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Be Inspired: Meet Chris – Battle Session

Chris is a bright and happy seven year old. He loves Legos, Star Wars, baseball, and playing with his friends, just like lots of other little boys. But unlike most boys, his life went from typical to extraordinarily difficult last August when doctors found a five centimeter mass on his right kidney. Chris had Wilms Tumor (nephroblastoma), a type of kidney cancer that affects young children. The first step of Chris’ treatment was surgery to...

Be Inspired: Meet Traci – Victory Session

All symptoms were signs of menopause, after having a biopsy in May of 2012 Traci was told she had stage 3 cervical cancer. The PET scan showed the cancer was contained to her cervix and the plan was a radical hysterectomy. Traci was sent to Riverside Hospital in Columbus for surgery and during the procedure it was discovered that the cancer had spread to her lymph nodes. Unable to remove it all meant Chemo and radiation treatments. Traci said...

Be Inspired: Meet Fred – Victory Session

Fred was diagnosed with bladder cancer in April of 2012. He was treated with surgery in July followed by chemotherapy. I was honored to photograph his Shoots for a Cure session just before he finished his chemotherapy in early November. Fred has extensively chronicled his experience and shares what he’s learned along the way. In excerpt: “I am both humbled and grateful to have the opportunity to share my cancer story with you. For the...