Hello ladies,

Please keep my family in your thoughts/prayers. After a long struggle with brain cancer, my aunt's suffering has finally been relieved. She passed away this afternoon. Selfishly, I had hoped she would be able to hang on another month, so that I could deliver my baby and be able to fly out to California for her funeral. Unfortunately, I am almost 38 weeks and won't be able to say good bye in person. Thankfully I spent as much time as I could out there this summer while she was going through her numerous surgeries. Here's a picture from the late 70's when she danced the hula at my fathers graduation. (My husband said she didn't age at all). Thank you for letting me express my grief.