Single woman throws wedding-gown party for mom who has cancer: Incredible gift of love
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A woman in Washington state surprised her mother, diagnosed with cancer, with a wedding-dress party, even though the daughter is single; check out the mom's reaction to this unusual gift of love.
"Doesn't every mom dream of seeing her girl in a wedding dress?" "It was a very full day … We just filled it with laughter, and I think that was how we were able to get through the day without getting too emotional." Christine Gilbert tried on several dresses in various bridal colors and styles, and she even held up a bouquet to complete each look. (Leslie Hargis) As her mother looked on, Christine Gilbert tried on several dresses in various bridal colors and styles; she also held up a bouquet to complete each look. (Leslie Hargis) Christine Gilbert tried on several dresses in various bridal colors and styles, and she held up a bouquet to complete each look. (Jolanta Marchewka) Christine Gilbert tried on several dresses in various bridal colors and styles, and she held up a bouquet to complete each look. (Leslie Hargis) Christine Gilbert tried on several dresses in various bridal colors and styles, and she held up a bouquet to complete each look. (Leslie Hargis) "I just felt so blessed to be included in something like this because I really didn't think this was going to happen." "I think we hit it out of the park — and I think it was all we hoped it could be."
Christine Gilbert of Bellevue, Washington, decided to organize a dress try-on event at a local bridal salon to lift her mother’s spirits. Her mom, Colleen Gilbert, has been living with a terminal brain cancer diagnosis for the last two years.
"I've been living here and have been a full-time caregiver [for her] ever since," Christine Gilbert told Fox News Digital in a phone interview.
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