The couple known as the real-life Fault in Our Stars husband and wife have lost their battles with cystic fibrosis. Five days after Dalton Prager, 25, died from the disease, his wife, Katie Prager, 26, passed away at her home in Kentucky. She was in hospice care at the time of her tragic death. Katie Prager met her husband, Dalton Prager, on Facebook after learning they both shared the same terminal lung disease, cystic fibrosis. They were 18 at the time. They got married two years later in 2011, becoming a real-life version of the young cancer patients at the center of the popular novel-turned-movie “The Fault in Our Stars.” “We were given a great gift, we knew her time was short and she was able to do a few thinks that she wanted, and I am grateful for that,” Katie’s mom wrote on her and Dalton’s Facebook. “The days to follow will not be easy but I find comfort in knowing that my girl lived, she really lived.” Just like Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort’s characters in The Fault In Our Stars, Dalton and Katie suffered from the same life-threatening disease. They were married five years ago, and had each received lung transplants, but dealt with complications, including lymphoma, from the complicated surgeries. Dalton died in a St. Louis hospital on Sept. 17, and sadly, Katie was too ill at the time to be by his side. The lovely couple had to say their goodbyes via video chat, and were not able to be with one another during the final days they had left. Sadly, the last time Katie and Dalton saw each other was on their fifth anniversary, July 16.
Source: HollywoodLife
