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Parents' 'best man' Logan Stevenson dies of cancer | Parents' 'best man' Logan Stevenson dies of cancer |
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A two-year-old US boy who served as the best man at his parents' wedding has died of cancer, his mother has said. | |
Logan Stevenson suffered from acute myeloid leukaemia and had undergone several operations. | Logan Stevenson suffered from acute myeloid leukaemia and had undergone several operations. |
When doctors gave him just weeks to live, Christine Swidorsky and Sean Stevenson moved their wedding forward to last Saturday from next July. | When doctors gave him just weeks to live, Christine Swidorsky and Sean Stevenson moved their wedding forward to last Saturday from next July. |
Mrs Stevenson wrote on her Facebook page that Logan had died in her arms at 20:18 local time (00:18 GMT) on Monday. | Mrs Stevenson wrote on her Facebook page that Logan had died in her arms at 20:18 local time (00:18 GMT) on Monday. |
"He is with angels and he's in no more pain," she wrote. | "He is with angels and he's in no more pain," she wrote. |
"Sean and I held him all day he was comfortable with his medication then at 8:18 my son took his last breath in my arms." | "Sean and I held him all day he was comfortable with his medication then at 8:18 my son took his last breath in my arms." |
The wedding on Saturday in the city of Pittsburgh was billed as a celebration of the boy's life. | The wedding on Saturday in the city of Pittsburgh was billed as a celebration of the boy's life. |
Logan wore a cream pinstriped suit and orange shirt, and was carried down the aisle by his veiled mother. | Logan wore a cream pinstriped suit and orange shirt, and was carried down the aisle by his veiled mother. |
He was born in October 2010 and diagnosed with leukaemia shortly after his birth. | He was born in October 2010 and diagnosed with leukaemia shortly after his birth. |
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