LOS ANGELES - Mady Morales, 16, is one of 41 students who are a part of The Pablove Foundation which teaches kids professional photography skills. 

She does it with a smile even though she’s fighting for her life. She was diagnosed with cancer five years ago, and her doctors say she’s run out of options. 

“It’s scary to think there’s not a magic pill for me. To hear that one day to feel like next year I won’t get to see Christmas with my family,” Mady said.

But thanks to the program in which all students are cancer patients, she finds hope through her photographs.

“If we can’t specifically say what we’re feeling, we can take a picture and say what we feel and have others understand what we’re feeling,” said Mady.

“The program really allows students that are affected and living with cancer to not just express themselves but learn how to be advocates for childhood cancer since it’s so underfunded,” said Pablove program manager Raul Lorenzana.

Mady and her classmates got ready for their annual gallery show, where all the money raised from the pictures sold will go directly to cancer research all while telling their stories through the lens of their camera.

Through Pablove, the students find peace despite their turbulent diagnosis.

“I have to remain positive because if I’m not positive, the outcome will not be great,” Mady said.

You can help support Mady and her classmates by attending the Pablove Shutterbugs Gallery Show on Saturday. For tickets you can visit Pablove.org/pictureacure.