This is a brief excerpt from F-Stoppers
Over the last 48 hours I have looked at these photos time and time again. I have shared them with my wife and daughter. I have been touched tremendously and my water-filled eyes have been opened to the daily struggles and emotions those face who are fighting cancer. I have been incredibly grateful to the photographer Angelo Merendino, who took the time to document his wife’s journey through photos and share them with all of us to help “humanize the face of cancer.” In Merendino’s words, “these photographs do not define us, but they are us.”
Just five months after Angelo and Jennifer Merendino were married she was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer. After getting the news the two (looking into each other’s eyes) swore to continue the fight together. “Throughout our battle we were fortunate to have a strong support group but we still struggled to get people to understand our day-to-day life and the difficulties we faced,” said Merendino. In an effort to help others understand, Merendino began documenting his wife’s fight through photographs.The photos are a poignant reminder of just how difficult daily life is for those fighting cancer. The sadness, the …
By: Trevor Dayley
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