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Dottie’s Wedding

June 6, 2023 By Carol

Dear Reader- I subscribe to a couple of good news-letters that offer stories that often make me smile. Here’s an article from the DONUT. I think it will make your day.

? I do – the ultimate act of self love

Tuesday, May 23, 2023                                                    Kailyn Toussaint

Images: KCEN News

Dorothy “Dottie” Fedeli always dreamed of finding “the one.” Even when her first marriage ended in divorce after nine years, she never gave up on finding the person that would make her happiest.

And finally, just last week, her dream came true. The 77-year-old finally was remarried to her soulmate and best friend – herself.

?‍♀️ Here comes the bride…Dorothy held her intimate wedding ceremony to herself at the O’Bannon Terrace Retirement Home in Goshen, Ohio, surrounded by family and friends.

She wore a simple white dress and veil, and even decorated the walker that helped her down the aisle.

?? What she’s saying: “This is something I’ve always wanted,” she shared of the self-love wedding. “I wanted to get married and have a happy life but things didn’t work out that way and now I have a second chance in doing something that’ll make me happy.”

And when asked if she had any advice for people who may also wonder if they’ll ever find love, Dorothy put it simply to WLWT5: “If it’s not in the cards for them, then there’s something out there that will make them happy and find themselves in life and fulfill their soul.”(the DONUT)

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In researching this story, I learned that Dottie taught herself to read at night over the past two years.  Being unable to read most of her life, she confessed to Steve Hartman (CBS News),”made me feel like a dummy.”

After Dottie conquered her illiteracy, her self-esteem grew. She also admitted that it was reading that helped her find love again, a love like she’d never known: the love of (her)self. (CBS Evening News)

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So, what does Dottie’s story have to do with letter writing? Well, that’s where we come in with sending Dottie our congratulations…

Dottie Fedeli / O’Bannon Terrace Retirement Center / 6716 State Route 132 / Goshen, OH 45122

Thanks, -Carol

Adding an edit here:

P. S. For Dottie’s sake, let’s print our lettering. And here. 

https://thedonut.co/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dottie-fideli-ohio-marries-herself/

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: CBS Evening News, Dottie Fedeli, Goshen OH, Kailyn Toussaint, KCEN News, O'Bannon Terrace Retirement Home, self-love, Steve Hartman, the DONUT

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