As his Buckhead church prepares for Hurricane Irma, the Very Rev. Sam G. Candler of Cathedral of St. Philip posted a proud note about his daughter, who postponed her wedding day to help Hurricane Harvey victims in Houston.
Former Atlantan Dr. Sarah Candler, primary care physician of the Houston VA Medical Center, had scheduled her wedding to Ted McKenna for Sept. 3, but instead volunteered to stay overnight at the VA hospital as Harvey made landfall.
“I think that anybody that goes into medicine does it because they like to take care of people,” said Sarah Candler, according to VAntage, the blog of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. “Friday, I made the decision to sleep at the hospital. When somebody needs you right then and there and you’re the best-qualified person to do it, I feel I signed up for that. I signed up to be there for people, so that was my priority.”
Candler and McKenna then had to deal with flooding at their own property, gutting and cleaning their flooded home. The home was brand-new, and one of the unpacked boxes included her wedding veil.
Candler donned it briefly for the cameras, then went back to work.The couple is planning a rescheduled wedding for next February.
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