Bride Loses Her Groom And Her Leg, But Not Her Faith

Tasha Bradford made Sylvester "Buck" Storey wait two years before she agreed to go on a date. When they finally got together, everyone knew it was meant to be. Among the many things they had in common, the couple bonded over their mutual adoration of "Star Trek," old movies, fried bologna sandwiches and God 

They were married just a week. It was the best week ever. And then, it was the worst. But even after the accident that took her husband, her leg and part of her colon as the couple returned from their honeymoon, Bradford hasn't lost her faith. From her bed at Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital, where she spent most of November, Bradford smiles as she replays the details of her wedding day. It was Saturday, October 19. She had turned 31 the week before. It rained that morning; she and her bridesmaids put trash bags over their heads to protect their hair. They ran out to Walmart to pick up lipstick, bought coffee at Starbucks and got ready in the dance hall at High Praise Worship Center in Panama City, Florida. Bradford's sister-in-law did her makeup, and her maid of honor did her hair. Before the ceremony, the bridal party sat and prayed for God to bless them.

Her grandfather was the first to arrive, getting ready in his truck. He was the one who walked Bradford down the aisle and gave her away. With Pastor Joshua Gay officiating, the couple took communion, read letters they had written to each other and had their first kiss as husband and wife. "Love Train" played as the new Mr. and Mrs. Storey walked out of the church. There was tons of food at the reception, held at the home of close church friends. Bradford only got one plate of her mom's macaroni and cheese before it was all gone, but there was plenty of tater tot casserole, chicken, punch and root beer -- Storey's favorite -- and a big bonfire for making s'mores. The newlyweds danced to "God Gave Me You" by Dave Barnes. For their honeymoon, they drove to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. That week, they posed for goofy pictures at the Hollywood Wax Museum and Ripley's Believe It Or Not!, won tickets to the Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede dinner show and drank hot cocoa at a cozy coffee shop. At the Hollywood Stars Car Museum, Bradford paid extra to have Storey's picture taken in the General Lee, the car from "The Dukes of Hazzard." "That just made him happy," she says, her hands clasped over her stomach. On the last night, they ate at Burger King because they had a gift card and watched the Tennessee vs. Alabama football game. Her voice slows down as she talks about the day after that. 'This is somebody's child'