List 3, Post 3

[mav_fan]

Photographer: Donna
Number of Photos: Three
Themes: 210, Community, 211, Duty, 252, Superman, List 3

Comments

Lung cancer walk

[fansee]

An unsetting set of pictures.

I do not know one, single, solitary lung cancer survivor but I have known, personally, five people who died of it. I hope a smoker looks at your pictures and thinks twice before lighting up again.

Good work. FanSee

Re: Lung cancer walk

[mav_fan]

Thanks! It's a combination photo post/public service announcement. :-)
But, to illuminate the subject further, 10-15% of lung cancer patients never smoked, and my mom was one of those 'lucky' few.

[cat63]

Very moving set. I lost my father to throat cancer last year, so these resonate very much with me.

[mav_fan]

*Hugs* I'm so sorry for your loss, it's a horrible thing to have happen.
Thanks for your kind words.

[cat63]

*Hugs* I'm so sorry for your loss, it's a horrible thing to have happen.

Thank you. It was horrible (especially for him) but it could have been worse - he was 87, which is longer than a lot of people get. He and my Mum had been married over 50 years.

[mav_fan]

Married over 50 years, that's great. It's still sad though, cancer is just so awful.

[marionette]

i have a picture much like the last one from the last walk i did. it's an older man, standing off to the side with a white balloon. those were for survivors. something about him struck me as so sad.

[mav_fan]

That sounds very sad and moving. This was my first walk ever and I'm now resting up and recovering (I'm a big wimp, by the way).

[gaeln]

a poignant set and thanks for the information.

[mav_fan]

Thanks!

[jaelle_n_gilla]

Good catches, but yes, unsettling. Still, good photos.

[mav_fan]

Thank you! It was the first time I ever did this sort of thing and I got a great feeling of personal accomplishment from it.