It was Lillian Sandic-Aylon’s final wish to see her eldest daughter married.The Newmarket mother of three and Newmarket High School teacher was diagnosed with stomach cancer in June, but she was determined to survive long enough to see her daughter, Olivia, married to Matthew Barrett on Sept. 21.Admitted as a terminal patient at Southlake Regional Cancer Centre, Sandic-Aylon realized she was not going to make it to the wedding date.Read more:Man who had dream wedding in face of cancer dies at 26“She asked the nurses on the sixth floor if they could have her daughter’s wedding at the hospital,” her husband Joel Aylon said.The words were barely out of her mouth before her family and the nurses sprang into action. The nurses arranged to hold a ceremony on the sixth floor patio, made sure Sandic-Aylon was dressed, had her makeup applied and hair done and even pooled money from their own pockets to purchase the bride a bouquet.Olivia’s dress shop hemmed and bustled her wedding dress the day of the event to ensure she was married in her actual wedding dress, the couple’s wedding photographer attended to document the ceremony and the officiant, who was on vacation in South Carolina, conducted the ceremony via iPad.“They wheeled her out onto the patio in a chair to attend the ceremony,” Joel recalled. “At the end of the ceremony, she stood from her chair, much to everyone’s amazement, had her photo taken with every person in attendance and offered words of wisdom before returning to her room.”She returned to her room, fell asleep and never woke up.Olivia describes her mother as selfless, adding everything she did was in the best interest of her family, friends, students and colleagues.This was one of the few things her mother asked of the family — to celebrate together.“I’m so happy we could give that to her in her final days,” Olivia said. “It was a magical moment that my en ...
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