I recently took some studio shots of my beautiful, brave and courageous wife Amanda.
She wanted to document this stage of her journey and thought the images would be positively empowering. She is a vibrant, passionate and positive person and despite enduring cancer and chemotherapy, it has not diminished that spark.
It has, on occasion robbed her of her dignity. It’s disabled her taste buds and turned her body into a labyrinth of pain points and the continuous cycle of treatment and side effects is a terrible and dramatic rollercoaster. But Amanda endures, still working full time or as much as she can.
Even with advancements in the treatment of cancer chemo is still brutal and as Amanda says - very humbling.
Hopefully, these images portray what I see every day which is a beautiful and courageous woman choosing an upbeat approach to dealing with the disease. I also hope they inspire others on a similar journey to stay positive, keep going and think of the return to normality that will surely come. #cancer
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