James Mwangi marrying his wife on the hospital bed
A man has married the love of his life in a hospital bed after an
accident nearly ruined their lives. Miriam Gakenia, 31, and 27-year-old
James Mwangi were injured in an accident at Kiangwachi area along
Nyeri-Nairobi highway on Tuesday night, TheStar reports.
Gakenia and Mwangi, who exchanged their vows at Outspan hospital on
Saturday, were on their way back from Nairobi to Nyeri when the
accident occurred. Gakenia suffered a right hip joint injury and a
broken right arm while Mwangi's right hand was injured.
“The wedding had to go on. We had prepared for six months. The
devil was not going to get in the way. She would have become my wife
even if she had lost her legs," Mwangi explained.
Gakenia said from her hospital bed: “I informed my doctor of the wedding and told him we were not ready to postpone it." She
said the hospital agreed to hold the wedding on its grounds. Nurses and
matron Jane Wamucii escorted her to the location on her bed.
Gakenia and Mwangi had difficulties putting on their wedding rings
as their hands were in casts but they exchanged their vows in what
Reverend Stephen Mungai described as "a first in Nyeri".
It was also difficult for them to sign their marriage certificate
and to share their wedding cake, but these paled in comparison to the
exchange of vows at the emotional ceremony.
“I have never conducted such a wedding. It shows far love can
go. It is a lesson in sticking with your vision regardless of hurdles,
and eventually reaching your destination," the reverend said.
The couple did not have a photo shoot after the wedding but was
taken to a private room at the hospital where Mwangi sat by Gakenia's
bed for hours.
Gakenia, a system administrator at Dedan Kimathi University of
Technology, will remain at the hospital for six weeks. Their wedding was
to take place at Dominion Towers Deliverance Church.
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