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The Power of Photo’s in Grief

by anna on July 1st, 2008

The digital age is with us, with people uploading photo’s and writing their thoughts on the web. But this weekend I visited Mum and she had found some old photo’s….they were old and worn - but oh so powerful. Photo’s are wonderful memories and I think we would lose something if we didn’t keep our hard copies.

My room has pictures placed around it and that ability to pass a photo, touch it, stroke it….really helps me cope with my emotions.

Maybe I am just getting old but digital photo albums just aren’t the same. I love the touch, I love the passing of photo’s in our hands…..I love remembering.

Mum showed me a wonderful photo of Dad when he was younger. She passed it to me and we both welled up….he looked so young, so innocent, so alive. I miss him so much, not because our relationship was perfect but because our relationship was real. In his imperfections, in my imperfections was an honesty and an unconditional love that I miss so much.

The photo is now near my TV and I look at it…to remember….it doesn’t stop me from hurting, but it does prevent me forgetting his smile.

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