Cancer in KC: ‘Beauty of survival, strength, courage, humor’
April 4, 2015 | Lindsey Foat, Todd Feeback | 1 min read
Krista Graham asked photographer Angie Jennings to document her breast cancer treatment. Jennings complied the photos into a book.
“Beauty of Survival: Krista’s fight against breast cancer” shows an intimate portrait of the ups and downs of going through surgery and chemotherapy.
Angie’s six words to describe her experience with Krista are “Beauty of survival, strength, courage, humor” Share your six words here.
Angie’s words, which were shared digitally through Tell KC, have been lightly edited for clarity.
Video by Todd Feeback
As part of a local reporting project around the upcoming Ken Burns documentary series, Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies, KCPT presents Cancer in KC.
We want to learn more about how cancer affects our community. How has cancer impacted your life? Share your story.
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