Wife’s courageous battle with cancer documented by husband’s heart-wrenching photos

Five months after Angelo and Jennifer Merendino were married in New York’s Central Park, Jennifer was diagnosed with breast cancer.

“I remember the exact moment,” Angelo said, recalling the day Jennifer shared her diagnosis. “…Jen’s voice and the numb feeling that enveloped me. That feeling has never left. I’ll also never forget how we looked into each other’s eyes and held each other’s hands. ‘We are together, we’ll be ok.’”

Over the next four years, Angelo meticulously documented Jennifer’s fight to survive on his blog, MyWifesFightWithBreastCancer.com.

These heart-wrenching photos tell their story:

Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
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Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
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Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
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Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
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Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
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Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
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Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
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Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
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Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
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Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
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Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
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Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
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Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
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Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
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Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
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Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
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Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
Photo credit: Angelo Merendino
Photo credit: Angelo Merendino

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