Breast Cancer Survivor From Montco Featured In Portrait Photo Shoot

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — A local woman was recently featured in a New York City photo shoot spotlighting breast cancer survivors in honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Abby Match, who resides in Montgomery County and works as a speech pathologist, was one of a number of women featured in photos that were shot by Ken Cox and Andrew Scherer for jewelry designer Alexis Bittar.

The images, which show the bodies of the survivors, scars and all, can be seen here on the Daily Mail website.

Social media accounts show that Match resides in Plymouth Meeting and works in speech pathology.

Bittar told the Daily Mail that for Match, the shoot was the woman's way of owning and claiming her life.

Match was quoted as saying that she received her diagnosis at 35; her daughter was just 5 years old at the time.

"You hear about a five-year mark of women making it with triple negative and all I could think about is she'll be 10 years old in five years, I'll be 40," Match told the Daily Mail. "And if I make it she'll remember me but if I don't, she'll never know who I am."

Bittar, the jewelry designer, reportedly stated he was planning to give 50 percent of all his online and in-store sales on Oct. 19 and 20 to Living Beyond Breast Cancer in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The organization shares breast cancer survival stories, offers support and provides resources on the disease.

On his official Facebook page, Bittar posted the photos of Match, calling her the "feistiest Cancer warrior we photographed."

"She couldn't wait to take her clothes off and show how strong and proud she was of being a survivor and kicking Cancer's ass," Bittar posted. "We love her and her tenacity."