Charles Kelley popped the question to his girlfriend of 6 years Azizah Hawkins during Buffalo’s Walk MS event
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- Azizah Hawkins has lived with multiple sclerosis for nearly 20 years
- Hawkins partner Charles Kelley proposed to her during Buffalo’s Walk MS
- Hawkins hopes their engagement will inspires others with MS
One woman got the surprise of her life as she was crossing the finish line at a Multiple Sclerosis fundraising event
Azizah Hawkins has struggled with MS for nearly 20 years, and has turned to research advocacy to help others with the same diagnosis. During her local Walk MS in Buffalo, N.Y., which fundraises for MS research, Hawkins was nearing the end of the walk when her boyfriend Charles Kelley got down on one knee and popped the question.
“I felt like I was proposing to my best friend,” Kelley told WIVB-TV. “We like joking, we hang, everything. So it was a no-brainer for me.”…