1 Cancer Patient

I was first diagnosed with stage III breast cancer on July 31, 2014, at the age of 39.

Three years after that, I was diagnosed with stage IV metastatic breast cancer, which appeared in the vertebrae of my neck.

Two years later, after complaining of headaches and dizziness, I went to the ER and was diagnosed with my third tumor. A brain CT scan and subsequent testing revealed stage IV metastatic breast cancer on the left side of my cerebellum.

From the initial diagnosis, I made the decision to photograph and journal my life as a cancer patient. Over the last several years, photo-journaling my fight with this life-threatening disease evolved into so much more—it became a witness, a meditation, and a testament.

Becoming the subject of a photographic series about breast cancer has been one of the scariest and most meaningful decisions I’ve ever made to alleviate fear of the unknown and to bring a sense of calm to anyone facing their own battle.
Ultimately we are each 1 cancer patient.