>The photo might shock someone for a few minutes; the essay might >traumatize them for days. You don't know what it's like unless you've >been there.
Mike's link affected me much more than the PhotoSig one. The PhotoSig image was just another bad taste photo on the internet. Shrugged off in a matter of seconds and forgotten about. My own Dad died suddenly just a few weeks ago. Unlike the Dad in the photo essay, he didn't get to choose when he died which brings up a whole new bunch of emotions. As I'm still quite emotionally raw, I found reading the photo journal quite upsetting. However, I did feel the compulsion to view it all. Would I have looked at the link if Mike had given a warning? Well he did describe it as both sad and tragic so in a way he did give a warning. I just chose not to heed it. Now I'm just sad about all the things I didn't do and didn't say and now it's too late. Makes you think, doesn't it. --- Wendy Beard Mosaid Technologies Inc 11 Hines Rd, Kanata, Ontario K2K 2X1, Canada
