Holly K Thrasher thought she had found her mission in life when she opened her nostalgic candy store, Kingston's Candy Co. in 2010 in Ojai, CA. Six years after opening her successful business, a breast cancer diagnosis turned her busy life upside down. She and her husband closed Kingston's to focus on her breast cancer treatment. She is thrilled to be cancer free and reinventing herself from Candy Lady to Breast Cancer Survivor.
Bittersweet: A Vulnerable Photographic Breast Cancer Journey documents the painful and uplifting process of losing and rebuilding her breasts. Holly thought she had lost her purpose, but having cancer has given her a new mission to support and honor the process women go through when diagnosed with breast cancer. She is honored to have her life and her voice to empower women through this difficult maze of information and emotions.