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My name is Diana. March 28, 2005, the unthinkable happened. I found my beautiful 21 year old son Zach dead. He died of an undetected heart disease. My heart was broken into a million pieces. My life was over. I knew what it felt like to want something so bad that your heart actually ached for it. I grieved uncontrollably. I still grieve. I miss my child every minute of every day. If I smiled, I felt guilty because Zach couldn't smile with me. I refused to have fun because it just didn't seem fair if he couldn't enjoy the same things.

The week before the first anniversary (I hate to call it an anniversary, there is certainly nothing to celebrate) of Zach's death a miracle happened. I met Robyn. We spent the evening talking, crying, reminiscing of our sons. It was so easy to open up to her because she too, had lost her son and I knew she was someone who truly knew what I was feeling. She talked to me a lot about perspective and how people's perspective effects what they see and feel. Then she did the most wonderful thing. She taught me spirit photography. She let me see that just because my son was physically gone did not mean that he was totally gone. She showed me that I could talk to him and think of happy times and that he would appear as an orb in the pictures so that I knew he was there. What an overwhelming feeling to see these orbs in the pictures!! To know that my child was indeed there with me!!! I cannot begin to express the joy that she has taught me and the gratitude that I will always feel. She showed me the exhilaration of communicating with my child and knowing the he hears me!! He sees me!!! He is with me and will always be.

thanks,
diana