The baby frowns.
There’s a delicate balance of sorrow and joy on my brothers face.
If there’s any kind of knowing after cancer takes him,
missing his little grandsons life unfolding will surely be his greatest regret.
This photo breaks my heart.
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So very sorry. I found it heartbreaking, too.
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I’m so sorry for your loss, but he did at least live to see his birth and enjoy his first few months. That’s something to hold onto.
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I too, am sorry for your loss. Your post is lovely and beautifully written from the heart.
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((Hugs))
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The photo breaks my heart too. Very beautifully written!
Here’s my take- http://callitatale.blogspot.in/2014/06/youre-caged-and-you-sing.html
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Brave choice to right about this, but I think a good one. All the best.
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My comment should of course have said “write” not “right”…doh!
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Aw, very sad indeed. 😦
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So sorry for your loss…
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Very touching. Wish the best for you.
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Brave and heartfelt. I really like the framing effect of the first and last lines.
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So sad and he looks young. BTW thanks again for the slideshow tips.
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Retired only a couple of years – it was very sad. Glad you got a slideshow going! Fun way to bore people with many photos and no scrolling. lol
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So poignant. I’m very sorry for your loss.
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I’m very sorry. I think it’s good that he got to meet his grandson.
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Oh how sad, I’m so very sorry. I’m a cancer survivor so I am always feeling pain when others aren’t so lucky.
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Dear Gran, I have a similar photo of my dad that I can’t bear to look at. But it’s not him, but the expression on my mum’s face standing behind my dad that gets to me as does the knowledge that he won’t ever get to meet his great grand son.
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Pictures can capture the most poignant moments that we might otherwise miss. xxoo
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Aw man….
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aw and this picture breaks mine too. I’m so sorry. 😦
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Thanks for the bravery of this post. My heart goes out to you and your family.
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Deeply sorry for your loss.
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This reminds me of my mum and those last photos of her playing with my baby son on her hospital bed; full of joy in spite of her illness. So sad for grandparents and grandbabies to miss out on each other.
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It’s beautiful that she was able to feel that joy, no matter how brief. ♥
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This is powerful and so very sad.
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Very heartbreaking. So sorry.
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Very poignant and touching. Not knowing and seeing are the greatest losses.
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You can’t let this cloud your thoughts he is still here( that is how I read this I hope I have not miss read the post) and you must make the most of there is not what will be. I pray for your brother and for you all.
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Thanks willow. The picture is from a couple of years ago, the last family ones they had taken. Very precious ones now.
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so very precious then.
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I sit in silence with you, for words simply don’t explain.
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I am sorry for the ache you still feel at the ache he was feeling then. It is my belief that he is fully recovered from that feeling now, and can indeed experience the joy of his grandson’s growth. I hope you can feel him with you at times, for he surely is sending you his love.
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How beautifully expressed. ♥♥
On our recent trip I felt it, without a doubt.
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Thanks to everyone (if you happen to drop back here) for all the comments. I’m a little embarrassed that this might look like a post intended to garner sympathy for myself, since that was not my intention at all. My brother has been gone from this world for two years. The prompt said to write something that would make people feel strong emotions. And that made me remember the picture of this heart wrenching moment.
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Anyone who has lost a loved one shares your remembrance and, although it was two years ago and time helps lessen the ache, it never really goes. Photos and words such as yours and our memories keep those lost alive in our hearts and minds. I believe they know this too.x
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