Idaho couple moves wedding to OHSU so hospitalized father can participate

Juneau, Alaska, man receiving treatment for leukemia watches son, fiancé exchange vows through terrace window

By Kristyna Wentz-Graff May 22, 2020 Portland, Oregon

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Family photos, taken after the wedding of Torsten and Lillian Fagerstrom, with Torsten's father Phil watching from inside OHSU, May 17, 2020. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

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Couple weds at OHSU

Audriana Fagerstrom, 4, and her grandmother Kathryn Fagerstrom talk with grandfather and husband Phil Fagerstrom, at OHSU, May 17, 2020. Kathryn and Phil's son's marriage was held at the hospital so his father could attend. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

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Couple weds at OHSU

Phil Fagerstrom watches the wedding of his youngest son, from inside the hallway at OHSU, May 17, 2020. Phil has been at the hospital for the past 3-months, and because visitors can not come into the hospital, the wedding was held on the terrace where Phil could be a part of it. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

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Couple weds at OHSU

Phil Fagerstrom, left, talks with his daughter-in-law Lillian, granddaughter Audriana, and his son Torsten, and Lillian and Torsten's wedding, May 17, 2020. The small wedding was held at OHSU where Phil is a patient and he was able to watch the nuptials through a hallway window. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

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