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 remove the tumor. Unfortunately, there were unexpected complications that led to two more surgeries....
read moreBe 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 her first thought was, “I am going to lose my hair!” She felt it was a very shallow...
read moreBe 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 last several years I have been journaling, mostly to myself and my family. When I was diagnosed with...
read moreBe Inspired: Meet Antoinette – Battle and Victory Session
I Photographed my Chemo buddy and friend Antoinette back in June the session was just a quick session. With her relapse and new treatment schedule we just connected again in October to get paperwork filled out for my Shoot for a cure session with her. We were planning a family session in November of this year but her schedule and the kids schedules were not agreeing with us, ha! Here is Antoinette’s story I am a mother of 2 young men ages, 10 and 16. I was home sick with the flu in April of 2011 when I went to my physician for a check up....
read moreBe Inspired: Meet Karen – Victory Session
Karen was diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer in November of this year. Karen had surgery to remove the thyroid in December. She was lucky to have no signs of cancer in her lymph nodes so as of now she is Cancer free. She goes in January for a follow up with doctor to see if any other treatment is needed. Karen is the first in her family to have cancer but had great support from her parents and close friends. Her cats are her children and while she was recovering from surgery I was taking care of them. We also decided a photo session of the 3 of the...
read moreBe Inspired: Meet Amy- Battle Session
Submitted by Danielle Mulholland Photography Ludington, MI In Amy’s words, “I am mother of 4 who was diagnosed with breast cancer august 22, 2012. This change in my life is just a bump in my road. It will not stop me but only make me fully appreciate life even more.” ...
read moreBe Inspired: Meet Kathy – Victory Session
Submitted by Kimberly Courtemanche Photography Clinton, SC This is my mom, she is the reason I became a photographer and the reason I joined SFAC. She was a single mom and worked 3 jobs, she never had time to get sick until it was too late. She had Fibrocystic Breast Disease so finding lumps was nothing unusual, this particular lump she found November 8, 2001 on her 40th birthday . She waited and waited to go to the doctor because between my brother and I and work she never had time nor did she have insurance. Finally in June she went to a...
read morePlease welcome our new Administrative Coordinator, Monica Roberts!
I’m super excited to announce our newest member of the SFAC staff, Monica! She’s an amazing soul and has been working with us for a little while now. Here is more about her: I am the mom of two amazing girls and a super handsome boy: Allie, Elizabeth, and Joshua. I love everything and anything Vintage. I love to travel, sip Starbucks, eat pizza, meet new people, and spend lots of time with my kiddos. I also love to be give back to my community. With 3 crazy kiddos…it can be hard at times. Between school, Cheerleading and this...
read moreBe Inspired: Meet Tiffany – Battle Session
Submitted by Hartman Designs Hershey, PA I was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2004. It was the scariest moment in my life. I remember sitting at the kitchen table when the phone rang and it was the doctor. Rob sat next to me and rubbed my back waiting to hear the diagnosis. Then we heard “It is cancer”. We decided on a game plan. I had surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. In December of 2009, I passed the 5-year mark of being cancer free. After 5 years your risk for re-occurrence drops. We celebrated! Rob planned a surprise party...
read moreBe Inspired: Meet Bettina – Victory Session
Submitted by Pamela J Carey Photography Northern Virginia On August 23, 2011, the day an earthquake shook the D.C. area, Bettina’s whole world was shaken as she learned she had an aggressive form of breast cancer. Newly married and just forty years old, her life was suddenly filled with medical tests, surgeries and procedures, treatments and research. Lots and lots of research. After four months of chemotherapy and thirty-four radiation treatments, she is a cancer survivor! She has used her experience to redefine what’s important, to live...
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