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Our Top 10 People Stories of '22: #1 Amazing Autumn

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Sarah Rogers, her daughter Autumn and fiance Karl Dovick smiling for a photo outside.

Autumn was going to be part of the big day.

Her mom and step-dad made sure of it.

To do so, they moved up their wedding day so five-year-old Autumn, who is terminally ill, could be there.

Sarah Rogers and her fiancé Karl Dovick want to make sure five-year-old Autumn can be part of their wedding, so they are hastily putting it together.

Autumn, Sarah's daughter and Karl's step-daughter, has stage four metastatic neuroblastoma, a cancer effecting the nervous system. She and her family recently received the news she hasn’t responded to treatments and only has a couple months left to live.

Once Sarah Rogers and Karl Dovick received the news Autumn didn't have long to live due to her stage four metastic neuroblastoma, they decided it was time to get married because all Sarah wanted was for Autumn to be at their wedding.

"We have things we need her there for in our lives and this is definitely one of them," said Rogers.screenshot-2022-12-16-33451-pm

A GoFundMe campaign started by their neighbour raised over $30,000.

“To say that we're overwhelmed by the support is literally an understatement,” said Dovick.

Autumn said she wants to wear a red dress, red like a rose. 

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