A Florida teacher needed emergency heart surgery days before his wedding. So, he got married in a hospital instead.
in Greenacres, started having chest pain on Nov. 4 while he was running between meetings at school.
After he went to the hospital, Pecoraro learned an artery in his heart was letting through only 10% of the blood it was supposed to – causing him chest pain and threatening his life. Triple bypass was the only option, and it was put on the calendar for three days before his planned nuptials. with a success rate of around 98%, Pecoraro knew that recovery from the surgery would take weeks.
"I couldn’t believe how beautiful they made it," Siegel, whose last name is now Pecoraro, said of the space. After 18 years teaching seventh-graders at L.C. Swain, Pecoraro said he'll deeply miss his students over the holidays. He runs the school's coin collecting club and was looking forward to an annual rock cutting and polishing lab he has students do in December. But he said the surprise surgery and wedding have reinforced his optimistic outlook on life.
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