"How could two tough weeks of chest tubes, sleepless nights, and learning how to walk again be happy?" one may wonder. I say that life not need always be positive to experience moments of joy. Even when life gave me some serious lemons, I made lemonade out of my ordeal by savoring the little things – food, the sights outside my room, and the gifts and encouragement from my family – that make me happy. It's these little things – and a desire to inspire others to find these things for themselves – that inspired me to make this project.

 

This gallery is dedicated to my loving family, who not only helped out as my participants in this project, but whose love and giving helped me to fearlessly make a full recovery.