Yesterday, Dooce tweeted a link to an amazing photo series. I am shamelessly crying in my office right now.
18 years ago, Darcy Padilla photographed a woman, Julie Baird, whom she met in the lobby of a hotel for the homeless. Throughout the years, she photographed Julie as she dealt with abusive boyfriends, AIDS, and drug addiction. Padilla's series gives us a glimpse into a world that is so often hidden from view. It's heartbreaking and raw.
Apt. 11d 
thanks for sharing.
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At about the midpoint, those become almost unbearable to see, and yet compelling, moving, frustrating. I don’t think we really have the vocabulary to talk meaningfully about it. I dread conversations about this kind of material because I feel they will move so quickly towards some kind of stock narrative response, some vision of what-should-be-done, rather than just holding the mystery and difficulty of being alive in our hearts for a while.
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I’ve lost two of my best friends to AIDS. That skeletal slip of a person at the end still haunts me today.
This was so lovely and so tragic.
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Thanks for sharing, Laura. Also shamelessly crying.
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Thank you for sharing this link. What a photo series. A real reminder of the depth of compassion needed for those around us. I cannot imagine…
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What a punch to the gut – thanks for sharing. A really amazing, moving piece.
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Wasn’t it incredible and heartbreaking? I had to go skiing the next day (yesterday) and yet I felt compelled to look at the whole thing and go to bed much later than I should have. Totally worth it, though.
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I have read whole post such a heart breaking.IT is really touchy story.The couple looks in the picture is really pretty.
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