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4-Year-Old Cancer Patient 'Marries' Man of Her Dreams

A young patient at Albany Medical Center got to marry the man of her dreams with help from hospital staff, and the video has gone viral.
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One little girl with cancer got to "marry" the man of her dreams with a little help from hospital staff at the Albany Medical Center.

Little Abby is battling leukemia and was looking forward to one day marrying her prince charming and favorite nurse, Matt Hickling, according to Abby's mom.

"Abby herself is really bright and charismatic. She has a smile that can light up a room or the whole center really," Hickling told NBC News. "She has a face you really can't forget."

The staff at the Melodies Center for Childhood Cancers hosted a proper hospital wedding Thursday for the little girl, complete with a rose petal aisle and nurses as bridesmaids, NBC station WNYT reported.

Hickling, who has been Abby's nurse for almost a year, even dressed up in a tuxedo T-shirt to go with his scrubs and the two shared a cake and ring pops.

Hickling said the video really shows the teamwork of the staff, who got everything together for the ceremony in less than 24 hours.

"We can make these memories so it's something they [the patients] can hold on to," Hickling said.

Hickling told NBC News Abby has been feeling very well lately. She has another year and a half left in maintenance therapy and then could hopefully move into remission.

Nurse Lori Ciafardoni posted the video of the ceremony to Facebook where it has been viewed over 24 million times.

Abby said it was the "best day ever," according to WNYT.