A sad time for Wesley's family...

We would like to apologize for being MIA for the past few days. We have been in Mobile attending funeral services for Wesley's aunt, Lisa Gibson. Sadly, Lisa lost her battle with Breast Cancer on March 30, 2008. Lisa was diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer about 4 years ago and she definitely put up a good fight! IBC is called the "Silent Killer" because it is the lesser known type of breast cancer and it doesn't present like the other types. IBC is often misdiagnosed at mastitis (inflamed mammary glands) which gives the cancer more time to take over. Please look at the link so you can learn more about IBC and tell everyone you know about it.

That last paragraph was by Rae, this one is by Wesley. I debated for 3 days now whether to get this personal on our blog, but my aunt was a blog stalker and this tribute is only fitting as a memorial to her. She spent many years in the photography industry back in the 70's and 80's when my uncle was a well known photographer, and she was extremely proud of our achievements. As a cancer survivor myself, unfortunately this is my third family member to die of cancer including two grandparents. Please take care of yourselves and always take preventative measures. We appreciate all of the support many of you have given....

The top photo is Wes with his aunt at his 2nd birthday party.... Wasn't he cute? The bottom is with Avery in August 2007. Ironically, Lisa could not wait to be a Great Aunt and she passed the day of Avery's baptism and 1st birthday party last Sunday.