I Married a Stranger in a Hospital Waiting Room So He Wouldn’t Die Alone—One Week Later, His Lawyer Handed Me His Backpack

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Two days later, a chaplain married us in Thomas’s hospital room.

I wore a yellow sweater because Thomas said it made the room look less tired.

He wore the same cardigan with one missing button.

A nurse asked me if I was sure. She said Thomas was old enough to be my grandfather.

I just said yes.

Because my heart had answered before my mind could.

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