Katie Prager died Thursday, five days after her husband Dalton. Both had cystic fibrosis and complications from lung transplants.

Prager, 26, was in hospice care at her home in Kentucky.

"We were given a great gift, we knew her time was short and she was able to do a few things that she wanted, and I am grateful for that," Katie Prager's mother Debbie Donovan wrote today on the couple's Facebook page. "The days to follow will not be easy but I find comfort in knowing that my girl lived, she really lived."

Dalton Prager, 25, died Saturday at Barnes-Jewish Hospital where he had been treated to be closer to family.

The couple longed to see each other again before they died, but neither were healthy enough to travel.