Kochi Hospital emergency dept becomes wedding venue after bride suffers spinal injury
Thiruvananthapuram: In an extraordinary turn of events, a couple transformed the emergency department of VPS Lakeshore Hospital in Kochi into a wedding venue after the bride suffered a spinal injury in a road accident just hours before the ceremony.
The emotional event unfolded when the woman, who was travelling with her family for bridal makeup in Kumarakom around 3 a.m., was injured after their vehicle veered off the road and struck a tree. While locals initially rushed the victims to Kottayam Medical College, she was later shifted to VPS Lakeshore Hospital in Kochi for advanced care owing to the seriousness of her condition.
According to India Today, the marriage was supposed to take place on Friday afternoon in Alappuzha. When the groom reached the hospital and the doctors briefed him about the serious condition of the bride. After the discussion, both families decided to proceed with the rituals at the scheduled auspicious moment. With the approval of hospital authorities and the neurosurgery team, arrangements were swiftly made inside the emergency ward.
Between 12.15 p.m. and 12.30 p.m., surrounded by relatives, doctors, and nurses, the couple exchanged wedding vows while the bride remained on a stretcher. The ceremony, though brief, took place without affecting ongoing medical services, turning the hospital’s ER into a poignant scene of love and resilience.
Dr Sudish Karunakaran, head of the neurosurgery department, stated that the woman was seriously injured with a spinal injury. She will undergo surgery soon. She works as an assistant professor at an engineering college in Alappuzha. Despite the sudden shift in venue, the guests who had assembled at the wedding location were treated to the originally planned meal, with the festivities continuing in an unexpected setting – a hospital corridor.
