Book Review: The Faces Behind Breast Cancer
The Faces Behind Breast Cancer is a compassionate, inspirational and provocative picture book. It’s designed “to give hope and inspire others to regain their self-confidence and improve their emotional state while learning to accept their physical changes in their bodies during treatment and recovery,” says author Josephine Caruso Sethi.
Josie herself was treated at the MD Anderson Cancer Center for metastatic lobular breast cancer. The book is targeted to patients at MD Anderson but really speaks to the soul of every survivor.
The photographer, Jack Opatrany, did an amazing job capturing the soul of each individual who volunteered for this project; flipping through you’ll find page after page of pure and beautiful women in spite of their changed bodies. Wouldn’t I love for him to be able to photograph my family and I!
Some of the most poignant pictures are of women who chose to bare their chests post mastectomy. It’s amazing, actually, because without breasts, their true beauty shines bright.
My favorites shots are those of women with their young children. Yet the ones featuring couples or even individual survivors are equally strong.
There are also men who survived breast cancer in this book; handsome, proud, confident men. The faces behind breast cancer are as diverse indeed.
Each photo in the book is accompanied by a quote, like this one from Carolyn:
“Once I heard the words ‘breast cancer,’ all of life’s little details that seemed so important five minutes ago became one big blur. The only clarity was my husband and our daughters. Their love is what has made me so strong during this fight. Their love is why I will win.”
And this one from Victoria:
“More or less, breast cancer has changed my life. I fear less, worry less, hate less, and love more, appreciate more, laugh more and live more.”
This book is amazing. For more info, go straight to the source: pinkcruisader.org. Or, click on the following link to get to the book on Amazon.
(Image: Josie Sethi)
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