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Former Washington Football Team player Chris Draft married the love of his life, Keasha in a touching ceremony on November 27th in Atlanta. The bride was battling cancer and used a wheelchair to get down the aisle, but somehow managed to walk the last few steps to meet her groom. Exactly one month later, on December 27, Keasha lost her battle with stage 4 lung cancer, and Chris sat by her side as she took her last breath.

Chris recently sat down with essence.com to share what the couple’s last year together was like, and how Keasha would have wanted to be remembered:

ESSENCE: If you could send out a message to Keasha this Valentine’s Day, what would you want her to know?

DRAFT: [Long pause.] Keasha, I‘ll always love you. We’re gonna keep fighting. We’re gonna keep fighting! We’re gonna keep inspiring people and help to change people’s lives, I promise.

ESSENCE: How would she want you to live your life and honor her legacy?

DRAFT: She wanted to be an inspiration to other people. She really wanted to try to make sure that people saw her for who she was and to see a woman with a beautiful spirit. I have to finish making sure everything is in order as I move forward. She would want me to be happy, to smile, and to move forward and stay close with her family and friends. That’s what I’m doing.

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