"Expectation of Death"
Advanced stages of COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) kept my conversation with Daniel fairly short on a sunny Friday afternoon. What I did learn about is that while the COPD effects his everyday life, Daniel still has a fairly good outlook on life. Getting out to enjoy the days while he still can, he manages to live life even when he has been told that he has less then a year to live. Hard words to swallow in my opinion, but when you've lived without a full-time place to live over the last 25 years; each day is a blessing.
Over the course of the last six years Daniel has had help from a variety of outlets to assist him in the search for housing. Presently he is labeled as an "Expectation of Death," which basically means that with his condition worsening by the day (and death could come at any time) he is put at the top of the list for openings. This way he has a place to spend the remainder of his time on Earth. While he doesn't expect it to happen anytime soon, Daniel did share a wonderful adaption on a quote he lives by everyday "Impossible is nothing, miracles take time" Great words to live by if I do say so myself, he told me he's heard it many times over the years and knows that he can't give up all hope.
With a slightly witty sense of joy, he humored me with a few tidbits about COPD and his age. While the disease effects one's lungs between coughs, he explained that he still smokes because it still brings him peace. At his age there isn't really much to enjoy in the world, and with such a debilitation of his style of life so be it! He also told me that he would like me to make sure that before posting in the 100 Strangers group and my 100 more strangers project that I use my Photoshop skills and give him a better physique. My greatest apologies Daniel, as I am not a master Photoshopper but a visual artist portraying the truth in people. Before we parted ways, I told him that I would keep him in my thoughts. He warned me he isn't the greatest with names or faces, so we may cross paths again and he will not recognize me.
It's all good in the long run, as Daniel is a stranger to many but I hope with sharing this photo with everyone that he will be less of one to you if you pass him by!
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"Expectation of Death"
Advanced stages of COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) kept my conversation with Daniel fairly short on a sunny Friday afternoon. What I did learn about is that while the COPD effects his everyday life, Daniel still has a fairly good outlook on life. Getting out to enjoy the days while he still can, he manages to live life even when he has been told that he has less then a year to live. Hard words to swallow in my opinion, but when you've lived without a full-time place to live over the last 25 years; each day is a blessing.
Over the course of the last six years Daniel has had help from a variety of outlets to assist him in the search for housing. Presently he is labeled as an "Expectation of Death," which basically means that with his condition worsening by the day (and death could come at any time) he is put at the top of the list for openings. This way he has a place to spend the remainder of his time on Earth. While he doesn't expect it to happen anytime soon, Daniel did share a wonderful adaption on a quote he lives by everyday "Impossible is nothing, miracles take time" Great words to live by if I do say so myself, he told me he's heard it many times over the years and knows that he can't give up all hope.
With a slightly witty sense of joy, he humored me with a few tidbits about COPD and his age. While the disease effects one's lungs between coughs, he explained that he still smokes because it still brings him peace. At his age there isn't really much to enjoy in the world, and with such a debilitation of his style of life so be it! He also told me that he would like me to make sure that before posting in the 100 Strangers group and my 100 more strangers project that I use my Photoshop skills and give him a better physique. My greatest apologies Daniel, as I am not a master Photoshopper but a visual artist portraying the truth in people. Before we parted ways, I told him that I would keep him in my thoughts. He warned me he isn't the greatest with names or faces, so we may cross paths again and he will not recognize me.
It's all good in the long run, as Daniel is a stranger to many but I hope with sharing this photo with everyone that he will be less of one to you if you pass him by!
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