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These stunning photos take you on a physician’s cancer journey

Elana Miller, MD
Physician
June 15, 2015
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On December 17th, 2013, while in her last year of psychiatry residency at UCLA, Dr. Elana Miller was diagnosed with stage IV acute lymphoblastic lymphoma.  Below is a photo essay of her journey.

December 18, 2013:

cancer1

December 22, 2013:

cancer2

January 5, 2014:

cancer3

February 24, 2014:

cancer4

May 15, 2014:

cancer5

June 17, 2014:

cancer6

July 23, 2014:

cancer7

August 6, 2014:

cancer8

August 11, 2014:

cancer8

October 14, 2014:

cancer10

January 9, 2015:

cancer11

March 12, 2015:

cancer12

March 15, 2015:

cancer13

March 19, 2015:

cancer14

April 24, 2015:

cancer15

May 28, 2015:

cancer16

Elana Miller is a psychiatrist who blogs at Zen Psychiatry.

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