Man who is paralyzed in hospital weds his wife

A man who became paralyzed after a stroke recently married his wife just two weeks after the incident.

Alyson Brown, his wife, shared that they met on Tinder two years ago and got married last August.

Alyson always wanted to stand by her husband in sickness and in health, but their relationship faced a tough challenge in June when Steven suffered two strokes, leaving him paralyzed. Although he managed to recover somewhat, he is now bedridden.

The strokes left Steven unable to walk or speak, but he can still see and hear.

He communicates by blinking: two blinks for “yes” and one blink for “no.”

“It was a cerebellar stroke, which usually happens from damage in the back of the neck, but Steven hadn’t had an accident,” Alyson explained.

Alyson is committed to supporting her husband through everything.

She said, “Marriage is in sickness and in health. I am here by your side, and whatever you need, that’s what we’ll do.”

When asked if he still wanted to marry Alyson, Steven blinked twice to say “yes.” Alyson tearfully agreed, saying, “Of course I would.”

The hospital staff helped make their wedding day special. They got flowers, a wedding cake, and decorated the room with pillowcases on the chairs. Friends and family wore Newcastle tops, and Steven, who always wears sliders, wore his Newcastle top and sliders.

His son Rocco acted as best man and put the ring on Alyson’s finger for Steven, which was very emotional.

She said: “The hospital staff decorated the room and used pillowcases on the chairs and stuff like that, they had been really creative, and all of his friends and family all wore Newcastle tops.

“Steven wore his Newcastle top and his sliders because he effectively lives in his sliders, and it was just totally Steven.

“His son Rocco was his best man and obviously Steven wasn’t able to put the ring on my finger so his son did it for him which was super emotional.

“We were able to forget, just for one day, and it just really expressed the meaning of marriage. I couldn’t see anyone else in the room.

“Everyone said he lit up and his eyes were open when I came in the room and mine did too, and for that moment we had it was really special, and I wouldn’t normally say that about something, but it was actually quite magical.”