"A Love Story..."

Erwin and Ed – Wish Upon A Wedding Recipients

From Wish Upon A Wedding's website:

When we were contacted by Ed, he told us he wanted to do something special for his fiance Erwin, who had been battling lung cancer since 2008. Erwin goes through a lot of medical treatments, and spends many days at the hospital and in and out of doctor’s offices. Although he is very tired and does not have much energy, Erwin still goes to work when he can.

Ed and Erwin met in New York City in the Spring of 2000. Ed was working in NYC for the summer, when he and Erwin met. They dated all summer long. Soon they knew that they were meant to be together…forever. When Ed had a job opportunity in Virginia, he asked Erwin to move with him. On the first anniversary of their meeting, Ed surprised Erwin with a Limo ride to party where Erwin’s friends were all hiding and asked Erwin to marry him. Life being what it is, they never wound up having a ceremony.

In March of 2004, Ed and Erwin adopted a special needs child from Guatemala. In July of 2007, they adopted another boy from Guatemala. Leon is now age 7 and Ilo is age 4.

In 2008, Erwin noticed an unusual pain in his back. He saw a few doctors and they detected a mass in his right lung, but they were unable to diagnose specifically what the problem was. In March of 2009, Erwin was diagnosed with stage IIIB lung cancer and given 6-12 months to live. The cancer has metastasized to his brain and bones. He has had 6 round of chemotherapy, 14 rounds of whole brain radiation and is currently on an oral medication called Tarceva. His cancer is responding well to the new treatment, but the future is uncertain as lung cancer at this stage is always terminal.

Ed and Erwin are taking one day at a time, enjoying their children and trying to travel when Erwin’s health permits.

Wish Upon a Wedding is beyond thrilled to offer this very special family their wish: To celebrate Ed and Erwin’s Tenth anniversary as a couple by allowing them the chance to at long last seal their relationship with marriage.

We’ll be sure to keep you up to date, as the wedding planning moves along. Right now our D.C. Chapter is working on securing all the Wish Granters for this sure-to-be-fabulous wedding celebration!

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Ed and Erwin have announced that their wedding will take place August 14, at the historic Meridian House in Washington DC.

"A life lived in fear is a life half-lived..."


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