A young dad who married his fiancée from his hospital bed while suffering from terminal bowl cancer has died. READ HERE if you haven't read about his story before.
Ryan Glenny - known to friends by his middle name Felix - fulfilled his dying wish of marrying his partner Cola in a moving ceremony last month, after being told he had just weeks to live.
The couple’s two children - Ralph, two, and Pearl, four months - watched as they said their vows alongside friends and family.
But the 23-year-old sadly passed away died at the Medway Maritime Hospital in Gillingham, Kent, on Saturday.
Paying tribute to Felix, his close friend Ashley Clark said: "I have so many strong memories of him, I couldn't pick out just one. He was always happy, always fun to be around and we always had a laugh.
"I'm still in shock at his death and keep thinking it's a dream that I'm going to wake up from. We met at secondary school through mutual friends and just hit it off.
"We got closer and closer as we grew older. He asked me to become godfather to his children and now this has happened."
Felix, from Lower Stoke, Kent, was admitted to hospital with severe stomach pains in November, before being told the devastating news that doctors had found a large tumour in his bowels.
At first it was thought the cancer could be removed, but later tests showed the disease had spread and he was given months to live.
Speaking after they tied the knot in December, Cola, 22, spoke of their "amazing" day.
She said: "Felix just said he wanted to get married as soon as we could.
“It was a really amazing day, I had a lot of fun. It was crazy because we were really happy, but it was so emotional.
“It was a lovely day and we’ve been thinking about it ever since, it was just perfect.
“Felix managed to get out of bed and we went over to the the hospital social club and had a ceremony and the Chaplain from the hospital came over and gave us a blessing.
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