An Absolute Legend
My buddy married a woman who was estranged from most of her family, save her 90-plus-year-old grandpa. They were so close and he was in such poor health that the wedding was held in grandpa’s backyard, so he could be there.
36 hours before the wedding, he had a massive heart attack and was rushed to the emergency room. They were recommending hospice/palliative care and bride-to-be was going to call off the wedding.
Grandpa insisted it go on, even with him not being at his own house because people were flying from all over the country. All of this during intermittent bouts of consciousness. Fast forward to the wedding, and this determined granddad “broke out” of the hospital.
He just unhooked all his equipment/IV stuff and took a cab to his own house hours before the wedding. The family that was invited was incredibly upset but knew how close he was to the bride and he ended up staying through the whole ceremony without issue.
Slept in his bed and then returned to the hospital the next day. Think he also drank a few beers. Absolute legend of a man. Story credit: Reddit / an4x