Alexandrea on her wedding day (@KallaRambergPhotography/PA Real Life) A woman with a permanent poker face caused by a debilitating genetic condition was smiling on the inside when she married the man of her dreams in a fairy-tale ceremony with her beloved pet pig as their ring bearer.
Suffering with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), in her early life, Alexandrea Comstock, 26, says she was “friendless” and struggled with crippling anxiety after being “quacked” at and called “duck” by bullies, because her rare genetic condition means she has big lips, an arched back and cannot smile.
But she had the last laugh when she adopted a pig called Hammy in 2012, who became her support animal and best pal, and fell in love with finance student Mark Comstock, 24, after meeting online in April 2019 – going on to tie-the-knot on October 19 2021. Recalling her unusual ceremony with 50 guests drawn from friends and family, Alexandrea, of Lethbridge, Canada, who has a daughter, Grace, six, from a previous relationship, said: “It was an incredible day, I was so excited.
“All I ever wanted was to be married and walk down the aisle and I didn’t think I’d be able to.
“Sadly, Hammy went for a nap, but I was so happy she was there with me.” She added: “I adopted Hammy, who is now 10, when I was just 16 because I was struggling mentally and hadn’t been diagnosed yet with muscular dystrophy.
“I had no friends growing up. All I ever wanted was a pig, so when Hammy came, we were best friends.
“Mark even proposed by attaching the ring to Hammy, who walked over, and then he got on one knee. Of course, I said yes!
“I needed her to be with me at my wedding and, thankfully, as she is recognised as my support animal, even Covid couldn’t stop us!” Now surrounded by animals, Alexandrea has adopted two more pigs, Smokey, five, and Corn, two, as well as “countless” cats.
And while she has rescued them all, she said: “It feels like they’re rescuing me.”The love she receives from her pets has also given her […]
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