Janelle Johnson and David Bergson, both of Duluth, were married March 29 in the Depot in Duluth.
Her parents are Ronald and Elaine Johnson of Brainerd, Minn.
The bride chose Heidi Johnson as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Renee Goman and Ronda Johnson. Hannah Bergson and Kerensa Goman were flower girls.
The groom chose his brother, Jesse Bergson, as best man. Allen Brehmer was groomsman.
The bride, a 2004 graduate of Brainerd High School, is pursuing a bachelor's degree in industrial/organizational psychology from St. Cloud State University. She is a nursing assistant at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth.
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The groom, a 2005 graduate of Denfeld High School, graduated from Secondary Technical College in Duluth in 2005 with an automotive technician vocational certificate. He is a homemaker.
Father recovers from amputation to walk daughter down the aisle
My daughter was only four days old when I got the phone call that would change my life forever. My mother called to say my father needed medical attention immediately. I packed up my fiance and daughter and headed to my parents' house in Brainerd.
When we got there I expected the worst, but it was a few days later that my father's health got worse. We took him to the emergency room and he was given antibiotics to fight a massive infection in his right leg. After being in the hospital for nearly a week, he was told he needed to have his leg amputated to stop the infection. My father agreed. The following day his leg was amputated below the knee. Within a few days he was feeling and looking better. After nearly a month in the hospital it was time to go home, and this was where life was going to get harder.
It has been a life-changing experience, not only for my father but for my family as well. When my fiance and I finally set a date to get married my family was excited, except my father, who was nervous because he was still learning how to walk with his prosthetic leg. He wanted to walk me down the aisle without a wheelchair, walker, crutches or a cane.
After hundreds of hours of therapy, hard work, some frustration and lots of determination, on March 29, 2008, my father was able to walk me down the aisle on his own two legs. It was the greatest moment of my life!
I always knew my father was my hero, but I never knew he could be my superhero. He was given a second chance at life and I've never seen somebody love a second chance as much as my father. I hope I'm able to be as great of a parent as my father has been. I love you Dad!
Janelle Bergson
