Ziv Koren / Heartbeat

Christina, 8 years old

Christina contracted cancer when she was 8 years old, was treated in the Oncology Department at Schneider Children’s.

Five years later

Christina, 13 years old

Christina lives in Petah-Tikva. She attends eighth grade, excels in her studies. She is an anime and manga lover and a leader in a youth movement.

Ziv Koren, an awardwinning docu-photographer, volunteered to document daily hospital routine and special moments taking place within the walls of Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel. Five years later, Ziv Koren returned to the hospital and photograph those same children again in a similar location – and healthy.