A photographer documents his wife's battle with cancer
Angelo Merendino, a New York-based photographer, says the photo essay of his wife Jennifer's battle with breast cancer is an attempt to "humanize the face of cancer."
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The first time I saw Jennifer I knew. I knew she was the one. I knew, just like my dad when he sang to his sisters in the winter of 1951 after meeting my mom for the first time, “I found her.”
A month later Jen got a job in Manhattan and left Cleveland. I would go to the city – to see my brother, but really wanting to see Jen. At every visit my heart would scream at my brain, “tell her!!” but I couldn’t work up the courage to tell Jen that I couldn’t live without her. My heart finally prevailed and, like a schoolboy, I told Jen “I have a crush on you.” To the relief of my pounding heart, Jen’s beautiful eyes lit up and she said “Me too!”
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American photographer Angelo Merendino photographed every stage his wife went through in her battle with cancer
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Damn, each picture gets sadder than the previous one. Heart breaking :(
Especially the image of the empty bed. Oh god.
Yeah, that one hit hard.. got all emotional on that one..
This is one of the saddest things I've ever seen. I'm in tears.
Poor woman! Life can be so scary.