Last week I got to meet the sweetest little baby and momma! After hearing their heartbreaking story I made sure to gift them with my free Thanksgiving session. I hope you find a minute to read through this post, and have some tissues nearby...
Wesley and Jaime met in the year of 1999 and dated for a short period. They went on with their lives and didn't stay in contact with each
other until the year of 2007. Wesley found Jaime on Myspace
and they started talking again. They were living an hour away from each other and decided to meet up at the movies. Wesley proposed to her on that night of May 21, 2007. She said YES of course because she knew deep down in her
heart that he was her soul-mate.
Jaime knew the night when
Wesley proposed to her that she may not have him forever. He was diagnosed with Astrocytoma, which is a form of
brain cancer and had to undergo chemo and radiation. The only thing the
doctors could do for him was prolong his life. She took that
chance because she knew in her heart that God had sent him to her.
Wesley and Jaime lived together for 4 years until October of 2011 when he
had to have another craniotomy. After that surgery, Wesley was unable
to even tie his shoes but he
recovered very fast and was able to do things again. In December of
2011, after living in separate towns for a few months, Wesley and Jaime found an apartment in Slidell, LA. Everything was going wonderful
until March 17, 2012. Thier lives were about to change when they found out Jaime was pregnant, after Wesley's oncologist told them it was
literally IMPOSSIBLE due to his treatments. Jaime was a high risk due
to her age of 35 and they had to move again to Baton Rouge, LA. Wesley and Jaime had a wonderful summer together
until August 25th.
"I'll never forget. His MRI showed fluid on the brain
and he had a 3rd operation done where they put a shunt in. He was
released from the hospital at Our Lady of Lake and went to the
Neuromedical Center for Rehabilitation and never recovered." -Jaime
Wesley
passed away on September 23, 2012. Jaime was due with their baby girl in just a few short weeks. She moved back to her parents house in October and Haydee was born on November 13,
2012.
"How do you explain to your daughter that
her father is in heaven?" - Jaime
Wesley always wanted a little girl and he got his wish. Her name is Haydee Annabeth. Wesley and Jaime talked about names before he passed away. Haydee comes from 2 places. The first place is the book, Count of Monte Cristo, which was one of Wesley's favorites, and second Haydee was Jaime's grandmothers name.
"It was very hard for me to hold her at first and sometimes it still is
because she looks just like her father." -Jaime
Shortly after Haydee was born they found that her Oxygen levels were low so they immediately put her in NICU at Womans Hospital in Baton Rouge, LA.
"I was
not prepared for the news I was about to be faced with." -Jaime
Haydee is now at home with mom and her grandparents and she is doing great! She loves her binky, swing, going for car rides, and snuggling with momma :)
"Nothing is ever
impossible!! Haydee is our living proof!" -Jaime
To follow Haydee's story you can find it on Facebook.
For more information about Congenital Heart Defects visit the Congenital Heart Information Network.
To donate to the Ronald McDonald House visit www.rmhc.com or vist your local McDonalds.
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week- February 7th-14th.
