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Overnight this poor woman became a homeless. She is not alone, and countless more will join her.
As the global climate crisis worsen, it is projected that about 600 million people worldwide will become climate refugees from extreme weather events such as hurricanes, tornadoes, flood, increase occurrence of major wild fires and catastrophic droughts.
For a lot more on the unfolding climate crisis please read and /or listen to my interview on Collapse Chronicles hosted by Sam Mitchell { link below}
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This was taken at the 2017 Portland Dragon Boat Races. There are several teams of people who have survived cancer. These race and when they return to shore they are received with flowers and paddles held high in an arch.
Miscellaneous Composition; So happy to announce that today is my 10-year anniversary of being breast cancer free! I never thought I would see this day ten years ago when first diagnosed. I had 6 months of chemo and lost all my hair; 6 weeks of radiation and a partial mastectomy to my left breast. So glad to be around 10 years later!; (c) Diana Lee Photo Designs
Part of my cancer series.
For some cancer can feel like an isolating experience surrounded by people who don't understand, even when you try and explain something that they can't relate to but they try to relate it to something they have been through which often is nothing like what your going through. It can be frustrating. That's why for some it helps to find support groups of people who can relate.
If your interested in light painting check out this new light painting group Shining Light on Cancer. Thanks.
...to let you know that my time on flickr may be limited today due to my cat being sick. My eldest cat Pearl [ 19 yrs- cancer survivor] hasn't been feeling well.
She went to the vet last week for blood work and check blood pressure...both came back normal....but clearly something is amiss.
Pearl's been keeping me awake for almost a week....pacing at night, drinking water and seems out of sorts. I suspect her urinary tract infection has flared up despite being on anti biotics every three days to treat a history of UTI [ common in elderly pets].
She is so frail and thin......can't keep food down and is such a fincky eater. Forgive me if I'm not around as often as I'd like.
Update:
Pearl went to the vet this morning and got an antibiotic injection and also one for nausea......I was told that her blood work last week ruled out diabetes. It seems we are dealing with just a nasty bladder infection and the meds given today will put her on the road to recovery. If not, we will take xrays next week to see if there's any blockage or abdominal abnormality.
I envy the love that my parents had. It was never perfect, but they worked hard to communicate and be respectful. My dad died 10 years ago. Mom still mourns - no one can fill his shoes. Sweet. When love works it is like the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
5/9/2009 Mike Orazzi | Staff
Plainville High School cheerleaders, l to r: Tauri Spencer, Rachel Melluzzo, Desirea Garcia, Emily Labarre and Ashley Thibeault were on hand to cheer participants in the CT Race in The Park in New Britain on Saturday.
Part of my ongoing cancer series.
These shots are in memory of John, Alex and Malia. They died from cancer, but before that I had the privilege to call them my friends. Their memories offer inspiration to me as I try to use my art to help others with cancer. I'm looking to use my light paintings to create a book to raise awareness and funds for a cancer charity. I use the pill bottles that I have collected during my own cancer experience. Over 10 years of pills really adds up. Hopefully something good can come out of this. These shots were hard to shoot, thinking about them, but sometimes I think the pain means your making powerful art which can mean something to others and be worth sharing.
Why?
It's a question often asked about cancer. I never bothered asking why I got cancer, but when John died at 7 years old I did, I don't think I'll ever find an answer that I can accept, for that. I'd like to imagine him as happy now, no longer sick.
If your a light painter or interested in light painting check out this new light painting group Shining Light on Cancer. Thanks.
Read description of this oil painting on photo just before this one in my photostream. By request, I am posting a photo of the actual painting to go with the previous photo, which contains much background material about this transitional painting. (It's not the best shot, there's a bit of glare on the left side, but my very talented friend Margaret Warren shot it while it hung at Artel Gallery, under gallery lighting -- not ideal conditions for photographing artwork. In those circumstances, she did a far better job than expected. )
Week 44 out of 52 Weeks for Dogs for my Zooie
Everyday is Thanksgivng when you have a cancer survivor living in your house. I am so grateful to have Zooie still with me.
Our bright autumn foliage is almost off the trees. I wanted to take a photo of Zooie in front of my favorite tree in my yard this week before all the bright red leaves fell.
I'm still having my fibro flare but I'm feeling a little better. So behind and not feeling well enough to be on the computer too much. I hope to catch up on Sunday. Hope you are all well!
Part of my cancer series. A common question cancer patients ask is why me?
Check out this new group Shedding Light on Cancer. If your interested in light painting or in trying to improve the lives of those with cancer check out the site. Thanks.
Part of my cancer series.
People have a way of judging people based on appearance if you look healthy you are healthy. When my hair grew back after chemo I looked healthy so everyone assumed I was even those who knew I have cancer as if every thing is ok because you look ok. A lot of my symptoms were never visible but I could feel them so I knew I was sick wether or not any one else believed me which was true before being diagnosed and after. Not every thing is as it appears. I now I want to use these images for a book to raise money for a cancer charity.
I also started a group for those interested in donating light paintings for a book.
If your interested in light painting check out this new light painting group Shining Light on Cancer. Thanks.
5/9/2009 Mike Orazzi | Staff
Plainville High School cheerleaders, l to r: Tauri Spencer, Rachel Melluzzo, Emily Labarre and Desirea Garcia were on hand to cheer participants in the CT Race in The Park in New Britain on Saturday.
I love the intensity of the red flower and how the pink center circle pops with the addition of the pink background. I, especially, like how the little clover has become a four leaf clover!!!!
In pictures, anything can happen. A British agent can save the world, dinosaurs can come to life and in a Galaxy Far, Far Away a heavy breathing bad guy wearing a black suit of armor can turn good just when you need him. Miracles can happen fast and furious. .
In real life though, we have to fight, claw and argue our way through a hell we never knew existed and hope for the best in the end. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. But there is always that one time in your entire life that you get to have The Greatest. Just one, no more. I got mine.
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So to my husband who I was told twice last April would not survive through the weekend and had every curveball thrown at him, who was told by one of his doctors who never gave up that he had the largest of its kind they'd ever had seen, I say to you I love you and congratulations on becoming cancer free against every odd thrown at you. .
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Pearl is my Blue Point Siamese cancer survivor ! She will be 17yrs old this summer.
She is the QUEEN of our household. Therefore, when I spotted this pearl collar with crown diamonds...I knew if was meant for her. She is a real sweetheart and we treasure each and every day she's with us. Cancer took our [former] dog. But so far, she remains in remission after 2+ years of chemo.
5/9/2009 Mike Orazzi | Staff
Plainville High School cheerleader Desirea Garcia gets a lift from her teammates while cheering for participants in the CT Race in The Park in New Britain on Saturday.
With the breast cancer diagnosis, my life changed dramatically. There is not a day that I don't remember the tears I shed when I was told the tumor was cancerous. But out of the tears came hope.
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Pearl turned 19 this month. I wanted to commemorate this momentus occasion by taking her to a pro photographer since I dismantled my "studio" and couldn't get her to pose for me anymore.
Well, it took the photographer and I an hour to get Pearl to sit still ....and to look at the camera. She's famous for blinking when the flash goes off. She's also stubborn about not looking at the camera. Thankfully, the photographer was able to get about eight good pics of her. If he gives me permission, I will upload them on flickr when they are done in two weeks.
I took both these pics....the one below shows his set up. It is exactly what I want....but have no where to set up in my home so will probably never buy the lights and backdrop.
Disclaimer: I felt awkward taking pics while he was photographing Pearl...so these are just quick "grab shots"....
My two amazing waterfall posers. No treats were dispensed for this shot(forgot the treat pouch). Amazing how a stick can grab their attention.
Katia is now 13 years post diagnosis and 11 years cancer free. Although she has daily struggles due to side effects and graft rejection from a 2004 bone marrow transplant, everyday is a gift:) ladybugkatia.com
Week 28 for 52 Weeks for Dogs for my Zooie
August is here. On the 19th of this month it will be one year since Zooie was diagnosed with a high grade fibrosarcoma. He has endured two surgeries and three chemo treatments as well as multiple ultrasounds. My boy has handled everything so courageously. I am so blessed to have him with me. Everyday is a gift!!!!
5/9/2009 Mike Orazzi | Staff
Plainville High School cheerleader Desirea Garcia gets a lift from her teammates while cheering for participants in the CT Race in The Park in New Britain on Saturday.
The dark marks on the right remind me of a couple in love hugging and looking deeply into each other's eyes.
Part of my ongoing cancer series.
Nobody knows how I feel or maybe they do.
Cancer can feel isolating if your surrounded by people who have never been through it, who could never imagine what your going through. Or when they know someone with cancer so they feel like an expert on the subject and they can't understand why your not doing as well as they think the people they know are doing. When they don't seem to understand how different cancers can be and more importantly how different people will react to it. It can feel isolating to feel like no one knows how you feel. But when you go to a cancer support group and some groups you may find fit you better than others, you can find a community of people that can relate and a friend who knows how you feel. Of course this can apply to all kinds of problems, depression, addiction there's lots of people out there who know how you feel. You don't have to be alone if you find them.
If your a light painter or interested in light painting check out this new light painting group Shining Light on Cancer. Thanks.
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one year ago i uploaded that photo and...
i was overwhelmed by the support...
the positive thoughts...
the prayers...
and mostly by individual stories people shared...
what a difference a year makes...
surgery to remove a portion of his colon...
6 months of chemo...
6 months of a trial chemo...
a true battle...
over a year later...
after final blood work...
ct scans and final procedures...
my brother craig is a cancer survivor...
a humble victory for him...
as well as our family...
and i someday hope...
a victory for everyone...
who has been touched by cancer.
I didn't get to know Cassie, who is one of my best friend's roommate, until she developed non-Hodgkin's cancer. I was too afraid to ask her to let me document her struggles. After several chemo treatments, she came to me asking if I could photograph her the way I photograph the girls in the fashion stuff.
She's an unconventional model and I didn't want to photograph her like the other girls. I wanted to capture her true self and her insecurities that comes with facing death and survived.
This was taken this afternoon in her backyard.
Want to get more inspired? see a documentary about her grandfather pete seeger
Model: Cassie Seeger
MUA: F. Nick Andrade
Location: Her backyard
Lighting: One umbrella for fill light, the sun as hairlight
Our town has the loveliest park complete with lagoon and pavillion. This dumpr truly caught the character of the pavillion building.
Part of my cancer series.
Envy.
I always thought envy was a petty emotion, that I was above that. Then I got cancer.
I used to listen to my friend complain about her bad day and wonder to myself, never saying it out loud when will my bad days be that irrelevant, there was no pain, no illness, no suffering, just a minor inconvenience that will soon be forgotten. I would listen to her concerns about doing well on her tests in college as if it were life and death, as I go to the hospital for my tests to see if my tumor by my heart is shrinking. Our life's became quite the contrast our concerns in life couldn't be more different hers to do well in life and mine to stay alive.
First time I felt envious wasn't over a person's wealth,car, or their relationships. First time I felt envy was over someone else's health.
She used to tell me that friendship is about being their when your friends need you most and for a few weeks she was there for me. But as summer ended she went to college, I went for radiation, and that friendship didn't last much longer. The second time I felt envy was for that friendship I used to have.
Now I don't get envious. I tend to feel thankful for the things I do have.
Exploring some thoughts and feelings from my cancer experience from when I was 21 and combining them with light painting, not sure if I'll use it for the light painting book I want to create to raise money for a cancer charity. I think sometimes the photos speak better for themselves, without the additional words.
If your a light painter or interested in light painting check out this new light painting group Shining Light on Cancer. Thanks.