A father who suffered a heart attack just days before his daughter's wedding refused to let open-heart surgery keep him from walking her down the aisle.Days before the planned ceremony, Rick Nelson began having chest pains while at a friend’s home.His wife, Gail, rushed him to Cleveland Clinic’s Marymount Emergency Department, according to a hospital statement sent to Fox News Digital.When it was confirmed that Nelson was having a heart attack, he was brought by helicopter to Cleveland Clinic's main campus.
Doctors found multiple severe coronary blockages that would require open-heart surgery.BRIDE IS WALKED DOWN WEDDING AISLE BY MAN WHO RECEIVED HER LATE FATHER'S HEARTAs Nelson was prepped for surgery, he told his doctors, "My daughter, Rachel, is getting married Saturday.I have to be there."Following a successful quadruple bypass performed by cardiothoracic surgeon Dr.
Faisal Bakaeen, Nelson began recovering in the ICU.A father who suffered a heart attack just days before his daughter's wedding refused to let open-heart surgery keep him from walking her down the aisle.(Camilla Florenca Photography)The initial plan was for his daughter to come visit in the hospital so he could have a first look at her in her wedding dress — but that evolved into something much bigger.TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZCare teams from across the hospital worked together to make sure Nelson could take part in the June 6 wedding, coordinating every detail to safely move the ceremony to the hospital's rooftop.Nelson gets a first look at his daughter in her wedding dress before accompanying her down the aisle.
(Camilla Florenca Photography)Just days after undergoing life-saving heart surgery, Nelson traded his hospital bed for a front-row seat at his daughter's wedding.His care team prepared the venue, helped Nelson get dressed for the occasion and made sure he was able to walk his daughter down the aisle.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTERNearly 80 family...