The story of the woman who danced at her wedding with a cardboard cutout of her late mother

Natalie Mulcahy is 27 years old and is from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire (England). She is the protagonist of the story that we will tell you today and that has moved many users of social networks, because she danced with a cardboard cutout of her late mother, Linda Thomas, on her wedding day.

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The woman and her husband Carl met “Yes” at the Grecian Sands Hotel, Ayia Napa (Cyprus), in June this year, according to Daily Mail. When the bride walked out on the dance floor with her father, Colin Thomas, they both decided to hold something very important.

According to the aforementioned source, while they moved to the rhythm of ‘Wind Beneath My Wings’ by Bette Midler, both held a cardboard cutout of Linda, Natalie’s mother, who unfortunately passed away in January 2021, at the age of 67, after lose the battle against cancer.

The moving moment was recorded on video by one of the wedding attendees named Adam Oakley, who later shared the scene on his personal account. TikTok (@adamoakley_).

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“My girlfriend’s sister got married a few weeks ago. They lost her mother in January 2021″wrote in the clip. “They took a life-size cardboard cutout to share all day and also dance with their dad”, he added. That recording already has more than 100,000 views on the social network.

“Mum battled cancer for two years and at Christmas they told us they couldn’t control the disease. [Luego nos enteramos que] He had no more than three weeks to live. Her whole family wanted to spend time with her, [a pesar de] all restrictions by the Covid. My younger sister and father took care of her overnight and we spent every available moment with her until her passing.”Natalie said.

“My sister decided that she would buy a life-size cutout of her so that she would be with us on special occasions”added one of the protagonists of the video.

Natalie Mulcahy stressed that everyone agreed that the image of Linda Thomas should be at the wedding. “When the day came, my mother was in position and the stage was set. Mom was moved into the hall after the ceremony. My first dance was with my husband and the second was with my dad. [Él luego me] asked: ‘shall we go?’”he remembered.

“They picked her up and kissed her, and we danced together to one of her favorite songs, ‘Wind Beneath My Wings’ by Bette Midler. The special lady of my life was on the special day of my life. It was all emotional, but it had to be done.”Natalie asserted.

A viral video is a clip that becomes popular after several people share it over the internet through social networks, online services or specialized websites such as Youtube.

The reason why it is shared is because it causes fury and impact on the viewers who watch it, motivating them to spread it among all their acquaintances, and these in turn with their close circles, and so on until reaching millions of views.

Source: Elcomercio

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