Beauty and Pain...A parent's worst nightmare

I have always been awestruck at the things we go through in life and will often sit down with a glass of wine at my own pity party. But just so you don't think of me as a completely narcissistic monster, it is a very short lived pity party, and I don't send out an evite.
But nonetheless, it is usually a rude awakening as I open my eyes and realize how beautiful my life truly is.
After clicking on this link the sinking pain I felt as a human being, and and a mom is almost unbearable.
Having a slight obsession with photography and the power of a photo, it is a beautiful tribute of a mother's unbearable journey.
As you will see by these photos, life is precious and an amazing gift.

These are incredibly hard pictures to view, but a gift of awareness I felt had to be shared.

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