Bruce with a Canon Loc: Islip

I was taking a couple hours to try to get some BIF at the local arboretum, Great place for Oprey.
While on the trail near the car park a woman not quite my age noticed my camera and asked if I would take her picture with her mother. She told me her mother suffered dementia and is not "really with it".
I took a few minutes and introduced myself to her, And she lit up, So few people take time to connect with these folks. I told her my name and I was her "photographer for the day" She beamed. We placed her wheel chair near some flowers and I took a half dozen head and shoulder shots and asked her opinion on what color flowers she would like in the photo. She said yellow and blue, so we set her in front of some mixed flowers and took more pictures with her daughter and her care giver.
20 minutes invested with this dear lady and she was absolutely thrilled to have contact with someone she did not know that fawned over her and fussed over her and made her the center of attention.
Her daughter and care giver were fighting to hold back tears as they expressed their appreciation of the simple gift of a few minutes I took out of my day.

My mother in law suffered the same illness and the challenges faced by the relatives is long and difficult.
Should anyone be touched by this malady, you are in our thoughts and prayers.
I felt good when I took a few minutes out of my day to try to brighten this dear heart.
As the afternoon wore on, my mother in law was back foremost in my thoughts and memories of her decline and passing were center stage.

God bless and keep Vinnie, the dear heart, and may her daughter and loved ones find the strength to cope.

sleepydrdr Loc: Chattanooga, TN

How kind of you! How wonderful you could make a difference.

bunuweld Loc: Arizona

That was wonderful of you!

Plymouth34 Loc: Pacific Northwest

Wow! You Da Man... :thumbup:

Bruce with a Canon Loc: Islip

GORGEOUS Plymouth!

Thanks, but anyone would have done the same.

jeanbug35 Loc: Jonesboro AR

Very nice of you. I had a similiar experience in the mountains a couple of years with a man and his mother. She had dementia and was declining fast. I took several pictures of them with the sunset and the mountains in the background and sent them a disc later. They were so appreciative. It only takes a few minutes to make someones day and you will remember it forever.

Pierre H.J. Dumais Loc: Mississippi Mills, Ont.

What a wonderful gift.
Hats off to you Bruce. Guys like you are the greatest.

Pierre

MaggieMay1978 Loc: Calgary Alberta

awesome.... :)

Bruce with a Canon Loc: Islip

Thank you all so much for your kind words.
I can not fathom anyone not spending a few moments to snap a few shots for someone in such a situation, simple act of kindness and to bring a smile on this sweet ladies face was payment in excess of service.

tlbuljac Loc: Oklahoma

What a great gesture on your part Bruce. You definitely made their day and not everyone would have accepted the challenge like you did. You are a special human being in the eyes of those two ladies and mine as well. Hats off to you for your extraordinare of kindness. You will no doubt be rewarded in due time. God Bless

Bret Loc: Dayton Ohio

Well done Bruce...bravo!!

CardinalLady Loc: Hoosier

Wonderful act of kindness. I was a hospice volunteer for many years and also helped my father as he battled lung cancer. So many times the caregivers are so worn out from caring they don't have time to just sit and listen. I had one lady that loved current affairs. I really had to step up my game to keep up with her! It's good to see so many here would do the same as you! ...and why would I expect anything else! Those photos will keep giving in perpetuity, along with the story! Bruce with a canon you're an OK guy!

I may steal your lines!

Bruce with a Canon Loc: Islip

Thanks for your kind words!

Bruce with a Canon Loc: Islip

Please feel free to use the sentiment. Thanks for your kind words!

Bruce with a Canon Loc: Islip

Thanks Brett!