Ann Hannah, 66, and Al Cizauskas, 70, above left, exchange rings during their wedding in the chapel at St. Charles Mercy Medical Center in Oregon. Mr. Cizauskas has end-stage pancreatic cancer, and the pair had decided to move up their wedding from Wednesday, its original date, so they could be married for Christmas.
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A wedding cake was waiting at the hospital reception room for Al Cizauskas, 70, and his new wife Ann Hannah, 66.
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Ann Hannah, 66, left, and Al Cizauskas, 70, exchange vows in the chapel at St. Charles Mercy Medical Center in Oregon.
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Ann Hannah, 66, places her hand on her new husband Al Cizauskas, 70, to show their rings after the pair were married.
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Al Cizauskas, 70, center, and his new wife Ann Hannah, 66, right, smile as they sit down to their reception meal together after their wedding.
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Al Cizauskas, 70, right, gazes up at his fiance Ann Hannah, 66, as he delivers his vows to become her husband.
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Ann Hannah, 66, center, and Al Cizauskas, 70, share their fist kiss as husband and wife.
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Al Cizauskas, 70, gazes up at his fiance Ann Hannah, 66, as she delivers her vows to become his wife.
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Ann Hannah, 66, smiles down at her new husband Al Cizauskas, 70, after the pair exchanged vows.
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