tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231979855831826598.post5950355203689587436..comments2023-08-09T06:33:27.170-07:00Comments on Pallimed: Arts and Humanities: The Julie ProjectChristian Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685043408496367587noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231979855831826598.post-59236214360759664492011-03-16T23:53:08.666-07:002011-03-16T23:53:08.666-07:00Thanks for the comments guys, and for the post Amb...Thanks for the comments guys, and for the post Amber. These are truly amazing and sometimes quite disturbing pictures and captions. Listening to the audio recording of Julie's son saying goodbye to her as she was dying, was truly uncomfortable and heart-wrenching. The total collection of images, captions, notes, and audio is extremely powerful. While I'm sure some criticized this work, its unapologetic honesty exposes the plight of those dying in poverty for all to see, and yet allows us to see Julie as a part of our shared, imperfect, and full humanity.Holly Yang, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900141572460831620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231979855831826598.post-3028746530286635802011-03-04T01:21:06.251-08:002011-03-04T01:21:06.251-08:00Thanks for the comments guys, and for the post Amb...Thanks for the comments guys, and for the post Amber. These are truly amazing and sometimes quite disturbing pictures and captions. Listening to the audio recording of Julie's son saying goodbye to her as she was dying, was truly uncomfortable and heart-wrenching. The total collection of images, captions, notes, and audio is extremely powerful. While I'm sure some criticized this work, its unapologetic honesty exposes the plight of those dying in poverty for all to see, and yet allows us to see Julie as a part of our shared, imperfect, and full humanity.Holly Yang, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07900141572460831620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231979855831826598.post-4068117511723727312011-03-01T21:00:26.635-08:002011-03-01T21:00:26.635-08:00Drew, I agree with your insight on the starkness a...Drew, I agree with your insight on the starkness and raw nature of the photos. It is interesting that even with the attention of the photographer, that Julie continued to let her document her life despite multiple difficult potentially embarrassing setbacks.<br /><br />Interesting <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/100144/The-Julie-Project" rel="nofollow">comments on Metafilter</a> that range form discussing this as exploitation to just single word expletives as a synopsis of what was observed. And a very poignant comment:<br /><br /><br />I'm not sure I'll ever get over this story. posted by gusandrews at 12:39 PM on February 2<br /><br />Also noted that the photographer <a href="http://www.smithfund.org/public/winners" rel="nofollow"> won the Smith Memorial Fund in 2010</a>.Christian Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14685043408496367587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231979855831826598.post-30879682439482815752011-03-01T19:39:44.951-08:002011-03-01T19:39:44.951-08:00Amber (&Lyle) thanks for sharing this. I have...Amber (&Lyle) thanks for sharing this. I have been looking through these all evening. <br />Her hospice-era photos are amazing. And, not to be too fancy about this, some of them almost transgressive of the norms of what is 'appropriate' but are godhonest truthful about so many of our patients' (& their families') lived experiences. All of ours I guess.<br /><br />I'm talking about the photos of her toddler next to her in bed, poking her face, trying to get her to wake up. Or her topless. Or he one of her a few days before she died, standing, hugging her boyfriend, naked except for what has to be a large dressing for a large decub. For all the documentary images I've seen looking at EOL care - these are some of the starkest, and least sanitized of any of them.Drew Rosielle MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04345646798042773615noreply@blogger.com