The 1st prize Daily Life Stories by Fausto Podavini, Italy, shows despite her husband's life-threatening disease, Mirella devoted her life to assisting Luigi, trying to be positive and reassuring, looking after him with intense love and respect. Everyday care, usually done in a few minutes, takes hours when it concerns someone with dementia. Mirella, 71, spent 43 years of her life with the only person she loved, with all of life's difficulties, laughter, and beautiful moments. But over the last six years things changed: Mirella lived with her husband Luigi’s illness, Alzheimer’s, and devoted her life to him as his caregiver, Rome, Italy, June1, 2010. (AP Photo/Fausto Podavini)

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Dear friends,

Thank you very much for coming by and posting. Yes, the topics and the stories behind the awarded photos are fascinating as life itself. They show this so vividly and with such an artistic quality that beyond their powerful appeal, they let you into the life and the circumstances of the people portrayed in them.

Another intensely artistic work here.

The 1st prize Daily Life Stories by Fausto Podavini, Italy, shows despite her husband's life-threatening disease, Mirella devoted her life to assisting Luigi, trying to be positive and reassuring, looking after him with intense love and respect. Everyday care, usually done in a few minutes, takes hours when it concerns someone with dementia. Mirella, 71, spent 43 years of her life with the only person she loved, with all of life's difficulties, laughter, and beautiful moments. But over the last six years things changed: Mirella lived with her husband Luigi’s illness, Alzheimer’s, and devoted her life to him as his caregiver, Rome, Italy, June1, 2010. (AP Photo/Fausto Podavini)

I wrote a long reply to your latest post but the editor messed it up.

The short message from my post is this.

If this sad and powerful image says it all. No excuse on either side. Tables are for sitting around.

If this photo does something to generate prayers, offers of help, or even guilt then this image is even more a deserved winner.

Roger