Snuggles.
When I saw these incredible photos Angelo Merendino took of his wife, Jennifer, as she battled breast cancer, I felt that I shouldn't be seeing this snapshot of their intimate, private lives. The photos humanize the face of cancer and capture the difficulty, fear, and pain that they experienced during the difficult time.
But as Angelo commented: "These photographs do not define us, but they are us."
Floating in the ocean.
Birthday celebration.
A time to rest.
Getting more treatment
Family present.
Thoughts in a hospital room.
A loving hand.
An ambulance trip.
A little smirk.
Home again.
Last rights.
An empty bed.
A lonely road.
“I loved it all."
This article originally appeared twelve years ago.
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