I just WISH we had gotten to a point when it's no big deal if someone wants to marry us. Long before M.D. ever got me into a wheelchair I knew not to expect to get married. Later, I tentatively hoped the worst might not be true. I fell in love. First my boyfriend's father demanded that we break up before my feared imminent death would leave him broken-hearted. Upon meeting me, his mother cried hysterically and begged him not to marry me lest he become a trapped, depressed caregiver. It's 20 years later and we are still together, but not married. My boyfriend has reasons that he will not marry that have nothing to do with my disability. Still, the label of unacceptable or undesirable stigmatizes me. I am the only disabled person in my family and the only unmarried one. So, I applaud the press coverage of these marriages. Get the message out - we ARE worth loving and marrying!

I've been interested in this story because I wanted to see what kind of wedding dress she was going to wear and I was impressed that she wanted to walk down the isle which is NO easy feat even with leg braces holding on to someone. You have to be really tough and obviously she is.. . How ever I am also a wheelchair user and someday I may be the bride getting married. That is why I am interested but it bothers me why other people are interested like the fiance' is so "special" for still marrying her. He loves her isn't that what love is? You stick by them through thick and thin? What people should be saying is ahhh now that's true love not oh my he's such a "special" guy to still marry his fiance' even after her accident. She is still the same person just sitting down most of the time. Hate the press on this makes it seem like she's soooooooooooo lucky a man would still want her...

No. It shouldn't be that big of a deal that women in wheelchairs get married, go to school, work, or go out on the town once in a while. But I feel in a world that is heavily populated by able-bodied people, especially people with no exposure to the disabled, it is going to be a "big deal" that we live, heaven forbid, normal lives. It is just unfortunate that they continually give us this limelight that (I don't know about you guys, but I know) I don't necessarily want. How many times will we have to tell people we just want to live normal? I may turn blue in the face with this request. Guess this woman, as well as the rest of us, will just have to get used to this type of coverage...I don't really have a great answer for what we ought to do! Eat up the attention? :D I sometimes do. I mean, hell, if they are going to give it to us, make the most of it! :)

Everyone knows cripples aren't worthy of love and affection, and we certainly aren't interested in or capable of having sex! Her poor husband will have to take care of her, she can't contribute anything valuable to the relationship. The only positive thing I've seen from this story is the issue of care, and the reality that Medicaid is the only option most have, and how restrictive that is on our lives. As for "walking" down the isle, are you F'ing kidding me? What is the fascination with being upright? She is hobbling down the isle, doing damage to her shoulders in the process in an attempt to look "normal". Suck it up, you are crippled, wheelchairs are the most efficient means of mobility. Ok, somebody put a ramp up so I can get off my soap-box.

Hate to say it, but if these weren't pretty white girls, they would never be given any coverage at all. Useless fluff stories about weddings are bad enough, but have you ever seen one about anyone OTHER than a pretty, skinny white girl?