Wife of Former NFL Star Dies of Lung Cancer Just Weeks After Wedding

This is such a sad story. The new wife of former NFL Star Chris Draft died of lung cancer last Tuesday, although she wasn't a smoker. 

 

 

Lakeasha Monique Rutledge was a former Charlotte Hornets cheerleader that was working at an Atlanta pharmaceutical company when she was diagnosed with lung cancer. This is also around the time she met Chris Draft.

 

 

Draft wed his fiancé Lakeasha  in a lovely ceremony last month in Atlanta. She was visibly ill and had to be escorted down the aisle in a wheelchair. Even though her frail body was by then riddled with cancer, the stunning bride rose from the chair to walk the last few steps, Sporting News reported.

 

I think it's absolutely beautiful that he would stick by the love of his life, even marrying her in her last days. That is true love. Check out the wedding video below.

 

 

 

Prayers to the family.

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Comment by Moving In Silence on January 2, 2012 at 11:48pm

Her last weeks were beautiful

Comment by luvsmoochez on January 3, 2012 at 1:19am
O gosh...this is beautiful and sad at the sad time. My heart hurts now... :(
Comment by blackfujones on January 3, 2012 at 9:07am

-its dope bc he stood by his woman

and i wonder how long it took for his email box to become full with emails of women tryin to get at him

Comment by Denise on January 3, 2012 at 10:13am
I couldn't bring myself to watch it.....I was already in tears just reading their story. So sad
Comment by Denayvia Harris on January 3, 2012 at 10:32am

I was really touched by this video... ugh ! So sad yet so beautiful !

Comment by GlamMoondust on January 10, 2012 at 10:11am

This is extremely sad! Hope he makes it thru such a tough time. 

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