Tiffanie Didonato, with her husband Eric Gabrielse, underwent several painful operations to increase her height by 10 inches.
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During months of recovery, Didonato took solace in writing and visually the things she'd finally be able to do. After 12 surgeries on shins, thighs and arms, Didonato gained 14 inches.
That took her 3-foot-6-inch frame to 4-feet-10-inches.
Didonato was enthused.
"I remember saying to myself, 'This is going to be the first day of the rest of my life,'" she said. "I'm going to free. I'm going to be independent."
Now simple chores that caused her so much hassle are much easier. Things like making coffee and emptying the trash bring her joy.
And when she got married over the weekend, the bride was able to stand tall as she made her way down the aisle to her prince, two-time Iraq War veteran Eric Gabrielse.
"I think what she did goes above and beyond any of the physical or mental stuff I've done," said Gabrielse, who met his future wife three years ago as a pen pal. "She dealt with it her all her life and handled it all so amazingly. I'm so proud of her."
And now Didonato has her happily ever after.
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