In Case You Missed It ...
Feb 23, 2009 4:36 pm US/Central
Young Girl With Only Weeks To Live Marries Friend
DALLAS (CBS 11 / TXA 21) ―
A young couple is starting their lives together after an extravagant wedding.
The nine-year-old bride and seven-year-old groom, both cancer patients, were married Sunday. Jayla Cooper and Jose Griggs vowed to be friends forever.
"I love him, and it was just really important to me," said Jayla. "I had fun dancing with my dad and with him and my granny."
Home video shows Jerrod Cooper walking his daughter down the aisle. These are the moments he cherishes after being told she only has a few weeks to live.
"It's really hard," he said. "It's something you never wanna go through or imagine."
Jayla and Jose were both diagnosed with leukemia two years ago. They spent most of their days together at Children's Medical Hospital in Dallas, but Jose is actually recovering. He wants the same for Jayla.
"He knows where she's going, but he doesn't want her to go," said Charla Griggs, Jose's mother. "He's seven years old and he's having a hard time dealing with this."
Because of the time she has left, the family tries to enjoy every moment with Jayla, who is teaching others to live life to the fullest.
"She's only nine. All I can do is give her what she wants. I give and give, because I don't know what else to do," said Lisa Cooper, Jayla's mother.
The parents took Jose and Jayla to Great Wolf Lodge for their honeymoon.
(© MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)
RAW VIDEO: 100-Mile Police Chase
Click to enlarge
Stumble It!
