Huntington's Project

I mentioned the project I was working on a while back for HDSA (Huntington's Disease Society Of America). Here are a few of the finals from that awareness campaign.

A Night At The Bookstore

Last year I was involved in a project with Independence First in Milwaukee. They published a book called "A celebration Of Caregiving: Portraits & Stories". It features 41 vignettes about the relationships between caregivers and the people they assist, accompanied by photographs which ilustrate those realtionships. My images are used in 14 of the featured stories.

The other night, as a result of my involvement with this book, I spoke at Harry Schwartz Bookstore in Shorewood. Two of the writers, and two other photographers talked about the experience, and the people they met. It was truly inspiring!




Two of the men featured in the book are Corie and Roger. After Roger was in a head-on car collision he became a quadriplegic, and was in need of a lot of help. Having real issues with the quality of care that his father was getting- Corie decided to take over, and become his caregiver. That was more than eight years ago.

Their story is not unique. The people that are featured in this book are tested on a daily basis..The book touches on a range of emotion and experience - stress, pain, frustration, dedication,responsibility, and love - to name a few.

I was happy to be a part of this project, and to use my camera to help tell the stories. This was so very important.

You can learn more about it at www.caregivingbook.org....matter of fact, feel free to buy the book.