My cancer-survivor friend Erick asked to be a part of my fine-art photography series DreamWorld. I photographed him kicking cancer’s ass :)
Kicking Cancers Ass With The Yellow Knight I have known Erick Reidell for several years, but he and Geoff go way back to high school. Erick has always been an adventurous, creative, gregarious person, and we found a lot of artistic common ground to talk about when I first met him as Geoff’s new girlfriend a little over five years ago. Which was a relief to me, since I just wanted Geoff’s friends to like me! It was a shock to everyone when he was diagnosed with cancer that same year. Cancer cruelly seems to always pick on the best, most wonderful people. Erick would not be anyone’s “typical” cancer patient. He doesn’t smoke, lives healthfully and is always full of optimism and cheer. That first year Geoff and I were dating, Erick had a seven-pound tumor removed from his abdomen. There were many breathless months while Erick endured chemo and treatments and recovered from surgery. I vividly remember the night Erick’s wife called Geoff to tell him that the most recent scan had come back clear, and for the time being at least, Erick was in remission. Everyone was, of course, extremely relieved. Since then I’ve gotten the chance to get to know Erick better myself, and I can say he is one hell of a guy. Hard-working, artistic, funny, a great husband and dad and always ready to face the next challenge his body throws at him. He is such a lovely man that I suggested he become ordained online so Geoff and I could have him marry us at our wedding, which he did. The wedding was, of course, a wonderful, beautiful blur of a day, but it will always mean so much more looking back and remembering it was our dear friend, and not some stranger, who performed the ceremony.
Alex/my man of
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