In the 1980s, Paul and Kris Scharoun met at a dance for people with disabilities 💃🕺.
They both had Down syndrome—but that night, there were no labels. Just music, laughter, and two hearts quietly finding each other 🤍.

They fell in love in a world that often underestimated them. When they chose to marry in 1988 💍, some people said Kris would “never be a wife.” They were wrong. Not just once—but every single day that followed.

For more than 25 years, Paul and Kris built a life filled with simple, beautiful joys. Walks hand in hand 🤝. NASCAR races 🏁. Valentine’s cards left faithfully on the table every year 💌. No grand gestures—just devotion, routine, and love lived out loud.

When Paul developed dementia, everything changed 🕊️. Memories slipped away, days grew harder—but Kris never left his side. She stayed through the confusion, the quiet moments, and the long goodbyes. And even as the disease took so much, Paul still recognized her. Love remained where memory could not.

Before saying goodbye, they renewed their vows 💒. Same love. Same eyes. Same promise.

They said she’d never marry.
She married the same man twice.

Because true love has no limits—only choice, made again and again, every single day ✨.