Just got a lovely email from WDW memories, saying that they are using my story in their publication. Nice bit of news.
FYI, here is the story I emailed them:
My wife was the huge Disney fan in our house. I think we were one of the few couples that spent more money at the Disney Store before we had kids than afterward. I proposed to her during the intermission of Beauty and the Beast play here in Toronto , over the loud speaker (no pressure). We had a Disney themed wedding, with the head table all wearing personalized mouse ears, and us wearing the bride and groom mouse ears.
My wife was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma, a mole that went bad on her leg, 10 days before the birth of our twins. She fought bravely for over 3 years, eventually succumbing on Oct 16th, 2006.
On April 30th of this year, we took our first family trip to Walt Disney World. As we walked into the park at rope drop it was definitely bittersweet for me. I was so happy to be there, but wished that my wife could have been there with us.
My 5 year old twins, Jessica and Ciara, loved meeting the fairies at Pixie Hollow. When Tinkerbell asked innocently where Mommy was, the girls said the Mommy was up in Heaven. Tinkerbell, to her credit, told my girls to give her hugs and she would fly up to Heaven to give the hugs to Mommy. They were the happiest kids around.
We stayed that night to watch the fireworks, and as part of it Tinkerbell comes down fom the castle. My girls said "Look, she's back from hugging Mommy!!" During he fireworks, as soon as my kids saw three huge heart shaped fireworks they all said "Thanks for the hearts Mommy. We love you."
Paul Cyopick
Toronto , Ontario , Canada
FYI, here is the story I emailed them:
My wife was the huge Disney fan in our house. I think we were one of the few couples that spent more money at the Disney Store before we had kids than afterward. I proposed to her during the intermission of Beauty and the Beast play here in Toronto , over the loud speaker (no pressure). We had a Disney themed wedding, with the head table all wearing personalized mouse ears, and us wearing the bride and groom mouse ears.
My wife was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma, a mole that went bad on her leg, 10 days before the birth of our twins. She fought bravely for over 3 years, eventually succumbing on Oct 16th, 2006.
On April 30th of this year, we took our first family trip to Walt Disney World. As we walked into the park at rope drop it was definitely bittersweet for me. I was so happy to be there, but wished that my wife could have been there with us.
My 5 year old twins, Jessica and Ciara, loved meeting the fairies at Pixie Hollow. When Tinkerbell asked innocently where Mommy was, the girls said the Mommy was up in Heaven. Tinkerbell, to her credit, told my girls to give her hugs and she would fly up to Heaven to give the hugs to Mommy. They were the happiest kids around.
We stayed that night to watch the fireworks, and as part of it Tinkerbell comes down fom the castle. My girls said "Look, she's back from hugging Mommy!!" During he fireworks, as soon as my kids saw three huge heart shaped fireworks they all said "Thanks for the hearts Mommy. We love you."
Paul Cyopick
Toronto , Ontario , Canada
What an amazing story. Your wife I am sure is just bursting with pride up there.
In a good way. Congratulations on being picked! 
