I'm sorry to hear that, Ken.
My father passed away in 2010 when he was 88 and my mother followed him ten
months later. We had not prepared for my father's dead, it was all in
sudden. We didn't hear much about his pass this is what I missed.
We have lots of pictures of him but almost no video, I much prefer to have
some videos that recorded his talk and smiles. The death is living on his
friend and family's mind. I wish my son and even my grandson (not available
yet) know more about him. Pictures only record freezed moment, you know him
very well so you can reconstruct the story but not everyone do.
C.H.Ling
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From: "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> EOL = End of Life
>
> Last week my father-in-law (the veggy cattle farmer) went to the
> hospital for congestive heart failure and a blood clot in the lung.
> Those two issues were fixable. The advanced prostate cancer that has
> spread throughout his body is not. He's 87 and has ignored this
> problem for a couple of years. (various reasons).
>
> So, in the next few days he is heading back home. The clock is ticking...
>
> Over the past couple of years, I've taken the time to photograph him.
> It's not that his mortality has been uncertain, but that it has always
> remained a nebulous concept. But, now, it is another story.
>
> I'm thinking about picking up a few rolls of Tri-X and spending the
> time to document his face and expressions before the sickness takes
> him too far down the road. I've thought about shooting color, but that
> just doesn't seem right.
>
> I know that I have the freedom to do this with him and the family. But
> one question that comes to my mind is "how far do I go?" At what point
> do I set the camera down and let what happens happen?
>
> I will photograph his expressions and I will photograph his
> interaction with each family member. But what else? In the past I've
> photographed a few passings in hospice, but always for somebody else.
> This is for family. Each family dynamic is unique.
>
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