Bailey died Saturday, about a week after the gothic-style ceremony where she and her 17-year-old boyfriend,
Bailey was diagnosed two years ago with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare bone cancer that affects children, while on a trip to visit a family friend in
“”She never gave up,”” said her father,
Bailey was strong-willed and determined to beat cancer, Mr. Shaw said. She had planned on marrying Alan, getting a job and finding an apartment when doctors told her that she would have just a few weeks to live.
Despite her sickness, Bailey continued with her passions of drawing and rescuing stray animals. She had a pit bull named Sinful and two snakes, but she wanted more.
“”Even while she was sick, she rescued two dogs. She wanted to rescue every problem she found,”” Mr. Shaw said.
The day that Bailey and her family were told there was nothing more doctors could do, she and Alan picked out wedding rings. She organized the small details of her wedding and designed her black dress.
“”She really had a lot of talent and didn’t have time to run with it long enough,”” her father said.
In addition to her father, Bailey is survived by her mother, Kay, of
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