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A father who suffered a heart attack just days before his daughter’s wedding refused to let open-heart surgery<\/a> keep him from walking her down the aisle.<\/p>\n

Days before the planned ceremony, Rick Nelson began having chest pains<\/a> while at a friend\u2019s home. His wife, Gail, rushed him to Cleveland Clinic\u2019s Marymount Emergency Department, according to a hospital statement sent to Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

When it was confirmed that Nelson was having a heart attack, he was brought by helicopter to Cleveland Clinic’s main campus. Doctors found multiple severe coronary blockages that would require open-heart surgery.<\/p>\n

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As Nelson was prepped for surgery, he told his doctors, “My daughter, Rachel, is getting married Saturday. I have to be there.”<\/p>\n

Following a successful quadruple bypass performed by cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Faisal Bakaeen, Nelson began recovering in the ICU.<\/p>\n

The initial plan was for his daughter to come visit in the hospital so he could have a first look at her in her wedding dress<\/a> \u2014 but that evolved into something much bigger.<\/p>\n

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Care teams from across the hospital worked together to make sure Nelson could take part in the June 6 wedding, coordinating every detail to safely move the ceremony to the hospital’s rooftop.<\/p>\n

Just days after undergoing life-saving heart surgery, Nelson traded his hospital bed for a front-row seat at his daughter’s wedding. His care team prepared the venue, helped Nelson get dressed for the occasion and made sure he was able to walk his daughter down the aisle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Nearly 80 family members and friends<\/a> gathered on the hospital rooftop, where caregivers lined the aisle as Nelson \u2014 still recovering from the surgery he\u2019d undergone just days earlier \u2014 accompanied his daughter to meet her groom, Dana Schultz.<\/p>\n

“Moments like these remind us the work we do is about more than medicine. It\u2019s about people, families and milestones that can\u2019t be repeated \u2014 and the shared commitment of a team to make something so meaningful possible,” said Dr. Bakaeen, according to Cleveland Clinic\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s hard to put into words what this meant to us,” Nelson\u2019s wife said. “Everyone went above and beyond.”<\/p>\n

The celebration continued later that day at the couple\u2019s reception, where the bride\u2019s mother started her toast with a lighthearted quip: “He didn\u2019t have to make this dramatic of a move to get out of giving a speech.”<\/p>\n

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Nelson has since been discharged and is recovering at home with his family while beginning cardiac rehabilitation<\/a> \u2014 grateful he was able to keep the promise he made to his daughter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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