Photo: Scantling Photography / Goodger Photography
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We regularly find touching pictures on the internet . Today is a series of photos about three little girls fighting cancer .
A picture is worth a thousand words. That's what American photographer Lora Scantling thought when she started her photo project on the topic of childhood cancer - and brought the world to tears.
The main characters of the heartbreaking story are just between 3 and 6 years old. While for other children life at this age is just beginning, Rylie (3), Rheann (6) and Ainsley (4) fight against death. Lora Scantling dares to look, when many prefer to avert their eyes out of fear and self-protection. "I wanted to capture something that can express a million words in a single portrait. Making people aware of childhood cancer is very important to me. "
She photographs the three previously unknown girls in an intimate embrace - united in destiny, they give each other strength and fight against their illness. Ironically, Rylie, the youngest and youngest, ensures the greatest hope in the trio: After a last chemotherapy in January, she was finally able to defeat her kidney cancer. Not only does it give strength to 4-year-old Ainsley, who is bravely fighting leukemia.
With their bravery and joie de vivre, Rylie and Ainsley, especially among the elders in the league for courage. While other children are enrolled in their age, Rheanne (6) has already completed her fifth surgery for a stubborn brain tumor.
The hope to give up is out of the question - on the contrary: in the photos, the joie de vivre that the three little girls spray despite everything is clearly recognizable. It will serve as a role model for children with cancer and adults all over the world. Sometimes the knowledge of not being alone is enough to fight bravely.
The photo project of the three little girls suffering from cancer touches millions of hearts around the world. Now the fighters get something back: the proceeds of the pictures benefit their families and flow into the medical treatment of Rylie, Rheann and Ainsley. By sharing the photos, everyone can support the impressive girls themselves.
