Category Archives: cancer

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SARAH PRATT PHOTOGRAPHY {Fly, fly, little one…}

December 11, 2010 – 5:09 am

An angel on earth earned her heavenly wings yesterday after the most courageous four and a half year battle with cancer. I could go on and on about this amazing child and all she’s brought to my life (including the man that I hope will one day be my husband) during the last 5 years, but I will keep this short.

I started as her mom’s friend, but Mary quickly corrected her mom and said, “She’s MY friend Sarah.” It has been an honor to share in so many memories with her family over these years and to capture the true spirit of Mary for them to hold close forever. She has touched so many lives in her short 8 years, but in our hearts she will always live. As one friend said, “I am a better person for having known Mary.” And I can’t agree more. She was filled with an abundance of spunk and love and truly made my world (and many others) a better place.

I‘ll leave you with one of many of my favorite Mary stories… When she was 4 or so, she always liked to ask me about kids and did I have any. She’d find so many ways to ask the same question. My favorite was, “Do you have any kids?” I replied, “Nope, not yet, but I hope to someday.” Her sweet response that required no thought at all, “Well you have a Mary and a Katie!” And she couldn’t have been more right. I will forever have a Mary and a Katie.

Miss you already sweet girl… view my photo tribute here.

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SARAH PRATT PHOTOGRAPHY {A simple wish} Boston Childrens Photographer

October 26, 2010 – 11:17 pm

The other day, I stumbled across this photo from my very first blog post. One I took the year prior to that as I was getting to know how to use my camera with my favorite models – Mary and Katie. Technically, its not perfect, but what it captures is more than perfect to me and those lucky enough to know Mary.

I think about this image and the words I wrote nearly three years ago, at least once a day. And I wish. I wish harder than I ever thought possible.

Tonight, I ask you to join me in wishing, praying, what ever you can do, for my girl Mary and her family. She has kept her spunk and sweetness, and has lots of love, but needs the rest of my wishes to come true. She has been fighting hepatoblastoma for over four years and she needs our wish to come true!

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SARAH PRATT PHOTOGRAPHY {Maeve & Teegan} Boston Childrens Photographer

October 30, 2009 – 1:42 am

Such sweetie pies! 

 

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One Mission

May 8, 2009 – 1:24 am

Tonight I went to a great little fundraiser for One Mission, a foundation that supports families with kids with cancer at District on Lincoln Street in Boston.  One Mission was founded by a mom whose son Nicholas was diagnosed with cancer at 7 month old and in the hospital at the same time my friend Kristina’s daughter Mary was.  Nicholas’ mom vowed to create a foundation to help families with fighting pediatric cancer and tonight was a great Cocktails for a Cure fundraiser. 

What made it more fun was that one of my photos of Mary was used for the poster for the event!!

Those who know me, know fighting childhood cancer is as much a passion for me as photography!  Tomorrow night is another fundraiser for Miles for Mary (the cutie pictured above), the Pan Mass Challenge Team that rides in her honor.  Some lucky raffle winner will walk away with a complimentary Sarah Pratt Photography photo session!! 

Sarah

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My favorite things…

September 19, 2008 – 12:31 am

My very first blog post… I’ve been thinking about it a lot.  I really wanted to post before my next photo session, but the question was what do I post.  Do I just post a few of my favorite photos?  Do I post photos from my vacation on Nantucket earlier this month?  What do I post in the absence of a current photo session?  Do I post about something unrelated to photography going on in my life?

 

And then it came to me… Those that know me, know that aside from having a passion for photography, I have a tireless passion for helping families of children with cancer, helping to find the cure and raise awareness for cancer.  My two favorite things – photography and fighting cancer – what a perfect first post! 

 

This Sunday, I’m walking the Jimmy Fund Walk in support of a dear friend’s 5-year old daughter Mary fighting a rare type of childhood cancer.  Mary and her sister Katie have been the focus of much of my photography over the last couple years and in fact make up a good chunk of my favorite shots! 

 

So I’m going to make a shameless plug and ask those who can to donate to support the walk in honor of Mary and the far to many other children and adults fighting this battle.  You can donate online by clicking here.  Thanks to the great team at Dana Farber Mary started Kindergarten a few weeks ago; a milestone we were uncertain she’d reach.  The walk supports research for a cure – Mary needs a cure.  Thanks for anything and everything you might do to help in this fight. 

 

 And without further ado, meet Mary and Katie…

 

Last summer

 

 

A few weeks ago…

 

 

 

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