In January 2018, my sister became paralysed from the waist down by multiple sclerosis. As time passed, she began losing her sight, and the loss of feeling was spreading up her body.
After 8 months in a wheelchair, she underwent a revolutionary, trial treatment. Following a stem cell transplant and chemotherapy, she stood up unaided after just one week.
My project When Life Gives You Lemons documents her return from hospital to our family home in Farnham. It signposts the beginning of her new life.
Sapphire Stewart is a photographer based in the South East. Her key interests lie in the role of narrative, specialising in documentary, fine art, and portrait photography. Her recent projects have explored areas that are emotive and delved into self-exploration, seeking to examine and disrupt the conventional. Sapphire has a BA Hons in Photography from Bath Spa University.