Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Sister's of Circumstance

Before Leukemia seized their lives, Jessica Smith and Katie Marks had never meet. They were about to find friendship in an unlikely setting: the oncology/hematology wing of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Since that time they have been helping each other with cancer treatments, going to social events together while trying to establish their lives.
Katie Marks and Jessica Smith have an icing fight during a Make a Wish lunch at Adelphia's in Deptford.
Katie places a Transderm Scop patch behind her ear for nausea before receiving chemotherapy.
Dr. Barbara Greenbaum, right, performs a spinal tap on Katie with the aid of RN Karen Gee at the Childrern's Hospital of Philadelphia Specialty Care Center in Vorhees.
Spinal fluid is collected from Jessica during her spinal tap.
With syringes full of water, Katie and Jessica have watergun fight with social worker Joan Rolsky at CHOPS in Vorhees.
Katie (front) and Jessica try on wigs at a stand in the Deptford Mall.
Mom, Sue Smith, kisses Jessica on the head while waiting for test results at the Childrern's Hospital of Philadelphia Specialty Care Center in Vorhees.
Katie resists an attempt by her father, Jim Marks, to clean her face during a picnic at Aulletto's in Deptford.
Jessica bounces in and sprawls across the furniture-a good sign says her mother. It means the first days of school are going well.

#9 Liz Hutchinson hugs #29 Bridgette Sharer after she scored the game winning goal in overtime to give Camden Catholic a 2-1 victory over West Deptford to win the Group 2 Field Hockey Championship.

Julian Smith 4 1/2 yo from Chevy Chase Maryland peers over the hand of his grandfather Louis A. Ivey MD who was being recognized as the first African Naval Officer aboard the the USS New Jersey by having an annual award establishing in his name. Ivey was presented with a US flag that was flown over the mast of the ship.
Firemen work to exstinguish a fire of a vacant building in Ewan NJ.
Glassboro High School's #19 Sandy Reich jumps into the arms of goalie Laurn DiBona after she stopped a penalty stroke against Salem High School in the second half of the South Jersey Group 1 semifinal game. Glassboro went on to win the game 2-1.
Glassboro High School's #24 Bridgette Sands cries as she walks off the field as Holy Cross High School players celebrate their double overtime 3-2 victory in the NJSIAA Group 1 state semifinal field hockey game.

Deptford High School goalie Tim VanLiew collides with Kingsway High School's Julyen Floyd as he makes a save during the first half of play.
A plane landing at Philadelphia International Airport flies by smoke and flames from an oil storage tank at the Sunoco Refinery in West Deptford, Gloucester County, after it was struck by lighting on Thursday July 11, 2007.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008


Emily Otvos 19month old from Deptford looks at a fish swim by in "A Shore Thing" exhibit during opening day of the Adventure Aquarium in Camden NJ.

Chaplin David Dormer hugs Pat Sutherland during funeral services, at St Rose of Lima RC Church, for her son Army Staff Sgt. Stephen Sutherland who was killed in Iraq.

Tom Edgcumbe, the grand nephew of Rose Twells casts an eye to Jeffrey Bayer, as he addresses the court during the sentencing of Bayer for the murder of Rose Twells . Behind him is First Assistant Prosecutor Steven Sand.

Friday, April 4, 2008