Mimi Foundation gives cancer patients crazy makeovers The before and after shots. All pictures courtesy of the Mimi Foundation A FRENCH cancer charity found a remarkable - and hilarious - way for sufferers to forget their illness. The Mimi Foundation gave 20 people with the disease flamboyant makeovers. By placing a photographer behind a two-way mirror they asked the makeover subjects to close their eyes and then captured their reactions when they opened them and first saw their new look. The results are both inspiring and joyous. The foundation said it was inspired by a remark from a cancer sufferer who was asked what they missed from the time they were cancer-free. You know what I miss the most? Being carefree. Every photo is followed by a caption, the date and the time the photo was taken and most importantly, says the foundation, the exact second when the person forgot about their disease. Photographs by Vincent Dixon have been compiled into a 60-page book called "If only for a second."