It's often when we hit the hardest of times that we feel the most love and affection for the people around us.
Photographer Randy Bacon has photographed over 50 cancer survivors in his ongoing photo project Sweet Life and has found love is the one thing they all definitely have in common.
"The thread that links all of the survivors is that life is a gift," Bacon tells HuffPost UK Lifestyle. "When one is faced with the cold, hard reality that you literally may die soon it separates what is truly important in life and what is not.
"Things that seemed so important previously, such as pursuing the American Dream, accumulating wealth, and the myriad of other 'me' pursuits now all seem frivolous and worthless.
"On the other hand, your loved ones, helping others and living each day to the fullest become priceless.