As a photographer it is important to capture the truth and the reality of a situation, too easy it becomes to capture... Posted by Jessica Whelan - A fight against Neuroblastoma on Saturday, October 29, 2016

As a photographer, Andy Whelan understands the importance of capturing the truth of any situation, even if it isn't always a pleasant sight.

The hardest photo he has ever taken was of his own daughter, just days ago, after she was given the news that she most likely only had weeks to live. At just 4 years old, Jessica has been waging a difficult war against cancer for the past 12 months after being diagnosed with stage-four neuroblastoma.

As upsetting and tragic as this black-and-white photo of Jessica is, Andy Whelan made the decision to post this image to share the truth about childhood cancer in a way that his words could never express. He shared his rationale on Facebook as well as made it clear that he offers no apologies for strangers who are offended — this is something that Andy, his family, and many others battling childhood cancer have to see every day. He wrote:



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