One of the best things about living & working in Buffalo is how much help is available when it’s needed. We take care of each other when times get rough, and this is one of those times. I am a part of a social group, supporting and caring for breastfeeding mamas. One of those mamas needs help and City Lights is aiming to raise almost $1000 towards her cancer treatment (read more of Heather’s story below or on this link).
This is where you come in. This week only, we are offering four discounted family portrait sessions up for grabs, with 100% of the sale going towards Heather’s treatment. So, you get $150 off a regular session, and this family gets some of the help that they need right now. Great deal, right? You can use the portrait session as you’d like, towards one of the following family sessions :
- Maternity
- Newborn
- One Year Sessions
- Breastfeeding Sessions
- Children
- Senior Portraits
- Family Portraits
- Anniversary Portraits
We believe in offering you an entire portrait experience, where every client receives a full session, tailored to your style, and a copy of all images, edited and ready to print. We guide you through the entire shoot, and love to incorporate your ideas in addition to our own to make your session truly unique! We specialize in fun, unique, personalized images, lit with natural light, in the comfort of your own home or on-location anywhere around Buffalo. We help plan your session to make sure we get the most out of our time together. View a full gallery of family portraits here.
This special will include a 60 minute on-location session, a private web gallery of edited images, a download link of all images to print & share for personal usage.
All Sessions are $450 – ON SALE FOR $300 FOR THIS PROMO ONLY. In order to make a full donation on-time to help Heather & her family, the $300 session fee must be paid at time of booking. However, sessions can be scheduled throughout the end of the year so start thinking about your summer senior portraits, fall family session or holiday shoot!
Take advantage of this sale & help a family in need. Only three spots available still, so book yours today!
Heather is a wife, a young mom to 2 beautiful children, and she’s fighting for her life. She was diagnosed with late stage fallopian tube cancer in February 2014 while 34 weeks pregnant with her second child, a chubby little lady named Lucia (pronounced Loo-sha, like the island.) She was planning a natural home birth with a midwife, the same way she birthed her first child, Dylan.
Heather’s world was turned upside down after hearing those 3 dreaded words, “You have cancer.” At 35w6d, she underwent an urgent cesarean section, complete hysterectomy, and tumor debulking surgery. She was placed in the ICU and didn’t get to meet Lucia until the next day. The baby had breathing troubles and was transferred to a different hospital with a NICU (neonatal intensive care unit). Heather started chemotherapy less than 3 weeks after she was born. The dream of breastfeeding Lucia had to fall to the wayside in favor of lifesaving treatment that rendered her milk toxic. That was one of the hardest parts of the diagnosis, for Heather.
Fast forward to August 2014… Heather completed 6 months of grueling chemo treatments and was declared in remission!
Just 4 months later, Heather found a lump in her abdomen. She and her husband Dan received the devastating news that the cancer had returned in January 2015. This time Heather opted for holistic, natural treatments. She chose the Gerson therapy. Unfortunately, due to the aggressive nature of this disease, the cancer spread to her liver in 5 short weeks. She’s now undergoing second line chemotherapy treatment. Initially, her tumor markers were coming down, but after 3 cycles they jumped back up and we learned the cancer is resistant to all chemos. She’s now looking into other alternative treatments to save her life.
This is where you come in. There’s an amazing clinic in Mexico where Heather can be immersed in Gerson Therapy and also undergo some additional alternative treatments that might be more effective than chemo. This is her last effort to ensure that she will be able to watch her children grow up and attend their weddings. It is not covered by health insurance, and it will cost $35,000 to go, not to mention lost wages for Dan.
Heather could be any of us- as a vegan Registered Dietician, who was running 8-10 miles per day until her initial cancer diagnosis. She had genetic testing done and does not have any genetic predisposition to cancer. She defies all odds, as everything about her life, history, and genetic background indicates that she shouldn’t be fighting for her life today.
Don’t need portraits now but inspired by Heather’s story & want to help? Make your own donation here!
