.

John says he fell “madly in love” with Michelle when they dated for a year in high school. After going their separate ways for almost a decade, the two reunited eight years later and planned to spend forever together, along with Michelle’s daughter.

But just two years after rekindling their romance, Michelle was diagnosed with a form of cancer so rare that only one case per year is reported in the ENTIRE world.

Michelle fought valiantly for the next two and a half years, but she sadly lost her battle with the ‘Big C.’


Better Not Bitter Widower

John couldn’t help but dwell on the list of questions bombarding his brain as he watched the love of his life slip away before his very eyes:

Kelsey Straeter
Kelsey Straeter
Kelsey is an editor at Outreach. She’s passionate about fear fighting, freedom writing, and the pursuit of excellence in the name of crucifying perfectionism. Glitter is her favorite color, 2nd only to pink, and 3rd only to pink glitter.

WATCH: Sisters Sing Bone-Chilling Easter Rendition of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’

The young sisters from Fort Frances, Ontario sing an Easter rendition of Leonard Cohen's famous "Hallelujah," that is so beautiful, it'll bring tears to your eyes.

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