Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Adam, Thank you for Ann's story. Everyone needs someone to tell their story. Good image. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 9/7/05, Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> wrote: > Every September I make an emotional trip to Philadelphia to see my > sister. When she was very young she contracted encephalitis, a very > severe case, which left her severely damaged. I also go other times > but during the first week of September they have a formal assessment > of her condition and her needs. > > She was admitted to the care of the Devereoux Foundation in the early > 50's where she has resided since. My mother was no longer truly sane > after her illness and the doctors felt she, and me, would do better if > Ann were in an institution. Devereoux take wonderful care of her. When > my mother died in 1985 it became my task to care for the sister I > never knew. > > Ann has had a bad time with a kidney infection but has rebounded. She > has almost no language although she can sing songs she learned when > she was very small. She cannot construct sentences although she can > manipulate a small set of phrases to convey meaning. She likes to leaf > through catalogs and hold little toys or stuffed animals. > > She exists in some unknown space for the mind - recognizing people, > clearly getting pleasure from the site of a duck or dog or cat or a > deer that may come up to the building where she lives. (Her campus is > surrounded by the suburban woods around Devon, PA) But the larger > world is lost to her. > > This is Ann, my sister. > > <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2005/09/07/_L3U5649-bw.jpg> > > Thank you for sharing. > > (Canon 1Ds MK II, 24-70f/2.8L, ASA 400, 1/320 @ f2.8) > > Adam > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >