For Carmen, the woman who was a powerful force in shaping my destiny. She is in the other world of advanced Alzheimers (sic) now, at age 85. We who know her are loving witnesses to the intelligence, passion, and joy she shared with us all of our lives. For me she will always be a bright flame that never dims.
In the story My submission for Beloved: Rest Gently and Remember.
57 responses
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Frederic Frognier gave props (11 Jul 2008):
So true, so intense... bravo!
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D Fritschel gave props (11 Jul 2008):
very m oving pic & words, well done
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Michael Ramsey said (11 Jul 2008):
Connections; my mother, and father. I know the ravages of the disease...this imparts the essential dignity the disease sometimes erases. thanks
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Mark Gilliland gave props (11 Jul 2008):
Wow. Very moving.
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Kiwi ana gave props (11 Jul 2008):
I know this place, where the soul is there but the mind is absent. Thank you for sharng this image.
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Heidi Williams said (11 Jul 2008):
Too many words would erase what I want to say.....Powerful!
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Carl W. Nunn gave props (11 Jul 2008):
I see my gradmother
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John Linton gave props (11 Jul 2008):
Wonderful capture.
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Ikhlef A. said (11 Jul 2008):
Like a mirror in which we all see our reflection; fuzzy yet clear enough to show us a glimpse of what might come..
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Antje Woolum gave props (11 Jul 2008):
What a beautiful and meaningful picture and story!!! Very well done......
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Andrew Lorimer (Deleted) gave props (11 Jul 2008):
Very Powerful Capture Yes thanks for the moment !!!
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Pilar Coll i Gatells said (12 Jul 2008):
Por Carmen. .y por todos los que como ella han tenido y tienen gente que los quiere.
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Anne Mcginn gave props (12 Jul 2008):
SI, Pilar, es para todos.
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Alexis Gerard gave props (13 Jul 2008):
A beautiful, sensitive and intelligent hommage
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Gary Joseph Cohen gave props (13 Jul 2008):
Exquisite.
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Nelson Campbell gave props (14 Jul 2008):
Hits hard and personal. Excellent photograph.
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Stephen Zacker gave props (15 Jul 2008):
Powerful and touching image
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Karen Zimmerman gave props (17 Jul 2008):
Beautiful and loving image, Anne.
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peggy gardner gave props (19 Jul 2008):
deep and very moving story and photo - well done.
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Joseph H. Dalto said (20 Jul 2008):
Here is humanity in all its beauty. There is so much in the photograph, from the door knob to the meds on the dressing table to the reflection in the mirror...
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Laura Hartley gave props (21 Jul 2008):
Among the most stunning and moving photo portraits on the site. SO GLAD you took in the room, as well, and her still figure, as Joseph said above. Here she is: mind gone, soul, perhaps already with God...
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Sk Wier gave props (21 Jul 2008):
A powerful and moving portrait. Thank you for sharing it and the history.
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Gail Anderson gave props (23 Jul 2008):
powerful and moving, both your words and your photo.
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Mary McGinn gave props (23 Jul 2008):
Uno, this is beautiful. Love what you wrote.
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Anne Mcginn gave props (23 Jul 2008):
Thank you my Uno.
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Michele Randell gave props (24 Jul 2008):
shot through an open door lets us share an intimate part of your life - a moving homage to someone you love
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Anne Mcginn gave props (24 Jul 2008):
Thank you so much, Michele.
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Ronnie Ginnever gave props (27 Jul 2008):
touching, honest and beautiful.
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Thomas Henry gave props (27 Jul 2008):
This photo touched me deeply....thank you for sharing.
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Ken McElroy gave props (27 Jul 2008):
You have composed a sensitive and powerful image - all the details are perfect and important just as you captured them. Thank you for this extraordinary image and narrative.
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Jerry Carpenter gave props (30 Jul 2008):
A beutiful and powerful photograph. Wonderful mastery of the ambient light.
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Jeff Obee gave props (5 Aug 2008):
a deeply moving shot, Anne
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Richard Hall gave props (10 Aug 2008):
Very powerful. Very moving.
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Mike Davidson said (7 Sep 2008):
well done
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david ong gave props (30 Sep 2008):
Anne, i don't know what to say now....
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Penny Nannini gave props (13 Oct 2008):
What a beautiful and emaotional photo!
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Nelson Campbell gave props (14 Oct 2008):
Back to vote. I so love this picture Anne.
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Caralynne Kline said (15 Oct 2008):
this reminds me of my grandmother who passed away 4 years due to Alzheimers and a severe Heart Attack.
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catharine amato gave props (17 Oct 2008):
voted!
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Alexis Gerard gave props (17 Oct 2008):
My most sincere vote
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Ognjen Karabegović gave props (17 Oct 2008):
Exelent.
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Eva Hoffman said (17 Oct 2008):
Lovely tribute. It hits close to home for me.
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Megan Green gave props (17 Oct 2008):
Beautiful. I voted.
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John Linton gave props (19 Oct 2008):
Oh yeah! It rocks!
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spin360 added a link (22 Oct 2008):
I think yours and Mario's photo are the most touching photos... (jpgmag.com)
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Amy Smith gave props (24 Oct 2008):
that is so true and this is a beautiful photo. makes me teary eyed. you got my vote!!
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Ronnie Ginnever gave props (25 Oct 2008):
and it rocks, you have my vote!
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Leanna Lomanski gave props (25 Oct 2008):
A spiritual and emotive capture..........of course you have my vote!
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jude mcconkey gave props (26 Oct 2008):
beautiful and sorrowful at the same time. I think our submissions for this theme are of similar subject. The stories they could tell.
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Laura Hartley gave props (29 Oct 2008):
Proudly voted for this stunning image of love.............
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Lynn H gave props (1 Nov 2008):
This touches my heart, since Alzheimer's has taken my mother and my husband's mother. God bless Carmen.
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Jordan Nicolette gave props (7 Nov 2008):
Perfect
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David Paone said (7 Nov 2008):
A subject such as this can easily be sensationalized or photographed without sensitivity. You have done quite the opposite, photographing her with love and dignity. We really don't need such a long caption, the picture says it all.
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Delores Harshaw gave props (9 Nov 2008):
Voted yeah. Beautiful.
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John Keating gave props (24 Nov 2008):
A very moving picture, well done Anne!
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Mary Ann Reilly gave props (1 Dec 2008):
so tender. so real. Beautiful./ my vote.
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Maura Wolfson-Foster gave props (19 May 2009):
I'm speechless - what a moving portrait. I look forward to reading more
