Stephanie Prevails

I had the fantastic opportunity to photograph Stephanie.

Stephanie is a Champion.  A Bright Light. An Inspiration.

She was born with sickle cell anemia.  Years of compromised health and ongoing treatments were the norm and the damage resulted in a stroke.  A blessing in disguise, the stroke made her a candidate for a bone marrow transplant.  The transplant result has been trans-formative.  The road to good health has been a long one.  And she's made it. 

BMT InfoNet is a non profit organization that provides information and support to blood stem cell transplant patients and their loved ones.  Each year, they recognize 13 survivors  who represent so many other survivors on a Celebrating Life Calendar.  Beautiful Stephanie will be celebrated in 2020.  How will they decide on just one picture?  I think all of these are winners. I feel fortunate to have been asked by this wonderful organization to help document so many victories.

The world is a better place because of Stephanie, her family, all the loved ones and medical professionals who were critical during this difficult journey.