Patrick Raftery:  

Life After senior year, I was off to the Navy. Shipped out in September '93, with best friend, Jon Camp. After 6 weeks, I was sent home! After coming home, my fiance, Ashley, was just weeks away from giving birth to our first son, Andrew. I started working two full-time jobs awaiting the birth. Ashley was still in school, finishing up her senior year. He was born November 8th, 1993, and Jon was even home on leave to be there! He was named the God-Father. I then spent the next 6 months being Dad, and working around the clock so Ashley would graduate! We had our own place, and both worked. She made it! WE made it. Then after just 9 months, she was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer...just months before our wedding. We spent our honey moon close to home, for treatments were 2x week. She went through about 9 months of chemo and is now fully remissed. We were told we were lucky to have a child, for she would never have any more. WELL, she got pregnant just a few months after ...Expand for more