The Project Article Angie Viscuso and Ann Beck, with Carlene, Alka, Julie, Mary Ann, Suzanne, Nicole, Marcy, Kimberly and Deborah Photography Ann Beck
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e are Ann Beck and Angie Viscuso, two friends with a shared vision. Angie is a hospice social worker by trade and a survivor, which helped her interview the participants of this project with compassion and solidarity. Ann is a professional photographer in the Dallas – Fort Worth area, who has, in the past, donated sessions to families with sick parents. We are now excited 18
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to be part of something bigger, more emotional and far-reaching. I Fight Like a Girl is a photographic essay, inspired by Angie’s brave and successful battle with breast cancer in 2007. It is designed to help survivors of breast cancer tell their stories, both for their own therapeutic release, and to educate and inspire others. Through emotional interviews and powerful portraits, each survivor is treated not as a victim, but
as a fighter, with the tenacity and resolve of a boxer gearing up for their next match. It is a project that crosses racial and ethnic boundaries, encompasses all age groups and highlights women in treatment and recovery. The hope is that their stories of hope, triumph, resilience and survival will resonate with many, give strength to those in need, and peace to those who have lost a beloved mother, daughter, sister or friend.