Greta Hokanson was 16 when she was diagnosed with leukemia in 2006. Her only hope of survival was a bone marrow transplant.
Leukemia-survivor dances with man who saved her life on wedding day
Greta who’s now a nurse says Daniels' act of kindness inspired her to help others through medicine
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Unfortunately none of her family members including her two sisters were a match. The option left was to join a bone marrow registry which she did.
It was then Hokanson discovered that Danny Daniels - a 44-yr-old man from from Arkansas was one of her matches. Though she didn't meet him before the surgery, Greta knew the donor was her hero.
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Greta and Daniel met one year after her successful surgery.
Nine years later, she invited her hero for her wedding to Tony Hokanson.
The grateful bride also shared a special wedding dance with her donor during the reception.
“I had only seen him during [the] receiving line, so it was our first chance to talk, I gave him my thanks again and I got really emotional. I can’t get over what his selfless act means,” Hokanson told BuzzFeed life.
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The surprise dance got everyone shedding tears of joy. Greta who’s now a nurse says Daniels' act of kindness inspired her to help others through medicine.
Seeing Hokanson alive and living a normal life she should have was the best part of his day, according to Daniels.
“I was very proud at the wedding, just like a father would be, It felt like my own daughter getting married,” he told BuzzFeed Life.
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