"We Feel Invisible"

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Howard Bloom says, "When we are sick, we disappear. we feel invisible. we feel disposable. like a burden. to be told we are human, that we count, that we matter, that we contribute, that we are real and important saves our fucking lives, and a picture does that more than words. words melt with the air they are spoken on. they disappear into our hard drive. pictures validate us moment after moment, day after day."

Illuminating Essence 2014 - Portraits of Dignity by Melinda Hannah