Woman gives engagement ring to couple after her wedding is canceled

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- When a New Mexico woman's engagement didn't work out, she no longer wanted the ring. But instead of selling the diamond, she wanted to give it away to a very special couple.

In 2013, Josh Michaels' life changed, for better and for worse. He got engaged to his girlfriend Laura, but the very same year he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer - stage 4 - that spread from a tumor in his chest.

"I've been told a few different things, you know, 'I wasn't gonna make it, I had two months left,' and I'm still here," Michaels told KRQE-TV.

"To break up and to give up would have been worse to me than for him to pass away," said Laura.

Due to medical bills, he was unable to afford an engagement ring. But with the help of social media, Josh and Laura's dream came true.

Michaels saw a post on the Inhabitants of Burque's Facebook page: An anonymous woman said her engagement didn't work out and she wanted to gift her diamond ring worth $2,100 to a loving couple. She said in a statement, "I didn't want it to become another pawn shop ring. For me, it was a symbol of love and happiness."

After dozens of couples posted their love stories to Facebook, Michaels was selected to receive the ring. And he proposed to Laura all over again.