The Blessing of Hands

I thought that I would share something different.

I work as a Social Worker for a Hospice agency and was asked to come up with a way to photograph patients on our service. I came up with a photo project that involves taking a photo of the patients hands with something personal to them and then placing that photo in a folio type card with a poem on the other side known as "The Blessing of Your Hands" The families have really appreciated the project so far and I thought that I would share with the community here.

Hands blessing

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Great unique series. Very nice ty.

Great stuff. Love the story behind each pair.

Very touching!! Thank you for sharing!

Thanks everyone.

These are just beautifully done and the thought behind them is beyond touching. I am sure that the families will treasure the fine memory that you have provided. When I was spending a lot of time with a friend going through hospice, an administrator said that they sometimes did hand photos of both the patient and their family together. There is a place for both types of photos but I love your idea and your interpretation so much more. Thanks for sharing...

April wrote in post #15834141
These are just beautifully done and the thought behind them is beyond touching. I am sure that the families will treasure the fine memory that you have provided. When I was spending a lot of time with a friend going through hospice, an administrator said that they sometimes did hand photos of both the patient and their family together. There is a place for both types of photos but I love your idea and your interpretation so much more. Thanks for sharing...

Thanks for the kind words. I am actually going to do a photo of a mother and daughters hands together tomorrow.