Phillip Jeffrey

Sharing photos and video interviews of creative people with cancer to raise awareness and inspire

<meta charset="utf-8"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: transparent; border-collapse: separate; "><span id="internal-source-marker_0.9292469820939004" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">I am a PhD student researching the rhetoric of social games at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. &nbsp;In January 2006 as a Masters of Science student, I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that starts in the plasma cells. &nbsp;The average life expectancy is 5-7 years with advanced treatment and this disease constitutes 1% of all cancers. &nbsp;</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: transparent; border-collapse: separate; "><span id="internal-source-marker_0.9292469820939004" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: transparent; border-collapse: separate; "><span id="internal-source-marker_0.9292469820939004" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">Over this time I have endured a variety of chemo treatments and related health ailments. In parts of 2006-2007, I had Autologous (my own) stem cell transplants and intense chemotherapy. In 2006 I began regular appointments with</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap; "> a glaucoma specialist due to adverse reactions to cancer treatment. &nbsp;</span><span id="internal-source-marker_0.9292469820939004" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">In Dec 2009 I suffered a stoke in my visual cortex area while simultaneously contracting a rare blood disorder called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrombotic_thrombocytopenic_purpura" title="TTP" target="_blank">TTP</a> that necessitated spending 12 days in hospital</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap; ">.&nbsp;</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: transparent; border-collapse: separate; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: transparent; border-collapse: separate; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap; ">Regardless of the daily challenges I endure, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap; ">I always maintain a positive outlook on life. I enjoy meeting new people, exercising regularly, and welcome opportunities to photograph everyday life. &nbsp;</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: transparent; border-collapse: separate; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: transparent; border-collapse: separate; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap; ">You can learn more about me on my personal blog: <a href="http://www.fadetoplay.com" title="Fade to Play" target="_blank">www.fadetoplay.com</a> or twitter account: <a href="http://twitter.com/tyfn" title="Twitter" target="_blank">@tyfn</a></span></div>

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