A GROOM who is lucky to be alive after a horror motorcycle crash has tied the knot in hospital where he’s being treated for life-changing injuries.
Roddy and Polly McDonald thought they would have to postpone their big day on June 7 after Roddy suffered double-breaks in his arm and leg – as well as a fractured spine.
Roddy and Polly were all smiles after getting hitched in the hospital where Roddy was being cared for, following a motorbike crash[/caption]
The bride and groom said ‘I do’ in front of loved ones in the hospital chapel[/caption]
Amazing staff at Dundee’s Ninewells Hospital went above and beyond to help the couple arrange a wedding in the hospital chapel.[/caption]
But they decided to go ahead anyway – since many of their close friends had travelled to Dundee from across the UK and as far away as Australia and New Zealand.
Staff at the city’s Ninewells Hospital Major Trauma Centre and the Spiritual Care team swung into action to help the lovebirds, both in their fifties, arrange a wedding in the hospital chapel.
Stunning pictures show the happy couple, of Coupar Angus, Perthshire, smiling from ear to ear in the major trauma ward with Roddy donning a kilt as he sat in a wheelchair with his arm in a cast and wearing a supportive leg brace.
Roddy, who is now recovering at home, said: “The whole experience really was incredible. The hospital staff were outstanding, every single one of them went above and beyond to help us.
“We postponed the wedding after the accident as there was no way that we were going to be able to do it the way we planned but then someone mentioned that there was a chapel in the hospital and that we could get married there.
“We had so many of our friends and family here and we just took the opportunity to go for it. It was very special, Polly looked beautiful in her dress and I even managed to wear my kilt.
“I am very grateful to everyone who helped us. The care, the banter, the compassion shown by everyone was exceptional.
“I know that I have a long road ahead in recovery but I am a positive person and I will keep going forward.
“I know that I am very lucky to be alive and I am so happy that I got to marry my beautiful wife on the date we originally planned.”
Polly said they ceremony was beautiful and emotional, despite being so different to their original plans.
She added: “Roddy is my absolute soulmate and ours is a real love story.
“It really was wonderful, I feel like we’ve beaten the odds. At one point, I really thought I was going to lose him so to be able to marry him on the day we had planned was really special.
“All of the staff we came across were just incredible, from the consultants to nurses to the physios to the domestic staff, everyone has been lovely and were so supportive.”
East of Scotland Major Trauma Network manager Fiona Hutcheson said: “We were privileged to support Roddy and his family during his time in hospital and were delighted to help him and his new wife have their special day.”
