the process of remembering: a photoblog by andrew huth

“Heather”

I have been a bit down these days. Looking through my pictures I came across this photo I took of Heather 4 years ago at the beginning of her cancer treatment. I remember thinking at the time I took this photo how beautiful she was. I remember thinking how strange it was to see strength and hope in her eyes. I remember thinking how frail and afraid I was for both of us. Would she live through this? Would I live through this? I remember thinking would we come through this being who we were before all this. Years have passed and we are different for sure. Parts of us were kept intact while other parts of us broke. Through it all, I believe in love and hope even though I know sometimes it’s not enough to divert the tragic.