Photos: Caregivers | Providing connection and compassion in the last years of life
Francine Orr documents caregiving and the last years of Evelyn Corsini’s life. Her interest were journalistic but also personal: She was the caregiver for her father, who was also dying of cancer.
Evelyn Corsini laughs and bumps heads with her primary caregiver Didi Salcedo. Didi has worked with Evelyn for six years as her caregiver. They trust one another, and they say they are like family.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)My father Frank Orr, 78, and cousin Rae Ann Boston sit together at “The Point” in Oceanside. My father is dying of cancer, and his last wish was to get out of bed, and go to the “point,” one last time. He would pass away two days later.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)