Ian Ives uses a kettle ball for a photoshoot in Fort Knox, Ky on Friday, May 2. Ives lost his arm and eye by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in 2019 deployed as a combat photographer in Afghanistan. Ives learned to work out without an arm after the incident to keep in shape. Ives retired from the army in 2021 and became the media relations chief for Cadet Command at Fort Knox.
Chloe Downing poses for a photo with her toys in her bedroom for a photoshoot on Thursday, May 1 in Bowling Green, Ky. Downing is 24 years old with Down syndrome and has a passion for clinical practice. Downing often uses her toys as her patients and takes care of them as their nurse.
Lucy Arrington poses for a photo at her home in Scottsville, Ky on Thursday, April 24. Arrington has type 1 diabetes and administers her shots 5 to 6 times a day. Arrington was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 12 years old. Arrington said most people would not know about her condition unless she had to make them aware of it.
Blayke Helfrich pours some of her antidepressants into her hand for a photoshoot in Meredith Hall on Western Kentucky University’s campus in Bowling Green, Ky Thursday April 24. Helfrich calls her medication her “happy pills.” Helfrich was sexually assaulted at 14 years old and raped at 15. Helfrich started to take antidepressants after the incident.
Laydon Gill sits alone in his room while his family talk outside for a photoshoot at his home in Bowling Green, Ky on Wednesday, April 30. Gill is on the low spectrum and experiences overstimulation in crowded environments. Gill finds time alone in a room during some gatherings to feel better.
