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With just weeks to live, this woman got to say “I do”.

Lee Bransden and Sandra Yates are a loving couple of eight years. And as of Saturday, they are wife and wife.

Lee Bransden and Sandra Yates are a loving couple of eight years. And as of Saturday, they are wife and wife.

Sandra Yates (L) and Lee Bransden.

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But the road to their wedding wasn't easy. The couple live in Australia, where same-sex marriage hasn't been made legal.

But the road to their wedding wasn't easy. The couple live in Australia, where same-sex marriage hasn't been made legal.

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And they didn't have time to wait for reform. Lee has end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and just weeks to live.

And they didn't have time to wait for reform. Lee has end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and just weeks to live.

Bill Hedges / Gotya Photography / Supplied

For Sandra and Lee, both on the pension, an overseas trip to get married was financially out of the question.

The pair had lost their life savings in a property investment, and recently sold their camper van to pre-pay for Lee's funeral.


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