Synopses & Reviews
“Im Just a Regular Kid.”As comedian and cancer-camp volunteer Jeff Foxworthy notes in this foreword, “Spend some time in the presence of children with cancer, and youre never quite the same again.” We know they are so much more. In an awe-inspiring photographic essay, art therapist Lisa Murray and photographer Billy Howard portray 25 childhood cancer patients as they express through art and words their feelings about the cancers that threatened them. The authors recently revisited the survivors, some of whom are now young adults embarking on careers and starting families. AngelsandMonsters honors the lives of the children it portrays and the lives of other children like them everywhere.
"Stunningly beautiful and thought-provoking . . . . Sensitive, insightful unique and thoroughly “kid-friendly”. . . . Highly recommended reading for any child [and parent] having to cope with cancer, and would make a welcome and valued addition to any school or community library collection.”
--Midwest Book Review, January 2003
Synopsis
In this awe-inspiring photographic essay, 25 childhood cancer patients are portrayed as they express through art and words their feelings about the cancers that threatened them. Revisiting the survivors, some of whom are now young adults embarking on careers and starting families, this compassionate tribute to childrens resiliency and determination honors the lives of the children it portrays and the lives of other children like them worldwide, offering comfort and hope to others.
About the Author
Lisa Murray is a board-certified and registered art therapist with the Americna Tart Therapy Association. She received her training at Emporia State University and interned at the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas. She has worked with children in hospitals for more than twenty years. She lives in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Billy Howard is a commercial and documentary photographer with an emphasis on health, education, and social themes. He is the author of Epitaphs for the Living: Words and Images in the Time of AIDS and Portrait of Spirit: One Story at a Time, which features images and interviews of people with disabilities. He lives in Atlanta.