• Yoko Grosshans: For The Love Of Father

    Impact On My Life

    Posted By Yoko Grosshans on August 18th, 2010

    ………. My father has always had quite an impact on my life. I never really ” knew” him….he had a massive stroke by the time I was 5 years old….he was only 52 years old at the time. However, as he slowly made somewhat of a recovery, he and I created a strong bond. Maybe not as strong as my mother and I, but in a different way….he was the reason I became obsessed with photography, video, working in a darkroom, and creating mosaics. He relies on me, especially since my mom’s passing a year ago on July 4th, 2009. I took off 7 years of work, life and living independently to care for both of my parents’ with not a single year of regret.

    No Regrets

    Unfortunately, I cannot care for dad anymore considering he’s wheelchair bound and paralyzed on his right side with speech impairment and he just turned 87 the end of July, 2010. Dad was and still is a genius and I wish I would have more memories of those brief 5 years of the renaissance man I was told he was.

    Lucky for me, he is a typical German who chronicled EVERYTHING; over 6 dozen photo albums, slides, reel to reel audio and video (more than I can count), including dvd and vhs memories….he also wrote over 5000 pages of memoirs of his life after teaching himself to relearn to write with his left hand.

    The Cat And The Owl

    …..In recent month’s a friend suggested I contact an elder agency that assesses what is best for my father and myself, and we decided it was best that dad reside in a very high standard nursing facility.

    Tree Of Life

    The project coordinator definitely keeps the “patient’s” occupied…his latest project was with a group of other interested artists to work on several mosaic murals that are now displayed in the serenity of the outdoor plaza.

    Swan In Stream

    I am so impressed with my dad’s still well maintained capabilities. I could do nothing but beam at how proud dad was to show me his work…He still never ceases to amaze me….I love you Dad!

    The Mosaic Project

    Photographs by Yoko Grosshans

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