Photo Finish: Byron Edwards
I was feeling the need to start taking pictures again and bought a compact 'point and shoot' in November 2007. This happened to be the same month my father was diagnosed with a brain tumor.As I've never been a fan of the posed family photograph I just started taking candid pictures of what was happening at home when I visited, warts and all. Admittedly it's a cathartic process for me, making it easier to be there amidst the family struggle and grief at what's happening. In time I'll hopefully have a record of some smiles as well as the hardship and sadness. I wish I'd started doing it years ago.
This picture is my father meeting Alison, the MacMillan occupational therapist who will, as she said, "coordinate help until I am no longer needed."
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Update: Dad died peacefully in his sleep on the 18th September 2008 in hospital. We all miss him.