Live In The Moment
Life Franceska McCullough Life Franceska McCullough

Live In The Moment

While organising photos from the last two weeks, it feels as if a lot has been going on, so it makes sense why I’ve felt so tired lately. These photos of my recent Friday Lates Drawing Class at the V&A were again taken by my ever-talented friend Wen Xue, who has a knack for capturing me in some fascinating poses! I’m so grateful for these wonderful photos, which had me reflecting on this life I have now and how fortunate I feel to have been gifted with life after cancer.

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Using Grief to Help the Homeless
Helping Others Franceska McCullough Helping Others Franceska McCullough

Using Grief to Help the Homeless

On the 21st of November, 2021, just a few weeks after I’d survived mastectomy surgery for triple-negative breast cancer and after half a year of chemotherapy, my younger brother, Tim, ran in the Philadelphia Marathon and then died (we assume) in his sleep later that night.

For the few short years following this tragedy, I’ve been unable to celebrate my birthday or much of anything, really, but this year, I finally wanted to mark my birthday on the 6th of October. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to celebrate my birthday, but I knew I wanted to somehow “mark” the day ....

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