19 steps on the road to Eternity

Saying goodbye to loved ones who are leaving forever is very hard. But when you realize that parting is inevitable, you want to make the last days of a loved one bright, surround him with love and attention, give the warmth that you did not have time to give during your life. This is the sad story of a man who was diagnosed with cancer. His son decided to capture the last days of his beloved dad in photographs and posted them on the Internet to remind everyone that death is inevitable, and you should always appreciate the moments spent with your loved ones.

See the touching and sad pictures, which show the last pages of the life of a man who stepped on the threshold of eternity.

The father of photographer Josh Neufeld (Josh Neufeld) died in 2015. When doctors diagnosed cancer, it was too late to fight the disease. The man had only two months to live.

At that time, the whole family got together. Even distant relatives arrived, with whom family members had not seen each other for a long time. The unity and support of each other inspired the guy to share these poignant moments with users of social networks.

The father has always been an example for his son, a teacher and mentor who led him through life.

The man spent the last days in a hospice, where his wife and children were constantly with him. Josh shared with his father the idea of an unusual photo project, and he supported it. My father suggested calling the photo series "Meeting Mortality".

The wife and children did everything to make the last days of their spouse and father happy.

The family shared the news with the man and brought his favorite things to the hospital.The chain of "barely perceptible pain - diagnosis - death" lasted only a couple of months.When Dad was still strong, Mom took him for a walk.

The whole family bitterly watched as a cheerful, positive man who loved to ride a bike, drink wine, write books, the soul of the company, turned into dust.He kept a positive attitude until the last minute.These few weeks were the longest in their lives for their loved ones. For the last 19 days they have been in a hospice for 10 hours a day. It was this time that my son captured in black-and-white photographs.The man was grateful to his family for their care and love. He gave the name to the project, the main character of which, by a bitter irony of fate, became himself.He did not stop smiling, despite the fact that his condition was rapidly deteriorating every day. The road to eternity is especially difficult for those accompanying someone who goes into the arms of death. But it is inevitable: sooner or later we will have to be close to our loved ones who are going to the next world, and then we ourselves will have to get ready for the journey. The main thing is to remember this while our relatives are still alive, so that later we do not regret the untold and undone.