11/20/2023
This Photo of my dad was taken Wed Nov 15,2023 The temperature was 65 with the sun on his face.it was a perfect day and definitely a gift from God. He passed away yesterday. November 19.It was more peaceful than we ever could have imagined.God made sure we were all there at that exact moment. Even though we were all sleeping just a few moments before. He died from Colon/ Liver Cancer and was only diagnosed 10 days prior. never suffered ANY pain. He was diagnosed with Alzheimers in January 2023.
This poem is Borrowed from my favorite poet.
I am the taker of the photos…
I am the receiver of the groans, they eye-rolls and the hurry ups.
I am the one who disrupts the ‘moments’, to capture them.
And sometimes it’s hard to be that person.
But I am also the holder of the memories…
I am the one who keeps the precious proof.
I am the bearer of the stories, the maker of the photo books that bring tears, laughter and love rushing into the room each time they are opened.
And if you are too, please know you are capturing this life, as it happens.
You are capturing stages, ages, twists, turns and last moments no one could have foreseen.
And generations to come will thank you for it, even if no one does right now.
The eye-rolls will be replaced one day with absolute all-consuming gratitude, for the image of a smiling face so missed and a memory returned home to stay.
Keep disrupting life to capture it my friends, when it’s all that is left, someone somewhere will be so very glad you did. borrowed from Donna Ashworth.
