Journal: A Mother and Daughter's Recovery from Breast Cancer

Late in 2002 actress Lynn Redgrave was diagnosed with breast cancer. After sharing the news with her family she decided to undergo surgery, followed by a months-long regime of chemotherapy and radiation treatment. Together with her daughter Annabel Clark, then a photography student at Parsons School of Design, she determined to record the experience through journal entries and Annabel's photographs. In Journal they created a compelling and bittersweet document of unprecedented intimacy and emotion. With heart-rending honesty the journal and photographs illustrate a personal journey to a problem faced by so many women today. The essay by the well-known writer and medical authority, Dr Barron Lerner, provides further insight into the disease

by : Lynn Redgrave