We continue to
interview and photograph cancer patients/caregivers/survivors and doctors for
project 'Cancer Crossing'.
If you have ever
taken a cross country road trip, you know that there are 'Points of Interest'
along the way. The 'Points of Interest'
exist to inform you of a notable event that has occurred at that location. If you take a country like Canada for
example, put all the 'Points of Interest' together and look at them as a whole,
they will tell you a very comprehensive tale of the history of Canada.
Our 'Cancer
Crossing' interviews are much like 'Points of Interest' along a cancer
journey. Each patient/caregiver/survivor
and doctor has experienced what we call 'the perspective shift'. It's that singular moment when your life's
path is crossed by cancer, and your outlook on life is suddenly and forever
changed.
The perspective
shift appears to be larger with a cancer diagnosis than the perspective shifts
that occur with other major life events like job loss and divorce, for
example. Perhaps because cancer has a
stigma attached to it - 'no cure'. Sure,
there are cancer survivors who remain cancer free years, or decades after
treatment, but even cancer survivors always wonder, 'what if...'
The life lived after
a cancer diagnosis, is a life lived differently forever - in a good way. 'Cancer Crossing' tells you how.
There have been many
laughs shared and many tears shed so far.
These stories and impressive black and white photographs will begin as
an e-book. Net proceeds will go towards
cancer patient support services and production of soft and hard cover
copies. Net proceeds from soft and hard
cover book sales will also go to cancer patient support services. Ultimately, we would like to be able to
produce a 'Cancer Crossing' booklet, to be handed to each and every cancer
patient upon diagnosis, as a companion for their journey.
The project will
have other aspects that we are working on but are not ready to reveal yet. Stay tuned!
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