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Documentary - "Cancer does not have me." 51 images Created 2 Mar 2009

This series follows the journey of Marie Tyrrell, a woman who in January 2006 was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer and told she had about 6 months to live. For more than three years, Marie beat the odds and tried her best to make peace with the little time she had left.
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  • This series follows the journey of Marie Tyrrell, a woman who in January 2006 was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer and told she had about 6 months to live. For more than three years, Marie beat the odds and tried her best to make peace with the little time she had left. Here, in March 2007, she waits for a brain scan with her husband Paul to see if any cancer had spread to her brain. The results were negative.
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  • WATERBURY, CT- 23 MARCH 2007- 070607JT10-.Marie Tyrrell looks through her calendar as she makes another appointment for chemotherapy on March 23, 3007 at the Harold Leever Cancer Center in Waterbury. Since January 31, 2006, when Tyrrell's doctor found a mass on her lung in an x-ray done to examine her arthritic shoulder, Tyrrell's calendar has been rife with doctors' appointments..Josalee Thrift Republican-American
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  • Marie waits for her chemo treatment on March 23, 3007 at the Harold Leever Cancer Center in Waterbury.
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  • Marie talks to fellow cancer patient Patricia Wilkes as they wait for chemo treatment on March 23, 3007 at the Harold Leever Cancer Center in Waterbury.
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  • WATERBURY, CT- 23 MARCH 2007- 070607JT05-.Marie Tyrrell gets blood drawn from an implanted port in her chest where she also receives chemotherapy treatments during a chemo appointment on March 23, 3007 at the Harold Leever Cancer Center in Waterbury. .Josalee Thrift Republican-American
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  • Marie shows Annie Baranik, the sister of a cancer patient, pins that read "Cancer Sucks" as she waits for her chemo treatment on March 23, 3007 at the Harold Leever Cancer Center in Waterbury.
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  • WATERBURY, CT- 23 MARCH 2007- 070607JT07-.From right, cancer patients Marie Tyrrell, Mary Ann Kulikowski, and Patricia Wilkes during chemo treatments on March 23, 3007 at the Harold Leever Cancer Center in Waterbury. .Josalee Thrift Republican-American
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  • OXFORD, CT - 22 APRIL 2008 -112008JT28-.Marie Tyrrell, activities director of the Oxford Senior Center, laughs as she sits and chats with members of the center on April 22, 2008 in Oxford..Josalee Thrift / Republican-American
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  • DERBY, CT- 05 MAY 2007- 070607JT15-.Cancer patient Marie Tyrrell dances with her husband Paul to "Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Brothers during a sock-hop themed party in Tyrrell's honor at the Villa Marianna in Derby on May 5, 2007..Josalee Thrift Republican-American
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  • MIDDLEBURY, CT - 24 DECEMBER 2007 -112008JT12-.Tracie Marcil makes a fake mustache from her mother Marie's recently shorn locks at Marie's house in Middlebury on Christmas Eve 2007. Having gone through her fourth round of chemotherapy, this was Marie's second time having her head shaved since being diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. The hair cut followed a tropical-themed Christmas party at the empty house that was put up for sale after Marie was diagnosed..Josalee Thrift / Republican-American
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  • MIDDLEBURY, CT - 24 DECEMBER 2007 -112008JT16-.Paul Tyrrell watches as his wife Marie has her head shaved by her daughter Tracie Marcil at Marie's house in Middlebury on Christmas Eve 2007. Having gone through her fourth round of chemotherapy, this was Marie's second time having her head shaved since being diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. The hair cut followed a tropical-themed Christmas party at the empty house that was put up for sale after Marie was diagnosed..Josalee Thrift / Republican-American
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  • MIDDLEBURY, CT - 24 DECEMBER 2007 -111608JT15-.Marie Tyrrell has her daughter Tracie Marcil shave her head on Christmas Eve 2007 at Marie's house in Middlebury. In her fourth round of chemotherapy, this was the second time Marie shaved her head since being diagnosed with lung cancer in 2006..Josalee Thrift / Republican-American
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  • MIDDLEBURY, CT - 24 DECEMBER 2007 -112008JT20-.Marie Tyrrell has her head shaved by daughter Tracie Marcil at Marie's house in Middlebury on Christmas Eve 2007. Having gone through her fourth round of chemotherapy, this was Marie's second time having her head shaved since being diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. The hair cut followed a tropical-themed Christmas party at the empty house that was put up for sale after Marie was diagnosed..Josalee Thrift / Republican-American
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  • MIDDLEBURY, CT - 24 DECEMBER 2007 -112008JT48-.Marie Tyrrell looks at herself in the mirror after her daughter Tracie Marcil shaved her head on Christmas Eve 2007 at Marie's house in Middlebury. In her fourth round of chemotherapy, this was the second time Marie shaved her head since being diagnosed with lung cancer in 2006..Josalee Thrift / Republican-American
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  • CLINTON, CT - 26 DECEMBER 2007 -111608JT16-.Marie Tyrrell shops for fabrics to make a scarf for her shaved head with her granddaughter Mysti Keller, background, and Marie's daughter Tracie Marcil on Dec. 26, 2007 at a Jo-Ann Fabric store in Clinton. In her fourth round of chemotherapy, this was the second time Marie shaved her head since being diagnosed with lung cancer in 2006..Josalee Thrift / Republican-American
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  • MANCHESTER, CT - 14 APRIL 2008 -112008JT25-.Registered Nurse Liz Lunden goes over paperwork with Marie Tyrrell as she is prepared for cataract surgery performed by Dr. Richard Fichman on April 14, 2008 at Fichman's office in Manchester. Marie developed cataracts, a side-effect of chemotherapy, roughly two years after being diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. Having a terminal illness, Marie was hesitant about spending money on an expensive surgery that may only benefit for a few months. Fichman donated his services, using the new lens implant Crystalens, for free..Josalee Thrift / Republican-American
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  • MANCHESTER, CT - 14 APRIL 2008 -111608JT22-.A tear runs from Marie Tyrrell's eye as she is prepared for cataract surgery performed by Dr. Richard Fichman on April 14, 2008 at Fichman's office in Manchester. Marie developed cataracts, a side-effect of chemotherapy, roughly two years after being diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. Having a terminal illness, Marie was hesitant about spending money on an expensive surgery that may only benefit for a few months. Fichman donated his services, using the new lens implant Crystalens, for free..Josalee Thrift / Republican-American
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  • MANCHESTER, CT - 14 APRIL 2008 -111608JT21-.Marie Tyrrell kisses Dr. Richard Fichman after he performed cataract surgery on her on April 14, 2008 at Fichman's office in Manchester. Marie developed cataracts, a side-effect of chemotherapy, roughly two years after being diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. Having a terminal illness, Marie was hesitant about spending money on an expensive surgery that may only benefit for a few months. Fichman donated his services, using the new lens implant Crystalens, for free..Josalee Thrift / Republican-American
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  • MIDDLEBURY, CT - 22 APRIL 2008 -112008JT29-.Marie Tyrrell cries at her kitchen table in her Middlebury home as she thinks of the friends she has made during chemotherapy treatments on April 22, 2008. Marie has been undergoing chemo treatments since being diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in January 2006, and is the only one of her friends still undergoing treatment. She said everyone else has either beat their cancer or passed away..Josalee Thrift / Republican-American
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  • HINESBURG, VT - 13 AUGUST 2008 -111608JT18-.Marie Tyrrell comforts her daughter Tracie Marcil during a vacation in Hinesburg, Vermont on Aug. 13, 2007. The two had been on the same island that time in 2006, shortly after Marie was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. In the photo, Tracie weeps as she faces the possibility that it would be the last time she and her mother would spend in Vermont together. However, the two returned in 2008..Josalee Thrift / Republican-American
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  • KILLINGWORTH, CT - 28 JUNE 2008 -112008JT31-.Marie Tyrrell approaches her daughter Tracie Marcil for a hug during a "Celebration of Summer" party thrown by Marie at her neighborhood community center in Killingworth on June 28, 2008..Josalee Thrift / Republican-American
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  • HINESBURG, VT - 20 AUGUST 2008 -112008JT35-.Marie Tyrrell and her niece Nashira Baril and daughter Tracie Marcil laugh as they swim in Lake Iroquois in Hinesburg, Vt. on Aug. 20, 2008. This was the first time since being diagnosed with stage four lung cancer that Marie was able to swim in the lake without being short of breath or too weak to swim. This was also the first summer since being diagnosed that Marie was not undergoing chemo treatments. .Josalee Thrift / Republican-American
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  • HINESBURG, VT - 13 AUGUST 2007 -112008JT08-.Marie Tyrrell and her husband Paul pose for a fun photo during vacation on an island in Hinesburg, Vt. on Aug. 13, 2007. Marie was celebrating her 61st birthday, and, one year later, came back to the island to celebrate her 62nd..Josalee Thrift / Republican-American
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