Tuesday, September 25, 2007

"A new way of looking at themselves"

These may be the most beautiful portraits I've ever seen: joyful photographs of young cancer patients, taken by the volunteer group, Flashes of Hope. Read the article, Changing the Face of Cancer, then click on the links to the side to see the portraits. The mission of Flashes of Hope is to "to change the image of childhood cancer, to give young people battling the disease a new way of looking at themselves." I think they've succeeded.

This is my sister-in-law and my niece. My niece is ten, and just completed a year of cancer treatments. She's so beautiful, isn't she?

8 comments:

  1. She's beautiful, Sara. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. What an amazing group! And your niece is absolutely, absolutely beautiful.

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  3. What a beautiful picture! Looking forward to looking at the links more later.

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  4. Children can be such amazing models of resilience! Thanks again Sara for sharing this. Very moving and inspiring.

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  5. Oh, boy. This is really inspiring and humbling all at once. Not to mention just popping with life. Wow. All good health and good fortune to your niece...

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  6. I could look at those faces all day. They don't say: pity me. They say: I am loved. I am beautiful. I am me.

    And if any of you know any professional photographers in your area, you might send this to them. I'm sure Flashes of Hope would like to have as wide a network of photographers as possible so the kids don't have to travel far.

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  7. Oh, yes, beautiful ... a great portrait of both of them!

    I love all the different poses and expressions ... and of course, the intent behind it all. Thanks for sharing!

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  8. These are absolutely gorgeous. In the ones with more than one person, I couldn't tell who had cancer...and isn't that the point. Wonderful! My mom just finished chemo, so cancer's been on my mind a lot. Sending thoughts of strength and health to your niece and her entire family!

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