At 25, Jillian Hanson was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer. Knowing she would face a battle ahead, Hanson gave Allegretti an “out” of their relationship in July 2017.

“I brought it to the table and told him this was going to be a lot,” she said. “But he told me that he would never leave my side, and he never has.”

Instead, Max became her rock, standing by her as she endured fertility treatments, plastic surgery, and 16 rounds of chemotherapy. Furthermore, he worked hard to make sure their relationship was as normal as possible, filled with love and romance. He would plan outings like movie dates to help her feel like any other person.

“No one can really prepare you for any of this,” Jillian wrote. “He told me that I was the strongest woman he knew and that this whole experience has made him love me more. This hardship made us grow closer together as a couple, and that is exactly why he is my person.”

On Jillian’s final day of chemo, Max decided it was time to begin the next stage of their journey together. So with their family and the team of doctors and nurses who helped save her life around them, Max got down on one knee and asked her to marry him.

“I was thinking about it for a long time,” Max said later. “I spoke with her family and friends, and we all decided it would bring a lot more joy, even to the special day it was going to be already.”

The pair then got married almost two years to the date after Hanson began aggressive treatment for her breast cancer.

Watch the sweet engagement story between this loving couple below.