";s:4:"text";s:4676:" He has taught me so much about myself. That was probably the best thing that could have happened." "It surprises you. We'd drink wine, watch races and DIY TV, and talk and talk and talk. #marriage #bestlife #wife…” • See all of @sdoull's photos and videos on their profile. Swathed in bandages and filled with painkillers, the last thing cricket commentator Simon Doull expected as he was wheeled out of the operating theatre was to meet the love of his life. Nodding in agreement, the businesswoman says, "It was the worst that we were both at, but probably the happiest we both felt." "The friendship blossomed in the following weeks as the invalid pair kept each other company during their recovery at home. "With six kids between them, the newlyweds say they are passionate about family and uniting the blended whanau has been important from the start of the relationship. I've had bowel cancer and lots of surgeries, so I'm pretty brutally scarred and he loves who I am. The stunning bride says selecting John Legend's beautiful ballad "I'm crazy. I remember thinking the only thing that matters to me is living for my kids. "Liana loves like no one," gushes the smitten groom, who is dad to Adam Carter, 31, and Hunter Doull, 15. "She says being a cancer survivor and the fact that Simon's parents had both died from cancer helped the pair come to terms with love and loss. Simon, who part-owns racehorses with his new bride and was in for a shoulder reconstruction, continues, "And then she came back to the hospital and visited me while I was there. I was in a full-on garment. #dontplaygolf…” Sometimes it hard to explain how hard it is to be away. 3,400 Followers, 366 Following, 102 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Simon Doull (@sdoull) I had just under half of my bowel removed. But a chance encounter in a hospital corridor with gorgeous mum-of-four Liana Herbert has led to a whirlwind romance and marriage just a year after they first met. Join Facebook to connect with Simon Doull and others you may know. That wasn't something I was always OK with, but he's taught me massively about being happy with who I am. It's been an exciting 12 months for the new Mr and Mrs Doull, who sealed their devotion with an intimate ceremony at their Waikato home just before Labour Weekend.The pair – each declaring they've found "the one" – confess they're an unlikely match, but say the love they share has been healing and they couldn't imagine life without each other.Oozing vintage Hollywood glam in a satin champagne-hued gown, Liana, 42, wows fiancé Simon, 50, when she makes her entrance on a blustery spring evening. "Simon lost his mum quite tragically and he always felt from that point if he ever truly loved somebody, they would be taken away, so he made a decision he wasn't going to let that feeling ever happen again. "She showed me that you can be loved and in love and be vulnerable, and it's OK."Liana, who has four children from two previous marriages, glows with happiness, saying since the broadcaster came into her life, she has rediscovered joy.She tells, "Simon is the most incredibly kind, loving man. And he loves all my perfect imperfections.