Houston Bride Gets Married at Hospital Where Her Dad Is Being Treated, Wedding Is 'Occupational Therapy'

Staffers at Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital-Katy in Texas helped Tatiana Palza bring her wedding to her father

A Houston woman has exemplified how special a father-daughter relationship can be by bringing her wedding to her dad during his unexpected hospitalization.

Tatiana Palza planned to say “I do” during a wedding ceremony attended by friends and family from across the globe, but a back injury sustained by her 80-year-old father made the bride-to-be reevaluate the situation. Thanks to the help of the staff at Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital-Katy in Katy, Texas, Tatiana was still able to bring her big day to him.

Jorge Palza had planned to travel from Bolivia to be able to walk his daughter down the aisle, but things changed when he hurt his back. Despite the injury, Jorge decided to visit Tatiana in Houston. He then opted to undergo a necessary back surgery while he was there.

His recovery was only supposed to last a few days, Tatiana explained to ABC. She said, “We thought that it was going to be close to the wedding but it was only three days. So, we said, 'Let's do it.'” But complications from the first surgery led to a second procedure, which resulted in Jorge being barely able to stand or walk. Those complications meant that he would need months of strength training at a rehabilitation facility, leading him to be transferred to Memorial Hermann.

“When he was transported to Memorial Hermann, he went on an ambulance because he couldn't move his legs or anything,” Tatiana told FOX. She then wanted to postpone her wedding despite family traveling from abroad to attend it, but her father insisted that the show go on.

"I [said], 'Don't do that because people from Bolivia, from Peru, from Venezuela, from Nicaragua are coming to see us, and they already bought their tickets, so it's going to be a loss for them,'" Jorge noted to FOX.

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Tatiana was insistent on her father’s attendance at the wedding, so medical workers at Memorial Hermann figured out a way for him to participate. That's when they decided to host the event at the hospital.

Insurance rules stated that Jorge was unable to leave the facility, but with the help of occupational therapist Kendra Smart, Jorge’s regular physical therapy session was transformed into a wedding reception.

“She told us, 'How about we make his therapy about the wedding? So, for the occupational therapy, your dad is going to get dressed, he's going to put his suit on, his tie on, his shirt, as part of that type of therapy. And then for his physical therapy, he's going to go down in his wheelchair,'” Tatiana said to FOX.

The ceremony took place at Memorial Hermann’s tranquility garden and gave Tatiana the opportunity to share her big moment with Jorge. All of the couple's original guests were welcomed to attend.

“We always try to do things that are personalized, but this was by far the coolest personalized experience we've ever done in therapy,” Smart told FOX, adding, “What is more purposeful or meaningful, than getting ready for your daughter's wedding.”

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