"A Star in the Sky" by Thomas Lekfeldt (69 images)

In 2007 it was diagnosed that Vibe had a brain tumour. Because of the location of the tumour it was not possible to surgically remove it, so instead Vibe received 30 radiation treatments, four chemotherapy treatments, three high dosage chemotherapy treatments and a number of experimental chemotherapy treatments. This is the story of the last year of Vibe's life, the story of her life with her twin sister Laerke, her father Michael, her mother Helle and her friends. It's the story of how she...
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In 2007 it was diagnosed that Vibe had a brain tumour. Because of the location of the tumour it was not possible to surgically remove it, so instead Vibe received 30 radiation treatments, four chemotherapy treatments, three high dosage chemotherapy treatments and a number of experimental chemotherapy treatments. This is the story of the last year of Vibe's life, the story of her life with her twin sister Laerke, her father Michael, her mother Helle and her friends. It's the story of how she lost the fight against the brain tumour.

Children get other types of cancer than adults. For example Leukaemia and brain tumours are common with children, while they almost never get lung cancer or breast cancer. Brain tumours are the most common with children. Every year there are around 40 new cases of brain tumours with children in Denmark. Vibe was one of them.

Vibe's father Michael often said that he would catch the stars in the sky for Vibe if she asked him to. Now he tells her sister Laerke that Vibe herself has become one of the stars in the sky.

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NOTE: Pictures from the first part of this story have been awarded first prize in the Reportage Denmark category of The Press Photography of the Year competition in Denmark, as well as third prize in Best of Photojournalism. An edit of the full story received first place in the category Editorial Series in the New York Photo Awards 2009. A picture from the series received honourable mention in the same competition in the category Editorial Single Image.
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