Goodbye Polly

Polly passed away on the 5^th October. Yesterday we held a milat at the Drop In Centre where she used to stay. In Islam this is a ceremony to say prayers for the person who has just passed.

For those of you who bought the calendar before I left for Bangladesh, Polly was one of the six kids who was involved in the VISIBLE photo project for street children. Unfortunately she was diagnosed with TB- tuberculosis just over 2 months ago. I was with her when she had her x-ray. TB doesn’t always kill but when it is caught late and when poverty prevails, it often does. Polly had to take 10 large tablets everyday for 6 months. When I returned from holidays she had deteriorated. We rushed her to hospital but when I went to visit her the next day I found an empty bed....and an empty heart.

A big thanks to Melissa who coordinated the VISIBLE project that Polly participated in. Polly's last year was made much richer from the experience and through Polly's photos a part of Polly is with us all. You can check out the photos that Polly has taken including her "happiness" photo below by clicking here. On the website you can also read her comments about the photos she took which display how kind, loving and selfless she was.