[Leica] Passing on a passion

[aaron.sandler at duke.edu (Aaron Sandler)]

What a very nice story, Rick.  How wonderful to share your passion with him.

I hope everything goes well with your treatment.

Best,
Aaron

At 12:31 PM 11/21/2005, you wrote:
>I just wanted the group to know that even though I haven't contributed 
>much here, I have enjoyed reading (almost) every message over the past 5+ 
>years.  Currently, my son is taking a B/W photography class in high 
>school.  Of course I let him use my M6.
>
>The best part was his newest assignment was to tell a story in 3 
>photos.  He came to me and asked if he could do his assignment on me.
>I was honored and thrilled when he went with me for a day as I went to the 
>hospital for my daily radiation treatments for prostate cancer.  I don't 
>much care about the quality of those photographs.  It doesn't matter about 
>the technical specs.  He made for me the most cherished photos I've ever 
>seen.
>
>Now, it looks like we'll be setting up a darkroom.  He is that interested 
>and wants to use the Leica all the time.  How could I refuse?
>
>Best,
>Rick