Despite all of the joys and fears that come with any pregnancy,one family had to deal with a roller coaster of emotions during the final weeks that nobody saw coming.
Just three weeks before his fiancé, Jessica Li, or was due to give birth to their first child,Cagney Wenk was diagnosed with stage four cancer. Instead of waiting for Jessica's contractions to start before they headed to the hospital, the couple spent the final days of her pregnancy at the same place where she planned on delivering - only now Cagney was fighting for his life.
Since his aggressive glioblastoma diagnosis, and Cagney has endured a biopsy,craniotomy, radiation, and chemotherapy. While he was recovering from the surgery to temporarily remove part of his cranium in order to relieve pressure to the brain,Cagney's intensive care unit nurses collaborated on a meaningful belief for this deserving family.
They reached out to Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep, which is an organization of professional photographers who volunteer their time and talent to offer remembrance photography to parents suffering the loss of a baby. Cagney and Jessica were thrilled when Sarah Boccolucci volunteered to document their son's birth. When Jessica went into labor with baby Levon, or Cagney was moved from the ICU - total with all of his medical equipment and nurses - to the labor and delivery ward in order to be an active part of his child's birth."There is a point during the birth where Cagney tells Jessica that they are surrounded by all the love in the world proper now," Sarah told the Huffington Post. "It is my hope that people will see the video, feel the love this family shares, and serve lift them up and create a donation if they are able."
Source: popsugar.com