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Learan & Andrea /  by Jamie Courville

A linguist told me "squirrels" is the hardest word to say in the English language. I started a project called Squirrels Stories for the things that are difficult to talk about.

Learan lost his wife to breast cancer a year ago. Now he is a single parent to two boys. 

 

Andrea is coming out the other side of chemo for Stage 3 breast cancer. It has not been an easy road. 

Update: It has been over 6 months since Andrea’s last cancer treatment. She said being sick was like a dream.

 

 

Squirrels Stories by Jamie Courville is a collection of stories; it is a place for things that are difficult to talk about; it is where these amazing audio portraits were originally published.

Michael /  by Jamie Courville

A linguist told me "squirrels" is the hardest word to say in the English language. I started a project called Squirrels Stories for the things that are difficult to talk about.

Michael is a thirty year old artist living in Brooklyn and fighting leukemia. When recorded, he was waiting for a stem cell transplant. To read more about Michael's story, visit his blog. You will find some lovely photos there as well.

Michael is a thirty year old artist living in Brooklyn and fighting leukemia. At the moment, he is waiting for a stem cell transplant. To read more about Michael's story visit his blog at http://poppstrong.tumblr.com. This is part of a larger group of audio portraits of people living with cancer called Squirrels Stories. You can hear more at www.squirrelsstories.com, and follow along on the Facebook here www.facebook.com/SquirrelsStories.

Update: Michael has made it through his transplant. He talks about reaching the 100 days milestone and looks to the long path of recovery ahead.

Michael is a thirty year old artist living in Brooklyn and fighting leukemia. This is a follow up piece to a portrait made before his stem cell transplant which you can listen to here https://soundcloud.com/squirrels-stories/the-transplant. He has made it through the transplant and now has to stay well. This is part of a larger group of audio portraits of people living with cancer called Squirrels Stories. To listen to more, please visit www.squirrelsstories.com. You can follow along on the Facebook here www.facebook.com/SquirrelsStories.

 

Squirrels Stories by Jamie Courville is a collection of stories; it is a place for things that are difficult to talk about; it is where these amazing audio portraits were originally published.


Jamie Courville spent twelve years in the film business wearing one hat or another on projects large and small, including  continuity for Muppets, editing video art and documentaries and founding a video collective. These days, she likes to record the voices and faces of people who are seldom heard and strive to get them to places where they will be. You can find her on Twitter here.