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Cayden

This photo is just a smidge look at all the items used during cancer treatment. These are just the important ones that I have kept with me for life. This pictures shows that when someone has cancer, like I did, more than just them are affected, the whole family is.

The point of these pictures is to show that you never truly know what someone has gone through in life. For example, they might be really mean to you but do you know what is happening outside of school? No you don’t. With me, I have had a lot of people ask me, “What’s that scar on your stomach”. That is a fine way to ask and I don’t mind telling people it is from cancer. These pictures also display that even though I am cancer free, I still am apart of that cancer community for the rest of my life whether it is getting tested every year, go to fundraisers, visit patients, etc. It will always be apart of me. I also decided to do my pictures on this so other people can relate. Everyone has something that they are very close about and will always be apart of. The crazy part about doing this photo essay is that even though I am involved with the cycle for life and the relay for life, the 3rd picture I used which had some of the things used by doctors and nurse’s during my treatment, was weird looking at them. I haven’t taken a look at that box in over 4 years. I found some things that are very important. Some that I didn’t even knew existed. One thing I saw was an email my mom had sent out they day she found out I had cancer. There were so many people I didn’t know that were attached to that email. It is the little things in life I have realized that are so moving. A piece of paper with words put me in awe. With Covid-19 and all that is happening in the world right now it has been hard for me to visit CCMC and pateints who have cancer and tell them my story but I hope to do so soon.