{"id":2171,"date":"2025-03-21T21:10:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T20:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/?p=2171"},"modified":"2025-04-04T23:58:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T21:58:59","slug":"cancer-and-friendship-life-beyond-the-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/cancer-and-friendship-life-beyond-the-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancer and Friendship \u2013 Life Beyond the Diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_skiet_JOGU7548-kopiera1-1-scaled-e1695660971834-1024x1024.webp\" alt=\"A Friendship Through Cancer \u2013 Life Beyond the Diagnosis\" class=\"wp-image-100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_skiet_JOGU7548-kopiera1-1-scaled-e1695660971834-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_skiet_JOGU7548-kopiera1-1-scaled-e1695660971834-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_skiet_JOGU7548-kopiera1-1-scaled-e1695660971834-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_skiet_JOGU7548-kopiera1-1-scaled-e1695660971834-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_skiet_JOGU7548-kopiera1-1-scaled-e1695660971834-640x640.webp 640w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_skiet_JOGU7548-kopiera1-1-scaled-e1695660971834-960x960.webp 960w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_skiet_JOGU7548-kopiera1-1-scaled-e1695660971834-140x140.webp 140w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_skiet_JOGU7548-kopiera1-1-scaled-e1695660971834-50x50.webp 50w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_skiet_JOGU7548-kopiera1-1-scaled-e1695660971834-666x666.webp 666w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_skiet_JOGU7548-kopiera1-1-scaled-e1695660971834-80x80.webp 80w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_skiet_JOGU7548-kopiera1-1-scaled-e1695660971834.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">Over the years, we have shared countless late-night conversations on Messenger \u2013 about everything from joy and dreams to sorrow and longing. Lillemor and I are united by our shared interest in photography. She might be a bit sharper as a model than I have ever been, and we have embraced that insight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/141121_lillemor_JOGU1200-scaled-e1742585573469-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Beyond the Diagnosis \u2013 How Cancer Shaped a Friendship\" class=\"wp-image-2173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/141121_lillemor_JOGU1200-scaled-e1742585573469-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/141121_lillemor_JOGU1200-scaled-e1742585573469-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/141121_lillemor_JOGU1200-scaled-e1742585573469-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/141121_lillemor_JOGU1200-scaled-e1742585573469-124x93.jpg 124w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/141121_lillemor_JOGU1200-scaled-e1742585573469.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">For Lillemor, it is not just about standing in front of the camera \u2013 it is a collaboration where we play our way to the images, and we have laughed through many photo sessions over the past ten years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/170621_Lillemor_JOGU9727-scaled-e1742585698856-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Living with Cancer \u2013 A Friendship Framed by Life and Strength\" class=\"wp-image-2172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/170621_Lillemor_JOGU9727-scaled-e1742585698856-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/170621_Lillemor_JOGU9727-scaled-e1742585698856-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/170621_Lillemor_JOGU9727-scaled-e1742585698856-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/170621_Lillemor_JOGU9727-scaled-e1742585698856.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">When Lillemor was diagnosed with cancer, the camera became a way to capture moments, perhaps as a counterbalance to the hardship. But it was not the only illness she had to fight. Life has been \u2013 and still is \u2013 a constant balancing act between personal ability, the bureaucracy of the employment office, and a job market that is not always open to those who take a different path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">Despite everything, we have continued to meet. And in every image, there is a story \u2013 about strength, friendship, and never losing curiosity about life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_lillemor_JOGU7022-scaled-e1695660717189-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Lillemor Fine Art Portrait\" class=\"wp-image-81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_lillemor_JOGU7022-scaled-e1695660717189-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_lillemor_JOGU7022-scaled-e1695660717189-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_lillemor_JOGU7022-scaled-e1695660717189-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_lillemor_JOGU7022-scaled-e1695660717189.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_JOGU6949-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Lillemor Fine Art Portrait\" class=\"wp-image-80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_JOGU6949-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_JOGU6949-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_JOGU6949-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_JOGU6949-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_JOGU6949-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_JOGU6949-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_JOGU6949-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_JOGU6949-960x960.jpg 960w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_JOGU6949-140x140.jpg 140w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_JOGU6949-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_JOGU6949-666x666.jpg 666w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_JOGU6949-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_JOGU6914-scaled-e1695660674762-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Lillemor Fine Art Portrait\" class=\"wp-image-79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_JOGU6914-scaled-e1695660674762-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_JOGU6914-scaled-e1695660674762-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_JOGU6914-scaled-e1695660674762-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/johnny-gustavsson.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/211214_Lillemor_JOGU6914-scaled-e1695660674762.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years, we have shared countless late-night conversations on Messenger \u2013 about everything from joy and dreams to sorrow and longing. 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